There is a rumor circulating that the Charlotte Observer has snubbed Susan Wells, penname Susan Barringer Wells. Susan has written a new book, “A Game Called Salisbury.” The book is about the murder of the Lyerly Family in 1906 and the subsequent arrest and later lynching of 3 sharecroppers. The book is also about racial [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Sales of Susan Barringer Wells’ new book, A Game Called Salisbury are progressing well. Susan was featured in the Greensboro Daily News, I believe on Sunday, February 10, 2008. Susan has a book signing coming up at Barnes & Noble in Friendly Shopping Center in Greensboro this week. I wonder if anyone from the New [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )From time to time I see or hear a discussion about the pros and cons of paying off a home mortgage early, making extra payments and 30 year versus 15 or 20 year mortgages. There was an article in the Charlotte Observer Sunday morning, January 20, 2008. The artcle presented for and against positions. This [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )More snow is on the way to Charlotte and North Carolina for the second time in 2 days. Seems like mother earth is ignoring all the “expert” talk on global warming as she did hurricane forecasts for the past several years. I have lived in NC all of my life and seen cycles of weather within [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )I have been shopping at Office Depot for many years due to the fact that I have bought a lot of computer equipment over the years, they seemed to have what I wanted and appeared to be the lesser of evils. I have been shopping for a notebook computer recently and going to the Office [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )WCNC news tv, Charlotte North Carolina, has reacted like many companies in corporate America. Instead of getting to the root of a declining market share of audience, they have let go some of their best assets, veteran newsman John Snyder and professional weather forecaster, Terri Bennett. I will venture a guess that they will lose [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Several responses from descendants of the Lyerly Family, subjects of A Game Called Salisbury by Susan Barringer Wells have not been answered. This is an attempt to get answers from the author. Below are the posted responses by Lyerly family descendants:
Sheena Lyerly
December 28, 2007
Issac Lyerly was my Great-great
Grandfather, and you wrote in your
book that Joseph [...]
WCNC has not been doing well in the ratings. The Charlotte North Carolina NBC affiliate appears to be going down the tube (pun intended) along with NBC. So, what do they do, they can some of the news and weather staff. This is typical of modern day businesses. Instead of scrutinizing all facets of the business, [...]
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