Red, White & Blueberries…
As we approach yet another highly traveled holiday weekend, it’s time to start thinking about what to take to the beach or the lake or the neighbor’s back yard.
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Media Contracts and Academic Progress
Posted by The Commentators | Jul 3, 2013 | The Commentators
Although there is no reliable way to measure whether athletes are getting a meaningful education, wouldn’t it still be better if the indicators we do have demonstrated success instead of failure?
Read MoreJuly 4th and the “Revolutionary Summer”
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jul 2, 2013 | D.G. Martin
In the early summer of 1776 in Philadelphia, where our founders were waxing eloquently about their newly declared independence from Great Britain, modern day…
Read MoreEmpire of the Ants
Posted by Jeff Danner | Jul 1, 2013 | Common Science
The South Eastern United States, including the southern part of heaven, is classified as a Humid Subtropical Zone on global climate maps.
Read MoreGettysburg And Other Transformations
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 25, 2013 | D.G. Martin
Next week Americans will be remembering the 150th anniversary of a defining moment in our country’s history, the Civil War battle at Gettysburg.
Read MoreCentral West Opinion
Posted by The Commentators | Jun 24, 2013 | The Commentators
The Town Council meets tonight to hear a progress report on Central West, an area deemed suitable for major development.
Read MoreVoyager I: Off to Interstellar Space
Posted by Jeff Danner | Jun 23, 2013 | Common Science
If there has ever been a Golden Age for scientists and engineers in the United States, you could make a good case that it was the 1960s. NASA was launching ever-more sophisticated devices into orbit and was gearing up to put a man on the moon.
Read MoreWe Need the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching
Posted by The Commentators | Jun 22, 2013 | The Commentators
For the sake of our children, who are our future, let’s keep the NC Center for the Advancement of Teaching to advance teaching as an art and a profession.
Read MoreFashion Rules Are Meant To Be Broken…
Posted by Kristin Tucker | Jun 21, 2013 | The Fashion Plate
When Molly Buckley interviewed me on WCHL a few years ago she asked a familiar fashion question. “Once and for all, when can I start wearing white?”
Read MoreGermanized English and NC Environment Issues
Posted by D.G. Martin | Jun 18, 2013 | D.G. Martin
What does the German language have to do with one of the most contentious environmental issues facing North Carolinians?
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