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Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC

Articles in the Commentary section are opinions, not news.  We feature columns by staff members and guests, letters to the editor, and editorials from ColumbusCountyNews.com.  Dissenting opinions are always welcome and encouraged. Length should be no more than 300 words. Libelous, vulgar and defamatory language will not be published. Personal attacks and ad hominem criticisms of individuals will not be published.  Comments, compliments, criticisms, observations, testimonials, and other submissions are welcome.  Anonymous submissions will not be accepted. You must include a name, community and telephone number with any submission. The telephone number will not be published, but we will contact you to ensure that you are who you claim to be. While submissions from readers outside our county are welcome, Columbus residents or those with roots here will take precedence.  Endorsements of candidates will be published until the beginning of early voting.  ColumbusCountyNews.com reserves the right to edit submissions for grammar and consistency with libel laws and journalistic standards.

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Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

December 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus

Eight-year-old Virginia O’Hanlon wrote a letter to the editor of New York’s Sun, and the quick response was printed as an unsigned editorial Sept. 21, 1897. The work of veteran newsman Francis Pharcellus Church has [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Yes, Virginia, We’re All Santa Claus

December 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Yes, Virginia, We’re All Santa Claus

Editor’s note– despite the fact that we are a digital newspaper, among the Christmas traditions we observe at Columbuscountynews.com is to share the full text of the original Francis Church editorial. You can find it [Read More]

N.C. Attorney general Josh Stein (Stein campaign photo)
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AG Warns Against Scammers

December 22, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on AG Warns Against Scammers

By Attorney General Josh Stein It’s the “most wonderful time of the year,” and everyone should be thinking about spending time with family and friends or finding the perfect gifts for their loved ones. But [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Angel in the Trashcan

December 20, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Angel in the Trashcan

More than a century ago, it might even have been on a Christmas morning, the doll was unwrapped to squeals of joy. Her body was simple and straight forward – basically just cotton bags, stuffed [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection for Dec. 16 — commentary with Jefferson Weaver

December 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection for Dec. 16 — commentary with Jefferson Weaver

Editor’s note: the following is the transcript of Saturday’s Columbus Connection, broadcast on WTXY KOOL 1039 and Spotify. The Connection is on air every Saturday at 10 a.m. Good Saturday, friends and neighbors. This is [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Two Brothers on a Rooftop

December 14, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Two Brothers on a Rooftop

Once upon a time, a little boy saw Santa Claus from his brother’s bedroom. They lived in an old, old house, built by a wealthy family many years before even the boy’s parents were born. [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Glory of Being Free

December 6, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Glory of Being Free

Mine might be the last generation of people who understand freedom. I do not mean God-given, constitutionally-guaranteed freedom, although that too is in danger (but that’s a column for another day). I mean the true [Read More]

Jamie Ham
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Dying Sport Lives On

December 5, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Dying Sport Lives On

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]

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Jefferson Weaver • ‘Cold Fish is Good Fish’

November 30, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • ‘Cold Fish is Good Fish’

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]

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Jefferson Weaver • Pine Trees, Pie and Giving Thanks

November 22, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Pine Trees, Pie and Giving Thanks

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]

N.C. Attorney general Josh Stein (Stein campaign photo)
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Make Your Donations Count this Holiday Season

November 22, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Make Your Donations Count this Holiday Season

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]

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Jefferson Weaver • Have a Nice Day

November 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Have a Nice Day

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]

Eddie Madden
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Reasons to Be Thankful

November 13, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Reasons to Be Thankful

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]

Mark Green
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Thank You for Your Service

November 11, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Thank You for Your Service

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]

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Jefferson Weaver • Snakes, Politicians, and Babies

November 8, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Snakes, Politicians, and Babies

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]

Mark Green
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Mark Green • My Thoughts on the Whole Israel Thing

November 8, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Mark Green • My Thoughts on the Whole Israel Thing

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]

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