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• May 16, 2008

  • Ahearn: Ask Hillary: Women of 'steel’ don’t just give up

    When you're 10 years old, cutting class is hardly ever a good idea. Continue

• May 13, 2008

  • Davidson College president followed his dreams

    "If you have a focus in your life, then the opportunities will come to you. That is, if you keep your eyes open." That's how Thomas Ross sees the world. Continue

• May 11, 2008

  • A Family’s ledger: Triplets born, mom dies

    DEEP RIVER — It will be 70 years this summer, and the three of them have told this story so many times, the details fade, like a copy of a copy. Continue

• May 10, 2008

  • A memorial to Americans killed in Iraq

    She wanted to turn her display window into a makeshift memorial for the American soldiers, men and women, who have died in Iraq. They wholeheartedly agreed. Continue

• May 9, 2008

  • Class of 2008: What can you buy for $200?

    The very jobs students bank on during school can, in this economy, dry up quicker than you can say, "Latte Grande." Continue

• May 8, 2008

  • Talent thrives in hilarious, scary South

    It's funny and heart-wrenching, full of priceless lines delivered by three actors who perform the different personas of a young Ida Mae. Continue

• May 4, 2008

  • Elections reveal new face of race and gender

    He voted early. And how. Trevon Stapler is only 17, but seeing as he turns 18 by Nov. 4, the rules let him vote in the primary. So he did, for Sen. Continue

• May 1, 2008

  • Lior's gift to us is a new look at the world

    Filmmaker Ilana Trachtman new work, “Praying With Lior” is a film that transcends religion and race and shows how unconditional love can overcome obstacles built by a society that seems to value... Continue

• April 30, 2008

  • Ahearn: 'That’s enough,’ Obama says after Rev. Wright’s blitz

    Sen. Continue

• April 29, 2008

  • Pop says no hard feelings: Officer a 'good man'

    Alexander Kohanowich says he still respects the police department and the police officer who arrested him. Continue

• April 27, 2008

  • Pulling out the stops on a 40-year concert

    After 40 years of playing the organ on Sundays, David Pinnix, approaching his 70th birthday, is stepping down as musical director. Continue

• April 26, 2008

  • Chess club takes to the boards

    "I believe we need a stronger America," says Clay, a 25-year-old produce clerk at a grocery store. Continue

• April 25, 2008

  • Ahearn: The Piaggio isn't your mom's old scooter

    With two wheels in front and one in the rear, it's like a backward tricycle — but a fuel-injected tricycle that can go 75 to 100 mph, depending on how many cc's you order. Continue

• April 24, 2008

  • It's your birthday, Edward R. Murrow

    He was the shaper of the media, a pioneer. But before all that, he was the pokey boy from Polecat Creek. Continue

• April 23, 2008

  • Ahearn: Are you allergic to Greensboro?

    The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s “Allergy Capitals” lists Greensboro as the second worst city for allergies. Continue

• April 22, 2008

  • Making a move together

    Al and Dot Roy will leave their corner later this week. Continue

• April 20, 2008

  • Hillary at Wake: The caged bird sings to the choir

    History has a way of playing tricks on people. No one more so than Hillary Rodham Clinton. Continue

• April 19, 2008

  • He finds art in found objects

    Bob Skidmore — who goes by Bob Seven — is all about art, from his gourd helmet to the 1993 ambulance he bought on eBay. Continue

• April 18, 2008

  • In Raleigh radio, money talks, but the Lumbee tribe balks

    Tribal officials found that they didn't have the clout to get Bob Dumas fired, Don Imus-style, from his popular show. Continue

• April 17, 2008

  • Movies offer insight on big issues: national debt, national elections

    When Patrick Creadon and David Earnhardt dove into their filmmaking careers, they barely thought about the growing tensions in our red-blue nation. Continue