Commentary on Current Events of Interest to Columbus, and the Surrounding Counties of NC
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Blue pumpkin buckets for Halloween
As you head out the door with a costume clad character of your child’s choosing, you may stop to pick up an orange bucket or bag on your way. You never really stop to think [Read More]
Opinions & Commentary
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Beware the Cobrachickens
Jefferson Weaver William stopped in the center of the lane, jowls flopping, long red ears slapping against his head as he had a good scratch. The redbone loved the cooler mornings, because the smells were [Read More]
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A man who could make you laugh
Jefferson Weaver I have no idea why I couldn’t sleep the night of Oct. 16-17, 2018.I hadn’t taken a long nap that evening, or had too much coffee.The animals were behaving. I wasn’t worried about [Read More]
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Those old sayings
Crystal Faircloth, Staff Writercrystalfaircloth@columbuscounty.news It’s a tumultuous time in the world right now. I don’t believe I have ever seen the country so divided, or seen folks so bent on tearing each other apart. So [Read More]
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Yellow ribbons for somebody’s child • Jefferson Weaver
For weeks, it seems the country has been devoted to the tragic story of a lovely young woman named Gabby Petito.Videos and photographs show a happy, spirited young lady trekking across country with her fiancé. [Read More]
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Ramblings of a teenager’s mama • Crystal Faircloth
One of the greatest joys in life is becoming a parent. When you’re pregnant, everyone fusses over you and offers to help in the smallest of circumstances. When the baby is born, relatives that you [Read More]
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• When the lights were bright
It sits waiting for its final end, as it has for decades.One day, one of the tired old oaks or the upstart pines in the yard will crash down, taking another piece of the old [Read More]
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The week of Peep • Crystal Faircloth
Most people refer to rose colored glasses as a failure to see the bad in a relationship, or the unwillingness to compromise when a situation is dire and wrong. The actual definition is a pair [Read More]
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• Never apologize, and never, ever forget
We remembered a hard day this past weekend, and it hurt some folks’ feelings.The stories began trickling out Monday — a college professor who said “white people” were obsessed with Sept. 11, 2001. A group [Read More]
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Flowers in the sidewalk • Crystal Faircloth
There are times in your life when you stumble upon something so beautiful and unusual that you just have to share it with the world. You often wonder how something so unique came to be, [Read More]
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Doves, dogs, drinks and advice • Jefferson Weaver
A comment by an old friend saddened me the other day. “I haven’t been dovehunting since we were in high school,” he said. Considering that’s pushing 40 years ago, I was aghast. My friend was [Read More]
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The Golden Promise • Jefferson Weaver
My shirt was soaked, despite having been relieved of its sleeves and collars somewhere in a previous life, when it was armor for an office rather than minimal protection from mosquitoes, sunburn and disdainful looks [Read More]
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The moral compass • Crystal Faircloth
If you have ever had the pleasure of sitting through a notary class, then you have definitely heard the term moral turpitude mentioned at least ten times. By definition, it is described as conduct contrary to expected [Read More]
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A place to call home • Jefferson Weaver
A good friend of mine just completed a road trip of a lifetime. With no real itinerary, he wandered south by southwest, eventually ending up staying with a friend in Arizona for a few weeks. [Read More]
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Biden’s withdrawal has longterm effects
Letter to the editor To the editor, As a combat wounded veteran of 20 years, I cannot believe that the President has not presented better plans for withdrawal (from Afghanistan). Plans that would have allowed [Read More]
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Babies and barbed wire • Crystal Faircloth
Too often we find ourselves complaining about our lives. We complain about politics and we argue about statistics. We no longer love our neighbor, and we fail to see the good in our country. We [Read More]