Sunday, February 5, 2012
In the end, Clifford’s head bobbled up and down slightly as he walked. His face looked as though it had been dipped in powered sugar.
- Burns: Greenville's best qualities
Monday, February 6, 2012
Ameeting of our editorial board here at the paper recently centered on Greenville’s reputation as a hub for crime.
- Grizzard: Keeping up with the world
Sunday, February 5, 2012
My daddy likes to say that for somebody who works at a newspaper, I sure don’t know a lick about what’s going on in the world.
- Rutledge: You'd butter like grits
Saturday, February 4, 2012
My recent rant against the rising replacement of waiters and waitresses with electronic touch-pad menus received some interesting responses.
- Speller: 'Heroes' are people we know
Monday, January 30, 2012
Most of us can name people who have made a real difference in our lives, either directly or through their example.
- Clark: Youth face uncertainity
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Watching the State of the Union address last week caused me to consider my own “state” and that of those closest to me — especially my sons and daughter.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
East Carolina University’s decision to fire Paul Isom, student media adviser, certainly appears to be the by-product of a bad editorial decision by the student editors of the campus newspaper.
- Clark: Youth face uncertainity
Sunday, January 29, 2012
Watching the State of the Union address last week caused me to consider my own “state” and that of those closest to me — especially my sons and daughter.
- Clark: Inmate reflects, looks ahead
Saturday, December 24, 2011
I received a letter recently from an inmate in a nearby correctional institution saying how he and other inmates read The Daily Reflector most days and wondered if maybe we could “find some space to publish his words.
- Clark: Fight against youth violence
Sunday, December 11, 2011
My children are mostly grown now, in various stages of college and work.
- Clark: Reflecting on the here and now
Sunday, November 27, 2011
I again this week saw a lone bald eagle surveying its world from a power pole near the river. I saw it again later in the day, soaring high overhead along 10th Street.
- Clark: ‘Lawson Days’ a worthy celebration
Monday, November 21, 2011
Out on the wind this weekend were remnants of long-ago roots, nearly lost but now being sought with fervor by a hard-working group with a passion for their community and their past.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
I spent three years of my childhood living at Hanscom Air Force Base, located about 20 miles northwest of Boston, which was home to two Boy Scout troops.
- Colligan: America ready to breathe again
Sunday, September 11, 2011
The billowing pillow of dust and ash attempted to suffocate lower Manhattan, making breathing a difficult and, as would later be known, deadly proposition.
- Colligan: Behind the space program
Friday, January 13, 2012
On a cloudless night, even roughly 20 miles away, the twin solid rocket boosters poised to shrug off gravity and propel the space shuttle into the heavens paints the sky a deep, bright orange.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Most of us can name people who have made a real difference in our lives, either directly or through their example.
- Speller: King Day events coming up
Monday, January 9, 2012
My son turned 10 last week, and one of the “Happy Birthday” renditions sung to him was the chorus to the tune by Stevie Wonder written to show support for the Martin Luther King Day federal holiday.
- Speller: Mom's love reaches far
Monday, December 12, 2011
I worked Thanksgiving Day, but I still enjoyed the traditional holiday meal with all the fixings — four days later.
- Speller: Universities offer studying boost
Monday, December 5, 2011
When I was in college, studying for an exam was as much about atmosphere as it was aptitude.
- Speller: Get your holiday information
Monday, November 21, 2011
As the holidays and a new year approach, it’s an ideal time to submit items to be published in the Community column.
- Speller: Program planned for historic school
Monday, November 7, 2011
Rosenwald schools used to dot the landscape across eastern North Carolina, built to improve the education of African-American children.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
My daddy likes to say that for somebody who works at a newspaper, I sure don’t know a lick about what’s going on in the world.
- Grizzard: Young 'lawyer' and contracts
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
I’m not usually big on New Year’s resolutions, but I’m happy to say that eight days into 2012, I’m still in compliance.
- Grizzard: Catalogs make a difference
Sunday, December 4, 2011
I guess it wasn’t enough for the Grinch to steal Christmas, so this year, he stole Thanksgiving, too.
