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November 18, 2008

The son is Judge Cool; the father’s justice all fire

When Judge Stuart Albright started instructing a Forsyth County jury that may soon decide whether accused killer James Ray Little III lives or dies, it was difficult not to think about his father, retired Judge Douglas Albright of Guilford Superior Court. Read More

November 17, 2008

Album provides glimpse into Greensboro’s past

Now we know how long-ago, goggle-wearing pilots found the airport. The answer shows up in a photo album that recently found its way back to Greensboro by way of the Alamance County town of Haw River. Several downtown aerial shots show the top of the 17-st... Read More

Network breaks bread, discusses peace, justice

GREENSBORO - There are some nights when Isabell Moore has more social justice events on her calendar than she could possibly attend. But she considers that a good problem to have. Racial injustices and the fight for equal rights among gays are just some o... Read More

November 16, 2008

Ahearn: Plenty of room at this harvest table

The stout pecan harvest table she bought when they got married in 1959 is easy to overlook in Mary Moore's 12th floor flat at Gateway Plaza. The table is a good six feet long, but with the drop leaves down, just two feet wide, compact enough to be tucked... Read More

Women dive into books

A dozen women -- all well-educated and thinkers -- meet each month in either Greensboro, Oak Ridge or Jamestown to tell each other exactly what they think. The more differences of opinion, the better the meetings, said Donna Dinkin of Greensboro, a public... Read More

Barber earns EcoBroker designation

Judy Barber of Southern Evergreen Real Estate in Summerfield earned the EcoBroker designation Nov. 7. Barber completed a training program on the energy and environmental issues that affect real estate transactions. She also earned the Certified Green Pr... Read More

YWCA director named Business Woman of Year

Have you met Heidi Majors, the executive director of the YWCA at 112 Gatewood Ave. in High Point? If not, you have missed a treat. Her enthusiasm is contagious. Majors recently won the Business Woman of the Year Award in High Point. She had been on the co... Read More

Business as usual in the core city

When the city of High Point held the first public meeting about the core city plan, I stood and told the consultants I didn't trust them. I glanced around the room looking for that expression of disdain on the faces of those who try to put a positive sp... Read More

MS can't stop this music ministry

"It Was His Love," the musical ministry of Becky Dolinger and Chris Roe, began after their first meeting 15 years ago. In spite of having multiple sclerosis, they have performed together more than 200 times. "Our advice to others with MS," said Roe, is "W... Read More

November 15, 2008

In the trenches: He takes being his brothers’ keeper to heart

Mitch McGee can tell a story. He’ll roll out some jaw-dropping detail about a person he’s worked with, and then he’ll let out this loud, long hiccup cackle that Brother Theodore used to hate. He heard that at Missionaries of the Holy Family, a Catho... Read More

November 14, 2008

Greensboro Urban Ministry reaches $12K goal for Thanksgiving dinners

GREENSBORO - Officials with the Greensboro Urban Ministry said Friday they have raised the needed $12,000 to purchase this year's Thanksgiving meal at the shelter. "The generosity of the people of Greensboro is amazing, even in these very hard times," sai... Read More

Oldies make new goodies

GREENSBORO - It's just days before her first solo fashion show, and Kelly Cox is uncharacteristically calm. Her handpicked models are runway ready, and her pieces need just a few alterations. This is extremely unusual for the 24-year-old fashion designer. Read More

November 13, 2008

Accident victim recalled as kind, gifted

BURLINGTON (MCT) — Valerie Hughes touched a lot of people. From the radiology students she taught at Moses Cone Health System in Greensboro to the patients she worked with as a radiological technologist at UNC Hospitals in Chapel Hill, Hughes made a las... Read More

November 12, 2008

Electrified fence finally persuades dog to stay home

A little more than a year ago, I wrote about Hannah, the coonhound my husband and I recently had adopted. Many people responded to that column, which included descriptions of her separation anxiety-fueled destruction of our newly purchased home. So I thou... Read More

United Way near half of its goal for annual campaign

GREENSBORO - Still in high school the spring of 2007, the 18-year-old brought her 8-month-old baby to the Salvation Army's Center of Hope, looking not only for shelter but a way out of their bleak situation. With free child care and parenting classes, she... Read More

Got time? Sure, just choose the ways to spend it

I've been falling down on the job. Not the "job" job. The other one. Making time for people, over things. This is clear when I call my brother for Veterans Day and he sounds surprised. It's clear when I pick up my son at dusk, which these days falls too e... Read More

Area once bucolic now a thriving crossroad

Seventeen years ago today, my husband, daughter and I moved into our newly completed home. I can still see our toddler daughter walking from empty room to empty room in wonder. Everything was sparkling and new. The modest house held the mixed smell of new... Read More

November 9, 2008

Retiring the flag with honor

To display the U.S. flag honorably, a flag must be replaced when it becomes worn. The U.S. Flag Code calls for all American flags to be "destroyed in a dignified way." The code recommends burning. On Saturday, Greensboro-based Boy Scout Troop 101 and t... Read More

Celebrating eight years with new set of lungs

HIGH POINT -- People in the Sunday school weren't surprised when Benny Link rose to speak. Link likes to talk; he's a car salesman. He wanted to announce his eighth anniversary. It was Oct. 26, the day eight years earlier when Link had a double lung trans... Read More

Who you gonna call? WSPS, that's who

While your grimacing jack-o-lanterns and disarticulated plastic skeletons have most likely given way to fall mums and horns of plenty, some people must live with the real spirits that haunt the night. Shadows that sweep around corners, teasing our eyes. D... Read More

Housing was embarrassment

I don't know about other writers, but I always need something to jump-start my thoughts. This jump-start came in an e-mail from a well respected newcomer to High Point: "I just finished reading your article about the core city. It provides perspective for... Read More

Her business is perfect fit

Emma Blackwell Money has been an entrepreneur for most of her adult life. She had her own business when her children were small simply because her son, Donnie, a little person, had health problems and she didn't want to leave him with anyone. In those ea... Read More

Older nurse wins honor

At 78, Jessie Lee Donathan Howard is not about to slow down. A lifelong Guilford County resident, she still works 32 to 40 hours a week as a private-duty home-care nurse, often taking care of patients younger than she is. Her efforts have allowed hundreds... Read More

Here, service is from heart

Good customer service is a rare commodity today. So rare, that if you actually reach a live person after you've punched buttons and endured multiple recordings, there's a distinct possibility that person is not even in this country. When you find a local... Read More

DSS worker has gift of going the extra mile

There is a saying, "Some people come into our lives and quietly go; others stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts, and we are never the same." There were hugs, smiles and immediate recognition when Lynn Suits and Tammy Bennett Smith finally m... Read More