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Stranded man in wheelchair found help was slow in coming
Bill Dowe wasn't far from home, a quarter-mile tops, when his motorized wheelchair conked out on him not too long ago in a McDonald's on Reynolda Road.
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Sexton: Public servant's troubles will be sorted out in court
He didn't say so, not for public consumption anyhow, but the long, slow trip into the belly of the Forsyth County Jail to turn himself in on a criminal charge related to death of another man in a car crash surely stung state Rep. Larry Womble to the depths of his soul.
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Loophole closed, sex offender faces justice
Juan Carlos Santos-Hernandez hardly looked the part of international fugitive Thursday as he sat at a defendants table in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice.
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Committee vote a step in the right direction
Members of a state House committee swallowed hard and took a huge step Tuesday toward taking seriously the moral debt the state owes for sterilizing thousands of its most vulnerable citizens.
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Sexton: 'What now?' week brightened by surprise ending
When the high point was a frantic phone call from a panicky and near hysterical 16-year-old — "Daddy! The basement is flooding! Everything is getting ruined!" — you know it was a week that won't soon be forgotten.
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A long, slow line riding for remembrance and safety
One by one, the string of bicyclists rolled into place. It was neither a race nor a ride in the sense that cyclists know the word.
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Sexton: Which side of history will you be on?
Sympathetic looks of deep concern, bemused smiles and a handful of smirks crossed the faces of those peering out from offices at a large protest of North Carolina's marriage laws at the Forsyth County governmental building Thursday.
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Forsyth kidney donor, S.C. recipient doing well
Enchanting though it may be, an outing to Target to pick up household supplies isn't really anybody's idea of a major accomplishment.
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Sexton: It's Election Day, time to take charge
Two weeks ago, the trucks and tents lining the street in front of the L. Richardson Preyer Federal Courthouse were an annoyance to some and a curiosity to others.
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Sweet sound of success
A well-struck golf shot, especially those hit with a modern metal driver, makes a distinct and uniquely satisfying sound.
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Street-level maps after redistricting: so far, nonexistent
Harry Weiler is, in the very best sense of the phrase, a political junkie.
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An experiment: Guns in a park, no disasters
A backcountry campsite, even one that's only 5½ miles in, should not look like this. More than 20 people — each with a tent, backpack and water-cleansing system — crammed into every available flat and (relatively) dry spot at Camp 36, a scenic place fittingly called Big Creek.
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Show of support for stabbing victim
Shawn Pressley's room looks like any other that a 20-something young man might live in.
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Sexton: Tattoo artist creates Noah's ark mural at Pfafftown church
It didn't take long Sunday morning to realize that something funny was going on at Christ Community Church. Pastor Steve Monroe was wearing a polka-dot tie, plaid trousers, white greasepaint and a rainbow wig.
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Taco truck a loner for now in Forsyth County; regulations tough on vendors
Toss meat, cheese and a vegetable or two into a shell. Add seasoning. Relatively inexpensive, easy to prepare and fun to eat, tacos are not that complicated.
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Sexton: Grudge aside, ballpark is a treat
The first pitch of the home opener in Season Three at the House that Moneybags Built was a little more than 24 hours away, and workers employed by the Winston-Salem Dash were hard at work Thursday afternoon
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Sexton: Reynolds auction offers look into lives
Even if it was in an auctioneer's warehouse, the chance to peek behind the gilded curtain for an hour or so was too much to pass up.
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A helping hand reaches out to homeless vets at Winston-Salem event
No matter what their age, what their station in life or why they came, veterans were not all that difficult to spot Wednesday during a short welcoming ceremony for an ambitious daylong outreach program for the homeless.
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Sexton: Social media etiquette still applies during elections
The Facebook post, short-lived though it was, carried the same tone as a handwritten note penned by a spurned middle school lover. It was a tad shrill.
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Sexton: Deportation to Mexico means escaping justice in U.S.
Two weeks ago, Juan Carlos Santos-Hernandez was sitting in a Forsyth County jail cell after being charged with three felonies in connection with the molestation of a 10-year-old girl.
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Sexton: Political silly season is upon us
As far as political stunts, shenanigans and dirty tricks go, slipping a few fliers under windshield wipers at a candidates' forum is pretty tame stuff — even if they are sliming one of the candidates.
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Mom planning party to raise money for wheelchair
It's a cliché, of course, but it's funny nonetheless how becoming a parent can change a person's perspective.
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Sexton: Protecting property not so simple in wake of national controversy
Call it a rumor, a tip or the beginnings of a good story, the information that crossed the desk midweek was just too good not to at least check out.
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Anti-DWI crusading lawyer ends up as victim of drunken driver
Under ordinary circumstances, Courtroom 1A in the Forsyth County Hall of Justice is the place to go for folks charged with DWI, driving without an operator's license, hit-and-run wrecks and the most egregious speeding tickets.
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Stranger's gift offers new chance at life
When discussing her life-changing — and life-affirming — decision to donate a kidney to a stranger, Nicole DuPre of Winston-Salem can alternate between sounding nonchalant and as serious as an IRS audit.
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