As you know, this coming Sunday is Mothers' Day and I am sure it will bring back memories of the wives and mothers who have given so much to make our lives meaningful and enjoyable.
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Mike Parker: Should the state involve itself more in homeschools?
I recently read an article in the Kinston Free Press entitled “NC homeschool families have little oversight. Many want to keep it that way” by Brian Gordon of the USA Today network. One of the experts cited in the story, Duke Law Professor Jane Wettach, wrote in a 2020 report on the state’s homeschooling law:
Cooking with Tammy: Sweetheart or Pointed Head Cabbage
Have you seen the pointed looking cabbage at local produce stand and farmers markets, If not, check out the interesting vegetable at the Farmer’s Market. Pointed, hearted or sweetheart cabbage as it is sometimes known is a type of green cabbage with green leaves and a pointed head.
Reece Gardner: Miracle on Highway 109
The horrific race car accident that recently occurred in which the driver's car crashed into a wall, exploded, and engulfed the car in flames, and from which there seemed no chance for survival, showed that Miracles still do happen as the driver emerged from this laming inferno largely unharmed.
John Hood: Freedom is a tool for progress
I’m a conservative without a conversion story. Plenty of others have such a tale — they read a certain book, had a certain teacher, or somehow became disenchanted with their previous, left-leaning views.
Mike Parker: Looking for something to do? Check here first
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?”
Cooking with Tammy: Many ways to enjoy new potatoes
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.
Reece Gardner: Time is precious
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.
Cooking with Tammy Kelly: Egg-cellent ideas for left over hard boiled eggs
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.
Reece Garner: Attitude is important
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!
John Hood: Voters Can Still Be Persuaded
Some partisans I know insist political allegiances are so rigid that elections have become little more than turnout contests. Whichever party gets its base out wins.
Moss Hill returns to Battle of Books winner’s circle in convincing fashion
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.
Mike Parker: Friends of the Library sponsoring fundraiser
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.
Cooking with Tammy: Blueberries, a Superfood
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.
John Hood: Let’s Try Building Back Faster
It’s an often-repeated tale, I admit, but I’m going to repeat it, again: the world’s largest low-rise office building, the Pentagon, was built in 16 months. Can you imagine a project even a tenth the size of the Pentagon being constructed that quickly today?
Reece Gardner: Putting things in proper perspective
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.
Mike Parker: Redistricting: We need to find a better way
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.
John Hood: Conservatives See Freedom as Progress
Although the definition and priorities of American conservatism have been the subject of much debate among the chattering classes in recent years, most actual American conservatives will readily tell you what unifies their sometimes-raucous ranks: freedom.
Mike Parker: Manufacturing explosion bodes well for Kinston and Lenoir County
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.