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Special Cases: Reflecting on current events through letters and poems

Editor’s Note: Instead of the usual subject matter of his weekly column, Special Cases, Leonard Rizzo has submitted…

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Betsy Burdett: “No!” is a complete sentence

My guess is that all of us are feeling pushed pretty much every day. Some people like being…

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Faith & Worship: Blowing into action

“God brings up rain clouds from the ends of the earth; he sends out lightning with the rain,…

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Landrum Wanderings: The scarecrows are coming! The scarecrows are coming!

A few years back, one fall day, when I was just beginning to write this column, I began…

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Western North Carolina Score, Polk Branch, Ask SCORE: The reality of running a small business: Prepare yourself (and your loved ones)

Starting a business isn’t for the faint of heart. Being your own boss offers rewards—and plenty of challenges…

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Senior Lifestyles: Advance directives

No excuses, get yours done With all the information and advice available on the Internet and from professionals,…

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Remember When: Remembering Virginia and my grandfather

I met Virginia Graves many years ago at one of her son Claude’s grand kiln openings at the…

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I’m Just Saying: Help, my car needs an exorcist!

After 170,000 miles and a slipping transmission, Paul bravely decided to send his Hyundai over the rainbow bridge.…

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Diet & Exercise: Appetite vs. hunger: What is your body telling you?

When consulting with folks for weight loss, many will say “My problem is I have a huge appetite;…

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Saluda News & Notations: Beard check on aisle 3!

“She had only to stand in the orchard, to put her hand on a little crab tree and…