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America in 1944 was vastly different from the nation we are today.
America in 1944 was vastly different from the nation we are today.
 
She watches news and reads broadly. She is particularly interested, and increasingly curious, about all the anti-abortion activity that is making so much noise around her.
She watches news and reads broadly. She is particularly interested, and increasingly curious, about all the anti-abortion activity that is making so much noise around her.
 
Recently we had the opportunity to spend nearly two weeks in France. From Paris, we sailed on the Seine to Caen and the United States Cemetery in Normandy.
Recently we had the opportunity to spend nearly two weeks in France. From Paris, we sailed on the Seine to Caen and the United States Cemetery in Normandy.
 
A reader asked why I am so insistent that the General Assembly is making the greatest power grab since Reconstruction.
A reader asked why I am so insistent that the General Assembly is making the greatest power grab since Reconstruction.
 
It all started with Linda. Our friends adopted her, this little brown dog from South Carolina.
It all started with Linda. Our friends adopted her, this little brown dog from South Carolina.
 
Blue Cross’ restructuring: “The devil is in the lack of details.”
 
Warm spring afternoons bring the neighborhood children out to play. Laughter rings out and bikes are everywhere in the cul-de-sac, almost like it’s Daytona.
Warm spring afternoons bring the neighborhood children out to play. Laughter rings out and bikes are everywhere in the cul-de-sac, almost like it’s Daytona.
 
What’s the difference between a protest and a riot? It is a legitimate question since our legislature recently passed an anti-riot bill.
What’s the difference between a protest and a riot? It is a legitimate question since our legislature recently passed an anti-riot bill.
 
In a commercial that ran in the Carolina Hurricanes playoff game, the elementary school boy came home. He looked in his fridge for apples and bananas.
In a commercial that ran in the Carolina Hurricanes playoff game, the elementary school boy came home. He looked in his fridge for apples and bananas.
 
What can you do when already-powerful politicians grab more and more power?
What can you do when already-powerful politicians grab more and more power?
 
The Greenville Rose High School graduating class of 1963 met for its sixtieth reunion this weekend.

Reunion

 
The Greenville Rose High School graduating class of 1963 met for its sixtieth reunion this weekend.
 
North Carolina’s 58 community colleges are the red-headed stepchildren of our education system.
North Carolina’s 58 community colleges are the red-headed stepchildren of our education system.
 
You have taken the spotlight off North Carolina in expelling two Black Representatives from the floor of your legislature. Elected Representatives.
You have taken the spotlight off North Carolina in expelling two Black Representatives from the floor of your legislature. Elected Representatives.
 
For more than two centuries Americans have believed that our way of governing was best. Instead of having an autocrat or small group ruling us, we have held to the principle of majority rule. And it has served us well.
For more than two centuries Americans have believed that our way of governing was best. Instead of having an autocrat or small group ruling us, we have held to the principle of majority rule. And it has served us well.
 
We are twenty months away from the 2024 elections and already candidates for governor have declared they are running.
We are twenty months away from the 2024 elections and already candidates for governor have declared they are running.
 
Tonight, playing the piano through the score of Les Mis, I had an epiphany. Empty Chairs and Empty Tables. One Day More. A Little Drop of Rain.
Tonight, playing the piano through the score of Les Mis, I had an epiphany. Empty Chairs and Empty Tables. One Day More. A Little Drop of Rain.
 
I must go down to the sea again…to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask…. is for highway 12 to be rebuilt. And for county, state or federal money to pay for beach renourishment, so my house will not be swept into the ocean.
I must go down to the sea again…to the lonely sea and the sky. And all I ask…. is for highway 12 to be rebuilt. And for county, state or federal money to pay for beach renourishment, so my house will not be swept into the ocean.
 
Rising tides, coupled with beach erosion are destroying once beautiful waterfront properties, causing them to crumble or be uninhabitable.
Rising tides, coupled with beach erosion are destroying once beautiful waterfront properties, causing them to crumble or be uninhabitable.
 
The list of toxic accidents in the United States is long. I use the term accidents loosely, because some of the toxicity that has poisoned land and river is a consequence of bad decisions, disregard for the safety of people and animals, and a general carelessness of creation.
The list of toxic accidents in the United States is long. I use the term accidents loosely, because some of the toxicity that has poisoned land and river is a consequence of bad decisions, disregard for the safety of people and animals, and a general carelessness of creation.
 
