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Staying alive to remain open for business
Near the end of March, many local business owners were confident about 2020. Sales were up, and customer engagement was strong. Then, like a punch to the throat during a…Read More -
Follow the data — really? ‘Duck and cover.’
Numbers and statistics can be misleading. This week, our publisher, Bill Bowman, yields his space to Jimmy Jones for a more skeptical look at the statistics in the age of…Read More -
Local government small business beneficiaries
Fayetteville and Cumberland County Community Development Departments are responding to the economic impacts being experienced by small businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Funding has been made available by the…Read More -
Hay Street Live features Kiari Mhoon
Quarantine may seem to be winding down, but the need for social distancing remains. In the past few months, the quarantine brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that…Read More -
FTCC offers associate degree nursing program
Much attention has been devoted recently to placing the spotlight on nurses and the critical frontline position they fulfill, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic — and rightfully so. We…Read More
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FTCC offers associate degree nursing program
Much attention has been devoted recently to placing the spotlight on nurses and the critical frontline position they fulfill, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic — and rightfully so. We…Read More -
Staying alive to remain open for business
Near the end of March, many local business owners were confident about 2020. Sales were up, and customer engagement was strong. Then, like a punch to the throat during a…Read More -
Retired Fort Bragg hero has died
Medal of Honor recipient and retired Special Forces medic Staff Sgt. Ronald J. Shurer died earlier this month. The U.S. Secret Service, for whom Shurer worked since retiring from the…Read More -
Local government small business beneficiaries
Fayetteville and Cumberland County Community Development Departments are responding to the economic impacts being experienced by small businesses because of the coronavirus pandemic. Funding has been made available by the…Read More -
Fayetteville’s 2019 water quality report available online
The Fayetteville Public Works Commission’s 2019 Water Quality Report provides customers with the results of annual testing the utility is required to perform. The PWC report says, “we don’t test…Read More
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A 'yes' mom
I say “no” a lot, especially to my toddler.“No, don’t do that!” “No, that’s not kind.” “No, don’t touch that!” “No, don’t put that in your mouth!” “No, no, no!”…Read More -
Motorcycles and helmets
Motorcycle helmets save lives. Nothing is more precious than your life, and nothing is more important to keeping it than your head. Although it may be considered more fun to…Read More -
Partial narratives: Dangerous ... even destructive
Column Gist: In any circumstance, only giving part of an account of some happening, that benefits the storyteller, can prove dangerous — even destructive. The possible consequence of danger or destruction…Read More -
Follow the data — really? ‘Duck and cover.’
Numbers and statistics can be misleading. This week, our publisher, Bill Bowman, yields his space to Jimmy Jones for a more skeptical look at the statistics in the age of…Read More -
Don’t fear the bear
The investment world is full of colorful terms, but perhaps none is better known than “bull” or “bear.” As an investor, you’re typically rooting for the bull market, when prices…Read More
Arts
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A cure for the isolation and a troubled marriage
What is the big news in North Carolina?For some, it is not the bad news that the coronavirus has shut us up in our homes for weeks and weeks and…Read More -
Greg Weber’s world: He believes!
When Greg Weber and his wife Marge Betley decided to move to the East Coast from their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma, they knew precisely the kind of community they were…Read More -
Charlie Soong’s daughters — no fairy tale
Is it really just a fairy tale?That is what some reviewers of a new book are calling one of my favorite stories. That book is “Big Sister, Little Sister, Red…Read More -
You may have to wait to read the 'best book ever'
“It is one of the best books I ever read, maybe the best.” That got my attention, but when my friend told me it was a family history book, I…Read More
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Hay Street Live features Kiari Mhoon
Quarantine may seem to be winding down, but the need for social distancing remains. In the past few months, the quarantine brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has shown that…Read More -
Celebrate Fayetteville with Hay Street Live and Virtual 4th Friday
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County presents Hay Street Live: A Virtual Jam Session, every Friday, from 6-7 p.m., streaming live through Facebook. “Hay Street Live is a virtual jam…Read More -
Experience Hay Street Live
The world has changed a lot in the last six months. We’ve changed the way we shop, worship and celebrate. We’ve changed the way we greet each other, and when…Read More -
Rock’n on the River returns
A cool evening breeze drifting lazily up the banks of the Cape Fear River. Live music wafting through the air. Friends and family gathering to enjoy an evening in the…Read More
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