North Carolina wideout Jordan Shipp already has his UNC diploma, he’s one of the Tar Heels’ team captains, and he ranks among the Atlantic Coast Conference leaders in receiving yards despite playing on a team that throws the ball less frequently than most.
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In this week’s show I shared examples of ‘Common Wealth’ from my new book, ‘Common Ground for US’. I shared two examples and mentioned there was a third. This is it, and probably one of my favorite stories to tell.
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It’s officially fall, and like many gardeners my thoughts have finally turned back to gardening after a much-needed respite from our brutal summer. If you’re feeling the same, then the Master Gardener Volunteers of Orange County have you covered — it’s time for our Annual PlantFest!
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Kenny Rogers, in his song The Gambler, shares advice that works at the poker table and in business: “You’ve got to know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em, Know when to walk away, and know when to run.”
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Do you think you have no say over the North Carolina Supreme Court? Do you think it does not matter who sits on it, because judges just “follow the law”? Both ideas are wrong.
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“Volta” is Italian for “turn.” In poetry, particularly a sonnet, the term refers to a shift in tone or subject. As the song goes, “there is a season, turn, turn, turn.”
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No frequent opponent, however, has dominated the Heels on the gridiron quite like Notre Dame has, going back nearly 80 years at this point.
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In this week’s show Elana Michelson told us about her new novel ‘Part of the Solution: A Counterculture Whodunit.’ The book sounds so interesting–“first-rate…addictive reading” one reviewer wrote–and its back story is great fun.
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James Huang started playing piano at the age of 6 in Chapel Hill and kept at it for nearly a decade, also adding a little trumpet in the school band. He also sang in various choirs and acapella groups through his time at East Chapel Hill High School – all of which factors into the hip hop music he makes nowadays under the name Saky.
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Yesterday on my weekly drive to Blair, I saw something that appeared to be dead in the middle of the highway. Pretty typical this time of year, especially out in the country. As I passed by, it became obvious that a beautiful Bald Eagle had been hit and likely going to be smashed all over the road by the constant truck traffic.
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