Barry Saunders columns from Raleigh, NC

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Saunders: I fought the school bus course – and the school bus course won

From the driver’s seat at the State School Bus ROADeo, Barry Saunders develops a new appreciation for what school bus drivers do.

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Saunders: In Enloe water-balloon case, does punishment fit the crime?

Wasn’t there a more creative way to deal with Enloe High School students who allegedly threw water balloons than to suspend them from school?
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Saunders: Readers suggest visits to higher - and lower - ground

Wow, that was a new type of invitation. Naw, not that a reader told me to go to hell - as hard as that is to believe, it's happened a time or two - but that he also invited me to his church afterwards.
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Saunders: Church the one place all should be welcome

Raphael Vargas wandered into Longview Baptist Church and sat in the back. His appearance – agitated, some members said – and the way he suddenly left prompted someone to call the police, who charged him with disorderly conduct at a religious service.
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Saunders: Troubador George Jones played heartstrings of sorrow

Anyone with a breath of life left in him would recognize George Jones as perhaps the greatest country singer of all time. Known as “the Possum,” Jones died Friday at 81.
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Saunders: Mandatory cursive? You’ve got to be kidding

It appears that no segment of our lives is too obscure for our current legislature to interfere with.
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Saunders: Anonymous nurse was a superhero when man went into cardiac arrest

Robert Short would like to personally thank the anonymous nurse who administered CPR when Short went into cardiac arrest on Franklin Street in Chapel Hill.
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Saunders: The 24/7 news cycle should slow when justice is at stake

The public’s “right to know” can butt heads with law enforcement’s duty to track down suspects, especially in high-profile cases.
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Saunders: Seeing shades of gray in the abortion debate

Is it possible to be in favor of a woman’s right to choose what to do with her body but still be horrified by what Dr. Kermit Gosnell is accused of doing?
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Saunders: A little bit country, a little bit rap, a lot to talk over

In their song “Accidental Racist,” rapper LL Cool J and country singer Brad Paisley — no, make that address — the issue of race and the misperceptions many of us have. It’s just two dudes talking about what many of us think but leave unsaid.
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Saunders: ‘42’ movie brings a reminder of a column I’m not proud of

The Jackie Robinson movie ‘42’ depicts baseball player Enos Slaughter – and reminds Barry Saunders of the time he went to Slaughter’s funeral and then wrote bad things about him. Barry now calls his own action classless.