“Many of us believe that wrongs aren't wrong if they’re done by nice people like ourselves.”-author unknown
I can tolerate a liar more than I can tolerate a hypocrite.
People lie all of the time, sometimes the lies are just bigger than others.
San ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:19PM
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Okay, this is not going to be very pretty.
When I refer to the ‘n’ word, I’m pretty confident that most of you know what word I’m referring to, so let me jump straight into it.
A few weeks back I was at a high school taking pictures of the football ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:18PM
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After three months of working for the News Herald, I have finally found a regular lunch spot.
I will refrain from saying what eatery it is that has caught my fancy, but I will say this; in this heat, an all-you-can-eat soup and salad bar is not only ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:17PM
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On many occasions I receive e-mails or phone calls telling me how brave I am to address certain topics in public. While I do appreciate the sentiment, my feeling is that I am not necessarily courageous for speaking the truth.
I would be failing myse ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:14PM
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First published in the Roanoke Chowan News Herald, March 2006
"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and incur my own abhorrence." Fredrick Douglass
It took me almost ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:14PM
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No greater lover of beauty than I
I beseech thee, allow me an ear
"Art is suffering"
My heels bear the blackened scars of countless tours thru purgatory
This conspiracy against my very essence, is as much inside of my mind,
as it is not inside o ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:13PM
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Who is the hero now?
As soon as I heard about Tim Hardaway's comments about gay people, I immediatly knew that brother was in for hell in a handbasket. While we do have the right to free speech in the U.S., this is a country that is bricked and mo ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:12PM
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Thanks for the response Hulda!
I always have a problem when the answer to a question of Christianity is centered on an assertion made in the Bible.
The problem of course being, for people who view the Bible as nothing more than another book cre ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:11PM
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Now that the holiday is over
Some concluding thoughts now that Black History Month has come and gone.
Last week a beautiful young lady caught up with me in MugShotz and told me that she was so happy that
I did not have any allegiances with p ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:10PM
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By Curly Morris
Monday, March 26, 2007 9:17 PM CDT
I know a guy who has lived a weird life.
When he was in elementary school he received several dozen state writing awards and was touted as the next great literary genius.
The kid sp ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:07PM
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Of all of the topics I have addressed in my columns, this one will surely create the most enemies for me.
I bet however, this is the topic I will get the least amount of response from, and I'll explain why towards the end of the column.
I had t ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:06PM
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This article first appeared in the Roanoke Chowan news Herald on May1, 2007
"We can't all be heroes because somebody has to sit on the curb and clap as they go by."
Will Rogers
I knew that my decision to challenge organized relig ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:04PM
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John McCain is our next president!!!
The Republican Party is about to win the White House again, this time with an even lamer candidate than the buffoon that has occupied the office of President for the past eight years. I saw it coming two year ...
Posted Wednesday, August 6th 2008 at 7:03PM
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