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Apolo Ohno. Shaun White. Bodie Miller. For the second time in four years, these became household names for me and probably for a lot of you. As I typed stories at night, I sat in front of the TV wi...
Backyard Astronomer: March 2010: spring stars push winter to the west
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EDITORIALS
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For newlyweds: It may not be high on the wedding planning to-do list, but there are a few, simple steps that can help keep tax issues from interrupting newly-wedded bliss. Here are some practical ...
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Every so often, I go back and watch that most excellent basketball movie, “Hoosiers.” I never fail to chuckle when one of the basketball players reads his social studies report entitled “Progress” ...
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On New Year’s Day the estate tax, an essential part of the U.S. tax system for nearly 100 years, disappeared because Congress failed to act in December. Congressional leaders have pledged to act ...
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In 1965 the average household sent around $11,000 in taxes (in today’s dollars) to Washington. Today that average household pays double that amount. What is behind Washington’s hunger for your mone...
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As of Monday, we entered a zone that we enter every February--Black History Month. Many of us pay that designation no mind, especially if we are WASPs (White Anglo-Saxon Protestants). Then again, s...
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With our country’s founding centuries ago, great minds launched a lasting experiment in liberty. One principle at the core of this experiment, the rule of law, is often overlooked in today’s debate...
LETTERS
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Foxx has a friend Dear Editor, I suspect U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx was happy to read in The Stokes News (E.A. Timm’s Letter to the Editor, March 11, 2010) that she has now at least one supporter in...
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SCAC needs volunteers Dear Editor, The first annual Foothills Hayride at Jomeokee has been scheduled for May 14-15, 2010, at Jomeokee Campground in Pinnacle, North Carolina. The gates will open o...
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“Good Ole Boy” system in Stokes County? Dear Editor, I had the “misfortune” (I’m sorry—but who ever wants to ever go to court for any reason) of being in court during a trial that Mark Badgett wa...
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Bothered by the printing of Foxx editorials Dear Editor, The Stokes News, like most newspapers, has a policy regarding the possible publication of letters to the editor. One article of the policy...
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Wonderful parade Dear Editor, Our sincerest thanks to all the citizens of the Walnut Cove area for coming and helping us have another successful Christmas Parade. It is really nice to see folks c...
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Boy Scout Birthday Party rescheduled for Saturday Dear Editor, The Boy Scout 100th Anniversary Birthday Party will be held this Saturday, February 13, at Mt. Olive Elementary School near King. Th...
MORE OPINIONS
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This is the best time of the year to take a look at the constellation Orion! You can spot him soon after dark this month. The three stars that make up the belt of Orion are so easy to spot, and on...
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by The Honorable Earl Jones
Member of the NC House of Representatives: District 60—Guilford County
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Did you know that a raccoon does not really wash its food as folklore would have you believe? It eats its food whether clean or dirty. Actually, the raccoon’s flat feet and toes are very, very sens...
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I have spring fever. And it’s the groundhog’s fault. Every year, I wait for February 2 to see if that darned mammal sights his shadow and scurries back into his burrow. If so, we know we have at ...
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Lately I have felt the need to go back to the places of my childhood, especially the churches. I started off by visiting Forest Chapel United Methodist Church which the Bray side of my family has ...
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Warm days—It sure has been nice to get a few warm days lately following the long period of cold weather. Those days had me excited about spring. But we probably have quite a bit of cold weather ahe...
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