- Kim Grizzard: I got my wish: a name people can’t pronounce or spell
Sunday, November 6, 2011
I guess it’s a good thing Kim Kardashian opted to keep her name.
- Grizzard: Accent says I’m not from Pa.
Sunday, October 2, 2011
I was on the phone the other day doing an interview with a woman from the West Coast when she got downright tickled at something I said.
- Grizzard: Maybe SpongeBob creator was being funny
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Tartar sauce!
Is “SpongeBob SquarePants” getting the deep six?
Monday, October 31, 2011
Jeremy Grove looked like he had just finished a double shift in a blast furnace or a coal mine on Saturday night, not like he had just played in a football game.
- Summers: ECU home games now magnified
Monday, September 26, 2011
The Big East is watching, and not in a casual way anymore.
- Summers: Score doesn't reflect growth
Monday, September 5, 2011
CHARLOTTE — If the NCAA had an Office of Turnovers to monitor the giveaways and takeaways during college football games across the country, it would have been on red alert Saturday night, all eyes glued to the game in Charlotte.
- Nathan Summers: First season a success
Monday, January 3, 2011
WASHINGTON, D.C. — If results are what really count in college football, Ruffin McNeill had a landmark first season.
- Nathan Summers: Impressive debut
Sunday, November 28, 2010
East Carolina athletic director Terry Holland was likely never under more pressure than in late 2004, not long after his hire, when he faced the challenge of finding someone to rewrite the history of the ECU football team.
- Summers: Pirate D can't be fixed quickly
Monday, November 22, 2010
HOUSTON — Touchdowns in Conference USA are like ants at a picnic — there are never just one or two.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
My recent rant against the rising replacement of waiters and waitresses with electronic touch-pad menus received some interesting responses.
- Rutledge: Tip your e-waitress
Saturday, January 28, 2012
When I met my wife, she was working her way through college waiting tables at a Mexican restaurant.
- Rutledge: Count bananas, not calories
Saturday, January 21, 2012
A man who lost 100 pounds without exercising or giving up beer and fast food is now gaining cash from a book he wrote about his weight-loss system.
- Rutledge: Bed hair all the rage
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Every night, I go to bed with the same boring hairstyle I’ve had since 1981. But in the morning mirror, I’m a regular Hollywood highlight.
- Rutledge: Bed hair all the rage
Saturday, January 14, 2012
Every night, I go to bed with the same boring hairstyle I’ve had since 1981. But in the morning mirror, I’m a regular Hollywood highlight.
- Rutledge: For 'the record' and Daddy
Saturday, January 7, 2012
On New Year’s Day I was crawling into the closet under my mother’s staircase to reorganize her Christmas decorations when she pointed out a box that held my father’s small collection of vinyl record albums.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
The word perfect can be inaccurate and even disingenuous in many situations, but I have to say that Outside magazine’s February issue hit the mark.
- Bright season gets even brighter with a pink Christmas tree
Sunday, December 11, 2011
My Christmas tree is artificial and bright pink. There, I said it.
- Kirk: Shackleford horses welcome kayakers
Sunday, November 13, 2011
This past summer I began kayaking.
Kayaking wasn’t wholly unfamiliar to me since I’d taken lessons briefly when I was 12 or 13 at summer camp.
- Kirk: I am a plunger
Sunday, October 9, 2011
My nieces Sloane and Reese, while siblings, are quite different from each other.
- Kirk: Encounter makes 9/11 tangible
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
At 8:57 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001, my phone rang. It was my mom calling from Canada, telling me to turn on the TV.
“You won't believe it, Kel,” she said.
- Kelley Kirk: Organization destresses move
Sunday, August 7, 2011
For the August issue of mixer magazine, we asked our Facebook followers how many times they've moved in the last five years.
The answers varied from zero to 10.
Sunday, February 5, 2012
In the end, Clifford’s head bobbled up and down slightly as he walked. His face looked as though it had been dipped in powered sugar.
- Storm: Freedom isn’t always free
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Speak to any veteran or active service member about freedom, and eventually this simple truth will emerge: Freedom isn’t free.
