Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
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By Jamie Ham Guest Columnist At a very young age I was intrigued with the outdoors. After all, there were no smartphones or tablets and setting in the house just wasn’t for me. Sometimes I [Read More]
My friend Sherman Surles brought me a mess of fish the other day – nice fresh spots, still smelling of the salt water. Just as he shared them with me, I shared some with a [Read More]
I always feel bad for Thanksgiving. Ironically, I was having a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner when I realized how the holiday deserves our sympathy. It seems like only 20 years ago we honored what the day [Read More]
Guest column by N.C. Attorney General Josh Stein The holiday season is fast approaching, and the spirit of giving is in the air. For many North Carolinians, this is a time for giving back by donating [Read More]
The TV people were ignoring the growing war in the Middle East, the souring economy at home and other real stories of the morning to yammer happily (and possibly drunkenly) about National Something or Other [Read More]
By Eddie Madden Jr. Columbus County Manager On behalf of the Board of Commissioners and the employees of Columbus County, I wanted to say Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. For some, Thanksgiving is a time to [Read More]
By Mark Green Guest Columnist Happy Veterans Day to all of you who I get to call my brothers and sisters-in-arms. This is a special time of the year where we get to gather together [Read More]
The fact I had to hunt for the email address reveals how often we correspond. Thankfully, it wasn’t more than a day or so before I got a response. “B’H Israelis are united, full of [Read More]
By Mark Green Guest Columnist I would think that after 20 years of war in the fight against terrorism, itself, and feeling the ripple effect the attack on 9/11 had on the country so many [Read More]
The Walker hound stopped for a moment, panting. He heard the other members of his pack a couple hundred yards out, and knew they were still on the deer, so he decided to take a [Read More]
It’s October, which means it’s time for another thing to be aware of. This go around it’s Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month. I was two weeks in before I even knew that this was [Read More]
I wonder sometimes if he is still out there. Considering the number of years it’s been, the odds are ridiculously long, but nature has some funny ways sometimes, and strange things happen. The first time [Read More]
The sun was a comfortable friend, and not having anything more pressing, I decided it was a good Sunday afternoon to spend cleaning rifles that had been hidden far too long in the closet. I [Read More]
My favorite young friend bounced into my office the other day, full of excitement. She was out of school, and had been on an adventure or two with her mother. I had to hear about [Read More]
By Christen Elizabeth Weaver Guest Columnist Each generation has their own GOAT. (If you’re not hip to the jive new lingo the kids are using today, “GOAT” means “Greatest of All Time.”) One of the [Read More]
Less than a mile and a half from our house in the hollow, there’s a new Dollar General. All the jokes aside, I actually like the DG stores, both the businesses and the business model. [Read More]
Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
