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When Deep Run roots leave home
Vivian Howard made a total of 45 stops on her book tour, serving many of the book’s local dishes from her food truck. Yet, Howard had to leave her own roots first to discover their […]
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A holiday ham tradition
Whether carved and served with a side of stuffing or thinly sliced and served in a buttermilk biscuit, ham makes its way to the center of the family table for the holidays.Country hams have long […]
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Santa renews pilots license
OTTAWA, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Santa Claus successfully renewed his commercial pilot’s license, passing a written exam as well as a health check – despite high sugar levels – and is good to fly for […]
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A tale of two candy bombers
Colonel Gail S. Halvorsen grew up on a farm in rural Utah. As the second World War approached, Halvorsen would frequently look up from his laboring as a sugar beet farmer, awestruck by planes flying […]
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Family fruitcake for everyone
Sitting high on the hill in the middle of the vast country fields, is a fruitcake and chocolate factory where men and women have been molding the fruitcake and dipping the peanuts into chocolate all […]
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Peter Lamb and The Wolves bring their signature jazz to their third album
Tenor saxophonist Peter Lamb just turned 40. At his home in Raleigh in the Mordecai neighborhood, we sipped the same bourbon pushed by Bill Murray’s character in the film “Lost in Translation.” The familiarity and […]
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Seasonal celebration
This year Hanukkah begins the evening of Saturday, Dec. 24 when the first candle of the menorah is lit at nightfall and will end the evening of Sunday, Jan. 1.”A few years back when Hanukkah […]
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Rogue One offers lens into high-stakes Star Wars rebel mission
Los Angeles From the moment “Rogue One” begins, “Star Wars” fans will notice a glaring difference from previous films in the franchise: the lack of a scrolling text that tells what led up to […]
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AT&Ts DirecTV Now hopes to lure millennials with Taylor Swift content
New York AT&T Inc on Tuesday launched exclusive content from pop star Taylor Swift, part of an effort to distinguish its new DirecTV Now streaming television service in a crowded online entertainment market.DirecTV Now […]
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North Carolina poinsettia industry is blooming
In 1825 the first U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Joel Poinsett (an amateur botanist) brought us the beauty of the Euphorbia pulcherrima. Since that time the colorful wonder that is the poinsettia plant has been gracing […]