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LIVE CHAT: HBO’s Game of Thrones: “Second Sons,” Sunday, 9 p.m. ET
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Oxbow and Gary Stevens surprise with Preakness win (Slideshow)
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Why do presidents lie? What good does it do?
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Interview: Michelle Ching overcomes recession with ViSalus success
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Letting terrorism win: Shutting down Boston was the wrong decision
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Farmacia Santa Maria Novella: Italy's essence of travel in Florence
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Should economics rely on mathematical models?
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Bad Cop / Bad Cop headlines a night of punk and hip hop
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Obama's handlers mishandle the Chicago Way
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Ben Affleck, Kanye West in ‘Saturday Night Live’ 38th season finale
Lisa King
I was born and educated in Southwest Virginia, traveled with my job all over America in my twenties and early thirties then came back to the mountains to raise my daughter.
I’ve been employed as everything from a quality control technician in industrial construction, to a mail processing plant manager, to postmaster of a small town. I’ve been to forty nine of the fifty states, as well as many other countries. Traveling will always be a passion I indulge, and something I’ll call upon often in my writing.
I come from a long line of story tellers, and will shamelessly exploit a family tree resplendent with colorful and unique characters, both past and present.
In short my perspective will reflect the pride and familiarity I have of my Appalachian heritage. My stories will be a reflection of the values I believe we hold dearest here, all embellished with a healthy dose of Southern Appalachian flare.
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Sports Around
Contributions to the Communities Sports desk from readers.
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Oxbow and Gary Stevens surprise with Preakness win (Slideshow)
Oxbow, with him long time winning jockey Gary Stevens, pulled out his most spectacular win in the 138th Preakness Stakes.
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2013 Preakness TV schedule and coverage
Some say Orb is a shoo-in, but not if Departing and Mylute have anything to say about it.
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NFL Patriots release Kyle Love after diabetes diagnosis
Kyle Love, defensive tackle for the Patriots, was released just days after finding out that he has diabetes.
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Preakness post positions favor Orb and Goldencents
Orb should take the second jewel in the Triple Crown with ease on Saturday.
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Oxbow and Gary Stevens surprise with Preakness win (Slideshow)
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Steps to Authentic Happiness via Positive Psychology
Happiness is attainable. Morning to night. I love to teach, deal with folks that have an issue and really wish to tackle it and write.
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Making Waves: A Hawaii Perspective on Washington Politics
How does our 50th state view D.C. politics?
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Truth Hurts
Political centrist who tells it like it is
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Consider Again
"Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you're thinking in order to make your thinking better." - Dr. Richard Paul
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Travels with Peabod
Life lessons, adventures, people places and observations as I undertake my personal quest to travel to 100 or more countries before I die.
Recent Entries by Lisa King
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Ben Affleck, Kanye West in ‘Saturday Night Live’ 38th season finale
Published 12:26 p.m. May 18, 2013
Saturday Night Live ends current season with a bang
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TV tonight: Undercover Boss finale and Jodi Arias lies on 48 hours
Published 12:30 p.m. May 17, 2013
‘Undercover Boss’ revisits the most compelling bosses of the season
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TV tonight: American Idol picks winner and The Office comes to an end
Published 1:20 p.m. May 16, 2013
Who will be the next ‘American Idol” champion?
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TV tonight: ‘CSI’ wraps up 13th season with guest star Ozzy Osbourne
Published 1:32 p.m. May 15, 2013
‘Black Sabbath’ guest stars on ‘CSI’ season finale.
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TV tonight: ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: LA’ wrap up record setting seasons
Published 12:33 p.m. May 14, 2013
Season finales of ‘NCIS’ and ‘NCIS: LA’ clears the way for reality TV Tuesday
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TV tonight: ‘How I Met Your Mother’ finale and ‘Invisible War’ on PBS
Published 2:12 p.m. May 13, 2013
‘How I Met Your Mother’ wraps up season eight tonight
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TV tonight: ‘Long Island Medium’ season four premieres on TLC
Published 1:26 p.m. May 12, 2013
Theresa Caputo is back with season four of ‘Long Island Medium’
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TV tonight: NBA Playoffs and Brian Williams interviews Chris Christie
Published 10:19 a.m. May 10, 2013
Christie embraces Obama after praising his response to Hurricane Sandy
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TV tonight: ‘Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy’
Published 12:06 p.m. May 8, 2013
Larry the Cable Guy is back tonight on History Channel
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TV tonight: Basic cable offers up a feast of man friendly programming
Published 11:20 a.m. May 7, 2013
‘Deadliest Catch,’ the Great American Fish Tale, returns.
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TV tonight: Dear Mom, Love Cher, Rihanna, Rectify and Bates Motel
Published 2:02 p.m. May 6, 2013
Cher pays tribute to her mom tonight on Lifetime
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TV tonight: The Mentalist ends as Game of Thrones hits ratings high
Published 3:39 p.m. May 5, 2013
The identity of ‘Red John’ is narrowed to seven suspects on ‘The Mentalist’
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TV tonight: podcast giant Marc Maron stars in ‘Maron’ tonight on IFC
Published 12:44 p.m. May 3, 2013
Marc Maron interviews Dave Foley on tonight’s ‘Maron.’
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TV tonight: Bob Newhart guest stars on ‘The Big Bang Theory’
Published 2:14 p.m. May 2, 2013
Bob Newhart plays ‘Professor Proton’ tonight on ‘The Big Bang Theory’
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TV tonight: lackluster writing wastes skilled cast of ‘Family Tools’
Published 2:03 p.m. May 1, 2013
‘Family Tools’ premieres tonight on ABC
