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Peace still holds at Appomattox
It’s still peaceful at Appomattox Court House — tranquil and serene. National peace was restored here in 1865. Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to ...
Dwight Sparks, Author at Davie County Enterprise Record
Opinion
Sparks column: Pinch hitting, Ted Budd, ‘Stonewall’
I’m filling in a couple days this week at the Enterprise-Record for ailing editor Mike Barnhardt. I’ve been retired three years from the newspaper, and ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, June 24, 2021 12:00 am
Editorials
Swan Song: Old Editor’s Final Words
Now, Gentle Readers, for a few profound words as I close the door on our 33-year visit. Only … I’m not good at being profound. ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, May 31, 2018 8:48 am
Editorials
Cellphone Zombie Wants To Go Off Grid
I’ve become one of those people I detest — the ones who sit around enthralled with their cellphones. The zombies. At the airport, at the ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, May 24, 2018 10:24 am
Editorials
How To Say ‘Peony’ During Royal Wedding
The lowly peony is in for a big promotion next week as it becomes one of the featured flowers in England’s royal wedding. American commoner ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, May 17, 2018 8:30 am
Editorials
Last Words: ‘Tell My Father I Died Right’
COLUMBIA, S.C. — In the rotunda of the South Carolina state capitol is a painting of the “Angel of Marye’s Heights.” The angel was Sgt. ...
by Dwight Sparks, Saturday, May 12, 2018 9:15 am
Editorials
2 Times This Old Editor Was Dead Wrong
Two times I was wrong … Sure, you can probably count more, but there’s not room for all of them here. First, I was wrong ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, May 3, 2018 8:55 am
Editorials
33 Years Have Altered More Than My Hair
I remember that young whippersnapper. He thought he was God’s gift to journalism, wise beyond his years, able to move mountains, deflect the winds and ...
by Dwight Sparks, Friday, April 27, 2018 9:13 am
Editorials
A Final Plug: Dan Barrett For Senate
In another part of the newspaper, you may have read that I’m retiring. Predictably, I will have some parting comments, but they can await another ...
by Dwight Sparks, Thursday, April 19, 2018 9:08 am
News
Publisher retiring after 33 years here
Dwight Sparks, editor and publisher of the Davie County Enterprise Record and The Clemmons Courier for 33 years, will retire June 1. He announced his ...