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DEAN RIDINGS COLUMN: Galloping goats, biting gators and more in your local newspaper

Editor’s Note: The following column is published in observance of National Newspaper Week, Oct. 4-10. If you happened ...

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CHAMBER COLUMN: Chamber, Rotary team up for event

On Saturday, Nov. 7, the Stanly County Chamber of Commerce will host a Reverse Raffle in partnership with ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: It wasn’t a quiet week

On a recent Sunday I was thinking I would have a quiet week. My brother had agreed to ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Religion: Too much or not enough?

Is Joe Biden too Catholic? Or not enough? Has Donald Trump corrupted the leaders of conservative religious groups? ...

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UNITED WAY COLUMN: Continuing to Live United

The year 2020 has been an incredibly difficult challenge for us all. In some ways, this co-suffering we’ve ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Who wins the debate about debates?

What is more interesting than the upcoming debates between candidates for major political offices? Of course, it is ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: He will be there

I went to two funerals recently. Two members of our congregation laid their mothers to rest. I can’t ...

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SENIOR COLUMN: Senior centers adapt to the times

National Senior Center Month is celebrated every September. This recognition gives all communities an opportunity to celebrate Senior ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Robin Sage, DeJoy, viruses and the statute of limitations

I hope the statute of limitations has run on any of my violations of the Hatch Act and ...

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Will we return to farm life?

My father grew up on a hog farm in southwest Ohio in the 1920s and 1930s. In those ...

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