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In every local region there are daily events: planned, serendiptous, environmental and unavoidable that deserve mention.

I have long felt that Greg Lake / Pete Sinfield 's "I believe in Father Christmas" is one of the more creative modern Christmas songs created in my lifetime. I have never been a huge fan of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, but I am a big fan of Greg Lake's ode to the British Santa.
I like Christmas ornaments, most people do this time of year. In this post I am publishing a few ornaments that I like. I will publish more later, maybe a few exterior decorations if I can get any unique shots.
"So this is Christmas (War is Over)" was written in 1971 by John and Yoko Lennon, just months after the official breakup of the Beatles.
I actually like Celtic Folk Music ... I like it very much. The Celtic Women are not Celtic Folk singers; however, they do have their place, especially during the Christmas Season.
In what could be a potentially significant obstacle to the plans to build a windfarm near Pocosin Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Beaufort County the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service filed a position with the N. C. Utilities Commission 12/5/11 raising concerns about their impact.
Since I was a young adolescent, I have loved the Peanuts Gang. The first installment of Charles Schultz's classic Peanuts Comic Strip on the television was "A Charlie Brown Christmas," which first aired in 1965.
Jewel Kilcher is probably the single most talented performer / songwriter, in terms of ballads, in the last 20 years.
Sarah McLachlan has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. As an impassioned "rocker," with somewhat of a sentimental streak, I have always dug talented balladeers, especially the females.
Allison Krause is one of the most talented performers of our time. It's time for Allison, and a host of assorted talented musicians, such as Yo-Yo Ma to take their turn in our Yuletide section.
The Turnage Theater will cease operations December 17 following the December 16 performance of the Tar River Swing Band's Christmas show.
The movie "A Christmas Story" is the most exposed story in a decade. With this gem, who needs to own the DVD? It drones on and on each Christmas Sesaon, and we are left with vignettes of somebody's memories.
The Good Lovelies are in the Christmas Spirit, and we are too. "Santa Baby, so hurry down the chimney tonight."
Thanksgiving as a holiday just makes profound sense. It is one of the Unites States's oldest holidays and is emblematic of who Americans are ... or maybe were.
As we approach the Yuletide season, we are requesting that our readers send us Christmas greetings, through song, story, or verse that is important to you.
I had the opportunity Thursday to participate in the opening ceremony, in Kinston NC, of the traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, the "Wall That Heals". This wall is a half scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington DC.
The crux of that issue is what kind of odor will be released as a result of that process. Thus, where it is located becomes a question of who is concerned about it.
United States Highway 17 has now completed the southern leg of the proposed bypass, around part of New Bern, which will make travel much faster for those traveling along North Carolina's farthest east, north / south corridor.
Hatteras Island is not accessible due to multiple areas of overwash on Hwy 12 north of Rodanthe from Hurricane Irene.
On Friday and Saturday, August 5-6, the Association of Mexicans in North Carolina (AMEXCAN) and the consulate general of Mexico set up shop in the Greenville Convention Center , Greenville to give identification to illegal immigrants in order that they can work in the state and vote.
Two shootings that left four people injured and three armed robberies marked a crime-riddled night in Greenville. Police responded to a fight and shooting at the Fusion Skate Park around 11:30 Saturday night.
In case you haven't heard, there is a big brouhaha going on in neighboring Carteret County.
We want to motivate, inspire and activate this generation to be Patriots with Moral Character. We want to help find, develop, and train leaders to help restore our country to the Republic our Founding Fathers meant it to be.
The WDN persists in its whining about Beaufort County being split in the proposed House districting plan. We pointed out that the plan does so because of the requirements of the Voting Rights Act.
Gale Shiver, host of The Kings Table Talk Show in Greenville NC is seeking guests. The show runs on Greenville's Public Access TV channel GPAT-23.
Uvonda Jones Willis, a native of Pamlico County has written a book titled, "Quoting My Way Through Teaching".
No more excuses: Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. Within the next week, all City of Washington residential solid-waste customers should be outfitted with a blue, 95-gallon roll-out recycling cart.
Prepare to pamper yourself in decadence at the 9th Annual Carolina Chocolate Festival being held at the Crystal Coast Civic Center February 4-6, 2011 at Morehead City.
A rare Christmas season snow began blanketing eastern North Carolina early this morning around 3:00 am, December 26, 2010, at this reporting station just north of Washington, North Carolina.
For the second time in one month, Beaufort County has received State representatives bearing gifted incentives to persuade multi-state companies with a local presence to favor expansion here.
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