Tales of the Hunts

Retrievers reminiscing 

We are a three-dog household and have been for a few years. Our original two, Hank the yellow ...

Ask Aunty Pam - Pam Stone

Caught off-guard by casual couch proposal

Dear Aunty Pam,   Over Thanksgiving I got engaged, or at least I think I did. I guess ...

Columnists

Staying safe during the holidays

Christmas is my favorite time of the year and is officially underway. Family events, church gatherings and holiday ...

Columnists

A deep dive into ‘psychological blind spots’

Psychologists refer to it as a ‘psychological blind spot:’ a persistent lack of awareness concerning an aspect of ...

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The Morris hearth-fire

I found the grave of Uncle Billy Morris today. It’s here in the windswept churchyard of Friendship Baptist ...

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“The Colaberator”

Old man Joe and I lived in a nice quiet house on the top of a hill. We ...

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Riding a bike everywhere

I was really happy when my Mom allowed me to buy a used bike from Marvin Edwards, Jr. ...

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Unlikely witnesses

Two thousand years ago in a little town called Bethlehem, a group of shepherds became the unlikely ones ...

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Greed is a bottomless well in “Killers of the Flower Moon”

This week at Tryon Theatre is a film that has been long awaited and eagerly anticipated, “Killers of ...

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Where have manners gone? 

Dear Aunty Pam, It’s the day after Thanksgiving and I’m so angry I just have to vent! My ...

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