Not In My Backyard
Not In My Backyard...
The voice on the other end of the phone was familiar and tinged with a bit of anxiety. I knew who...
The List
Lists. They can be an organizer's tool, a disorganized person's crutch, a spouse's bane. One thing about lists, they take a complex set of...
Why I Choose To Stand
"Oh, say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home of the brave?
Francis Scott Key -...
And It Was Blue
"What the caterpillar sees as the end of the world, the butterfly sees as the beginning." - Anonymous
It was the call you do not...
Oh, You Don’t Have To Do That?
One of the things that surprises many people when I speak to them are the things that do NOT have to be done. I...
Of Cremation, Options, Costs… and Zombies?
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee.
...
The Man in the Mirror
“I’m starting with the man in the mirror.
I’m asking him to change his ways.
If you wanna make the world a better place
Take a look...
On the other hand… Tradition!
“Traditions, traditions. Without our traditions, our lives would be as shaky as... as... as a fiddler on the roof!” - Tevye from Fiddler on...
The Power of a Name
“Hollerbach Funeral Home”, “Amigone Funeral Home”, “Burns Funeral Home and Crematory”, “Staab Polk Funeral Home”, and yes even “Ronald McDonald Funeral Home”, just some...
A Hearse With A View
“Daddy, did you get the hearse with the windows in the back so the dead people can look out?” - Marissa Neddo, age...
Featured articles
CMS Follows NCHSAA Guidelines – Fall Sports and Scholarships in Play
Mint Hill, NC - We reached out to the Athletic Directors at Independence and Rocky River High Schools for feedback on fall sports, athletes,...
Mama K’s Kettle Corn Opens in New Location
MINT HILL, NC - Mama K’s Kettle Corn is open in its new location next to Sammy’s Snowballs!
Owner Debbie Carver entered the Kettle Corn...
Parents Respond to State, CMS Plan for Schools in Fall
CHARLOTTE - In mid-March, schools across the country closed their doors as part of the nationwide effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, pushing...
A Nurse’s Nightmare – From The Frontlines Of The Pandemic In NY
MINT HILL, NC - "The hospital was a battlefield,” recounts Mint Hill's Janaria Nash, MBA, MSN, RN, of her recent deployment to work on...
Servant’s Heart Receives $175K COVID-19 Relief Grant
MINT HILL, NC - Servant’s Heart is thrilled to have received a $175K grant from Mecklenburg County to assist local families coping with the...
