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Budget, tax rates always fun topics in campaign season

During campaign season, the county budget and taxes are always topics among the county commission candidates. The taxes and ...

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Your dinner is served, Mr. President

As we kick off our March ‘Women’s History Month’ I want to talk about someone Washington needs to ...

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Kugler-Nicholson Sporting Goods Store had everything

When I was growing up, my favorite store downtown was Kugler- Nicholson. You could put on a baseball ...

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Choose to love someone today

This is the second week of my recovery from spinal fusion, and it’s been a struggle. This surgery ...

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Etiquette for any occasion

Good morning. Well, Good whatever time of day you receive or purchase your paper or are reading this ...

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Spring is coming, just not yet

I had an interesting call earlier this week, one that made me stop and think. At NC State ...

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Housing needs for teachers, retirees and job applicants

As Carol and I have gotten older, we have looked at the possibility of downsizing and moving into ...

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The Boys & Girls Club was almost a hospital

On September 20, 1958, Beaufort County native Dr. John Cordice (1919-2013) operated on Martin Luther King, Jr. in ...

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Memories of Fred “the Head”

When I was growing up playing ball, we always called the coach by his last name and called ...

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Feed A Relationship

By Rev. Stewart Ham As we read in the Book of Genesis concerning man and woman creation, God ...

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