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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 Libelous, vulgar and defamatory language will not be published. Personal attacks and ad hominem criticisms of individuals will not be published.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 The telephone number will not be published, but we will contact you to ensure that you are who you claim to be.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.

Feel free to contact Managing Editor Jefferson Weaver with any questions. You can telephone 910.914.6056, or email JeffersonWeaver@ColumbusCountyNews.com  

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Jefferson Weaver • Dirt Road Soap Opera

November 19, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Dirt Road Soap Opera

Almost every evening, I get home, change shoes, toss my necktie and sigh. My bride brings me a cup of coffee or a glass of tea, I mess with the dogs, she starts supper, and [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Monkeys, Lizards, and Snakes —  Oh My

November 14, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Monkeys, Lizards, and Snakes —  Oh My

Sometimes I really worry about my friends and family in Sub Carolina, also known as the Palmetto State of South Carolina. Every time you turn around, they have problems with invasive species. Armadillos, Tegu lizards, [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Neighbors and Americans

November 6, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Neighbors and Americans

The squirrel cussed me like a drunken sailor, so I saluted him with my coffee. The fan hummed in the background, although the morning was markedly cooler. It was just not cold enough to kill [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Thoughts on Election Day

November 4, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Thoughts on Election Day

In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s a big election year. The ads have gotten nastier in recent weeks, as early voting kicked in and Nov. 5 looms. Although I am a traditionalist, and enjoy the [Read More]

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Commentary: Who Will We Endorse?

October 30, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: Who Will We Endorse?

There’s always a lot of buzz and sometimes controversy regarding political endorsements during election season. This year everything seems a bit more strident, so the subject of promoting one candidate or another is bigger news [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Happiest Girl

October 23, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Happiest Girl

Her roses were blooming when we said goodbye to my mother-in-law the other day. I don’t know all the varieties she had growing in front of what was her home. I know Faye Hill loved [Read More]

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Yellow Ribbons for Everybody’s Child

October 7, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Yellow Ribbons for Everybody’s Child

The yellow ribbons are for others now. The ribbons that flew from every utility pole, every door, and many a mailbox in October 2000 are long since gone, faded, shredded by storms, or just taken [Read More]

A man with a long beard
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The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary on Hurricane Helene

October 5, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary on Hurricane Helene

On this Edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on Hurricane Helene. FEMA, and Government Bureaucracy. The Columbus Connection is a weekly public affairs program produced in, for, and about Columbus County North Carolina. [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • To Be Rather Than to Seem

October 1, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • To Be Rather Than to Seem

Like many of you, I breathed a sigh of relief followed by a prayer for safety when Hurricane Helene jogged left last week. Most of us are still cleaning up or drying out from the [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Letter from a Lizard

September 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Letter from a Lizard

Dear Mother, I am sure you will be surprised to see this letter, considering the last time we saw each other was during the Great Conflagration. I was relieved to see you made it out [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • On 9/11, Don’t Forget 8/26

September 10, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • On 9/11, Don’t Forget 8/26

A few days ago, a date passed by that many folks didn’t think about. It was the third anniversary of the suicide bombing at Abbey Gate, Hamid Karzai Airport in Afghanistan. Thirteen Americans died. Their [Read More]

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Partnership for Children celebrates Smart Start Month

September 3, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Partnership for Children celebrates Smart Start Month

By Kayla Henson Columbus County Partnership for Children Governor Roy Cooper proclaims September as Smart Start Month. This proclamation acknowledges the Smart Start Network’s commitment for over 30 years to ensuring all North Carolina’s young [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Barking at Thunderstorms

September 3, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Barking at Thunderstorms

I managed to wrap the last fastener on the wire just as the first drops of rain sent up geysers of dust in the bone-dry pasture. It doesn’t seem like the ground would be so [Read More]

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Saving on School Lunches

August 29, 2024 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Saving on School Lunches

By Meleah Collier Cooperative Extension Organizing your family’s schedule, activities and budget every week can be a daunting task. When it comes to planning for your food budget, it is important to find ways to [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • A Blue Sky Over a Golden Field

August 28, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • A Blue Sky Over a Golden Field

Sometime in the next few days, the ritual will begin. The worn, comfortable and nearly threadbare surplus pants and the facing camouflage shirt are already clean. I likely will note how I should replace at [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Spider-People and Smiley Faces

August 20, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Spider-People and Smiley Faces

At least two of my ancestors were truly insane. We don’t like that term nowadays, of course, but even 100 years ago it was commonly applied to people who had serious mental illness. One of [Read More]

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