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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: Lighting Up The Hillside

By Jane Barnhardt of Oakboro It was December 25, 1939 at 3 o’clock in the afternoon that my ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: Decisions, Decisions

By Jo Grey of Badin For my brothers and me, the Christmas season during the late 1950s arrived ...

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B.J. DRYE COLUMN: It’s been quite a year, Santa

Dear Santa, I hope you are doing well. That’s how most of these Santa letters begin, but I ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: ‘O Christmas Tree’

By John Hood, frequent columnist One of my fondest Christmas memories makes me seem like a great outdoorsman ...

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D.G. MARTIN COLUMN: Bell ringing, begging and finding Christmas

“How about helping us ring the bell for the Salvation Army?” It is Roland from my Rotary club. ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Leaders can build a better politics

RALEIGH — In this season of joy and renewal, as we reflect on the year that was and ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: A Childhood Memory

By Jeff Shew, police chief for Locust My most memorable childhood Christmas tradition was gathering with the large ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: ‘White Christmas’ of 1958

By Kay Cosgrove of Richfield Our church collected canned goods to be wrapped in “white tissue.” “White Christmas” ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY – A Visit From Santa

By Megan Sullivan My favorite tradition started decades before I was born. In 1946, the Palmer Engine and ...

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CHRISTMAS MEMORY – A Christmas Baby Sister

By Pat Bramlett of Albemarle Christmas 1944 was especially memorable for Pat and Gene Starnes. Their baby sister, ...

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