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Pulled over by the cops? Adopt legendary N.C. State coach Valvano's philosophy: Survive and advance.

In Glen Frey’s 1984 song Smuggler’s Blues, he instructs a partner-in-crime “You be cool for 20 hours and I’ll pay you 20 grand.” B.J....

Who IS that masked man? Why, it's me! Count on it.

Dang, I must’ve missed the memo. Naw, not the memo reiterating ad nauseam that it’s gauche to wear white after Labor Day, that stripes...

Are we doing it for the children - or to them?

If you’re like me, you run and hide whenever you hear someone claiming they’re “doing it for the children.” It doesn’t help that, most...

Chef leaves paradise so you'll have time to find yours

Nobody could get tired of paradise, right? Sailing on a cruise ship, visiting exotic ports of call – and getting paid to do it on top of...

What's in a (street) name? More than you think.

Here’s something that philosophers and people with too much time on their hands have been debating for centuries: “If a tree falls in the...

Mannish Mark Misses the Mark Yet Again

You just know that when Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson was preparing his “We are called to be led by men” speech recently, he inserted “Pause for...

Grocery stores have never been just about the food... (Updated with Texas school massacre.)

Dang. I owe Mr. John King an apology. As a kid, I’d pop into the family-owned King’s Grocery Store in Rockingham every time I had some...

Uh oh, I feel good: Something must be wrong!

The “placebo effect” is what happens when you take something with no actual curative powers but suddenly feel better because you think...

Triumph of the human spirit - with help from a sympathetic governor and judge (extended play)

When I first introduced you to Sylvia Johnson, some of y'all doubted that she was real. How do I know? Scores of you wrote or called to...