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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 Libelous, vulgar and defamatory language will not be published. Personal attacks and ad hominem criticisms of individuals will not be published.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 The telephone number will not be published, but we will contact you to ensure that you are who you claim to be.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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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson’s Resurrection Weekend Commentary

April 18, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson’s Resurrection Weekend Commentary

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 Columbus Connection is a weekly [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Celebration in the Sunrise

April 15, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Celebration in the Sunrise

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 [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

April 12, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

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 dealing with illegal drug traffickers.  You [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Protests, Tin Gods and the End Times

April 9, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Protests, Tin Gods and the End Times

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, [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

April 4, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

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 want to miss [Read More]

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Commentary: NCFS Deserves More

April 2, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: NCFS Deserves More

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 over Crusoe [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • QWERTY,  QR Codes and Pressing One for English

April 1, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • QWERTY,  QR Codes and Pressing One for English

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 [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

March 30, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

  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 media. Jefferson [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • You Don’t Want That Old House

March 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • You Don’t Want That Old House

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 [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

March 21, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

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 edition of The Columbus Connection. [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver• Sound of the Harvest

March 17, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver• Sound of the Harvest

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 [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Moon of Fat Worms

March 4, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Moon of Fat Worms

I was hours late getting home, but the night was perfectly indigo blue scattered with thousands of frozen white stars, and a moon that seemed too big for the sky, so I didn’t mind too [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

March 1, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on Budgets, and how accountability Zero Based Budget Policies would work. Jefferson also talks about the NC DOT & DMV and the way it operates. [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Fit to Be Tied

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Fit to Be Tied

At least five, usually six days a week, I wear a tie. Neckties were already becoming somewhat passe before COVID made it acceptable to wear pajamas in public. Since then, life seems to have become [Read More]

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Commentary: Game Lands Proposal a Step in the Wrong Direction

February 26, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: Game Lands Proposal a Step in the Wrong Direction

Columbuscountynews.com welcomes dissenting and concurring opinions, guest columns and letters to the editor. All submissions must be signed, and have the sender’s address and telephone for verification. Only the contributor’s name and community will be [Read More]

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Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

February 23, 2025 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Weekly Podcast: The Columbus Connection – Jefferson Weaver Commentary

On this edition of the Columbus Connection, Jefferson has commentary on the Imaginary World Bleeding into Real Life. Do people have the right to push their delusions on the general public. and should taxpayer pay [Read More]

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