LIFE

RUFFIN ON RELIGION

  • Solutions found in one place

    Several years ago, I had a meeting in Washington and heard a surprisingly honest and sincere speech by then U.S. Rep. John Kasich, R-Ohio.

Church Notes

Summer program meant for kids

First United Methodist Church of Rocky Mount is serving free bag lunches to children 18 and younger from 11 a.m. to noon Mondays and Thursdays through Aug. 23 at Eastern Avenue Park behind D.S. Johnson Elementary School. There will be games, crafts, stories and fellowship. For information, call 977-0400.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Glorious Abstract comes this weekend

The Glorious Abstract show: 10:30 p.m. Saturday; Nightlife Bar and Grill, 821 Country Club Road, Rocky Mount; 9 p.m. opening act Travis Moss; $5; 985-3866; nightlifebarandgrill.com.

TOP LIFE HEADLINES

  • Go b(u)y the book?

    Times are changing.

    Fifteen years ago, the average college student would get a class schedule and textbook list and head to the campus bookstore, reluctantly prepared to shell out hundreds of dollars on textbooks.

TOP HEALTH HEADLINES

  • Doctor tests unusual therapy

    CORVALLIS, Ore. — Dr. David Blatt is one of those people who talks with his hands. Sitting in his office, he gets more and more animated as the conversation goes on, carving the air with sweeping motions of his right arm to emphasize his points.

    His left arm can’t keep up. Its fingers grip his knee to still their trembling.

TOP FOOD HEADLINES

  • Weighing coupons and health

    In the past few columns, I’ve addressed some readers’ concerns about aspects of coupon shopping. Wrapping up the series, here’s a letter from a reader who wonders about the health consequences of eating low-priced meats:

TOP MARQUEE HEADLINES

  • Sing offers musical memories

    There is no pressure.

    When Johnnie Umphlet steps up to the microphone at Nash County Senior Center, he knows how the show will begin but has no idea how it will end. That is up to his friends and the people watching them perform at the free monthly classic country and gospel sing. The show is from 10 a.m. to noon on the first Friday of every month.

TOP RELIGION HEADLINES

  • Services to honor pastor

    A longtime Rocky Mount pastor will be recognized by his church in early August to mark his 23rd year of service there.