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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...
EDITORIALS
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Once in a while a hero comes along that can be admired, respected, loved and used an example. But those kind of heroes don’t usually come from the sports arena, the music industry or even the movie...
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The report on Sampson County’s overall health isn’t good, with us ranking 67th out of North Carolina’s 100 counties in overall health and far worse, at 82nd, for high risk factors like obesity, adu...
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Clinton could be on the cusp of a very visionary move, one that will bring enhancements to the downtown, utilize green space and, without question, change the landscape of the College Street entran...
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ampson County’s business community has a generous heart, so it was no surprise when Parker Gas began sporting a pink gas truck with a dual-minded purpose — raising money for and awareness of breast...
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There are so many lessons to be learned from the under-construction fiasco in Wake County Schools, it’s hard to choose which to focus. But one thing’s clear, parents should be glad their children ...
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The game’s back in town tonight, and we are encouraging residents to come on out and play. That game — bingo. The time 6 p.m.; the place, the Agri-Exposition Center here in Clinton. The reason to...
LETTERS
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Editor: In reference to your story in the Sampson Independent about the myriad of drug charges being leveled. I am so happy that someone is catching these people; they are a danger to many peopl...
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Editor: As a proud veteran of Operations Iraqi and Enduring Freedom, who is preparing for Veterans Day, I find it tragic that so many of my fellow Americans view Nov. 11 as just another day off wo...
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Editor, Wearing a pink ribbon is a good way to raise awareness about breast cancer, but eating a vegetarian diet is an effective way to actually prevent and combat the disease. Studies show that ...
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Editor: The daily news is filled with bad news. We often become so entrenched in the evil around us that we bypass the good. Last weekend, 150 youth from seven local churches did a mission tr...
MORE OPINIONS
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The queen of words has met her match. Well, at least I considered myself to be a queen of words until I started playing Scramble on Facebook about two weeks ago. Boy did that game put me in my pla...
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f county commissioners thought they were in a quandary before, they are about to be in a real mess now. With the recent loses of a county manager, a county attorney, an EMS director and a recreati...
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Getting involved is difficult for most people who had much rather be sideline quarterbacks than on the front lines. That is particularly true when it comes to criminal investigations. But we have ...
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As we observe Veterans Day, I ask you to reflect on the service and sacrifices of our veterans, both past and present. This year, as our military continues to be engaged in wars in Iraq and Afghan...
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It’s a tough pill to swallow, particularly for families with newborn babies, but the decision by Sampson Regional Medical Center officials to put temporary age restrictions on visitors to the obste...
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The North Carolina community college system seems bound and determined to admit illegal aliens. And once again, hotheads on both sides are doing their best to complicate a tough subject with irrele...
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