by Amanda E. West | Dec 11, 2025 | Stories
GROWING UP, most of us played outside long after the streetlights in our neighborhood buzzed to life high above our bicycles. Electricity has hummed through our lives like a silent servant — so constant, we forget it’s even there until our lights flicker during a...
by Amanda E. West | Dec 11, 2025 | Cover
FOR MOST working mothers, 6 p.m. is a time for reheating a pot of soup on the stove or warming bread in the oven for dinner. It’s a time when our modern conveniences, such as washing machines, clothes dryers, and dishwashers come alive as household chores begin. But...
by Amanda E. West | Dec 11, 2025 | Feature
CHRIS BROWN slid his card into the ATM and punched in his PIN. As he’d done many times before, he selected the amount of cash he wanted to withdraw from the bank in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Gears whined inside the machine before a receipt printed, and a metal...
by Amanda E. West | Dec 11, 2025 | Feature
THE UNITED States Army, the largest branch of our military, was established on June 14, 1775. Two years later, on the same exact date, the Second Continental Congress passed the Flag Resolution. This declared that “Old Glory,” the flag of our then-fledgling country,...
by Amanda E. West | Dec 11, 2025 | Stories
THE ROAR of five mighty engines, the thrill of the crowd cheering from the stands, and the wholesome family atmosphere made the Monster Truck Wars at the Cooper Steel Arena on Oct. 25 unforgettable. Gates opened two hours before the noon matinee began for the pre-show...
