A $3.9 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust has been awarded Wake Forest University to fund a search for moral superstars. The Beacon Project, a three-year initiative to find and define the morally exceptional and better understand how to improve moral character, will be led by Wake Forest professor of psychology William F. Fleeson. The team includes R. Michael [...]
When Jimmy Carter revealed during a recent press conference that he has four spots of cancer on his brain, a reporter noted that it was impossible to feel sorry for him. “Feeling sorry would have felt like an insult, a denial of the virtues he showed and the faith he didn’t need to speak because it was there.” It was [...]
The Underground Railroad was not underground nor was it a railroad. It was an informal network of secret hideouts that helped an estimated 100,000 slaves escape from their southern plantation masters. It is a thrilling story of courage and resourcefulness that ended in 1863 when President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation. The following article is by the late Allen Trelease, [...]
The Forsyth Public Library launched its annual community-wide read, On the Same Page, on Saturday, September 12, during the Bookmark Festival of Books at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts. Adults, old and young, are invited to read Nathaniel Philbrick’s historical thriller, In the Heart of the Sea, the true story of an early 19th century New England whaling [...]
Board member and retired Admiral Steve Glass obtained 501(c)(3) status for the Park’s foundation. He credits the efforts of the board and many Cary volunteers with bringing the Park to fruition. Veterans’ Freedom Park at 1513 Harrison Parkway in Cary is a symbol of the cost and value of freedom but it is also a story of how a community [...]
When a new genre of American music, called funk, emerged during the 1960s, not many Tar Heels realized the considerable contribution of eastern North Carolina musicians to the new style. Musical genius Nathaniel “Nat” Jones of Kinston and other African American musical pioneers from eastern counties helped to create funk when they joined up with James Brown in 1964, transforming [...]
The Gregg Museum of Art & Design expansion project on the NC State campus has moved into a new phase after a years-long effort to raise millions of dollars in private funding. The university museum’s new home, located in the former chancellor’s residence on Hillsborough Street near the Memorial Belltower, is being renovated with a new gallery space of 15,000 [...]
The High Point Market Authority (HPMA) has released the High Point Market Style Report, for Spring/Summer 2015, a 36-page report developed by eight home fashion gurus who are part of the HPMA’s 2015 Style Spotters team. The team scoured the Spring High Point Market (April 18-23) for the hottest must-have items and then translated their picks into the latest top [...]
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up By Marie KondoTen Speed Press (Penguin Random House) or Amazon.com Despite constant efforts to declutter your home, do papers still accumulate like snowdrifts and clothes pile up like a tangled mess? Then this is the book for you. Marie Kondo, Japanese cleaning consultant, has taken tidying up to a whole new level in her [...]
Foods That Make You Say Mmm-mmm By Bob GarnerJohn F. Blair Publisher$24.95 hard cover Bob Garner, 67, is known for his appreciative murmur of gustatory delight after tasting food on air for UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend”. In fact, his grandchildren (ages 2 – 12), who tease him about how he almost smacks his lips when tasting dishes on television, are [...]
