Grizzard: Keeping up with the world

February 5, 2012 - 2:55am

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.

Hudson: Stroll leads to unfamiliar places

January 22, 2012 - 2:55am

A recent walk down memory lane left me with the realization that I have had lots of fun in my life, I think.

These are a few of my favorite things

January 15, 2012 - 2:55am

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.

Grizzard: Young 'lawyer' and contracts

January 8, 2012 - 2:55am

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.

Bright season gets even brighter with a pink Christmas tree

December 11, 2011 - 2:55am

My Christmas tree is artificial and bright pink. There, I said it.

Grizzard: Catalogs make a difference

December 4, 2011 - 2:55am

I guess it wasn’t enough for the Grinch to steal Christmas, so this year, he stole Thanksgiving, too.

After 30 years, The Granville Girls reunite in Chapel Hill

November 20, 2011 - 2:50am

Last weekend I gave myself one of the best gifts ever: a weekend reunion with five of my dearest college friends.

Kirk: Shackleford horses welcome kayakers

November 13, 2011 - 2:55am

This past summer I began kayaking.

Kim Grizzard: I got my wish: a name people can’t pronounce or spell

November 6, 2011 - 2:56am

I guess it’s a good thing Kim Kardashian opted to keep her name.

Jane Hudson: ReflectHer polls revealing

October 23, 2011 - 1:55am

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?

Kirk: I am a plunger

October 9, 2011 - 1:55am

My nieces Sloane and Reese, while siblings, are quite different from each other.

Grizzard: Accent says I’m not from Pa.

October 2, 2011 - 2:00am

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.

Hudson: Personal checks and 8-track tapes

September 25, 2011 - 1:55am

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.

Grizzard: Maybe SpongeBob creator was being funny

September 18, 2011 - 2:01am

Tartar sauce! Is “SpongeBob SquarePants” getting the deep six?

Kirk: Encounter makes 9/11 tangible

September 4, 2011 - 1:52am

At 8:57 a.m. Sept. 11, 2001, my phone rang.

Hudson: Summer a special gift for kids

August 28, 2011 - 1:50am

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.

Kim Grizzard: Where I feel most at home

August 14, 2011 - 1:55am

Arecent “Mom Confessions” study has revealed this “shocking” secret: One in every 10 mothers wishes her child was the opposite sex.

Kelley Kirk: Organization destresses move

August 7, 2011 - 1:55am

For the August issue of mixer magazine, we asked our Facebook followers how many times they've moved in the last five years.

Hudson: You can be your own director in the reality show called life

July 17, 2011 - 1:50am

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.

Kim Grizzard: Good times on the farm

July 10, 2011 - 1:55am

Our oldest son brought home his first paycheck last week.

Kelley Kirk: Ocracoke camping offers sites, starry skies

July 3, 2011 - 1:55am

This past June marked my 11th year in North Carolina. And in that time I've not really ventured all that far outside Pitt County.

Hudson: Things my dad taught me

June 19, 2011 - 1:55am

In honor of Father's Day, here are a few of the many things I've learned from my father, Odell Welborn: Play fair.

Kim Grizzard: Milestones keep coming

June 12, 2011 - 1:55am

After nearly 12 years and two children, I have officially kissed the “kiss-and-go” lane goodbye.

Kelley Kirk: Lazy days on the Pamlico

June 5, 2011 - 1:55am

Summer is upon us. Not officially, of course, since the first day of summer technically isn't until June 21.

Kim Grizzard: Scrabble's slang thang

May 15, 2011 - 1:55am

My word! In an apparent effort to appear more culturally relevant, Scrabble has gone — well — just a little overboard.