Staff blogs
Passing another debt milestone
As of Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department, the federal government is now $13,050,826,460,886.97 in debt. That is the highest total ever, and the debt grows by about $5 billion a day, That's roughly three times the rate that the deficit grew under Bush, though one could certainly blame his ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
Hitting Close to Home
Lessons learned at Citizens Police Academy hit close to home.
Arlington is a sacred place
The article in Sunday's edition of The Pilot about Abe Siemens' burial in Arlington National Cemetery brought back memories of my family's own experience in saying farewell to my father-in-law, CW4 William G. O'Brien a decade ago, not far from Seimens' resting place. The ceremony remains one of the most ...
Vince Gill puts on a great show
If you are still sitting on the fence about going to Vince Gill tomorrow night (weather permitting), rest assured that he puts on a very solid, professional act with an oh-so-talented band behind him. We had a chance to see him at Merlefest a couple of years ago, and I ...
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
Union Pines Spring Sports Sizzled
Viking athletics wrapped up a storied spring season this week, marking the most successful overall UPHS Spring Sports' season in the 4 years I have covered the school.
The Distaff Speaks
Let's see....I've unloaded on Duke basketball haters, Barbie-doll newscasters, the 19 Duggar kids, the weather and lots else. Not much to say today except that I just can't let those four good-looking guys hog the Staff Blogs -- because I really do believe that women think and react differently. Don't ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
These Footprints are Set in (Dental) Stone
Gathering more evidence at the mock crime scene during Citizens Police Academy.
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
Vike Seniors Try to Set More Soccer History Tonight
The Lady Vikes take to the road today in Raleigh, for the program's first ever trip into the the 3rd round of the playoffs, but the trip they took to get here is the real story.
Hopes and realizations
My brother sent me the following a few months ago, something he found among his keepsakes. It came as a yellowed newspaper clipping, without benefit of an author's name or date. For men who spent their childhood playing baseball, or even just dreaming big, it still rings true. Hopes and ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
A Classic Case of Whodunnit
Taking a stab at crime scene investigating as part of the SP Citizens Police Academy.
PineBuzz - Arts and Entertainment
Take a moment to see the NYTimes interactive feature
The New York Times recently put out an interactive feature of photos from around the world--a look into what was going on at one moment in time.
South Pacific is fun
Temple Theatre's production of South Pacific is a delightful couple of hours. We went Sunday afternoon on a whim, after seeing an ad in the paper. Of course, South Pacific is one of the great stage shows ever, and was made into a movie around 1960. This local production is ...
How did credit scores become so important?
Thankfully, my wife and I both have very high credit scores. I understand that if you constantly don't pay bills on time, or skip mortgage payments and fall behind, or walk away from a credit card debt, it's going to hurt your ability to borrow money. You'll have to pay ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
Time to Pay Up
Turning a lost bet over weight loss into a win for local school children.
PineBuzz - Arts and Entertainment
Worth a look
Just a few suggestions here. It's been a while since I've written on here, so I thought a little primer over some bands to keep up on would be a good way to get back into the swing of things: I and Love and You - The Avett Brothers So ...
Are there no golfers besides Tiger?
Good grief. I like Tiger. Really. Love to watch him play. I admire his ability. He's probably the best talent that golf has ever seen. But he's just a golfer, not the second coming. And when there's a golf tournament being played, there are a bunch of other guys playing ...
TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)
No Easy Way to the Top
A while back I blogged about my regular workouts and whined about being so winded and fatigued that I wanted to take the elevator. I said then that no matter how tired I was, I wouldn't let myself take the easy way out. Today, I gained a new appreciation for ...
Frank Sports Talk (F.W. Manning II)
Vike Baseball Viable Threat in CFV
The Union Pines Varsity Baseball team enters the week alone in second place, which is fairly high ground considering the overall youth and inexperience the Vikes began the season with
Alice really is in Wonderland now
If you haven't gotten 'round to it, go see Alice in Wonderland while it's still at the theatre and in 3D. It's a pretty accurate depiction of the mind's eye vision of the book, but these visual effects are stunning, particularly with those cool 50s black rimmed 3D glasses. There ...
