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A Circles® meeting in Anson County or any other site begins with a ritual called “New and Good.” The reason is that when we are in difficult times, our tendency is to focus on the negative. As the ...
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...
18 months ago | 0 | 9 |
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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...
19 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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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...
20 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 ...
20 months ago | 0 | 6 |
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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 ...
20 months ago | 0 | 8 |
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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 ...
13 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 ...
13 months ago | 1 | 8 |
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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...
13 months ago | 0 | 12 |
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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...
14 months ago | 0 | 9 |
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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...
14 months ago | 0 | 9 |
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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
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I have officiated at weddings by rivers and lakes, in parks and gardens, at the beach and in backyards, in homes and hospitals. I was asked to marry an inmate and his beloved in a prison but we cou...
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I am quite confident that this week's daddyism has its roots in Proverbs. The original in the NIV translation says, “Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you will be like him yourself.” ...
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The past two weeks have brought big crime news to the small towns and rural countryside of Anson County. On June 28, the Waffle House in Wadesboro was robbed by three men armed with guns. They, a...
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Some of you have heard me speak of my father’s “daddyisms.” Robert, the elder, often spoke and taught in proverb, parable or story. It has taken a few years for the wisdom of these “daddyisms” to m...
2 months ago | 0 | 2 |
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Whitney Houston said it best more than 20 years ago: "I believe the children are our future." If the kids of Anson County are any indication, that future looks very bright indeed. Not only did Su...
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In just a few days, our nation will be celebrating Independence Day. Our Declaration of Independence, ratified on July 4, 1776, marked the break from England’s rule over the 13 colonies. In establi...
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