They're actually known by another more common name. Andy has some advise on how to deal with their bite.

By Andy Wood

Wilmington NC – Click the Listen button to hear Andy's commentary.

Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina.

Adware, spyware, Wally calls it like it is.

By Wally Bock

Wilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Wally's commentary.]

If you've got a computer and you're on the Net, the odds are about 9 to 1 that you've got programs on your computer that track where you go and what you do online.

In this Postcard from the Digital Age we're going to talk about spyware, or is it adware. More on that in a moment.

Richard needed a musical jump-start recently. He found it in an old favorite.

By Richard Sceiford

Wilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Richard's commentary.]

A skill that needs to be practiced and developed.

By Nicki Leone

Wilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Nicki's commentary.]

It's sometimes difficult for a younger generation to understand the challenges of earlier one.

By Nan Graham

Wilmington NC – Click the Listen button to hear Nan's commentary.

Nan Graham lectures at UNCW and is the author of "Turn South at the Next Magnolia."

With all the national attention on fitness and diet, Charles looks to architecture to solve part of the problem.

By Charles Boney

Wilmington NC – Click the Listen button to hear Charles' commentary.

Architect Charles Boney and his family make their home in the historic district of downtown Wilmington.

Lending a helping hand to a noble traveler in distress.

By Andy Wood

Wilmington NC – Click the Listen button to hear Andy's commentary.

Andy Wood is Education Director for Audubon North Carolina.

Not everything in the garden needs your undivided attention.

By Barbara Sullivan

Wilmington NC – Click the Listen button to hear Barbara's commentary.

Barbara Sullivan is a lawyer who lives and gardens in downtown Wilmington.

Our appetite for foreign made goods is only one factor.

By Dennis Henderson

Wilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Dennis' commentary.]

America?s foreign trade gap has been called unsustainable yet unstoppable. This seems to be more truth than fiction.

No better time than an election year to put our best foot forward.

By Catherine McCall

Wilmington NC – [Click the Listen button to hear Catherine's commentary.]

In times past I?ve been as cynical as the next person, especially when it comes to national politics. Quick to criticize and slow to listen, I have thrown my share of gasoline into the political fire. I?ve done my share of disrupting otherwise delightful family dinners.