- Storm: My wish for the coming year
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
When the new year rolls around, I rarely make a list of resolutions. Perhaps I dislike the idea of self-improvement on a specific timetable.
- Storm: Saving animals helps people
Sunday, December 18, 2011
If you had the chance to save a life, would you do it? How about multiple lives?
- Storm: Laziness is new standard
Sunday, December 4, 2011
If anyone needs a grim glance at the direction in which this country is heading, he or she needs look no further than the TV screen.
- Storm: Starving for friendship
Sunday, November 20, 2011
My younger sister Nancy has started blogging about her life. The mother of three boys, she mostly writes about parenting issues.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
When I was a little girl, the North Carolina shore was my favorite place on earth.
- Kristin Day: Do something brave every day
Sunday, February 6, 2011
I couldn't say how the new year felt for everyone else in Pitt County, but, for me, Jan. 1 felt exceptionally hopeful this year.
- Kristin Day: Right in front of me
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Ever since I wrote a column about my Great-Grandmom Dawson, I've been on one serious historical mission.
- Kristin Day: Right in front of me
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Ever since I wrote a column about my Great-Grandmom Dawson, I've been on one serious historical mission.
- Kristin Day: Be thankful for the simple things in life
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Sometimes I wish I could just forget that I'm a grown-up.
- Kristin Day: It takes a while to get used to a behemoth television
Sunday, October 3, 2010
I'm not sure what it is about the men I've known and their relationship with electronics.
Monday, January 23, 2012
Several months ago I checked our long-dormant Twitter account, @reflectornews, to see how many followers we had.
- Burns: Greenville's best qualities
Monday, February 6, 2012
Ameeting of our editorial board here at the paper recently centered on Greenville’s reputation as a hub for crime.
- Burns: Youth effort paves positive path
Monday, January 16, 2012
Martin Luther King Day is a good time to consider ways to nurture young people and promote community service, and a local outreach effort is offering a great opportunity to do both.
- Burns: Drug packaging sparks ideas
Monday, December 19, 2011
My health insurance company decided awhile back it wanted to save me some money by changing the way I can fill my prescriptions.
- Burns: Another blow for daughter, dad
Monday, December 5, 2011
The doctor shut the door, and silence filled the examination room.
She put on her clothes and tried to put a clip in her hair.
- Burns: Wild turkeys come calling
Monday, November 14, 2011
The front door to The Daily Reflector doesn’t open until 8:30 a.m., but sometimes folks arrive before that, and we let them in.
Sunday, January 22, 2012
A recent walk down memory lane left me with the realization that I have had lots of fun in my life, I think.
- After 30 years, The Granville Girls reunite in Chapel Hill
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Last weekend I gave myself one of the best gifts ever: a weekend reunion with five of my dearest college friends.
- Jane Hudson: ReflectHer polls revealing
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Who do you know who can keep a secret, no matter how juicy it is? Who sneaks candy from her kids’ trick-or-treat bags?
- Hudson: Personal checks and 8-track tapes
Sunday, September 25, 2011
I recently dumped the contents of several out-of-season purses, searching for the checkbook so I could send in our annual payment to the Pitt County Tax Collector.
- Hudson: Summer a special gift for kids
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Summer is the reward you earn for being a student. If you go to class, do your homework and obey the rules, you get summer.
- Hudson: You can be your own director in the reality show called life
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Iwatch so many competition shows on television that I'm beginning to think of my life in terms of how my daily performance would be judged on “The Adventures of Jane.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Walking into the sporting goods store, I felt like a kid again. Only this time, my grandparents weren’t there to foot the bill.
- Tony Castleberry: Young smiles through pain
Monday, March 21, 2011
To the bitter end of his collegiate basketball days, Brock Young tried to keep smiling through the pain.
- Castleberry: Tough road ahead for ECU
Friday, December 10, 2010
Who knew that it would be something as innocuous as the schedule that would set the East Carolina men's basketball team apart from most of the rest of the teams in the country this season.
- Tony Castleberry: Prognosticating the Pirates
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Every year around this time, the question starts popping up in the majority of my conversations.
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