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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Living and loving

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BJ DRYE COLUMN: Celebrating in a grand way

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: ‘We didn’t leave our party. It left us.’

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Did one-third of the economy disappear?

The headlines were eye-popping. “Economy shrinks by one-third.” “All economic growth from the last five-years wiped-out.” “Worse than ...

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DG MARTIN COLUMN: Finding a compass on a Christ-haunted landscape

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MIKE WALDEN COLUMN: Is it really 2030?

The calendar says 2020, but some say it’s really 2030. Huh? Did we suddenly lose a decade? I, ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: Faith, hope and love

It’s been a rainy, lazy Monday. I sat quietly on my front porch listening to the falling rain. ...

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CHAMBER COLUMN: Chamber has another partnership event

In this month’s Stanly County Chamber of Commerce update, we would like to say thank you, give a ...

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BJ DRYE COLUMN: Serving community interests is not easy

Staying neutral seems to always be a work in progress. Some news organizations lean left, some lean right, ...

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DOUG CREAMER COLUMN: A check up

I just came back from my annual physical. I don’t like going to the doctor. What interests me ...

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