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Back in the Kitchen

Posted by Staff | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized

The second episode of KITCHEN POLITICS, an occasional public affairs video broadcast hosted by Hampton Dellinger, is ready for viewing (just click on the screen below). In this episode, Public Policy Polling director Tom Jensen...

Basketball and the small cracks in the wall of segregation

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 30, 2011 | D.G. Martin

The best thing about the new movie and best-selling book, “The Help,” may be something other than the compelling story and the view into the relationships between white women and their black servants. So what is this “best...

How to Catch A Case of "Spirit"

Posted by Staff | Aug 30, 2011 | Uncategorized

As I learned in my recent radio interview with him, Rev. Haywood Holderness is not a man with outspoken opinions until you ask him if it is our responsibility to feed each other. Suddenly this gentle giant gets fired up and if...

How to Better Photograph Your Family- Tip Five

Posted by Staff | Aug 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

TIP 5: CANDID CAMERA Do you remember that show, “Smile! You’re on Candid Camera!” Perhaps I am dating myself, but the premise was that people were taped with concealed cameras as they were being confronted with...

Botox Can Cure Headaches, Too…

Posted by Staff | Aug 29, 2011 | Uncategorized

In investigating their treatment options, most migraine sufferers wouldn’t seek help from their dermatologist. But one of them did as a last resort. “I have had migraines since I was in my early 20’s, for 15 years, and they...

The Universal Fantasy of Football

Posted by Staff | Aug 26, 2011 | Uncategorized

Fantasy Football has seen a drastic increase in popularity in recent years and has left some outsiders wondering, “Where is the ‘Fantasy,’ anyway?” The answer is that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. Casual players see...

"I Applaud Chancellor Thorp"

Posted by The Commentators | Aug 24, 2011 | The Commentators

There are a lot of us folks who applaud the Chancellor for putting institution above any sport. I am a season ticket holder and a twenty-five year Ram but I do not want to see Carolina become a football factory. Our b-ball...

If Helping Kids and Women is Your Passion…

Posted by Staff | Aug 24, 2011 | Uncategorized

Many of us lead very, very busy lives these days. We want to make a difference, but it is hard to choose where to focus our efforts. For those of us who are interested in charities that help local children and women, it seems...

What Was That? No Way, It Couldn't Have Been An Earthquake!

Posted by Staff | Aug 24, 2011 | Uncategorized

Everyone I spoke with yesterday felt the tremors but immediately dismissed the notion they had experienced an earthquake. A friend thought the guy with the leaf blower outside her condominium had something to do with the...

Dealing with “The Help”

Posted by D.G. Martin | Aug 23, 2011 | D.G. Martin

“You-all afraid if we take over we might treat y’all like you treated us. And you might be right.” It sounds like something Minny, one of the characters in “The Help” (either the book or the new movie), might say to one of the...

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