Posted in Travel on March 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
First: It seems my last post was 11 days ago. That’s not cool, and I’m sorry.
I love to travel. But I don’t like to drive. And I’m not very good at it. I tend to get distracted and veer off in the direction of whatever I’m looking at: guardrails, billboards, mailboxes, pedestrians… I’m also afraid [...]
Posted in The Arts on March 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »
On Sunday I attended “Mark Twain! Onstage” at the Temple Theatre in Sanford. I was there to write a review, but after interviewing John Chappell (who stars as Twain) for a preview story a few weeks ago, I was also there because I knew it would be laugh-out-loud funny. I wasn’t disappointed. The following review [...]
Posted in Breaking News on March 11, 2008 | 4 Comments »
On the evening of March 11, an aura of calm descended upon the quiet suburban neighborhood of Forest Hills. Birds chirped. Dogs barked. Cows in the dead-end pasture on Sussex Avenue banged their heads against the fence.
But as twilight fell, it became apparent to this reporter that something was amiss.
At 5 p.m. in the evening, [...]
Posted in Peace Corps on March 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Posted in Peace Corps on March 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
For today’s article in the Herald, I interviewed local PVCs in various stages of their service. Meghan Bridges is waiting for her final placement letter; Cheryl Light’s daughter, Amber Light, is in her seventh month of service in Cameroon; and Joan Womble’s and Jeannie Buie’s sons, both Davids, completed their service in Kenya and Malawi.
Cheryl [...]
Posted in CIS on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday I recorded a radio spot for CIS at Life 103.1 in Sanford. The ad is part of one of our attempts to get the word out about a need for volunteer tutors in the middle schools. Unless you count watching “Good Morning, Vietnam,” this was the first time I’d ever seen the inside of [...]
Posted in Peace Corps on March 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I finished working on an article about local Peace Corps volunteers and their families that will run in Sunday’s Carolina section. I really enjoyed writing it because I got to talk to other local volunteers and their families and learn about their amazing experiences. Some of the volunteers are finished, but some are just starting [...]
Posted in The Arts on March 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Beginnings are awkward. Consider, if you will, introductions at a business lunch: limp handshakes, forgotten names and your own barking fake laugh. The inevitability that you will have to eat something that retains its original shape no matter how persistently you chew it. The inevitability that someone will ask you something simple, like your name, [...]
