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GA reporter and columnist for The News & Observer who has crisscrossed NC for 20 years in the same pickup truck. Eager to profile eccentric and quixotic heroes.
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Teen swimmer still missing at Jordan Lake, search will resume Monday morning Original

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| The News & Observer Verified
Emergency crews in Chatham County called off the search Sunday for a teenage swimmer who went missing during a Fourth of July outing on Jordan Lake. Sheriff’s deputies said Sunday-evening thunderstorms forced a temporary halt, but the search will resume Monday morning. “Our thoughts are with the young man’s family during this incredibly difficult time,” Sheriff Mike Roberson said in a news release.
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Lemurs, gators, a hero dog and homeless deer: Josh Shaffer’s recent critter columns

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| Yahoo Life Verified
This month's offerings from Josh Shaffer include a gallery of memorable animals: • Duke's world-famous lemurs and the civil rights crusader who nurtured them; • A Sanford shelter hosting 150 orphaned baby deer, not to mention the owls, raccoons and skunks. Readers might also remember Daniel Moses, missing now for 15 years and the sister who won't quit looking, along with a record-breaking paddler who raced down the Mississippi River end-to-end by himself.
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How hot is it? ‘Hotter than Satan’s bath water’ and 113 other ways to say it’s scorching

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By Josh Shaffer Verified
| The News & Observer Verified
Only Southerners can describe heat with the style and flavor it deserves, comparing summer’s worst punishment to a sausage griddle or a grit pot. North Carolina will likely top out higher than 100 degrees for a string of miserably hot days, including the Fourth of July. With that in mind, we offer this complete list of sweltering expressions — minus the racier terms, of course. Try one next time you mop your forehead. 4. Hotter than five guys fighting over a chicken nugget in a minivan with no AC. 9.
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