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Another trip down ‘Thunder Road,’ but this time, Dad’s on it

“Let me tell the story, I can tell it all. About the Statesville man who ran illegal alcohol ...

Local

Mike Cline column: My mom owed her 1959 DeSoto to ‘Thunder Road’

“Let me tell the story, I can tell it all; About the mountain boy who ran illegal alcohol. ...

Columns

Cline column: A lost Blackmer film comes back to life

It’s always a glorious day when a movie, considered lost forever, turns up. Such an event occurred last ...

News

When Velma took a stand: Statesville voters ousted council when it tried to integrate public pools

By Mike Cline For the Salisbury Post Imagine my surprise a while back when I received out of the ...

Lifestyle

Roy Rogers: King of the Cowboys packed the house in 1975

Kings. Seems there are a lot of them. Not even counting those of a religious or political nature, ...

Columnists

Cline column: The good old days were just that — good

The Baby Boomers generation is getting on. Sadly, many have already passed on, but there’s still a lot ...

Local

Cline column: With tweezers, Aunt Belle had skills of a surgeon

Before we get too deep into this story, I should clarify that, if you’re thinking I’m writing about ...

Local

Mike Cline column: It really was a day for ‘Pee Wee’ baseball

By Mike Cline For the Salisbury Post Just when I thought I had shared in these pages all ...

Entertainment

Though staunch Democrat, Blackmer loved playing Teddy Roosevelt

My good friend Davey Overcash came across a stash of newspapers his mother had saved since the 1950s, ...

Columns

A 1957 visit with ‘Sid’ Blackmer: Salisbury actor always found his way back home

SALISBURY — After a year-long, self-imposed exile from the pages of the Salisbury Post, I return because I ...

Columns

Mike Cline column: Shirley Temple movies provided escape during Depression era

Can you name a contemporary film actor, either male or female, whose name alone can guarantee packed movie ...

Columns

School on Saturday? You’ve got to be kidding

Well, students and parents of Rowan County, you dodged a bullet. The snow make-up day, originally announced as ...

Columns

With the new year, a random harvest of random thoughts

I’ll take “Potpourri” for $600, Alex. A hodgepodge of thoughts has been racing through my mind recently. I ...

Columns

Camp Parks, like every U.S. military base, was a busy place during World War II. Located 28 miles ...

Columns

Grab your canes, walkers: Another class reunion approaches

Wife Julie and I have a high school reunion coming up. Reunions are like Jerry Lewis. You either ...

Columns

‘Becca’ McKinley had us in the palm of her hand

It is never easy for any of us to lose a good friend, but many did Sept. 3 ...

Columns

A long-ago trip to Hotlanta with Jim and Howard

Back during the 1997 Rowan County American Legion season, either Jim DeHart, Howard Platt or I suggested that ...

Columns

A long-ago trip to Hotlanta with Jim and Howard

Back during the 1997 Rowan County American Legion season, either Jim DeHart, Howard Platt or I suggested that ...

Columns

‘Man of Steel’s’ video game antics can’t save bad script

With a budget of around $200 million, director Zach Snyder created, instead of what could have been a ...

Columns

Respected Coach DeHart could be a prankster, too

Salisbury lost one of its finest citizens Sunday with the passing of Jim DeHart. A heart attack was ...

Columns

Back in the acting saddle with Sir David, Lady Claudia

It took 24 years. That’s how long it has been since I appeared on stage in a local ...

Columns

Soap opera: A 99 percent pure boy floats into mischief

My attorney, Willie Sooem, has advised me, because the statute of limitations having long expired, I may share ...

Columns

A morning trip back for Mrs. White’s pocketbook

It was my senior year of high school. (Would you believe 1989? If you do, there’s a nice ...

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