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Lost a job, but discovered Charlotte is home
Collapsing markets, lost jobs, crumbling companies and houses that won't sell. For many people, 2008 was a turbulent year they're happy to bid farewell. Among them is Charlotte writer Jenny Van Stone, who offers this perspective on change and starting fresh.
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This I Believe essay: 'Nobody's Grandchild'
This I Believe is a regular series on NPR's All Things Considered and Weekend Edition Sunday. It's a series of essays in which people write about the chief values and beliefs that guide their lives. The concept inspired an English class writing project this past semester at UNC Charlotte. The class was called Accelerated Writing and Rhetoric. Student Katelin Longbrake submitted this essay, titled Nobody's Grandchild.
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Reasons to embrace poetry year round
"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house...grandma got ran over by a reindeer...and I heard the bells on Christmas Day..."
The holidays bring out the silly and sublime in poetry. But Hickory resident Scott Owens would like more people to embrace poetry year round. He shares this commentary.
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Assumptions Can Be Wrong
One WFAE commentator says to assume that all evangelicals are at odds with the Republican nominee - or to assume all evangelicals are Republicans in the first place - would be wrong.
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Everyone Should Vote
Early voting begins Thursday, Oct. 16, so you might want a little motivation or some inspiration from WFAE commentator Gus Succop. He's a regular at the polling place every election.
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WFAE essayist Tracy puts a modern and personal twist on the classic, 'Twas the Night Before Christmas.
