Every December, Hillsborough wraps itself in holiday charm. From the towering tree on Churton Street to the gingerbread displays in downtown shop windows, the town feels like something out of a snow globe.
Thanksgiving gives us time to hit pause and to reflect on all our blessings. I’ve had the privilege of serving as Governor of North Carolina for nearly a year, and I am feeling a tremendous sense of gratitude to this state and its people.
I am grateful for family, friends, my faith community, food, shelter, health, and health insurance. In addition, I find it helpful to give thanks for specific smaller occasions, which brings me to the Waffle House.
Heading into the final weekend of college football’s 2025 regular season, the Atlantic Coast Conference is an afterthought in the sport’s national championship conversation.
In this episode of the show I talked with you about the importance of our hands in our creative lives; it’s significant. The more we use our hands—gesturing or holding something—the more effective we are at tapping into our creative minds.
Our volunteers provide critical services, but we couldn’t do it without financial support from people like you. For our all-volunteer non-profit, your gifts are a vital supplement to other income streams like grants, matching gifts, special event coverage and billing for services.
Now that ICE has arrived in the Triangle, my thoughts turn toward a recent exchange with my friend Ezekiel. He is a Cuban-American pastor in New Jersey and a legal citizen of the United States of America.
There have always been four main sources of talent for college basketball programs: high school prospects, junior college products, major college transfers and international players.