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[Illustration by Winnie T. Frick.] Two people were standing on the steps. A man and a woman. The woman—bony and tall, her face already red with cold—had been here before. “Hello, Karin,” she said, and moved closer to the doorway. When she opened her...

As 2013 comes to a close, it’s time to take a look at what came to pass this year for education in North Carolina. Buckle your seat belts. 1. Tax dollars now can be funneled to unaccountable private (and home) schools. Lawmakers passed a budget...

December 26, 2013 by:  Dwayne Page DSC_0373[1].jpg The number of DeKalb County fatal crashes in 2013 has doubled from 2012. The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that six persons have lost their lives in DeKalb County wrecks this year compared...

Press release The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Years Eve all seem to mesh into a whirlwind of meetings, events, and parties as we wrap up and conclude our past year. If traveling with a pet is adding an extra layer of work to your schedule this...

STILL HAVEN’T BUILT A FINANCIAL ARK?  HERE’S WHY YOU SHOULD The hysteria over the Trump election and the Brexit chaos is going to settle down – at least for a while. Then expect it to ramp up again in the New Year with the inauguration of the new President...