The thirteen finalists of American Idol performed the music of Michael Jackson Tuesday night. Two of them will be eliminated Wednesday night. Opening the show was Lil Rounds, who sang “The Way You Make Me Feel,” from the 1987 Bad album. She did a good job, although I wouldn’t have ...

What an absolute waste of precious time. Not being a morning person, it’s hard enough to get up as it is. And this time of the year — for me at least — taking an hour out of days that are already too short is ridiculous. I’ll repeat my annual request: pick one time and stick ...

The Pitchfork Rebellion is, according to this Washington Post article, a nonpartisan group critical of the judicial selection process in Virginia. Truth be told, it’s hard not to be critical. Virginia is one of only two states, along with South Carolina, that empower their state legislatures t...

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Continuing our general theme, “Greatest Questions in the Bible,� this week our concern is found in Genesis 4:9 - “Where is Abel, thy brother?� This question takes on new imp...

American Idol showcased the second group of 12 tonight. Tonight’s vote will choose the next three contestants - the top male, the top female and then the next with the highest vote total - to the final round of 12. Kicking things off was 17 year old Jasmine Murray. She did not do well, startin...

Former NSU coach and athletic director William “Dick” Price died yesterday. I knew it was coming but it is still a tremendous loss. Price, for whom the stadium at NSU is named, was the winningest football coach at the school. But he was much more than that. He had a keen intellect and a ...

The blogosphere is all abuzz about the comments made by Del. Lionell Spruill Sr. regarding redistricting. Republicans have reacted with glee and Democrats with disdain. My sense is that both sides are unwilling to acknowledge that Spruill is both right and wrong. Spruill is right when you consider t...

Gubernatorial candidate Brian Moran made the news Friday with the announcement of his Homeowners’ Bill of Rights. UPDATE : If you see a white space below, the video is down. You can view it here. The entire press release is below the fold. Moran Proposes Homeowners’ Bill of Rights ~ Bold...

The 36 contestants selected last week have been broken down into three groups of 12. The first group performed tonight. Kicking things off was Jackie Tohn. Her high energy performance couldn’t make up for a poor song choice. I like her voice, just not on this song. Up next was Elizabeth City&#...

An article written by my father, the Rev. C. Thomas Paige, as it appeared in the Tri-State Defender on the date shown. Continuing our general theme of last week, “Great Questions in the Bible,� this week we are going to concern ourselves with the next question found in the Bible, “Who told the...