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Serving as the people’s product
Being a part of a local newspaper is, without question, one of the most joyous, challenging and poignant experiences one can experience. It seems appropriate now, in an age where everyone fashions...
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Hats off for a job well done
It’s easy to criticize a local hospital. Those who live in any given community always seem to find something that doesn’t please them. Ask someone in a neighboring city or county about their hospi...
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Too much principal shuffling
Editor: As a parent of students of Midway Elementary, I find it unfair that every two or three years we change principals at our school. We have other schools that don’t get changed this much. ...
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Treating Old Glory with dignity, respect
Right after Sept. 11, 2001 we saw a tremendous surge in patriotism. It was expressed in many ways, but was perhaps most prevalent in the way we flew America’s flag or used them in our every day li...
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Don’t lose your cool over summer vacation plans
Many families are cutting back on expenses these days, and that can include skipping summer vacation trips.  If you’re still planning a summer getaway with your family, it’s more important than ev...
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Gancer says thanks
Editor: hank you to my many friends and especially to the three ladies, Ali, Melinda and Wendy at the Partnership for Children of Sampson County, who were responsible for preparing and submitting ...
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EDITORIALS
Revisiting merit pay for state’s deserving staff
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Many a cynical North Carolinian looks at state government and sees a bunch of paper-pushers who accomplish little but get high marks for doing so. State Auditor Beth Wood has confirmed some of tha...
A heart of service
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Paulette King believed in helping others. And every day of her life, whether it was taking care of her grandchildren, nurturing and supporting her husband, modernizing the Register of Deeds office ...
Joining United Way in showing how we care
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The United Way of Sampson County is showing its heart, and from what we can tell it’s a big and giving one. Now, they are enlisting the rest of us to open our own, reaching out with them to help a...
Hiring not race issue; it’s a money issue
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If one were to look at the numbers alone, the picture of hiring practices in Sampson’s two public schools would look extremely unbalanced, with far more Caucasian teachers in certified positions th...
Lakewood takes positive steps for its students
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When it comes to the willingness to try new things, stepping, unafraid, onto the cutting edge of technology, one must first look to Lakewood High School as the example. It’s administration, facult...
Extending the moratorium
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It wasn’t all that long ago that a legislator could resign on a Friday and be back in the legislative hallways the following Monday as a paid lobbyist responsible for winning votes from former coll...
LETTERS
Mitchell a spark for Senior Games
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Dear Editor: When I heard of Mrs. M’s (Iantha Mitchell) death, I was saddened by the news. However, there were many happy events that flooded my memory. I never knew any other woman who was such...
Don’t believe the hype
by Gilbert Owens, guest editorial
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When it comes to presidential politics, I consider myself astute and knowledgeable. The Sampson Independent’s recent article, entitled, “Passage of jobs bill may be life raft of many locale teach...
Sports job was great experience
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Dear Sampson Independent staff and subscribers: Being the sports writer for The Sampson Independent this summer was a great experience for me. I learned so much about the media side of sports....
McDaniel deserving of article
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To the Editor: Thank you Sampson Independent, for the very heart-warming story “The Gift of a Smile,” featuring Sampson County/Clinton native Billy McDaniel, and his 44 years as a “true” value har...
A chance to make difference
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Dear Editor: I read with interest the latest story (Aug. 3, 2010) concerning the Clinton City Schools’ new board members. I wandered, “Will they really make a difference or will it be more of the...
Illuminate program a ‘blessing’
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Editor: Last week, I never knew of this wonderful group that suddenly came to my home; all these young folks. ALL from different parts of Sampson County, and as I found out, ALL from different chu...
MORE OPINIONS
In honoring mothers, my hope is to honor my own
by Sherry Matthews
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Years ago, as a third-grader at College Street School, my teacher, Mrs. Tingleland, had us draw pretty pink hearts on construction paper, and then cut them out ever so carefully. It was one of my ...
Remembering Mrs. Emma Ann
by Sherry Matthews
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The first time I ever saw Emma Ann Chambers her smiling face was staring back at me from a framed photograph in my mother’s bedroom. I loved that picture. It was an old black and white, slightly w...
In history we see just how much things can change
by Mac McPhail
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Change happens. History shows us that. “Images of America — Sampson County” is a pictorial book showing the early history of Sampson County. It was published by the Sampson County History Museum ...
An egregious injustice
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What has happened with James Sprunt Community College’s Basic Law Enforcement Training program is an egregious injustice and one that can’t be easily rectified. After all, a state audit has forced...
It’s a child’s basketball league, for heaven’s sake!
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By Mac McPhail Over the past year, I have had a new and quite different experience — officiating with the Clinton Parks and Recreation Department. Working baseball and football was interesting and...
Lady Spartans head to 2nd round
by Jessica Wagner
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A major contribution from Union’s Summer Leverette moved the Spartans into the second round of the state playoffs after a 58-39 win over Red Springs Monday night. Twenty seconds into playoff actio...
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