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COLUMNS

Editor’s Column

From Elizabeth Hudson: How to Get to the Beach

Being on the North Carolina coast puts you in a certain state of mind. This summer, getting there might require some imagination.

by Elizabeth Hudson
A Love Note to North Carolina

The Graduates

When schools across the state send off another class, students and professors celebrate the end of one journey and the beginning of another.

by Drew Perry
Editor’s Column

From Elizabeth Hudson: On Hold, for Now

In a time when it's hard to come together, our editor in chief finds comfort in the printed word.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Editor’s Column

A Note From Elizabeth Hudson: Looking Ahead

Our State has always been a source of celebration and connection. And we don’t intend to turn away from that now.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Columns

From Elizabeth Hudson: For the Win

Our editor in chief remembers her father’s love of sports and how that love made her understand why we embrace them.

by Elizabeth Hudson
A Love Note to North Carolina

Morning Glory in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Getting away from it all isn’t easy, but the rewards are many: The simplicity of a cabin kitchen. The joy of togetherness. The day’s first cup of coffee, sipped as the sun rises over the mountains.

by Drew Perry
Columns

From Elizabeth Hudson: The Best Seat in the House

When it was too cold to sit on the front porch or walk to the neighbors’, a chair just big enough for 6-year-old Elizabeth and her grandmother became her favorite spot to while away a winter’s day.

by Elizabeth Hudson
Columns

A Love Note to North Carolina: The Two-Lane Life

Pull off the interstate: From mountain blacktops to coastal byways, the soul of North Carolina lives on roads less traveled.

by Drew Perry
Features

Starboards of Wonder at the Crystal Coast Christmas Flotilla

In early December, seafaring sorts deck the, well, decks with lights and holly, parading their sailboats, yachts, and skiffs along the coast from Morehead City to Beaufort.

by T. Edward Nickens
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