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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Old pictures

I went to my mom’s recently and she had a box of old photographs for us to look ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Meck Dec in fiction

Is the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence fact or fiction? “Meck Dec” is a shorthand term sometimes used to ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: Grownup grandkids? Hmm …

OK, I know, I’m always looking at the past. But then, I’m old. Unless I live to 150, ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Happy Anniversary to me

Thirty years ago this month, I went down to meet with the editor of The Stanly News & ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Cookbooks that tell stories

What North Carolina cookbook has sold the most copies? If you ask the folks at UNC Press they ...

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THE LIBRARY LOOKOUT COLUMN: Binging the books

So, you’re reading the newspaper, but are you really a reader? If you’re trying to broaden your horizons ...

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JOHN HOOD COLUMN: Why does NC rank No. 1?

RALEIGH — When CNBC ranked North Carolina the best state in America for business a few weeks ago, ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: There ought to be a museum for that

When I worked in a cotton mill I didn’t know it was destined to become a museum. I ...

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LARRY PENKAVA COLUMN: A watermelon to remember

I think of Harvey every time I cut open a watermelon. And no, there’s nothing sadistic about those ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should we worry about fewer youth working?

For many people, reaching a certain age causes them to think more about their past life. For me, ...

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