Category Archives: NEWS & VIEWS

Live local. Live small.

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Gwenyfar Rohler

Everyone should own a business, but there are people who should never own a business. It may sound contradictory, but this is something I have been kicking around for a couple of years, maybe close to 10, to be precise. … Continue reading →

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Defending Tradition

Posted on May 17, 2013 by John Hitt

A few steps from UNCW’s pool, there is room rarely accessed by anyone outside of the school’s swim team. I remember it as an ugly, damp space with misplaced filing cabinets, unidentifiable athletic equipment, and musty carpet. Team meetings were … Continue reading →

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Barack for Berger

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Mark Basquill

I’m not suggesting Barack Obama is throwing the weight of his presidency behind Brian Berger. I’m proposing a trade. No player to be named later. No salary cap stuff. Put Berger in the Oval Office and bring Barack here. Sure, … Continue reading →

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Live Local. Live Small.

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Gwenyfar Rohler

The Marketplace Fairness Act cleared a major hurdle last week when it passed the Senate 69-27. Introduced by Senator Mike Enzi (R – WY), in NC both of our senators, Richard Burr (R) and Kay Hagen (D), voted in favor … Continue reading →

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Turbine Thoughts

Posted on May 7, 2013 by John Wolfe

Standing on the beach, one would barely see them, an array of specks lining the horizon. Stationed miles offshore, out past the bathers and the surfers and even the fishermen, they’d look like toothpicks, maybe, or miniature pinwheels. But charter … Continue reading →

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Live Local. Live Small.

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Gwenyfar Rohler

One of the best and most fascinating jobs I ever had was working for the Wilmington and Beaches Convention and Visitors Bureau. I was the archive department. That sounds really important, but, honestly, it was me: a printer, a scanner … Continue reading →

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Live Local. Live Small.

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Gwenyfar Rohler

Sometimes I read the morning paper and find my mind plays tricks on me. A few weeks ago a story broke about the sheer scope of money currently in off-shore tax-havens.  The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), a group … Continue reading →

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Long May You Run

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Mark Basquill

I love that tune. Now, old Neil couldn’t have run a Boston Marathon, even when he was Neil Young. But if I hadn’t tore up my calf, I might have been in Boston with other runnners from clubs like Wilmington … Continue reading →

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Live Local. Live Small.

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Gwenyfar Rohler

It should come as no surprise how excited I am to hear about an event centered around exclusively North Carolina-made products. It’s part of my conscientious buying power: to stick with local, regional and nationally made products in an effort … Continue reading →

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Gust Bust

Posted on April 16, 2013 by John Wolfe

A new piece of environmnetal legislation, The NC Affordable and Reliable Energy Act (H298), was approved by the House Commerce Committee in the North Carolina General Assembly on Tuesday, April 9th. The next stop for the bill will be the … Continue reading →

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