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Whitney Houston sang in 1985, “I believe that children are our future. Teach them well and let them lead the way. Show them all the beauty they possess inside. Give them a sense of pride to make it...
EDITORIALS
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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...
12 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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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...
13 months ago | 0 | 7 |
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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...
14 months ago | 0 | 7 |
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"Be careful when you talk about saving the forests," a wise mountain politician told me when I was campaigning in his home county. "A lot of your potential supporters make their living working for ...
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There is one great question that North Carolina politicians have argued about for generations. The views of the protagonists are intractable and held with passion. What is this divisive question ...
14 months ago | 0 | 7 |
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Last week the New York Times released its list of "100 notable" books of 2008. Two North Carolina books made the list. Want to guess which ones? If you keep up with North Carolina literature (or...
LETTERS
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The veterans of the "forgotten war"— Korea— request your assistance in our effort to build a memorial to our veterans from North Carolina that are "still on duty" in North Korea. These men fought ...
7 months ago | 0 | 3 |
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Anson Middle School will continue to implement an innovative program known as AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) during the 2009-2010 school year. The AVID team has decided to accept ...
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I have just gotten off the phone with my sister who was crying and heartbroken. She had been to Eastview Cemetery to water the roses on our Daddy’s grave, and they weren’t there. This is not the fi...
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On June 23, a public hearing was held at the Morven Town Hall to allow the public to comment on the 2009-2010 town budget. I attended the meeting with the sole purpose of addressing the decision to...
8 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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Just received a notice that our sewer rates are being increased... because Anson County increased their rates to the town of Lilesville. People have lost their jobs and are dealing with hourly cuts...
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I believe that any candidate elected to fill the vacant (school) board seat will perform to the best of his or her competence level. I am concerned, however, that administrators and school board me...
MORE OPINIONS
7 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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This past Friday, July 17, was a day of good news for Anson County. In these uncertain times, where more often than not, the news is that more workers have been laid off, it was a pleasant surpri...
8 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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The first weekend in June, almost 100 people gathered in the Lockhart-Taylor Ingram Room to learn more about how to build bridges out of poverty in Anson County; very soon, the next steps will be t...
8 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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This is another story about a couple who came to me asking if I would marry them. I do not remember their name and if I did, I wouldn’t tell you. We met one evening in my office. I sat on one side ...
8 months ago | 0 | 7 |
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Last week was unprecedented in my lifetime. The world lost three entertainment giants within just a few day— icons that helped define three different generations. First, on Tuesday, we lost Ed Mc...
8 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit o...
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So the story goes, G.K. Chesterton, the London, England preacher and writer at the turn of the 19th century, read in the London Times a question that intrigued him. The question was, ‘What is wrong...
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