For more than a decade we’ve studied the problem exhaustively, we’ve talked about it almost incessantly, we’ve engaged the latest curriculum du jour, and have spent more than $50 million dollars, yet we still can’t solve the mystery of our children’s reading proficiency.
For more than a decade we’ve studied the problem exhaustively, we’ve talked about it almost incessantly, we’ve engaged the latest curriculum du jour, and have spent more than $50 million dollars, yet we still can’t solve the mystery of our children’s reading proficiency.
 
When the Affordable Care Act was passed it contained an option for states to extend Medicaid coverage to adults with an income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, beginning in January 2104.
When the Affordable Care Act was passed it contained an option for states to extend Medicaid coverage to adults with an income up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, beginning in January 2104.
 
In my family the song “Daddy sang base, Mama sang tenor” was not far from the truth. Only in my family Daddy sang bass, mama played the piano.
In my family the song “Daddy sang base, Mama sang tenor” was not far from the truth. Only in my family Daddy sang bass, mama played the piano.
 
Bright. Shiny. Treat. That’s what Wordle is. The New York Times started a trend in a game that takes the Jumbles to a new height.
Bright. Shiny. Treat. That’s what Wordle is. The New York Times started a trend in a game that takes the Jumbles to a new height.
 
You have to give legislators credit for identifying an issue that has needed addressing for decades. They introduced a bill that would eliminate the power of the sitting governor to name the members of the State Board of Education.
You have to give legislators credit for identifying an issue that has needed addressing for decades. They introduced a bill that would eliminate the power of the sitting governor to name the members of the State Board of Education.
 
It’s an axiom as old as history. “Those who have no power want it, and those who have power want more of it.” The current power struggles in North Carolina politics are proof of the truth.
It’s an axiom as old as history. “Those who have no power want it, and those who have power want more of it.” The current power struggles in North Carolina politics are proof of the truth.
 
In the Pantheon of notable North Carolina public servants none stands so tall as Jim Broyhill. The Broyhill family story is essentially the North Carolina story. Starting from humble beginnings, family members learned to work hard, persevere, be humble and serve others.
In the Pantheon of notable North Carolina public servants none stands so tall as Jim Broyhill. The Broyhill family story is essentially the North Carolina story. Starting from humble beginnings, family members learned to work hard, persevere, be humble and serve others.
 
You don’t need to go to Florida for sunshine. Sunshine is lighting the way here in North Carolina as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, also presented as the “Parents Bill of Rights” bill is making its way through the legislature, soon to become law.
You don’t need to go to Florida for sunshine. Sunshine is lighting the way here in North Carolina as the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, also presented as the “Parents Bill of Rights” bill is making its way through the legislature, soon to become law.
 
The Democratic Party of North Carolina just voted to replace their current chair and top leadership with a new team. Call it a changing of the donkeys.
The Democratic Party of North Carolina just voted to replace their current chair and top leadership with a new team. Call it a changing of the donkeys.
 
Much is written about polarization in American life today. Examples of things that separate us – like the urban/rural divide and the college educated/ high school education divide.
Much is written about polarization in American life today. Examples of things that separate us – like the urban/rural divide and the college educated/ high school education divide.
 
North Carolina is facing a showdown of the ages. Demographers tell us our state is getting older and while the changes may look subtle, they are significant.
North Carolina is facing a showdown of the ages. Demographers tell us our state is getting older and while the changes may look subtle, they are significant.
 
I love light. I have twinkle lights all over the yard and keep lights burning inside and outside most of the time. When I look around at the lamps we have, I realize they tell a story of the life Tom and I have lived together for nearly 58 years.
I love light. I have twinkle lights all over the yard and keep lights burning inside and outside most of the time. When I look around at the lamps we have, I realize they tell a story of the life Tom and I have lived together for nearly 58 years.
 
Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists.
Rural North Carolina has some of the most beautiful scenery in America, as documented by the growing numbers of tourists.
 
Reading his bio, it sounds like William Barber II was destined for the role of prophet from the time he was 15. Leadership in NAACP and student government as a teenager prepared him all the roles he is now undertaking.
Reading his bio, it sounds like William Barber II was destined for the role of prophet from the time he was 15. Leadership in NAACP and student government as a teenager prepared him all the roles he is now undertaking.
 
Our Senior Senator, Thom Tillis, has a target on his back. Angry, disillusioned partisans are calling him a traitor, a betrayer
Our Senior Senator, Thom Tillis, has a target on his back. Angry, disillusioned partisans are calling him a traitor, a betrayer
 
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