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Larry Penkava: The sky is falling! The sky is falling!
Great balls of fire. Space balls are raining down on the Southern Hemisphere.

January 13, 2012 1 Photo
Larry Penkava: My new vocabulary
I realized I’ve reached a new milestone the other day when my Medicare card arrived in the mail. What that really means is simple – I’m old.

January 13, 2012 1 Photo
Mary Helen Ferguson: Pruning fruit trees
Fruit tree training and pruning is a topic of great interest and considerable uncertainty for many. The fact is that even two knowledgeable people may shape a fruit tree in different ways.

January 13, 2012
Zoo Tales: Aviary a respite from winter's grasp
January and February are seldom thought of as a time for leisurely strolls along trails and stops to smell flowers blooming or to watch colorful birds. But at the N.C. Zoo's R.J. Reynolds Forest Aviary exhibit, that's what's in store for zoo-goers.

January 13, 2012 1 Photo
Mr. Movie: Burgess Meredith
Burgess Meredith had an astonishing movie career of nearly 60 years. He appeared in over 55 films in his long professional life. Some are very good; some are real dogs.

January 13, 2012
Outdoor Truths: Get up and get moving
Most of the things we accomplish in life will come when we realize that the mountain before us is there to see what we are willing to put ourselves through to get to the other side.

January 13, 2012
Simply Sandy – January 2012
By the time you read this the ball will have already dropped in Time Square and the curtain will have closed on what was 2011.

January 13, 2012
Larry Penkava: Dear Mr. Robber …
Whoever broke into my car gets an "F" for neatness. The first thought that came to my mind when I opened the door to my Camry that fateful day last week was how my former Camry looked after an F-150 slammed into its rear.

December 16, 2011 1 Photo
Katie Rangel: Keep the 'merry' in Merry Christmas
Planning parties, shopping for gifts, sending out cards, wrapping presents, decorating the house, baking holiday treats and arranging travel plans are just a few of the extra things that might show up on your to do list this holiday season.

December 16, 2011
Mr. Movie: Atlantic City
It's called the Poor Man's Las Vegas. It was right much of a dump before the casinos arrived, and is still right much of a dump after. But Atlantic City has the lure of easy riches, and is a natural setting for movies.

December 16, 2011
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