by Layne Wallace | Mar 30, 2022 | Opinion
It was a perfect spring Saturday, almost too beautiful for the somber meditations of a memorial service. A cool breeze chilled the otherwise warm temperature. The crystal blue sky was cloudless. It was as perfect a day as one gets in North Carolina’s early spring. We...
by Jack Moline | Sep 22, 2021 | Opinion
I sat down at a table while attending a conference with a lot of people I did not know. This guy in a clerical collar sat down next to me. We introduced ourselves and, before too long, were talking about evil. Occupational hazard. I won’t do justice in these few...
by Leroy Seat | Jul 2, 2019 | Opinion
Is religion a good thing? How would you respond to that question? Perhaps some of you would quickly answer in the affirmative, and a few of you would likely answer in the negative. However, maybe many of you, like me, would want to respond, “It depends.” Or, in... by Cliff Vaughn | Jul 9, 2002 | News
That realization hit Nicholas Sparks at the age of 19, and his readers are forever grateful. Now 36 years old, Sparks is the best-selling author of Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember and several other domestic and international best-sellers. Both Message and Walk...
