Exploring Your Creative Genius: Populism and Privilege
Last week’s show introduced the challenges of Privilege. I am an ‘of the people, for the people, by the people’ populist in my heart and soul.
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Columns
Past Rhymes With Present Times: A Nation of Immigrants in the ICE Age
The most important civic descriptions of American identity affirm the beliefs in human equality and democratic self-government that shaped the Declaration of Independence and Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.
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One on One: Tenacious Open-Mindedness
This week marks the 80th anniversary of our country dropping atomic bombs on Hiroshima and...
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Refugium: What I Did at Plant Camp
Each year, there is a ripening, a swelling of excitement within the group of folks who follow the media around the horticultural arts, specifically, the wonderful world of native plants.
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This Just In: A Fond Remembrance
This Just In – The Tar Heels have lost one of their most devoted fans. I got an email recently from Walter McMiller’s wife, Yvette, telling me that Walter had passed away peacefully with his family in attendance.
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Little Big Moments: A Canine Princess
Dogs are one of the many gifts I love about Weaver Street Market in Carrboro. Canine friends...
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Holding Court: Few Carolina Football Coaches Have Started Strongly in ACC Era
When legendary gridiron leader Bill Belichick takes the field for the first time as North Carolina’s head coach, he almost certainly will be an underdog.
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Exploring Your Creative Genius: Fables, Resonance and Life Lessons
Fables are stories that distill complex truths into simple, memorable narratives. By using animals or everyday objects as characters, they bypass moralizing and allow listeners or readers to uncover lessons organically.
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One on One: The Gordian Knots of Families and Politics
Nobody’s going to argue when I say that our country is in a complicated place these days. You can feel it in the news, around the dinner table, even in the grocery store line.
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Little Big Moments: Sunflower Prayer
Last Friday, Ginny and I took our kids to Raleigh and the Sunflower Field at Dorothea Dix Park. Although we had planned to arrive as the fiery ball set in the sky, it was still hot and humid.
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