There was a National Trend in the late 1970’s and 80’s where businesses across the nation left the traditional business districts to relocate in malls and strip centers leaving behind a huge inventory of vacant buildings.
I have always felt adrift when it comes to the issue of preserving the textile history of Roanoke Rapids.
The only thing missing was the mule, the dying mule, gasping for one final breath as his farmer owner pleaded to the Almighty for the faithful beast to plow one more row before a vicious and ominous storm set in.
Sunday night could have very well been the start of football season but it wasn't — it was the premier of the final episodes of Breaking Bad that had me wrapped in nervous anticipation.
Today was supposed to be a scathing indictment of those who whine about stories concerning marihuana busts and was to be called Night of the Yammering Dope Fiends.
Like a Bible given to a hardened atheist, the Evergreen Solutions report sits on a shelf collecting dust.
The scene: A coffee shop after lunch at the Barbecue Place.
