Bad Stuff…Deep Thoughts – Gig Line #316
GIG LINE 8/19/21 By Marsha M. Brown In late July I took my little Yorkie, ‘Pepper’, and headed to my sister’s house in Williamston, NC for a typical weekend visit…or …
In Our Veterans Corner
If You Truly Believe It…Then, Say It – Gig Line #315
GIG LINE 7/25/21 By Marsha M. Brown Typically, when most of us wake up in the morning, we get our first cup of coffee…sit down and reach for our cell …
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Attention: Vietnam Veterans – Gig Line #314
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown As a Vietnam veteran or the spouse of a deceased Vietnam veteran, you may have received a letter from the Department of Veteran Affairs …
Something Nobody Wants to Talk About (Part 6) – Gig Line #313
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Over the previous weeks I have written about my personal journey prior to my hero husband becoming ill with brain cancer and passing from …
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A Father’s Day Thank You – Gig Line #312
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Though my submission for this week’s Part 6 was written and ready to send into the paper, I reconsidered what I wanted to share …
Something Nobody Wants to Talk About (Part 5) – Gig Line #311
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Before I say another word…I would like to first acknowledge the losses of our incredibly brave men who stormed the beaches of Normandy making …
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Something Nobody Wants to Talk About (Part 4) – Gig Line #310
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Since I last wrote ‘Part 3’ about this topic the week before Memorial Day, I have considered my own list of things to do …
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Memorial Day 2021 – Gig Line #309
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown When you write…first rule of thumb…write what you know…and I’m the first to admit there are a lot of things I don’t know in …
Something Nobody Wants to Talk About (Part 3) – Gig Line #308
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown If you read my last two GIG LINE columns, it was obvious I encouraged everyone to at least consider taking steps to acquire a …
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Something Nobody Wants to Talk About (Part 2) – Gig Line #307
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Last week in the first of this special three-part column, I wrote about the sensitive topic of LAST WILL & TESTAMENT. I had wanted …
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Something Nobody Wants to Talk About – Gig Line #306
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown First…because I have been asked by several GIG LINE readers, an UPDATE on Sarah Smith. Thank you for showing your concern, for sending notes, …
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Please mark your calendars! – Gig Line #305
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown In conjunction with the Dare County Saving Lives Task Force, the Dare County Health & Human Services, and the Dare County Veterans Advisory Council …
Because of My Billy and You… – Gig Line #304
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Sometimes folks ask me what I hope to accomplish writing Gig Line…and this is what I tell them: I write it to honor my …
Grandpa Ken, Preacher Steve and Sarah – Gig Line #303
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown (If you never read another Gig Line, please read this one) Veteran Kenneth L. Smith passed from this world into Heaven on July 23, …
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A promise to keep… – Gig Line #302
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown In one of my early Gig Line columns, I wrote about the event my sweet Billy and I attended at the Charlotte Motor Speedway …
It’s time for a reminder! – Gig Line #301
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Many of our local veterans know about the Dare County Veteran Discount Card that is issued solely by the Dare County Veterans Advisory Council. …
The Dilemma – Gig Line #300
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Like everyone else I have pondered the consideration of getting or not getting the COVID-19 vaccination. For obvious reasons being my age, weight, and …
PRINCIPLE…does it even matter anymore? – Gig Line #299
GIG LINE By Marsha M. Brown Over the last few weeks, we’ve come to hear, read, or have seen significant changes to the workings of our nation…some are not only …
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