Some thoughts from the back of the house.

By Steven Errante

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Steven Errante conducts the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra.

How old is old enough?

By Gary Trawick

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Gary Trawick is a North Carolina Superior Court Judge who resides with his family in Burgaw.

Celebrating a giving spirit.

By Paul Wilkes

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I was talking to a group of newly minted doctors about the importance of a spiritual life, of prayer, in all our lives. And, in the back, a young intern fidgeted impatiently in her seat. And you, I asked? How?s your prayer life? It was as if I were speaking from another planet, in a foreign language. I don?t have time for anything besides my work, she blurted back as she looked at her watch.

Recognizing the day for our own sake.

By Andy Wood

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Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina.

Adjusting to life as a post Junior Miss.

By Lauren Levian

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Lauren Levian is an actress and story-teller who lives in Wilmington.

A growing online danger.

By Wally Bock

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It usually starts with an email that shows up with an urgent and scary message telling you that your account might be closed or that some important personal data has been lost by an organization you do business with. It's called "phishing" with a "ph."

Hi, I'm Wally Bock and in this Postcard from the Digital Age we're going to talk about phishing. Despite the cute name, it's a very nasty thing indeed.

Four years of excitement culminates at Airlie Arts Festival.

By Richard Sceiford

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The dangerous and cut-throat world of book collecting.

By Nicki Leone

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As the weather has warmed and the pollen has at last settled out of the air, my reading habits have changed. I have left my old yellow velvet chair, and on sunny days at least find myself sitting on the planks of my weathered front porch, my back against a support post, with a glass of sweet tea and a sleeping cat at my side.

Nan's history with fitness.

By Nan Graham

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Nan Graham teaches in the Honors English Department at UNCW.

Vision of a Wilmington that never was.

By Charles Boney

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Architect Charles Boney and his family make their home in the Historic District of downtown Wilmington.