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Banned Books focus of event, video. Source: Scott Houston, Braswell Memorial Library, Rocky Mount NC.

Banned Books Are The Focus of Library Event, Video

August 25, 2016 Kay Whatley

Banned Books Week is coming up September 25-October 1, 2016. This annual event draws attention to the ongoing issues with banning of old and new books, and celebrates the freedom to read in the US. Braswell […]

NASA Seeks Applicants to #BeAnAstronaut

March 2, 2020

For the first time in more than four years, NASA began accepting applications Monday for future astronauts. Aspiring Moon to Mars explorers have until Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 11:59pm (EDT), to apply. The call […]

food

The Strange-ness: New Cookie Dough Safe to Eat Raw

January 12, 2019

Colorado-based Sara’s Cosmic Cookie Dough recently announces the launch of its edible cookie dough that’s safe to eat raw or baked. The plant-based cookie dough “is better for you while tasting just like your classic favorites without […]

national

Bigfoot Column: To Woo or Not To Woo? It’s not even a question.

May 15, 2019

By Dr. John Stamey After years of research into the Bigfoot world, I have come up with four different schools of thought regarding the species’ interactions with humans. Naturalistic This group is categorized by individuals who […]