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February 2009 Table of Contents
This Month
Features
Why We Love North Carolina
Our affection for the Old North State runs deep. Share the pride with reflections from community leaders and Our State readers.
Our Carolina Ways
Essays by: Richard Childress, Jim and Ann Goodnight, Franklin Graham, Cecilia Budd Grimes, William S. Powell, Bob Timberlake, Jerry Wolfe, Ira David Wood III
No Place Like Home
Essays by: James Applewhite, Jerry Bledsoe, Bill Cecil Jr., Fred Chappell, Gov. Michael Easley, Dr. William Friday, Luther Hodges Jr., Cotton Ketchie, D.G. Martin, Sharyn McCrumb, Dr. Orrin H. Pilkey, Bruce Roberts, Bill Smith, Shelby Stephenson, Ron Stutts, Billie Ruth Sudduth, Bill Thompson, Brian Vickers
Thanks for the Memories
Essays by: Kathryn Stripling Byer, Congressman Howard Coble, David Holt, Jan Karon, Sid Luck, Loretta Oxendine, Jeanne Robertson
More features
Great Walks: Goose Creek State Park By Lynn Setzer
The extensive Palmetto Boardwalk turns a trek through Beaufort County’s rugged swampland into a walk in the park.
The Museum Doubt Built By Charles Blackburn Jr.
Persistent stories that Abraham Lincoln drew his first breath under a Carolina sky have led to the creation of the Bostic Lincoln Center.
2009 Reader Photo Contest
Call for Entries
Looking Back at Looking Forward By Arnold Wengrow
History and art come together in a museum that honors Black Mountain College, whose influence continues worldwide.
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Bed, Barn, and Beyond By L.A. Jackson
Three inns cater to the needs of travelers who journey across our state — on horseback.
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Tips from the Pros — A Photo Essay
Seven photographers who regularly contribute their talents to Our State offer tips for capturing those picture-perfect moments through the lens of a camera.
Departments
Welcome to Our State
By Vicky Jarrett
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Tar Heel Treasures
Postmaster’s window By Janet C. Pittard
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Tar Heel Literature
Without Precedent: The Life of Susie Marshall Sharp; Perfect for Framing; Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina
Tar Heel Towns
Sparta By Bill Cissna
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Tar Heel History
British Cemetery on Ocracoke Island By Tom Gillespie
Tar Heel People
Log-home craftsman Kevin Thomas By Kathy Norcross Watts
Carolina Artists
Oil painter Kyle Highsmith
By Marimar McNaughton
Tar Heel Memories
Mountain Mama
By Kathy Ledford Collins and Geraldine Ledford Yates
Tar Heel Gardening
Potatoes By L.A. Jackson
Tar Heel Tastes
Bliss Chocolat By Katie Baer
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Carolina Kitchen
Cupcakes By Charlotte Fekete
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Agenda
A History of Medicine in the Lower Cape Fear; Civil War Trail markers in Elizabeth City
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