February 13, 2012
The following students in the Guilford County Schools have achieved academic distinction for the second quarter and are included on the school systems’ ''A Team.'' Students in sixth through eighth grades who received all As during the second nine-we...
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February 3, 2012
HIGH POINT — Third grade art students at Union Hill Elementary School recently worked in a medium that even the most famous of artists and illustrators never discovered — artists such as Vincent van Gogh, Georgia O’ Keefe or even Theodor...
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Well, it’s Black History Month again, and I am left wondering if it will offer up anything different.Seems like every year it’s all about the same people, places and events.
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January 27, 2012
HIGH POINT — Spring Hill United Methodist Church has been rolling in the dough since the small congregation got serious about making chicken pies in 2000.
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January 20, 2012
Now that the Titanic Exhibition has ended, you may be asking, “What’s next for the Natural Science Center?”Aside from the construction of the Carolina SciQuarium building, scheduled to open in spring 2013, we’re excited to announce...
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“Uhhh, Dad, what’s that kid doing walking around in our back yard?” my oldest daughter asked.“That kid, my dear, is not just any kid,” I said. “That kid happens to be a very enterprising young man.”“What&rsq...
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January 13, 2012
More than two years ago, Sandy Neerman, director of Greensboro Public Libraries; Betsy Grant, the recently retired director at the Greensboro Children’s Museum; and I had coffee together to discuss a creative idea for a fundraiser — to do one...
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January 6, 2012
Let’s forget about the students for a minute. School projects are downright tricky for parents.The hardest part is to help your kid — without helping too much. With three daughters — ages 19, 16 and 11 — I’ve helped with my s...
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Some of us with special interest in the Mendenhall House in Jamestown were talking recently about whether or not Richard had a gold mine.I said I had never heard of it. Others said, yes, they were sure he did. We left it at that, but I’ve since real...
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January 4, 2012
When Lisa Kidd was born, everything pointed inward. Her legs turned in.When she was 6 weeks old, her legs were put in casts, and she wore special corrective shoes for a while.Her rib cage was pressing on her heart and lungs. When she was 3, she had surger...
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A few months ago, my wife told me about this Bible app for my iPhone.I installed it, I love it, and now use it all the time. I can look up any Bible verse, in any version or in any translation, quicker than you can say Deuteronomy.
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January 3, 2012
Back in May, I was honored to be one of five people chosen by the High Point Housing Authority to serve as a judge for their annual Beautification Event.
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December 13, 2011
Our community has the chance to further breast cancer research without ever opening a wallet.
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December 2, 2011
Not often do I get a voice mail that leads to a piece of early High Point history.The voice mail was left by Doris Liberty, who keeps up with my column and had a postcard dated 1929, which she wanted me to have.
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Cliff Snider has always loved Santa Claus.The first time he was Santa, Snider was 15. He decided right then, he would not play Santa, he would be him.Years later, Snider met Max Meeks — a WMFR radio personality who was always Santa in the High Point...
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November 18, 2011
The following students in the Guilford County Schools have achieved academic distinction for the First quarter and are included on the school system's "A Team". Students in Grades 9-12 who received a 4.0 or better grade point average during the...
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