Comedy has always been in the eye of the beholder, and every generation has their favorites. But it was not always a big money maker for the comedians. Many labored away in small clubs and the Catskills telling their stories and jokes to largely small crowds.
Published: Saturday, May 13th, 2017 @ 10:02 am
By: Bobby Tony
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We had Sunday dinner at the rabbit patch this week end. Christian and I both were up before dawn.
Published: Friday, April 14th, 2017 @ 4:13 am
By: Michele Rhem
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Farewell to February, with its' paper lace, hearts and best chances of snow on the rabbit patch.
Published: Thursday, March 9th, 2017 @ 9:49 am
By: Michele Rhem
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I will not continue to scold the daffodils, nor the foxglove and lilies.
Published: Saturday, February 18th, 2017 @ 12:32 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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This week began with snow and ice at the rabbit patch. The wind caused quite a commotion with its' chilling gales.
Published: Friday, February 3rd, 2017 @ 9:57 am
By: Michele Rhem
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No other holiday, is remembered with the same magnitude, as Christmas. Christmas has so many more details and the older you become, the dearer and clearer, the memories seem.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2016 @ 4:16 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Snow has blossomed all around. The cotton fields are white. With a little imagination, a cotton field, this time of year, looks like the remnants of a snowfall
Published: Saturday, November 26th, 2016 @ 1:04 pm
By: Michele Rhem
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after four police officers were shot on Sunday in separate incidents, including Detective Benjamin Marconi of the San Antonio Police Department who passed away from his injuries
Published: Monday, November 21st, 2016 @ 4:15 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina has just been approved to raise the premiums of its health plans within the state's Affordable Care Act exchanges by an average of 24 percent
Published: Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 @ 11:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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During a contentious debate Tuesday night, Republican state treasurer candidate Dale Folwell hammered repeatedly on the theme that the state health care plan is broke, the state pension plan is underperforming, and his Democratic opponent Dan Blue III attended fundraisers in New York City
Published: Friday, September 30th, 2016 @ 8:02 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after several Baton Rouge, Louisiana, police officers were shot and killed
Published: Thursday, July 21st, 2016 @ 10:15 pm
By: Thom Tillis
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In the wake of the growing Black Lives Matter movement, black police officer Jay Salien took to Facebook to post the brutal reality of what a police officer faces each day when he patrols a predominantly black community.
Published: Tuesday, July 19th, 2016 @ 9:50 am
By: Diane Rufino
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) joined Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) to introduce the Back the Blue Act, a bill that would increase penalties against violent criminals who intentionally target law enforcement officers, provide new tools to help law enforcement protect themselves,
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2016 @ 12:03 am
By: Thom Tillis
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Today, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) issued the following statement after several Dallas, Texas, police officers were tragically shot and killed
Published: Sunday, July 10th, 2016 @ 4:09 am
By: Thom Tillis
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For a while, I had thought some monkey business was going on.
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2016 @ 4:01 am
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory was presented with the 200,000th Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group birdhouse today at the Executive Mansion. The Eastern Bluebird Rescue Group, led by founder Frank Newell of Warrenton, brings volunteers together in partnership with the State Employees' Credit Union (SECU) to...
Published: Tuesday, April 19th, 2016 @ 8:24 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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The Americana folk and bluegrass sounds of Nashville-based band, Barefoot Movement, will fill the streets of Uptown Greenville on Friday night, April 8, during the PirateFest Buccaneer Bash.
Published: Thursday, April 7th, 2016 @ 4:22 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement on teams from North Carolina selected to play in this year's NCAA Basketball Tournament
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 4:11 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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When WRAL reported on the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to throw out North Carolina's congressional maps barely a month ahead of the 2016 Primary, the station's "journalists" turned to their friends in three different organizations belonging to Blueprint NC (the "eviscerate"* group)...
Published: Monday, March 14th, 2016 @ 3:20 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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This is the seventh of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 10:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the seventh of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 4:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the sixth of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Tuesday, January 12th, 2016 @ 2:52 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the fifth of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 7:57 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the third of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:43 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the third of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 1:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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This is the second of a new series of images from across North Carolina from my travels, and from the long intervals that I have spent with my camera making a record of where I have been.
Published: Monday, January 11th, 2016 @ 5:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory and First Lady Ann McCrory invite you to celebrate the joy of the Christmas season in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains for the annual Holiday Open House at the Governor's Western Residence. The 6,000 square foot home and open pavilion situated atop 18 acres of wooded...
Published: Sunday, January 10th, 2016 @ 4:09 pm
By: McCrory Communications
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If you're a frequent visitor to Mapping the Left (mappingtheleft.com) you have watched the website go through a transformation in the last few weeks. The look is new and mappingtheleft.com has been redesigned with advanced capabilities. You will notice faster and more powerful, yet simple...
Published: Tuesday, October 27th, 2015 @ 6:35 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Gallagher guitars are hand crafted in a small town in Tennessee since 1965.
Published: Monday, October 26th, 2015 @ 4:20 pm
By: Bobby Tony
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October in the central Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is a magical place at this climatic interchange to nature's next phase - dormant winter.
Published: Saturday, October 17th, 2015 @ 6:46 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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October in the central Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is a magical place at this climatic interchange to nature's next phase - dormant winter.
Published: Monday, October 12th, 2015 @ 3:42 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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No hit parade of music would be complete without the Blues.
Published: Friday, October 2nd, 2015 @ 8:15 am
By: Bobby Tony
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A native of Deep Gap, North Carolina who was blinded by an eye infection as a baby and became one of the icons of Bluegrass Music. Along with his son Merle, he made a great impact on the acoustic guitar flat picking genre.
Published: Thursday, October 1st, 2015 @ 5:29 am
By: Bobby Tony
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After the Obama administration issued overreaching EPA rules and regulations which could cause electricity costs to rise and hurt families across North Carolina, Governor McCrory announced he would sue the federal government to stop the rules.
Published: Monday, August 17th, 2015 @ 5:23 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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