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Kenneth Carroll Womble, 89, of Raleigh, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 26, 2018, at home, with family by his side.
Published: Thursday, March 29th, 2018 @ 6:38 pm
By: Announcements
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I have a huge announcement, huge I tell you. While I've occasionally written columns for Mum when she's busy, I was beyond excited when the editor of the Highlands Newspaper asked me to write columns on a regular basis.
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 6:22 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Making Too Much Sense Is Against The Law
Published: Wednesday, March 28th, 2018 @ 8:47 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Listeners from all over the east phoned in their support for children pledging $72,175 during the 21st annual "Music for Miracles" radiothon on 107.9 WNCT
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 6:40 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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It is the hour just after the "early service", (which happens no matter where I am) . . . . and I am as "happy as a lark".
Published: Monday, March 26th, 2018 @ 1:32 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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I am linking you to this bit of wisdom because Undeniable Facts of Life in 2012 are still Undeniably True 2018.
Published: Friday, March 23rd, 2018 @ 4:13 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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The drive to Elizabeth City, on Friday was a pleasant one. The three rivers , I cross, were full of shining, peaceful waters and the sky above them was a friendly shade of blue. The sunlight fell gently casting faint shadows.
Published: Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 @ 4:28 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Emergency department visits for opioid overdose in North Carolina have risen sharply, with preliminary data for 2017 indicating more than 5,700 visits, a nearly 40 percent increase in opioid overdose ED visits compared to 2016
Published: Wednesday, March 21st, 2018 @ 7:46 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Politicians have no idea the ramifications of their "good deeds".
Published: Sunday, March 18th, 2018 @ 11:38 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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I truly wish that our founding fathers had been a bit more clear on what they meant when writing the 2nd Amendment but numerous contemporaneous writings clearly show their intent was for individual possession and ownership of firearms.
Published: Saturday, March 17th, 2018 @ 9:06 am
By: Bobby Tony
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Today is no ordinary day at the rabbit patch-today is my fathers' eighty third birthday. People like to brag on their family, and I am no different ... but believe me, I have every right to.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 6:27 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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It's a building designed in service to and for the care of patients, their families and our communities
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 3:55 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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To my readers, it must seem that I travel all the time, but my husband and I stayed home for almost two months before we went to see my sister in New Orleans in February.
Published: Friday, March 16th, 2018 @ 4:32 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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Last night, it snowed at the rabbit patch. It was merely a dusting, but schools had a two hour delay on account of it.
Published: Thursday, March 15th, 2018 @ 6:46 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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This is an updated status on 2 earlier blog postings (included below) about the Construction of a Giant Net along the Golden Gate Bridge to prevent people who want to jump off of the bridge to commit suicide from committing suicide once they jump off of the bridge.
Published: Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 @ 8:58 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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Night lifted and the day was born-that is how the "morning service" went today.
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 7:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The following story was written, not long after Christian was born-now twenty-five years ago. Do not let the term "fairy" fool you, for this is a true story. I was there and this is my account.
Published: Monday, March 12th, 2018 @ 5:24 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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March winds continue to blow scattering anything not nailed down, in every direction.
Published: Sunday, March 11th, 2018 @ 5:55 am
By: Michele Rhem
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How often do you take the time to let someone know they've made a difference in your life, that something they did or said influenced you? Conversely, how often does someone tell you what you mean to them?
Published: Thursday, March 8th, 2018 @ 10:43 pm
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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The wind gusts yesterday were over fifty and they blew all day long. The river, in the small town, where I work has been blown off its' course. No longer is what lies beneath it, a secret.
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:34 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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North Carolina health officials are alerting the public to a recent increase in emergency department visits by people who reported using cannabidiol (CBD) oil or a similar product in electronic cigarettes and/or vaporizing pens
Published: Tuesday, March 6th, 2018 @ 9:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Against all odds, the mild spring- like weather does linger. I do not believe there is a daffodil left, that did not take advantage of the conditions . . . for they are blooming in great numbers.
Published: Saturday, March 3rd, 2018 @ 1:48 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The Office of State Budget and Management, in consultation with the North Carolina Department of Health Human Services' Division of Social Services, has awarded a $2.5 million contract to SLI Global Solutions LLC subsidiary, the Center for the Support of Families, to provide technical assistance
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 2:28 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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One of my Standard Operating Procedures when I hear of a Vietnam Veteran in the news is to research them to find the 'Story behind the Story.
Published: Friday, March 2nd, 2018 @ 1:56 am
By: Bobby Tony
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It remains unseasonably warm, so much that the flowers meant for March are making their presence known. There are reported sightings of daffodils and hyacinths - and I have seen first hand the spirea.
Published: Thursday, March 1st, 2018 @ 9:27 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Postal Service keeps coming up with ways to save money but Congress pays them no never mind.
Published: Monday, February 26th, 2018 @ 1:31 pm
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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My loyal readers of the "rabbit patch diary" know full well my plight with baking cookies. I have had all sorts of disasters.
Published: Saturday, February 24th, 2018 @ 4:57 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The "early service" was a quiet and peaceful affair, today. A soft glow in the sky heralded the new day.
Published: Friday, February 23rd, 2018 @ 1:58 am
By: Michele Rhem
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The windows are up at the rabbit patch and the birds are singing. Daffodils are beginning to sprout, but I am too old to be fooled, at least by this . . .It is February.
Published: Monday, February 19th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Wow! Who knew there was a National Love Your Pet Day? I sure didn't, but then Lord Banjo is loved each and every day. Do humans really need to be reminded to love their pets?
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:55 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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With flu activity in North Carolina remaining widespread, state health officials are continuing to encourage North Carolinians to get vaccinated
Published: Friday, February 16th, 2018 @ 10:34 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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We could be about to be destroyed. We know it could be coming. We are doing nothing to prevent it.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 9:10 am
By: Alex J. Ortolano
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It is early, as I write this. Not yet, is it time for the early service to commence.
Published: Thursday, February 15th, 2018 @ 5:36 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I couldn't do anything but laugh in disbelief as this tale of woe unfolded.
Published: Monday, February 12th, 2018 @ 9:17 am
By: Kathy Manos Penn
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