Former NC Gov. Jim Hunt, a longtime, dominant figure in state politics, has died

James B. Hunt Jr., a one-time Wilson County farm boy who rose to become one of the dominant figures in 20th-century North ...
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Bit by bit, small US groups chip away at historic levels of social isolation

Across the country, small groups are working to rebuild social connection amid rising loneliness in their own modest ways. It ...
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This Low-Key Restaurant In West Virginia Has BBQ Ribs So Good, They’re Worth A Road Trip

The meat has that perfect pink smoke ring that BBQ aficionados look for, evidence of the low and slow cooking method that’s the hallmark of great barbecue. You can order a half rack, full rack, or if ...

The heroes we live with and the assumptions we make

Roland Merullo is the author of 21 novels and seven books of nonfiction. With his older daughter he writes a Substack ...