With East Bladen visiting West Bladen on Friday night, I took some time to reflect on the rivalry. I played for East Bladen (Cougars ‘84) and had the privilege to coach at East Bladen in several sports, including football from 199...
I am a creature of habit, boringly so. Every day starts around the same time, with prayer, news, coffee, some time with my wife and animals, chores, then work. The music for the brief commute is the same (Sacred Prayer by Ironhelm...
Some time back, I had a problem with a purchase from a locally-owned business. Thankfully I discovered it before leaving the parking lot. I turned the truck off, went back inside, politely asked to speak to the boss and we address...
It seems hard to believe that six years ago, America was almost under totalitarian rule. The odd thing is that it wasn’t centralized, like we typically see when the word “totalitarian” is used. Instead – thankfully – it was scatte...
As a coach I love sports. I especially love basketball. While I didn’t play in high school and played other sports, it was my favorite. My mother passed away at an early age. After her death, I came home one day from school to f...
In 1928, Eva Nell Cochran was born in the little community of Forney Creek in Swain County, N.C. She wasn’t much bigger than a minute. Her favorite story to tell was about the day her daddy rode her to Morning Star Elementar...
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