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Getting from the Low Country to the High Country

Transportation has always been the key to growth and prosperity, and towns have always grown up along transportation…

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They don’t make them like they used to!

The talk is often of cars among us older guys at the oval table in McDonald’s on a…

Remember When - Garland Goodwin

Still more remembering

I have to do this, because it is probably what old people do best. Our long life is…

Remember When - Garland Goodwin

More remembering: Nash, Moore, Hale, Womack

I met Tom Nash at a class for musicians at Tryon Fine Arts Center shortly after I retired…

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The Medal of Honor, going beyond the call of duty

Most of our civilian population probably has little appreciation for the Medal of Honor because they probably do…

Remember When - Garland Goodwin

WorldSkills Olympics grab attention

An email has me wondering why I have never heard of the WorldSkills Olympics. People from all over…

Remember When - Garland Goodwin

Storytelling in a world of facts

When I was a boy I learned that “telling a story” meant telling a lie. Little white lies…

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Water, water . . . everywhere?

I feel like writing some more about water. I have told you about my grandfather T. A. Rippy’s…

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A souvenir edition woven label

When I moved the bookmark in my Bible a few days ago, I thought, “This is a good…

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Catching up on remembrances of friends

Tributes to my late friends are getting past due and too numerous, so these will be far too…