David Freeze
David Freeze Day 17: Heavy rain, hills make for a long day of biking
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze
David Freeze Day 16: Some unexpected surprises, but a lot of new friends
Cloudy and very humid from the start, I pedaled out of Hollandale without a visible sunrise. For the ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 15: Changing direction, getting in just ahead of big storm
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 13: A headwind and other challenges net a good finish!
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 13: Days like these just feel right
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 12: Three states behind and soon to be four
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 11: Pedaling uphill in search of the Mississippi River
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 10: Good progress on an exhilarating day
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 9: Pedaling hard on way to St. Louis
I am watching the minor league game from the Field of Dreams, loving the coverage and excited about ...
David Freeze
David Freeze Day 8: Things looking up, with a day well spent
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 7: Hills and finally Hannibal
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
Clyde
Clyde: Just call me Clyde Van Winkle
“Turn back, O man, forswear thy foolish ways. Old now is earth, and none may count her days” ...
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David Freeze Day 5: A wonderful ride with no troubles in metropolitan area
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze Day 4: Feasting on anything not tied down
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze: Finally getting to see the Field of Dreams
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him at ...
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David Freeze: The Mississippi River adventure begins
Editor’s note: David Freeze is cycling along the Mississippi River from Dubuque, Iowa, to New Orleans. Contact him ...
Clyde
Clyde: It’s what’s inside that counts
Looking at the Cheerwine Festival crowd recently, it’s obvious that we are not all alike on the outside. ...
Clyde
Clyde: A rose by any other name
Show me an old house place and there will always be a forgotten rose bush alongside the porch. ...
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Clyde: Hurry up and wait
Is it just me, or does everything seem to be faster coming out of the pandemic gate? It ...
David Freeze
Gotta Run: A busy week ahead
The week just ahead has plenty of running options and I think its going to be fun. At ...
David Freeze
Gotta Run: Can’t wait to get back to running again
It had been 14 days since I could exercise or do much of anything physical. Everything started with ...
David Freeze
Gotta run, but I can’t! Learning about blood infection
Last week’s column addressed some help from Jeter Chiropractic for a nerve issue in my right leg and ...
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D.G. Martin: Bad news about favorite eateries and some good news, too
There is good news and bad news about our favorite places to eat in North Carolina. The bad ...
Clyde
Clyde: Where do we fit in?
Ubi caritas est vera Deus ibi est Where care and love is There is God ...
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Alexander Jones: Joe Biden is back after State of the Union
By Alexander H Jones Last week, President Joe Biden displayed some political strengths that have been obscured over ...
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John Trump: Consumers know what they want, and it’s not Russian vodka
By John Trump A ban on Russian vodka, a move by many U.S. states and countries, is wholly ...
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DG Martin: Author gleans lessons from blindness
By D.G. Martin Going blind. Is there any way it could be a good thing? Frank Bruni asks ...
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Sharon Randall: Cousins make families fun
By Sharon Randall Family ties are formed in various ways. Some are connected by blood. Others are created ...