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One Journey Ends, Another Begins Lessons from the road long ago taken, but not forgotten By Jim Dodson In ancient Roman religion, the god Janus was a two-faced chap revered as the deity of [...]

January Books FICTION Moonrise Over New Jessup, by Jamila Minnicks It’s 1957, and after leaving the only home she has ever known, Alice Young steps off the bus into the all-Black town of New [...]

The Buddy System Old friends lend a Haand By Wiley Cash Photographs By Mallory Cash     If my best friends from high school and I were able to live our youthful artistic dreams we’d still be [...]

The Missing Consonant An extra letter can speak volumes By Amberly Glitz Weber Growing up in a military family, frequent moves ensured I never felt quite comfortable with the question “Where are [...]

Kittyspeak 101 When a look says it all By Deborah Salomon Welcome, once again, to the annual January kitty column — the ninth, I believe. I am a lifelong animal lover/advocate. All are welcome [...]

Strange Magic Doubling your Sandhills pleasure By Lee Pace Photograph: Curtis (left) & Allan (right) Whether it was Curtis in the 1970s winning the North & South Amateur or Allan today [...]

You, Me, Après-Ski The art of smørrebrød Story and Photograph by Rose Shewey From St. Moritz to Sugar Mountain, after-ski traditions are as varied as the topography of the mountains themselves. [...]

January is a creation story. It begins with the wrinkled hands of a grandmother — perhaps your own grandmother — in the darkest hour of morning. The wise woman knows the secrets of this barren [...]

A French feel in the Sandhills By Deborah Salomon    Credit James Boyd, and mild winters, for enticing foxhunters to Moore County. Eventually, some branched out to eventing, dressage, jumping. [...]

Movie Music Let the sound of music sweep you off your feet at BPAC’s Owens Auditorium as The Carolina Philharmonic performs The Storytellers, an evening of music from the movies — including [...]