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Doug Creamer: Preparing for Christmas
By Doug Creamer It is always nice to have a few days off, even when one is semi-retired. The holidays are a busy time and ...
By Doug Creamer It is always nice to have a few days off, even when one is semi-retired. The holidays are a busy time and ...
By Ann Farabee As a children’s Sunday school teacher for many years, I was often asked this question, “Where is God?” My response: God is ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension The big news in the gardening world in the last couple of weeks is the Plant Hardiness zone maps ...
By Ashlie Miller “What Christmas tradition reminds you of hope or faith?” I asked my husband as we drove for another lovely Thanksgiving meal. As ...
By Wendy Campbell Rowan Public Library Rowan Public Library welcomes the community to participate in library events over the holiday season. The fall programming season ...
By Lyndsey Maloney Rowan Public Library In addition to regular material checkouts, Rowan Public Library offers rentals of popular new releases in fiction and nonfiction. ...
By Doug Creamer Last week, I wrote about being thankful. I thought at the time I had more to write about it. I know this ...
By Ashlie Miller Are you enjoying the gifts of the season yet? No, I’m not asking what you purchased on Black Friday or during the ...
By Ann Farabee It is a government of the people, by the people and for the people. Democracy is a beacon shining from generation to ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension Olivia Stirrup, a Rowan County 4-H member and a 5th generation 4-H’er, recently represented North Carolina at the National ...
By Wayne Hinshaw For the Salisbury Post Using the slang phase “back in the day” might be the best way to describe the formation of ...
By Ann Farabee Her hair was white. She moved a little slowly. That meets the criteria for being old, right? Yes, she was definitely old ...
By Gretchen Witt Rowan Public Library One of the highlights of my role as supervisor of the Edith M. Clark History Room is working on ...
By Doug Creamer I am not a very big fan of Halloween and am glad when the decorations people put out have been taken down ...
By Ashlie Miller “It feels like 11 p.m., and it’s only 6 p.m.!” Several nights this week, children have found me wrapped in a blanket ...
By Sarina Dellinger For the Salisbury Post Question: I’m curious about “leaving the leaves,” but I’m not sure where to start — Do they break ...
By Amy-Lynn Albertson N.C. Cooperative Extension It’s fall, y’all! The leaves and the pine needles fall daily, and the leaf blowers are in full blast. ...
By Doug Creamer Some people say that having faith is easy or it’s a crutch for the weak. They don’t understand what is required if ...
By David Lamanno Rowan Public Library With the busy holiday season fast approaching, who has time to read a good book? Do not fret because ...
By Kenneth L. Hardin This introduction is different from what I had originally written. I initially opened opining about the continued gun violence that plagues ...
By Ann Farabee Clearly, it was not said to encourage. The young student looked at me and asked this question, “Why are you so fat?” ...
By Shelby Carroll As Thanksgiving approaches, we begin to gather around the dinner table with family and friends to give thanks for all the blessings ...
By Laura Allen N.C. Cooperative Extension Election season is in full swing and soon it will be time to vote in municipal elections. Again this ...
By Doug Creamer I love fall and spring weather. The nights are cool and the days are comfortably warm. One thing these seasons include is ...
By Ici Pozo Rowan Public Library The holiday season, regardless of your age, nationality, ethnicity or personal traditions, can be overwhelming, hectic and sometimes downright ...
By Ashlie Miller This year, many lawn adornments for Halloween were larger than life and maybe larger than death. Nov. 1, many cleared out the ...
Mountainfilm on Tour, a documentary film festival that showcases stories about environmental, cultural, climbing, political and social justice issues, will be returning to Salisbury, offering ...
By Doug Creamer I went to the store to buy some Halloween candy and noticed that the Christmas candy was out, also. I don’t think ...