Prior to quarantine, I had the nicest little home office, a real girlie sort of space. Lots of color and memorabilia.
“If you’re a generalist who has ever felt overshadowed by your specialist colleagues, this book is for you,” Gates wrote. “In this fascinating book, (Epstein) argues that although the world seems to demand more and more specialization — in your career, for example — what we actually need is more people ‘who start broad and embrace diverse experiences and perspectives while they progress.’”
VICE PRESIDENT MIKE PENCE, on the conclusions of special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation: “It was found that there was no obstru…
Eddie Redmayne has admitted it was weird going back to work after spending so much time isolating at home with his wife and children.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
A University of Pittsburgh professor on the verge of making "very significant findings" researching Covid-19, according to the university, was shot and killed in an apparent murder-suicide over the weekend, police said.
The pet boom has, in part, been influenced by social media. People now working from home have been posting photos of their animals, and colleagues can't help but show off their pets during video conferences.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult
It was suggested that I write a couple of columns about places to see, things to do, establishments to eat in, and interesting people to talk …
The teeth of a dragonfish don't sparkle. But they are as hard as a shark's and pointy as a piranha's.
The benefits were not what I expected.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Caldwell Community College and Technical Institute employees gathered recently for the annual fall semester kickoff. Among awa…
Simon Adrian Carrillo-Fernandez, 31, loved to travel and "worked to be able to enjoy his life," co-worker Ivonne Irizarry said.
Back when a loaf of bread cost 99 cents and gas went for 31 cents a gallon, Dennis Rice began work as a technical representative at Xerox. Tha…
When the Burke County Board of Commissioners announced Tuesday that Mike Long had been appointed the county’s new fire marshal, the statement …
Merit-based pay for teachers has flaws
Prior to the last search for a superintendent by the Burke County school board, I shared with a colleague, who was a board member, my reasons …
On Easter Sunday, Trooper Phillips of the N.C. State Highway Patrol pulled me over for speeding on I-40 in Morganton. When he presented the ci…
What may look to some like an isolated incident involving a rogue cow and an unlucky bicyclist is, to this dogged and determined reporter, ano…
I have had the good fortune to serve with Sen. Jim Jacumin in the NC Senate. I know him to be a man of impeccable character who is highly resp…
