We have drifted a long way from the days of George Orwell, who said: “If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”
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Reece Gardner: An orderly society
Columnist Marc Thiessen recently pointed out nonstop over-the-top attacks are pushing people further into the president's camp.
Health Column: Why I never catch the flu
Want to learn how to never catch the flu?
Aaren Brumley: Raising Southern kids outside of the South
These kids may not get to grow up in the South like we did but we keep it in our hearts and in our home.
John Nix: The medicine
In his second column on hemp, John Nix takes a look at medicinal uses of the plant.
Jon Dawson: Cheddar Bo controversy brings North Carolinians together
People who traditionally avoid each other like moldy okra due to political, cultural or hygienic differences united as one to weather the biscuit brouhaha.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Cook With Honey!
Today, Tammy gives us some great recipes, including: Bee Good Vinaigrette, Sweet Southern Honey Glazed Ham, Green Beans and Radish Salad, Chile-Infused Honey, Copper Pennies made with Honey, Boneless Fried Chicken Thighs with Hot Jalapeno Honey, Hot Jalapeno Honey, and Grilled Spicy Honey Lime Chicken Kebabs.
Jane Phillips: The lady that stayed behind
A Northern lady in town helped her neighbors during the Battle of Kinston.
Reece Gardner: Ballot updates for 2018
Neuse News columnist Reece Gardner discusses the judicial ballot confusion and updates regarding the North Carolina constitutional amendments.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: It's time for a mess of butter beans!
Everyone is always waiting for the first “mess of butter beans”, if you are from the South, that just means a big pot of the yummy green baby lima beans!!!
Murphy, Hanks, Smith and Gardner launch TV shows
Legendary Lenoir County broadcaster, columnist and former bassist for Sly & The Family Stone Reece Gardner's new show will feature local dignitaries, celebrities, and political figures.
Jane Phillips: Kinston's Moses led way for African-Americans in the NYPD
Jane Phillips introduces you to Moses P. Cobb, the first African-American to serve a full career as a police officer in New York City. Born into slavery in Kinston, he walked all the way to New York in search of a better life.
Mike Parker: Upon what are your opinions ‘baized'?
I wish people would take the time to educate themselves on issues before pontificating. I also wish people who really have not studied an issue would simply respond: “Well, I have not studied that issue, so I really do not have an opinion.”
Reece Gardner: When a pet dies
Here are a pair of inspirational stories from Neuse News columnist and local media legend Reece Gardner.
Local father saves daughter from vicious animal attack
It was a dark and stormy night. A crippling humidity gripped the Bucklesberry community like Gailard Sartain's Speedo.
Bryan Hanks: My suggestions for renaming the Woodmen Community Center
Neuse News Editor Bryan Hanks suggests name changes for the Woodmen Community Center.
A-G public address announcer returns to booth
After recovering from an illness, the voice of the Ayden-Grifton Chargers is back.
Jane Phillips: Meet Richard Caswell, N.C.'s first governor
Richard Caswell was one of the most important figures in the American Revolution and in the birth of Kinston.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Making your summer peachy
Not only do peaches taste amazing but are a nutritional powerhouse as well. In one medium peach, you will see only 60 calories and more than 20 different macro and micronutrients, including fiber, vitamins, A, C, E, potassium and zinc. And of course, they are naturally free of fat, sodium, cholesterol, gluten and trans fats!!
Junious Smith: Stop messing with the playing fields
How would you like your property vandalized because someone wanted to have a laugh? Why is North Lenoir's football field getting the same treatment?