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CHRISTMAS MEMORY: Many memories
By Vanessa Chambers of New London We get together on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day, we gather around…
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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…