All in Columns
For some time, I have been working at the Visitor Center at the intersection of US 70 and US 258 a couple of days a week. I had only been working a couple of weeks when one visitor from the Crystal Coast came in and asked, “Why would anyone come to Kinston? What is there to do here?”
What is a “new potato”, simply, they are any variety of potato that is harvested early. Unlike their full-grown counterparts, they keep their shape once cooked and cut. Since they are picked before their sugars have converted to starch, new potatoes are crisp and waxy and high in moisture.
TIME is precious. Every day it credits us with 24 hours which we must live in the present and make the most of each day.
It’s almost Easter and hard-boiled eggs are being colored everywhere!! Just how many hard boiled eggs can you eat? What else can you do with all of the leftover hard-boiled eggs? Of course, you can eat them with a little salt and pepper, or you could enjoy them in one of these egg-cellent recipes.
Attitude is more important than education, money, circumstances, failures and successes. It can make or break a company, a church, or a home. . So how happy do you want to be today? YOU DECIDE!
A team of fourth and fifth graders from Moss Hill Elementary School ran away with the 2022 LCPS Elementary Battle of the Books championship Friday, collecting the school’s second win in the last three contests.
The Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library is again holding a raffle to raise money to fund enhancements in library programming. The Friends will kick off the spring edition of the "I Love My Library!" raffle on April 12.
These tiny little gems do indeed pack a potent punch. From anti-ageing to weight loss, blueberries rank the highest of any fruit for health benefits! They are super high in antioxidants, one cup delivers 14% of the recommended daily dose of fiber and nearly a quarter of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
I want to revisit information I shared with you in a Column four years ago about ways we might keep worry and fear from taking control of our lives. In my many years as a Dale Carnegie instructor, I have heard countless examples of this from. people who have gotten "wrapped up" in worry and anxiety but were able to break free by putting things in proper perspective.
Redistricting maps for state legislative and U.S. House members also create a host of lawsuits. As of March 31, opponents have filed 67 cases challenging districts drawn from the 2020 census. These lawsuits claim either racial or political gerrymandering. This year is not the first time lawsuits have challenged new maps. This year will certainly not be the last.
But one particular printed news release caught my attention. That release announced that West Pharmaceutical Services will invest more than $70 million to expand its Kinston facility. I recalled that Amazon is also coming to Kinston and that Master Brand Cabinets also committed to expanding its facility and workforce in our area.
