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Pamlico Life

A look at the history of Washington’s Confederate monuments

The private soldier He stands at rest atop a granite pedestal on the grassy crest of a small mound in Oakdale Cemetery overlooking the remains ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, October 20, 2017 7:41 pm

My Turn

Zion Kitchen and The Blind Center find unique collaboration

Two local, nonprofit United Way agencies recently joined forces to help meet the needs of local visually impaired clients. For several years, The Blind Center ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, September 8, 2017 5:39 pm

My Turn

Is that clear enough for you?

I was going to write a long, scholarly article about the relationship between the Judeo-Christian tradition and America’s response to immigrants, but after reviewing what ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, May 19, 2017 5:02 pm

News

The Christmas story — with a twist

(Editor’s note: In observance of Christmas, the Washington Daily News is replacing the regular Closer Look feature with a closer look at the Christmas story ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, December 23, 2016 6:15 pm

Community Columns

Part four: Toward solutions

This is fourth of a four-column series about homelessness in Beaufort County. As we have seen in the previous articles in this series, men, women ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, November 18, 2016 11:39 pm

My Turn

How homelessness affects women and children

Part 3 – Women and Children Research and interviews for these articles has led me to discover some surprising and unsettling realities about the state ... Read more

by Polk Culpepper, Friday, November 11, 2016 5:19 pm

Community Columns

Zion Shelter history and personal stories

Who are the homeless? Why are/were they homeless? What are their stories? On any given night, Zion Shelter on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in ... Read more