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•The red twister
twists the
hippy dancer.

•A sneaky-spooky Colleen
forgot the
promiscuous cowgirl.

•The ravenous landscape
undulates a
hairy spy.

No, I wasn’t enjoying libations when I typed those, although technically I could have been.
While the lines may appear to be a misguided attempt at poetry or haiku, they’re actually derived from an almost 100-year-old parlor game called Exquisite Corpse.

As a reporter there are certain stories you become attached to. I try not to, but it’s human nature.

Most of the stories I have become emotionally attached to involve some of the saddest and most horrific elements of humanity, and the people who are left in its wake.

Such is the life of a crime reporter.

But this time—this story—is different. Trust me, it’s a welcome reprieve.

For five years, I have been diligently covering Novant Health’s quest to bring a new, state-of-the-art hospital to Brunswick County.

She was born Laura Sisk, which is a cool name, especially the “Laura” part.

Then she got married and became Laura Wright, the name more famously connected with Wright’s eventual stardom playing villainous Carly Corinthos-Jacks on ABC-TV’s “General Hospital.”

On June 19, Wright won the Outstanding Lead Actress award at the 38th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards in Las Vegas. It was her first Daytime Emmy Award.

Having recently celebrated my 30th birthday, I love it when someone asks to see my ID to prove I am, in fact, older than 21 years old.

I love it when a store clerk asks to see my ID when I use my credit card. They don’t do it at all stores, but I’d like to think my transactions are somewhat safer at places where they check to see I am who I purport to be.

I don’t particularly like the photo on my ID, which I spent a good portion of my aforementioned birthday in a local DMV to receive, but I don’t complain when someone asks to see it.