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Brad Rhodes column — Will your retirement income go the distance?
By Brad Rhodes Not having enough money saved to last them in their golden years. Industry expert Tom…
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Pruitt column: Let March Madness mark a new beginning
I walked into Pete’s one day last week for my usual morning ritual when I’m there for breakfast…
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Tim Istock column: It’s all Greek to me
By Tim Istock Okay, so here’s the pitch. Actual names have been changed to protect the fraudulent: “Hi,…
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Lynn Hall column: Celebrating another year in a lifetime of change
Later this month, my dad will be turning 96. His mother lived to be 93 and since she…
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Lynn Hall column: Not everything is good to share
What does a grandmother get when she spends more than two hours with three grandsons between the ages…
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Even in the modern world, the Amish still continue their charming way of life
Have you ever heard of a newspaper replacing Facebook? I know, it’s usually the other way around these…
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Bike lanes on Lewisville-Clemmons Road?
Hey, want to go ride bikes on Lewisville-Clemmons Road some day? It’s not as far-fetched as you might…
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‘New’ mower is a big fan of Ohio State
It isn’t what I had imagined for my first riding mower. There must be holes in the…
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Buying Obama’s ‘mom jeans’
Forgive me, Sarah Palin, I may have accidentally bought a pair of mom jeans. The former Alaska governor…
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Gun toters still banned from village hall
No self-respecting cowboy ever made his receptionist ride point, drawing first fire from the bad guys. By seeking…
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What about ‘Shane’? More best Westerns
What about “Shane”? That’s what Western movie lover Richard Hauser of Lewisville asked last week. Indeed, “Shane” is…
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Parallel parking in Mocksville
It is the most dreaded maneuver in driving, and the Town of Mocksville has decided to make us…
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Did Obamacare influence vote?
Political misses, Obamacare and what we don’t know … There are times when I’m reminded of how much…
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Missing daylight
Already I miss Daylight Savings Time only a couple days into winter. It was almost dark when I…
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Southern Living Touts Farmington’s ‘Feed Bag’
Farmington’s Feed Bag, the restaurant with the horsey name, made this month’s prestigious Southern Living magazine as an…
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Class of 1947 still enjoys reunions
Exactly half, 24 of 48 members of the Mocksville High Class of 1947, are still living. Twelve of…
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Sara Campbell’s legacy of loyalty, customer respect
This was not an “in lieu of flowers” kind of day. Her friends knew that. So they brought…
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Burglary suspects fall into lake after home invasion
The life of crime is perilous indeed.Four people have been charged with storming into a High Rock Lake…
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Gone too soon, sports editor Ronnie Gallagher
Information can spread faster than lightning these days, but it took a while for what I was reading…
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‘Let It Be’ By Hoisting A ‘Red Solo Cup’
Since getting an iPod two years back, I’ve been slowly accumulating a very modest collection of songs. For…
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Cowboy Thrill Rides Again In ‘True Grit’
Mothers of America are heeding Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, not letting their babies grow up to be…