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American manufacturing must be revitalized
Representative Howard Coble and I may be on opposite sides of the aisle, but we share a common goal — to see more and more things made in America, again. Howard and I serve as co-chairs of the Cong...
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America needs to seize opportunities
Energy costs have risen sharply in recent years, fueled by everything from rogue foreign governments to too many people in the United States government lining their own pockets. Few people recogniz...
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Education continues to suffer in N.C.
The full General Assembly is set to return to session in February, but in the meantime, I and many of my fellow members remain busy with interim committee meetings and budget discussions. In additi...
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Words for a rainy day
“Abide with me, fast falls the eventide” begins the hymn written by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847), an Anglican clergyman who served nearly half his life as vicar of a church at Brixham, a fishing ...
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Military cuts would be harmful
As we work to rein in spending and get our nation’s debt and deficits under control, I’ve heard from many of you who are concerned about proposed cuts affecting our active duty military and veteran...
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Prayer is more about the relationship than the results
The NFL playoffs are in full swing and the teams are marching to the Super Bowl in full regalia. One of the teams that won their first playoff game in overtime was the Denver Broncos. They have bee...
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EDITORIALS
Lawsuit filed against ‘unconstitutional’ redistricting plan
by Rep. Frank McGuirt
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A coalition of more than 40 people filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the redistricting plan drawn by Republicans in the General Assembly, arguing that the plan unfairly and illegally packs Afric...
Don’t look for ends but beginnings
by Rob Rollins
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As a pastor I am asked some questions over and over again. One of them and the several variations of the same question are, “Do you think we are in the end times?” Most of the time I answer, “I don...
The absence of war is not peace
by Rob Rollins
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In The Wizard of Oz, the Munchkins sing gleefully, “Ding Dong! The Witch is dead. Which old Witch? The Wicked Witch! Ding Dong! The Wicked Witch is dead. Wake up - sleepy head, rub your eyes, get ...
Prevention starts at home
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It's no secret that teen pregnancy has become a major problem in Anson County. We've all heard the statistics— 77 out of 1,000 girls aged 15-19 got pregnant in 2007 in Anson, compared to 63 statewi...
Desperate times, desperate measures
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Have you ever been desperate? How about at your wit’s or rope’s end? Have you ever been in so much pain that you would try anything to get some relief? I have been there. One summer I was having s...
Sports teaches us a lot about life
by ROB ROLLINS
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I have enjoyed watching the playoffs in the National Football League. The Super Bowl is this coming Sunday Feb. 1, 2009 where the Lombardi Trophy will be awarded to the team with the most points. I...
LETTERS
Silence is not the way to better race relations
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It is very upsetting to know that we as a community live in an era where people feel that any one culture has to make their way out of America where we are supposed to be the melting pot for freedo...
Grateful for community’s support of ‘Book Buddies’
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Principal Betsy Ammons, along with the staff and students of Wadesboro Primary School, would like to express our appreciation and thankfulness to all of our “Book Buddies” for your hard work and de...
Uptown Wadesboro honors local veterans
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Uptown Wadesboro, Inc., has been honored to provide two Veterans Day display windows on Greene Street during the month of November. The display windows could not have been created without the loan...
A special thanks for saving the life of a friend
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When we speak of our companions, people often [assume] it is a human companion, but the animal world extends loyalty to us much more than mankind. I have had the opportunity to share 12 years of my...
Fall Festival a huge success
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The Uptown Wadesboro Annual Fall Festival, which was held Saturday, Oct. 29, was once again a fun-filled day with lots of laughter and funny looking people. The Fall Festival requires many people ...
Anson needs more than hotels to grow
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I’m sure the statement that “most businesspeople prefer to stay in an established hotel” was not meant to slight us but I think [County Manager Lawrence] Gatewood and others in Anson County would b...
MORE OPINIONS
Sometimes, we must decide where our loyalty lies
by Rob Rollins
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From time to time, each and all of us are called to decide where loyalty lies. Some of the time the decision is a subtle one and we find no inner moral or spiritual conflict in the process. I woul...
Citizens struggling to make ends meet
by Rep. Larry Kissell
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As the holidays end and the new year begins, it is no longer cards and well wishes in our mailboxes, it is mail that many of us dread. Whether it’s credit card bills from holiday shopping, or the s...
Majority is testing constitutional limits
by Rep. Frank McGuirt
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The General Assembly returned to Raleigh this week to consider overriding the governor’s veto of a bill that gutted the state’s Racial Justice Act, a law that helps ensure no one, of any race, is s...
We need to put America first
by Rep. Larry Kissell
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As we continue on a path toward economic recovery, we must make sure that every step we take is in the right direction — promoting our American businesses and jobs. I was troubled this week to see ...
Look at problems anew
by Rob Rollins
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“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as unsolvable problems.” — John W. Gardner Maybe you have seen this puzzle before. The instructions are: Without lettin...
America can still achieve great things
by Rep. Larry Kissell
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Christmas has always been a favorite time for me. I grew up in a family and a church that taught me the true reason for the season at a very early age. I have many memories of joining with family m...
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