Archive for ASKED AND ANSWERED BY ALEXA

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Opinion — Making an educated decision

Last Monday, I was making baked chicken for dinner. When the oven timer went off, I pulled the ... Read more

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Opinion – Thank you to Carter

It is the dream of many people to be able to look back on a long, successful career ... Read more

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Opinion — Mr. Pibb brings some fizz to my life

June is Adopt a Shelter Cat Month and coincides with “kitten season” in the U.S., the time in ... Read more

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Making your own luck

Wednesday, March 17, is St. Patrick’s Day. This time of year always makes me think of a strange ... Read more

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COLUMN — Don’t sit by the phone waiting for a vaccine appointment

If you are an older adult in the Piedmont Health District, you may be a little confused about ... Read more

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Why are you not good enough for the good stuff?

A few years ago, my grandparents moved to Farmville. While packing up their belongings at their old house, ... Read more

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COLUMN — Why do people always hate life-saving inventions?

It is a longstanding American tradition to object to inventions that by and large save lives. In the ... Read more

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COLUMN — Letting go may be healthier than holding on

Sometimes when I hop in bed to get some sleep, I go to pull the covers up only ... Read more

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COLUMN — My biggest Thanksgiving fails

One Thanksgiving Day when I was a tiny kid, I was sitting in the kitchen watching my mom ... Read more

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COLUMN — Stop catastrophizing

Are you a catastrophizer? I am, sometimes. Catastrophizing, while a pretty word, is an act in which a ... Read more

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Mask up for Halloween

Halloween will be different for all of us this year. Though many people are likely planning a nice ... Read more

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COLUMN — A letter to my pre-pandemic self

Imagine you’re writing a letter to the 2019 version of yourself. It’s something I think about often. What ... Read more

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COLUMN — Free yourself from things

I recently stumbled upon an illustration online that likely originally came from The New Yorker. In the drawing, ... Read more

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COLUMN — Tips on how to cook

As someone who spends much of her free time in the kitchen mastering the art of home cookery, ... Read more

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COLUMN — I ordered groceries online, here’s how it went

Before the pandemic, grocery shopping was one of my favorite stress relievers. I could spend hours going down ... Read more

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Masks follow same rules as underwear

As we have witnessed, wearing facial coverings during this time of pandemic has done wonders for our communities. ... Read more

News

Housing options are few for young professionals

My boyfriend and I have been looking for a new place to rent. I know, our timing is ... Read more

Opinion

Falling down the rabbit hole

If I’m not working, sleeping, cooking or dancing, chances are I’m watching videos on YouTube. The video-sharing platform ... Read more

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Just like bluebells, we will bloom again

Mertensia virginica, commonly known as Virginia bluebells, are always a welcome sight for my family. We wait all ... Read more

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What you should be watching

I know the current climate of the world feels very frightening. Ongoing concerns about the coronavirus have cancelled ... Read more

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Making it real

Nearly a month ago I drove out to Cumberland to cover the unveiling of Tarika Brown’s newly-built home. ... Read more

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Tales from the tableside

Before I became a reporter, I spent most of my waking hours working as a server at local ... Read more

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How MLMs prey upon women

Ladies, tell me if this scenario is familiar to you. You’re minding your business and browsing on your ... Read more

Local

Perfect attendance awards are not so perfect

It’s understandable that schools would desire to award students with perfect attendance when applicable. Many schools struggle with ... Read more

Opinion

Helping Australia

It can be easy to separate yourself from crises when they aren’t necessarily affecting you. It is difficult ... Read more

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A resolution solution

I know that people are sick of hearing about new year’s resolutions. Every year people decide that they ... Read more

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Letters to Santa

Every family has their own holiday traditions. For some, tradition involves baking Christmas cookies or crafting new ornaments ... Read more

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