Opinion
BJ DRYE COLUMN: Latest news on three Stanly County natives — Star Jones, Louis Cato and Lou Donaldson
We sure do have some talented people who are doing great things inside and outside of Stanly County. That…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Mayberry today
Sheriff Andy still lives in Mayberry, or does he? Last week’s Sunday’s CBS-TV’s Sunday Morning show featured a…
Opinion
DG MARTIN COLUMN: Crawdads — the African connection
Was “Where the Crawdads Sing” set in North Carolina — as both the book and movie assert —…
Opinion
MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Should we use incentives to attract firms?
North Carolina recently received some outstanding economic news. Our state was named “America’s Top State for Business” by…
Opinion
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…
Columns
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,…
Opinion
DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Happy Anniversary to me
Thirty years ago this month, I went down to meet with the editor of The Stanly News &…
Opinion
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…
Opinion
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…