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NEWS 1/9/14 7:32pm

Skinner, Khudobin back and producing for shorthanded Hurricanes

By Matt Mallian

The Carolina Hurricanes are a hard team to figure out.  Some nights, they will go out and play spectacularly, yet on others, players look lost on the ice.  Recently, the Hurricanes have been on one of their hot stretches. It has been an up and down season for the Hurricanes.  They have endured five losing streaks of three games or more, and the season just passed the midway point.  Since Dec.

NEWS 1/9/14 6:04pm

Dan Le Batard ruins baseball tradition

By Tommy Hamzik

I’m not sure about you, but when I hear the name, “Cooperstown,” I get the chills. I’ve never been to the small town in the heart of New York State, but I sure hope to get there one day.

NEWS 1/5/14 9:57pm

Cherished alumnus Rev. John G. Truitt Jr. passes at 81

By Michael Bodley

Rev. John G. Truitt Jr., a graduate in the class of 1953, died Saturday at the age of 81. He died after a long battle with illness, according to Elon University Communications. A celebration of Truitt's life will be held at the Elon Community Church Monday at 2 p.m.

NEWS 1/4/14 8:34pm

Elon fails to finish in loss at UNCG

By Matt Mallian

The Elon University women’s basketball team kept it close and led at points in the game but could not survive a late run and ultimately dropped a 73-62 contest to the University of North Carolina-Greensboro inside Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon, Jan.

NEWS 1/4/14 5:31pm

Beloved alumnus Rev. John G. Truitt dies at 81

By childyard

Rev. John G. Truitt, distinguished Elon alumnus, died today at age 81. Truitt graduated from Elon in 1953 and died after a lengthy illness, according to an E-Net article. The Truitt family has been involved in Elon and its religious life since the early 1900s.

NEWS 1/3/14 2:03am

Bears take risk, make Cutler quarterback of the future

By Matt Mallian

The clamoring for Josh McCown can stop.  Jay Cutler is the Chicago Bears’ quarterback of the future. Cutler has signed a seven-year, $128 million contract that will pay him an average of $18 million per year over the first three years, including $54 million guaranteed, Bears general manager Phil Emery announced Thursday, Jan.

NEWS 1/2/14 2:15pm

New year, same exciting performances

By Matt Krause

Year in and year out, New Year’s Day is a day in which college football takes center stage. The day provides an opportunity for the sport’s best teams to showcase their skills on a national stage.

NEWS 1/2/14 2:51am

Winter Classic becoming great NHL tradition

By Matt Mallian

13-degree temperatures.  And Snow.  Lots of snow. Who would want to spend their New Year’s Day sitting outside in those conditions? Well, apparently about 105,000 passionate, snow-powdered hockey fans. Exactly 105,491 fans, clad in red and blue, packed Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor on Jan.

NEWS 12/31/13 5:28pm

Cold shooting day plagues Elon against No. 7 Duke

By Tommy Hamzik

Just over a year ago in Durham, Elon University hung with the top-ranked Duke University Blue Devils for nearly the entire first half. The Phoenix held a lead down the stretch, but a Blue Devils run early in the second half broke it open and the hosts went on to win, 76-54. When the two schools, separated by just 39 miles, met again on Dec.

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LIFESTYLE 12/20/2025 12:34pm
La clínica de atención médica local ofrece una ayuda vital a los residentes sin seguro del condado de Alamance

Valerie Epperson, residente del condado de Alamance, afirmó que no cree que estaría viva si no fuera por la Clínica Open Door del condado de Alamance, una clínica que brinda atención médica gratuita a personas sin seguro médico. “Cuando empecé a ir a la clínica, mi diabetes estaba descontrolada y comía lo que quería. Simplemente no me importaba”, dijo Epperson. “Cuando tienes a alguien que te ayuda, te mantiene alerta y te recuerda constantemente: ‘Tienes que hacer esto. Tienes que dejar de hacer aquello’”.

LIFESTYLE 12/20/2025 12:27pm
Local healthcare clinic provides lifeline to uninsured Alamance County residents

Alamance County resident Valerie Epperson said she doesn’t think she would be alive right now if it were not for the Open Door Clinic of Alamance County, a clinic that provides free healthcare to people who do not have insurance. “When I first started, my diabetes were out of control, and I was just eating anything I wanted. It’s like, I just didn’t care,” Epperson said. “When you have someone there to help you, it keeps your mind open all the time about, ‘Hey, you need to do this. You need to stop doing this.’”

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