by Tina Neeley | Dec 16, 2023 | Stories
IT WAS a time when the world and healthcare resembled a sci-fi horror movie more than the world we’d known. At least our world before the pandemic was larger than theirs. The world of patients confined to skilled care centers is small, occupied by those who can no...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 16, 2023 | Cover
It was a familiar scene in their Sochaczew, Poland home, though not in others. A mother and her preschool daughter huddled over an anatomy atlas from the mother’s nursing classes. Although not yet able to read, the images on the book’s pages piqued Selena...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 16, 2023 | Feature
SHE WAS so proud of him. Eric Torres’s full-ride scholarship for a mechanical engineering degree made his family proud. His grandmother was his rock and the most significant difference-maker in his life besides his parents. But what would the future hold now? While he...
by Tina Neeley | Dec 16, 2023 | Feature
AMERICAN AUTHOR Pierce Brown said, “Home isn’t where you’re from; it’s where you find light when all grows dark.” In a time like we’d never seen, the pandemic gave us many opportunities to find light. At Lincoln Manor (LM) in Fayetteville, it was an opportunity that...
by Tina Neeley | Nov 11, 2023 | Feature
THE DECISIONS and actions of past generations shape Lincoln County and Fayetteville’s landmarks, institutions, and culture. Though they are no longer here, their work, even down to their smallest decisions, left a lasting impact. Their stories and legacies continue...