Three seemingly unrelated events this week . . . 1. Berkshire Hathaway, the company founded by investing genius Warren Buffett and owners of a few dozen newspapers nationwide, announce staff cuts, including deep ones at two of the larger newspapers in North Carolina – the Greensboro News & Record and Winston-Salem Journal. Further cost-cutting measures … Continue reading Retirement, newspapers and conspiracies: How two stories and fake news were related
Author: madisontdawg
Not exactly my cup of beer, yet
The science of brewing is something I never thought much about nearly 40 years ago when I first started drinking beer. Cheap and available was about all I cared about. So at that time, I drank a lot of crappy beer because it cost less than $2 a six pack. In college, for example, we … Continue reading Not exactly my cup of beer, yet
Living in the red-meaty part of the health curve
A lot of people in Alamance County are fat, drink too much, don’t get all the exercise they should, actively ignore healthy foods and have bad mental health days. On more occasions than they can count, many just don’t feel good. I know, join the club, right? Zack’s hot dogs with Cheerwine taste good. Who … Continue reading Living in the red-meaty part of the health curve
It began with a bake sale . . .
Four years ago today I got another in a series of lessons regarding people – that they’re much better on average than most give them credit for. Of course it’s easy to see how anyone can be confused. Judging by what I see on social media, humanity made its last stand months and months – … Continue reading It began with a bake sale . . .
Updated: Mark and Luke Maye: The universe evens things out
Updated to correct Aloha Bowl loss instead of win. When Mark Maye was a high school football player in Charlotte he was probably the most highly recruited player in the state and among the most sought after in the nation. He was the prominent schoolboy quarterback prospect of his time. That he decided to go … Continue reading Updated: Mark and Luke Maye: The universe evens things out
Updated: Back to the future, watching movies outdoors again might be cool
Update: The July 4, 2019 edition of the Burlington Times-News reports that this drive-in movie project has been cleared for take off. Let the outdoor movies begin! Here's the link to that story. Continue with post from 2017 when the project was proposed . . . The headline caught my attention immediately. "Massive drive-in theater … Continue reading Updated: Back to the future, watching movies outdoors again might be cool
Stopping the presses … for keeps
"Well, my last night as a newspaper pressman at The Times News is here. 40 page, 5 section paper. Lets get this started." -- Sherwood Bland, Times-News pressroom foreman In the history of journalism there is probably no greater cliche than the frazzled editor racing into a large room filled with incredibly noisy machinery and … Continue reading Stopping the presses … for keeps
Calling my NCAA bracket what it is, an Exercise in Sheer Madness
First of all, I’m painfully aware that no one cares about my NCAA Tournament bracket. No one gives a rat’s – or Rick Pitino’s – ass what teams I predict will be in the Final Four either. I get that. I don’t care about anyone else’s picks either – especially the experts at ESPN. But … Continue reading Calling my NCAA bracket what it is, an Exercise in Sheer Madness
Sunshine Week: The public always deserves as many answers as possible
I left the newspaper business and journalism in November but I didn’t suddenly drop one of my lifelong interests in the process. Yeah, I still believe in open government and transparency at every level -- from the smallest town councils to the White House. It’s the least government and elected leaders can do: Operate where … Continue reading Sunshine Week: The public always deserves as many answers as possible
Snow Hands: Toasting the last days of winter
The time to spring forward an hour and create Daylight Saving Time loomed. Winter was about to squeeze its final drops of snow on Piedmont North Carolina. Only a few days ago people were wearing shorts in temperatures around 80 degrees. Yes, the extremes of a southern winter were on full display. What better time … Continue reading Snow Hands: Toasting the last days of winter
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