2023 A Look Back: The Hero You Never Knew You Needed Award
Not all heroes wear capes.
At least not Amanda Seay. She seems more the utility pants and boots type.
‘We never leave anybody behind:’ Vietnam veteran’s remains returned to Waynesville
For the first time in nearly 55 years, a Waynesville native and Air Force captain who didn’t return from his mission over Quàng Nam Province in South Vietnam is finally back among his family, friends and loved ones.
Heroes, misfits, and men: two reviews
In “Sexual Personae,” controversial feminist Camille Paglia wrote, “When I cross the George Washington Bridge or any of America’s other great bridges, I think: men have done this. Construction is a sublime male poetry…. If civilization had been left in female hands, we would still be living in grass huts.”
Haywood’s hero: The life and legacy of Riley Howell
At this time last week, few knew of him and most all those who did were of the home — Waynesville, in Haywood County.
The first time I heard his name roll off the tongues of these Western North Carolinians on that bright morning, it was Howl. Riley Howl. Like Ginsburg’s Howl, the “I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness” Howl.
Riley Howell, hero of UNCC shooting, returns home
Although the impact of the shooting at UNC Charlotte will continue to be felt for some time, residents of the rural community that raised Riley Howell have begun the healing process today by welcoming the hero home.