Selling public health, community wellness or even health insurance as sexy topics for college students is akin to offering spinach and Brussels sprouts sandwiches at a Super Bowl party. There usually aren’t many takers. So it wasn’t a huge surprise Tuesday night that attendance at our third and final Community Connections forum for this school … Continue reading Poignant moment: ‘What is the county doing?’ about health issues
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There’s always a but ….
The other day I wrote to a friend of mine. The email was slugged: “I don’t want to be that guy, but …” Yeah, there’s always a “but.” My observation was about what was otherwise an outstanding newspaper story in the Burlington Times-News the other day about death penalty cases in North Carolina – how … Continue reading There’s always a but ….
Retirement, newspapers and conspiracies: How two stories and fake news were related
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
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
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
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
Updated: A big night for N.C. journalists and some of my favorite people
Updated to add information on another winner. --- I first started going to the annual Winter Institute held by the North Carolina Press Association in around 1987. I recall it only because the contest rules for entering stories, photos, illustrations and other print newspaper goodies are basically the same now as they were then – … Continue reading Updated: A big night for N.C. journalists and some of my favorite people
Updated: You have meddled with the primal forces of nature Mr. Boeheim …
QUICK UPDATE: Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim tried to smooth over any ruffled feathers during a radio interview today but still believes his original statement about media markets. Roy Williams, on the other hand, seems to agree with me. The site could be just about anywhere because media is also everywhere. Read on. With all apologies … Continue reading Updated: You have meddled with the primal forces of nature Mr. Boeheim …
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