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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

  • Hardin: Childress: Common man who made it big

    Richard Childress grew up shooting rabbits and fishing for bass in the woods and hollers of Forsyth County. Continue

  • Rosemary Roberts: Election was a fluke; shift primary to February

    It's always dicey to predict political outcomes. That has seldom stopped us noisy opinion columnists from plunging into the quicksand. Continue

  • Jim Hull united us in faith

    In Dr. Jim Hull's passing, we have lost a very good friend and a giant of a man. Jim was an ordained Methodist minister and a professor emeritus of religion and philosophy at Greensboro College. Continue

• May 15, 2008

  • Chris Whitley: Good guy who failed to escape his demons

    Curtis Whitley was a good guy. He had his demons, and he fought them for much of his life. But he was one of the good guys who always got around to telling the truth. Continue

  • Keith Brown: Greensboro residents want rights on zoning

    The N.C. General Assembly can create new law and destroy old law. Cities such as Greensboro are subject to those laws, unless state legislators allow an exception. Continue

• May 14, 2008

  • Doug Clark to top state candidates: Play hard but fair

    Congratulations, Bev Perdue and Pat McCrory, for winning Democratic and Republican primaries for governor.And to Kay Hagan and Elizabeth Dole, likewise in the U.S. Senate contests. Continue

  • Hildagene Reid: Open your heart to a foster child

    Imagine being forced to pack your few belongings and move to a new home and a new family. 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

  • Eight Belles a ringing reminder of racing’s evils

    Some call this The Sport of Kings. The Cancer of Sports might be more like it. 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

  • Allen Johnson: Low-key Carroll has high-rise hopes for downtown Greensboro’s rebirth

    The yellow construction elevator that climbs the face of the new Center Pointe tower creaks and groans as it rises high above the trees and fountains of Center City Park. Continue

  • Edward Cone: Greensboro still has many great stories to tell

    There are reasons to view Greensboro's bicentennial as an underwhelming occasion, starting with the fact that it commemorates an underwhelming occasion. Continue

  • David Noer: Resist shallow solutions to complex issues

    The proverb says, "A picture is worth a thousand words," but when it comes to helping organizations take a fresh look at themselves, I have found that a picture is worth many more. Continue

  • Win a book!

    Enter a drawing to win this book:A Remarkable Mother by Jimmy Carter.Send name, address and phone number to opinion@news-record. 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

  • Pew time could put free gas in your tank

    "Fill ’er Up" Sunday at Triad Baptist Church of Greensboro could refer to your faith and your gas tank. Continue

  • Charles Davenport Jr.: A sigh of relief after the opening election skirmish

    Tuesday's vote was the culmination of a seemingly perpetual primary, a months-long, all-day, every day whirl of talking heads, ads, speeches and poll data. Continue

  • Cathy Poole: Triad needs new strategy for growth

    North Carolina farmland and open spaces are destroyed at a rate of 100,000 acres every year. It is time to take a fresh look at growth terms and strategies. Continue

  • Loving like Jesus

    If you asked me who in this world comes the nearest to loving me like Jesus, I would tell you it's my mother. 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

  • Rosemary Roberts: Women owe Hillary gratitude, respect

    Last week, only a few days before Tuesday's primary, I covered Hillary Clinton's appearance at Guilford College just as I covered Barack Obama when he spoke at War Memorial Auditorium a few weeks... 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 7, 2008

  • Doug Clark: When will you visit again, Bill Clinton?

    END OF THE ROAD, N.C. -- "Mind if I join you?" I say to the old timer perched on a bench at the edge of the tiny town square. Continue

  • Miss Mary gradually getting her due

    WINSTON-SALEM -- I've never written about her before because I figured it would just make her mad, but this time I have to. Continue

• May 6, 2008

  • It's been a long time, but we can be deciders today

    The state is front-and-center today. And hasn't it been fun? Continue

  • Daniels: 'Suitcase Larry’ might suit Bobcats

    You can never be too sure about these things, but Bob Johnson may have gotten something right and Larry Brown may indeed coach a basketball team based in Mecklenburg County. Continue

• May 5, 2008

  • Sweet smell of cigar success once wafted through city

    The city's winding down bicentennial celebration calls for firing up a cigar, a good old Greensboro-made stogie. 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

  • Allen Johnson: Downtown greenway will cover a lot of ground — and take a lot of green

    If you haven't used one of Greensboro's myriad walking and jogging trails, you really ought to. Continue

  • Sports boomtown plays on without a care in the world

    CHARLOTTE -- Here in North Carolina's sporting boomtown, the swanky PGA Tour gets one final day in the sun. Continue

  • Keith Debbage: N.C. needs to repair its transportation funding

    Although we are in the middle of election season, few candidates seem to have much to say about North Carolina's looming "perfect storm" -- our state's transportation funding crisis. Continue

  • Win a book!

    Enter a drawing to win this book:"No-Man's Lands" by Scott Huler.Send name, address and phone number to opinion@news-record. Continue

• May 3, 2008

  • Help teens be Destined for Greatness

    Destined 4 Greatness (D.4.G) Youth Ministry at Destiny Christian Center is answering the call from the community. Continue

  • Church to hold World Relief event

    Hickory Grove United Methodist Church will hold a "dinner and learn" event with World Relief in High Point. Continue

  • Religion calendar

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