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Internet liberates the worst in us
Columns Comments Updated: Jun 04, 2012 4:03pmGood spelling this past week received some much-needed publicity. Unfortunately, these days, it seems spelling almost a lost art. Email, Twitter, Facebook and text-messaging have converted us to...
Call centers are a bane for consumers
Columns Comments Updated: May 29, 2012 8:31amSo far this year I have batted less than .150 with call centers, deciding the centers were designed to irritate consumers. It gets worse during the political season with robo-calls suggesting you...
Counting the future for the Class of 2012
Columns Comments Updated: May 21, 2012 10:28amCould one of the Class of 2012 occupy the Oval Office one day? Possibly, but his or her fortunes could depend on the length of a name.
If the potential politician’s name is “Alphonse...
Some husbands flunk the gift test
Columns Comments Updated: May 14, 2012 10:07amI am not an expert, but I am a veteran husband. That means I am qualified to offer advice to younger husbands about Mother’s Day.
Don’t forget Mother’s Day, which was Sunday. This warning...
Translators required for some texters
Columns Comments Updated: May 07, 2012 11:09amSaturday morning I was at Sulphur Springs Park interviewing Jefferson County Judge Mike Holcomb about a project to improve the park. He was answering a question when I received a text message on...
Strengthen family at home; strengthen people from the capital
Columns Comments Updated: May 02, 2012 3:10pmOn May 8, North Carolina citizens will have the opportunity to vote on an amendment to Article 14 of the North Carolina Constitution. The proposed amendment, referred to as Amendment One, would...
Should we abandon the penny and nickel?
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 30, 2012 2:12pmA college age woman recently stopped at the entrance to a local fast food restaurant, reached down and picked up a penny. I was so surprised by her action that I almost bumped into her.
“Why...
No reason to avoid contact with police officers
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2012 8:18amSome individuals regard police officers with suspicion and downright hostility. I don’t because I have encountered many more good officers than bad over the years.
Actually, I can count the...
Motley palate includes lots of garlic-inspired cuisine
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 24, 2012 8:11amFor as long as I can remember, there were two kinds of people.
There were those with a cultured palate, who savored escargot dressed in a white wine and garlic sauce with a side of lightly...
Jeff Long made right decision
Columns Comments Updated: Apr 17, 2012 8:38amA man begins cutting his wisdom teeth the first time he bites off more than he can chew.
—- Herb Caen,
San Francisco columnist
A lie gets halfway around the world before the...