Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
Dear Jasmine, I missed seeing you enter this world by just a few minutes the other day, but I was happy to welcome you a week afterward. As I expected, you are just as pretty as your mother and your b...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson questions the motivation behind the county’s new municipal tax collection process, and warns of one of the forgotten problems of overdevelopment. ...
A while back, I happened to be able to solve a seemingly insurmountable problem with a pocketknife and a little patience. The fellow I was helping was shocked. “How did you learn to do that?’ he asked...
You’ve likely never heard of a company called Colossal Biosciences. I hadn’t until recently. The bioengineering firm recently made headlines with its announcement that they have “de-extincted” dire wo...
When the trains went by, plaster and dust drifted from the ceiling, sparkling in the bare bulbs and humming fluorescent tubes that lit the most magical place in the world. He was really too gro...
On this Special Easter Edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on faith, and the Resurrection Weekend. You don’t want to miss this edition of The Columbus Connection. The Co...
I am ashamed to admit I rarely make it to a sunrise Easter service anymore. Animals and malfunctioning body parts make for a slow start to any day, and starting one even earlier is to say the least di...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson discusses the changing attitudes of Americans, the General Assembly’s efforts to curb a growing illegal substance trend, and his ideas on de...
A few weeks back, I saw a homosexual couple walking down the street holding hands. It bothered me, of course, since biblically, it’s sinful. Had I felt called by the Holy Spirit to do so, I’d like to ...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on Children in Neglect, and how The Boy’s and Girls home of Lake Waccamaw helps the local children in need. You don’t w...
The following is partial transcript from last week’s Columbus Connection by Jefferson Weaver. The Connection is available every week on Spotify. For the past few days, a heavy layer of smoke has laid ...
The phone actually rang the other day, instead of beeping or clicking. The voice on the other end of the line was pleasant, female — and virtually unknown. “Don’t you know who this is?” the call...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on the controversy over the recent arrest in Chadbourn where a video of the capture and arrest has been shared on social med...
As Miss Rhonda napped and I marked the halfway point home, I glanced at a longleaf pine standing solitary by a recently-turned field. The sunset was painting the fields in that way it has in March and...
On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on the Camper Trailer Controversy in Columbus County, and Terrorism Verus the Free Market. You don’t want to miss this editio...
As I awoke the other morning to the sound of a giant vacuum cleaner, I knew it was time for the harvest. It’s been said that trees are not planted for our own benefit, but for that of our children and...