Top Story Editor's Pick Dimon Kendrick-Holmes: On old station wagons, the resurrection and other things that defy science Dimon Kendrick-Holmes Mar 31, 2024 Mar 31, 2024 Updated May 5, 2025 0 BH Media The Griswolds prepare to pile into the Wagon Queen Family Truckster in the 1983 road comedy “National Lampoon’s Vacation.” National Lampoon Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Dimon Kendrick-Holmes Every Easter, I think about my mother’s 1978 Mercury Marquis station wagon with fake wood paneling.kAmxE 4@F=5 92G6 G6CJ H6== 366? E96 :?DA:C2E:@? 7@C E96 u2>:=J %CF4<DE6C[ E92E 5625\@? A2C@5J @7 DE2E:@? 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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College makes case for $60M bond to expand South Campus With enrollment among Cabarrus County residents up 27.7% since 2020, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College President Carol S. Spalding is making th…
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