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 Libelous, vulgar and defamatory language will not be published. Personal attacks and ad hominem criticisms of individuals will not be published.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 The telephone number will not be published, but we will contact you to ensure that you are who you claim to be.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

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Mark Green • September, Suicide Prevention, and Awareness of Each Other

September 25, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Mark Green • September, Suicide Prevention, and Awareness of Each Other

By Mark Green Guest Columnist   September is coming to a close and so is National Suicide Prevention Month. For many people, September is a difficult time of the year. The month marks the worst [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Coffee Without a Cause

September 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Coffee Without a Cause

A chance to visit with a dear cousin the other day brightened up an otherwise sad afternoon. After discovering closed signs on our first two options for a cup of coffee (“You’re Baptist,” she said, [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • A Normal Day

September 12, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • A Normal Day

As I write these words, it’s been a normal Monday. I started out checking messages and social media after having a few minutes of morning time with my wife. Then I fought and fed the [Read More]

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County Manager Gives Update on Schools, Other Projects

August 24, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on County Manager Gives Update on Schools, Other Projects

From Eddie Madden, Columbus County Manager As we approach the end of August, I wanted to share a few updates with the citizens of Columbus County. This week the Columbus County Commissioners and county staff [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • She Ain’t Like That Anymore

August 23, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • She Ain’t Like That Anymore

She made the perfect image of a pretty Saturday morning. I meant nothing untoward when I looked at the young woman; she was just plain pretty, kneeling there in her front yard, carefully removing a [Read More]

Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the "Cape Fear Jeep Club"
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Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the “Cape Fear Jeep Club”

August 22, 2023 Jeff Allen Jones Comments Off on Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the “Cape Fear Jeep Club”

  On this edition of The Columbus Connection, Jefferson has on the program Lyndsay Powell and Jake Faircloth from the “Cape Fear Jeep Club”, a non-profit community service organization. They talk about “Storm The Jeeps” [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Skittles, Beer, Smart Possums and Free Markets

August 15, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Skittles, Beer, Smart Possums and Free Markets

My mother made the most wonderful chili in creation. Just enough meat, just enough spicy heat, and you could enjoy and savor every last bit of it. She always made a huge pot of it [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Pound Cake, Attack Goats, and Intergalactic Peace

August 9, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Pound Cake, Attack Goats, and Intergalactic Peace

I was relishing a rare day in overalls and no necktie when the huge triangular ship hovered silently over my house, blocking out the sun. I was grateful for the shade, since it was August, [Read More]

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Honoring Our Veterans: What’s Going on in Our Community

August 3, 2023 Angela Norris Comments Off on Honoring Our Veterans: What’s Going on in Our Community

Veterans Council You ask: What is a Veterans Council? The purpose of the Veterans Council is to speak as a unified voice when presenting concerns regarding the general welfare of veterans of this county and [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • I Hate August

August 2, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • I Hate August

I hate August. If you have read my column for more than a few months, you likely know this. Hate is a strong word, one I do not use lightly, and one which is never [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Am I The Only One?

July 25, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Am I The Only One?

I’m not even sure I had heard of Jason Aldean before the other day, when the left decided he was a bad person. Like many of you, I immediately searched his “controversial” song, and watched [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • The Real Endangered Species: Common Sense

July 19, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • The Real Endangered Species: Common Sense

It was a lovely spring day, and I thought it might be my last. I was trapping beavers for a landowner so he could make some improvements on the property. The day was warm, I [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • I Saw America

July 7, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • I Saw America

I saw America the other day. Her pigtails were sweaty, and her cleats clanked on the floor of the store.  Her knees were muddy but her ball cap was straight. I have no idea what [Read More]

The Highwater Mark on Cemetery Ridge. NPS Photo
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The Field of Pain and Sorrow

June 28, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on The Field of Pain and Sorrow

The things I take for granted are things they never knew. I am writing these words in a comfortable, air conditioned office, despite the thermometer soaring to sinful levels. I had a good supper last [Read More]

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When God Sends a Cat

June 23, 2023 Crystal Faircloth Comments Off on When God Sends a Cat

It had been two months of sorrow and rejoicing. My father-in-law had passed away at the end of May, and his death stood as a reminder of the loss of my own father who had [Read More]

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Jefferson Weaver • Searching for the Soul in a Stick

June 21, 2023 Jefferson Weaver Comments Off on Jefferson Weaver • Searching for the Soul in a Stick

I knew and dreaded that flapping sound, and immediately began looking for a safe place to change a flat tire. It was hot, almost nastily so, and I gave up all hope of remaining respectable [Read More]

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