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Burton’s selection for top Masonic medal ‘a no-brainer’

  • By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com
  • Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:48 a.m.

SALISBURY — One of the first things Dewey Preslar wanted to do in his term as grand master of N.C. Masons was to recognize a...

From anvil to sawdust: Longtime blacksmith Basinger now creates memories out of wood

  • Friday, January 25, 2013 12:46 a.m.

SALISBURY — Maybe it’s a holdover from his decades as a blacksmith, but wherever George Basinger goes, he leaves an impression.

Great expectations: Bald eagles trying their best to hatch eggs

  • Thursday, January 24, 2013 12:30 a.m.

Bald Eagles Liberty and Justice are no longer empty-nesters, a nest they built together at Dan Nicholas Park last summer now...

Moonpie has landed a friend in Cornatzer, but she needs a home

  • Sunday, January 20, 2013 1:04 a.m.

SALISBURY — Jack Cornatzer and Moonpie have a mutual understanding.

An open letter to JCP: Come back to the future, return to the downtown

  • Saturday, January 19, 2013 1:34 a.m.

Ron JohnsonChief executive officer

Preservationists regroup after Grimes Mill’s heartbreaking loss

  • Friday, January 18, 2013 12:26 a.m.

SALISBURY — Grimes Mill was like family — a favorite uncle.

Standing order: Wounded soldier follows through on goal to greet his returning platoon

  • Thursday, January 17, 2013 12:43 a.m.

yler Jeffries stood Sunday afternoon at the head of the flight line, waiting for the soldiers coming off a plane at Joint Base...

Better with age: Hazel Belk’s poems stand a test of time

  • Tuesday, January 15, 2013 12:27 a.m.

Hazel Belk wrote her first poem, “Inner Peace,” when she was 30, then she secreted it away in a...

Wineka column: When it's not 70 in the winter, a boy's best friend is his sled

  • Sunday, January 13, 2013 12:44 a.m.

CHINA GROVE — This is a cruel joke to all the kids out there.

Wineka column: Young Lillie Edwards lived each day as a gift

  • Friday, January 11, 2013 1:09 a.m.

SALISBURY — Robert Jones, one of Lillie Edwards’ pallbearers, smiled Thursday afternoon, remembering a time when Lillie was in...

Wineka column: Tiger beat — Big cats love the allure of discarded Christmas trees

  • Thursday, January 10, 2013 12:56 a.m.

ROCKWELL — Guttural, growling noises come from a cage where the three M's — Mohan, Malia and Meka —...

Despite the cost, VA’s new fence is practical, attractive

  • Wednesday, January 9, 2013 1:23 a.m.

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above.

Willingham brings ‘Rhett’ back to life in children’s book

  • By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com
  • Thursday, January 3, 2013 12:57 a.m.

SALISBURY — Rhett died more than a year ago.

Gone, not forgotten: 2012 claimed notable ‘grains of sand’

  • By Mark Wineka mwineka@salisburypost.com
  • Saturday, December 29, 2012 12:18 a.m.

SALISBURY — During the first week of April, illnesses claimed the lives of two of Salisbury’s most...

A bargain tree leads to a rich Christmas

  • By Mark Wineka
  • Sunday, December 23, 2012 9:55 p.m.

My father, God rest his soul, had a weird sense of humor.

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