It was in early November of 2013 when I began to notice an odd sensation on the right side of my head -- like tiny bugs with intermittently sharp claws were crawling there without stopping. It wasn't exactly painful, but not pleasant either. It was . . . wrong. It happened the week of municipal … Continue reading And now for a public service announcement about . . . shingles
Month: November 2017
Another pitch for Bill Hunter’s addition to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
They buried Caulton Tudor the other day, an occasion for more than a few stories among sports writers who covered the ACC and other events in North Carolina the previous four decades. Lots of tall tales, lots of laughing, lots of memories shared of games covered and late nights afterward, when the deadline was history and … Continue reading Another pitch for Bill Hunter’s addition to the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame
Still a sticking point
A couple of years ago I got a telephone call on Election Day from someone who would one day be among my colleagues in a new job outside newspapers or even journalism. Jon Dooley, now vice president for Student Life at Elon University, rang me up on the day of Burlington's municipal elections in November of … Continue reading Still a sticking point
Compassion, peace, healing and the the idea that nothing has to stay the same
"They do what?" I remember asking my spouse a few years ago when she first described what has become an annual ritual event at Elon University. "They use colored sand to make art. It takes a few days and when it's finished they destroy it," Roselee said as if that explained everything anyone might need … Continue reading Compassion, peace, healing and the the idea that nothing has to stay the same
The time I got to look inside LabCorp
Thought about this experience the other day as I was thumbing through my longtime friend Don Bolden's new book about the history of LabCorp, Alamance County's largest employer and a global giant in medical testing. Yes, LabCorp is headquartered in downtown Burlington but its branches spread throughout the community -- and the nation. Indeed, specimens … Continue reading The time I got to look inside LabCorp
Madison's Avenue 