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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 Libelous, vulgar and defamatory language will not be published. Personal attacks and ad hominem criticisms of individuals will not be published.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 The telephone number will not be published, but we will contact you to ensure that you are who you claim to be.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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Mark Green • Do You Have Heart?

January 25, 2024 Mark Green Comments Off on Mark Green • Do You Have Heart?

“Do you have heart?” I stood at parade rest doing my best to make heads or tails of the question when my platoon sergeant asked again.  “Do you have heart?” I’d been called to his [Read More]

Gardening

Jefferson Weaver • Where the Cardinals Dance

January 24, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Where the Cardinals Dance

The rainbands were still blowing across the long lane to our house, more reminiscent of a late summer storm than winter. I was thinking to myself how we had dodged a bullet:  no major power [Read More]

Jamie Ham
Life in Columbus

Jamie Ham • The Coonhound and the Deputy

January 23, 2024 Jamie Ham Comments Off on Jamie Ham • The Coonhound and the Deputy

In the Winter of 2007 I was hunting a two-year-old Walker hound named Kate. She was extremely hard-headed to say the least. She was a bit trashy and would miss from time to time, but [Read More]

Life in Columbus

Jefferson Weaver • Pajamas, Bare Feet and the Wisdom of Jeremiah Johnson

January 17, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Pajamas, Bare Feet and the Wisdom of Jeremiah Johnson

A deadbeat young mother goat and a few other needs sent us on a semi-emergency trip to town the other night. It was a Saturday, which means dress codes are not enforced at Valhallasboro,  plus [Read More]

Life in Columbus

Jefferson Weaver • Never Waste a Good Crisis

January 6, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Never Waste a Good Crisis

Today is January 6, the anniversary of the protests, riot, insurrection of whatever you want to call it that rocked Washington DC and led to a shameful witch hunt by politically weaponized federal agencies. It’s [Read More]

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Life in Columbus

Commentary: Who Will Bell The Cat?

January 2, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Commentary: Who Will Bell The Cat?

Note: this commentary is a partial transcript from the Columbus Connection with Managing Editor Jefferson Weaver. The Connection is broadcast every Saturday at 10 a.m. on WTXY and is available on Spotify. There’s an old [Read More]

Life in Columbus

Jefferson Weaver • The Glider and the Firepit

January 2, 2024 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Glider and the Firepit

I was skeptical that the wood would be too damp, but since it was New Year’s Eve, I needed a fire. It took a few minutes, but the leaves, pine straw and a suggestion of [Read More]

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Year-end Message from Sheriff Bill Rogers

December 27, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Year-end Message from Sheriff Bill Rogers

Dear members of the public, As the Sheriff of Columbus County, I wanted to take a moment to express my deepest gratitude for your unwavering support and dedication to the Sheriff’s Office throughout the year. [Read More]

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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]

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

December 18, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on 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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