Opinion
Career-tech lowers cost of college
“Price of College Increasing Almost 8 Times Faster Than Wages,” reads a June 2018 headline in Forbes magazine. A recent USA Today story sa...
Understanding scholarship letter
Learning that the prospective college student is eligible to receive a scholarship is usually one of the more pleasant components in finding the best ...
More than a place to keep stuff
For the better part of the past 18 years my mother bugged me to get the last remnants of my property out of her house.Last weekend — a little mo...
Evaluating forage stands for survival
Well, it is officially … spring? Let’s see how long that lasts.There is an old weather tale which states that Forsythia bushes can forecas...
Where did that come from?
A four-inch straight red line is cut across my forearm. I have absolutely no idea how I got it. I’m not entirely sure when I got it. It’s ...
It’s March Madness: Unionize the NCAA
When Zion Williamson’s foot broke through the sole of his Nike shoe on February 20th, the sporting world stood still.The consensus number one pl...
Bringing down the cost of college
If we want hard work to pay off, we have to get the cost of college under control.When Connie and I went to college, a part-time job was often enough ...
We need to find a creek
Spring is at our doorstep and first signs of new life and new growth have begun bursting forth despite the frigid temperatures of recent days. It is t...
Silicon Valley’s next target: America’s farmers
How’re you gonna keep ‘em down on the farm after they’ve seen… Angus? Not the cattle breed, but the 1,000-pound “farmer ...
One night at Waffle House
The first time I met David Lieurance, I stood at the police counter in the old Wilmington City Hall as I began my first tour of duty as a police offic...
