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Author Beth Macy and harm reduction specialist Michelle Mathis talk about grassroots and community efforts to address the opioid crisis. Macy's latest book is Raising Lazarus.

Mount Airy, N.C., the inspiration for Mayberry in the 1960s comedy "The Andy Griffith Show," has reinvented itself as a destination for hundreds of thousands of fans of the show who visit each year – nostalgic for a town that never really existed.

Ely, Nevada offers a mix of history, nature and modern things to do.

The status quo is neither working nor protecting patients as intended. Hospitals and surgical centers need to be realistic about the availability of loved ones to care for a patient or escort them home. There needs to be a more viable strategy than "don't come back until you've made a friend with a car," and ignoring the situation won't make it go away.

To a skeptical observer, it often looks as if restoring the social and political arrangements of, say, Alabama in the 1950s is the movement’s goal.

Commentary - So, heres my question for the MAGA crowd — one of several related questions, actually: When was America last great, and what was great about it? Also, when

On the occasion of what would have been his 96th birthday, we're celebrating the star and his enduringly popular sitcom.

HOLY COW HISTORY:

Otis Campbell.

Valley Head is gearing up for its fifth annual Memories of Mayberry event next Saturday, May 7, at the Valley Head Town Square.