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Dangerous love affairs, 2

Editor’s Note: Part 2 of 2. The second column was published July 24 and is available at Dangers Love Affairs, Part 1 One day while…

Baseball teams should work together

To the Editor, American Legion baseball (local, state, and national) was cancelled this year due to COVID-19. However, Area 3 of our state formed an…

Reader: Nothing wrong in NAACP statement

To the editor: It has taken me several days to formulate a response to the Mount Airy News report on the Surry County board meeting…

Hey, read the signs!

Editor’s Note: Community Commentary is a column featuring commentary from community leaders in Mount Airy and Surry County. I like to think we live in…

The call of God

In August1984 I received a phone call from Donald Davis, assistant principal at Dobson Elementary School. He told me he needed a bus driver to…

While staying safe, kids need sports

It’s decision time in our nation’s schools. Will the 56 million-plus students in K-12 schools be able to return to the classroom for the first…

Potatoes, sonkers, and dog day afternoons

Checking out the harvest of Irish potatoes. With Dog Days now entering its second week, it’s the time to check out the Irish potato harvest.…

Picking my top Tar Heels team

Some of my Facebook friends were debating a college basketball topic this week, and I had to devote an entire column to my reply. The…

Picking my top Tar Heels team

Some of my Facebook friends were debating a college basketball topic this week, and I had to devote an entire column to my reply. The…

The power of good news

In the day we live listening to the news can become disturbing as the airwaves are filled with bad news that is taking place in…