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Life on the farm- Larry McDermott

Farm animals are much smarter than you think

I probably was knee high to a grasshopper when I first watched my Daddy hitch up his two mules in order to plow a field ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Friday, December 15, 2023 2:24 pm

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Deer hunting can make or break families

Deer hunting season has arrived once again. For many, it’s a time to be in the woods with a rifle or a bow hoping to ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Friday, December 1, 2023 9:57 am

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A memorable moment with Rosalynn Carter

As a working journalist back in the day, I had the opportunity to meet a few folks, some famous and others infamous. I have always ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 12:39 pm

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Our duty to speak out against hatred

Unless one is Jewish, the angst that the growing antisemitism in our country creates for Jews is unfathomable. Jewish Americans have endured disdain, distrust and ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Thursday, November 16, 2023 11:14 am

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Many Veterans still paying the price for their service

Like so many other American “holidays,” Veterans Day is observed more as a long weekend off work, or a chance to put merchandise on “sale.” ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Friday, November 10, 2023 11:21 am

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ICC violence threats result in arrest

When a caller to Isothermal Community College threatened violence in two separate phone calls that prompted the college to cancel a major community event, the ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Thursday, November 2, 2023 11:21 am

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Woman face consequences after shutting down event

Last week, a woman called Isothermal Community College, which has campuses in Polk and Rutherford counties, and threatened violence unless the school canceled its event ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Friday, October 27, 2023 11:26 am

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Bury a few acorns; trees are our time capsules

It is, yet says nothing. So wrote Walt Whitman. He was describing a tree he came upon while communing with nature. Laid low by a ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Thursday, October 12, 2023 1:54 pm

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Making music one guitar at a time in WNC

Many a soul with calloused fingertips has made music that is best kept on the front porch. Others go on to the bright lights of ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Friday, October 6, 2023 1:44 pm

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Some gardeners were hotter than a pepper sprout this year

Avid gardeners spend much of the winter studying their seed packets and imagining that what they started in a warm and secluded spot in their ... Read more

by Larry McDermott, Thursday, September 28, 2023 11:36 am

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