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Aug 1, 20183 min read

Phail made Duke and Durham a winner

I was an obituary writer for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper when Lewis Grizzard was a famous columnist there. My desk sat right...

Jul 20, 20183 min read

WARNING: Never go to lunch with this former Duke U basketball coach if you're hungry

WARNING: Never go to lunch with Bucky Waters when you're hungry. I made that mistake recently when the former Duke University basketball...

Jul 15, 20183 min read

If men can be the master of their domain, women should be able to control their own bodies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDAmPIq29ro At the end of the delightfully raunchy movie "Animal House," we see Kevin Bacon in his ROTC...

Jul 9, 20183 min read

Sorry, folks, but y'all are booing the wrong people.

A few years ago, my buddy Maurice and I were in an Indianapolis diner, delightfully chowing down on pancakes the size of hub caps. A...

Jun 28, 20183 min read

Heavenly Sources Confirm Joe Jackson Already Screaming At Michael*

Sure, that headline that appeared on The Onion* satirical website - www.theonion.com - after Joe Jackson's recent death was meant as a...

Jun 25, 20183 min read

Who will save passengers from the greedy airlines?

Is there a statute of limitations on shame? Let's say 40 years. Because that's how long it's been since your loyal correspondent used to...

Jun 14, 20184 min read

Moms Are cool, but can't we give Dad a little love, too?

Remember last Fathers Day when you woke up and tried to call your dad, but all of the telephone lines were busy because everyone else was...

Jun 8, 20183 min read

It's not just famous people who are killing themselves.

What I've got they used to call the blues. Nothing is really wrong, feeing like I don't belong. Hanging around Some kind of lonely...

Jun 4, 20182 min read

Nature can be kind of cruel, but sometimes it can be kind of cool.

"Nature," the Durham County deputy sheriff told me Sunday morning, "can sometimes be cruel." He was right. Trying to prevent that cruelty...