Opinion
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Save our cryptids
Legend has it a fearsome beast roams the Pine Barrens, a beast with a horned head and goat hooves.
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The rise of machines … again
For decades, workers have faced the anxiety of being replaced by machines. In the mid-twentieth century, factory automation and mechanized processes sparked widespread concern. Assembly line workers worried that machines could do their jobs faster, more efficiently, and without complaint. Today, that anxiety has returned, but in a new form:…
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Do you believe in coincidences?
“Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine.” – Humphrey Bogart in “Casablanca.”
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Visiting the museum: Spinning a Legacy
Did you know that Newberry was once the baby diaper capital of the world, with its Oakland cotton mill producing 98 million Curity diapers a year?
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Memory lives in the air
Scents carry a significant amount of memories. I’m not just saying this because I believe it — it’s scientifically proven. Smell is the only sense directly linked to our limbic system, where all our memories and emotions are stored. That’s why the smell of crayons immediately takes me back to…
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The first day of school!
It’s that time of year Newberry County … The first day of school! A new school year that comes with new teachers, for some a new school and for many a new year to make new friends. If you haven’t already, be sure to read my story with Interim Superintendent…
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What was I made for?
I’ve officially hit the age when people feel entitled to ask if I ever plan to get married or have children. The latest cherry on top? Someone told me, “You know, early menopause is a thing.” I might as well be put in a coffin already.
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Hearts and hands For Texas
The news out of Texas is both heartbreaking and something that we in Western North Carolina can relate to all too well after Hurricane Helene; rapidly rising flood waters left dozens dead, including many precious kids from a Christian summer camp. One of the co-owners of the camp lost his…
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Let’s talk books … again
I set out on a mission in January to read a total of 32 books before the end of the year. How did I come up with this number, you ask? It’s pretty simple…I’ll be turning 32 in October so I figured, why not?
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Veterinarians according to Watson
According to the vet, my dog Watson is a senior, so he now has to get a physical about 256 times a year.
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Help you make summer memories, not summer
Usually, toward the end of May, school students start thinking about how they will spend all the free time they’ll have once school lets out.
