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Area churches celebrating Mother’s Day Sunday
Mother’s Day will be held at the Greater Six Runs Missionary Baptist Church in Turkey Sunday, May 12 at 11 a.m. The speaker will be the Rev. Joyce Murphy, associate minister, and the Rev. Aggie Morrisey will preside. The women’s choir will provide the music. Everyone is cordially invited to attend this Mother’s Day service. The host pastor is the Rev. Leslie Morrisey. Mother’s Day will be held at the Mount Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church...
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Where is this county’s heart for animals?
Dear Editor, Albert Schweitzer wrote and recited this prayer as a child: “O, heavenly Father, protect and bless all things that have breath; guard them from all evil, and let them sleep in peace.” The dogs and cats in the Sampson County Animal Shelter have no voice. Only a very, very few citizens of the county have tried to be their advocates. And, now some of those few have been “banned” from the shelter without an investigation of the f...
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Restoring our families
“As our families crumble, so does our nation.” Those words were spoken Thursday night by Sampson County Board of Education member Faye Gay during a National Day of Prayer ceremony at Union Elementary School, which also coincided with a prayer vigil for 7-year-old Alyiah Morgan, tragically killed nearly two weeks ago. Gay’s words, used during her prayer for families and parents, are a truth we must all take to heart and do something about,...
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We need those small victories
It didn’t make much sense to me. You should always pay off the debt with the highest interest rate first. I was listening to Dave Ramsey giving financial advice on the radio. He was talking to a listener who had gotten over their head in debt. Of course, the culprit was credit card debt. It usually is, but these days it looks like student loans are catching up as a main cause of personal debt. Dave Ramsey is a syndicated national radio talk...
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The power of prayer
It was a wonderful sight to behold Thursday as people from every walk of life came together, held hands, bowed their heads and lifted their hearts in prayer, a community pouring out its hopes for healing to a power far greater than themselves. They came from every denomination and many races — men and women, young and young at heart — forgetting differences to celebrate the now annual National Day of Prayer service held in downtown Clinton,...
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Poor decisions change lives, and often take them
In less than a week, two Sampson County residents have had their lives snatched from them at the hands of alleged impaired drivers. One was a mere 7-year-old; the other 49. Both had much life left to live and, we feel certain, much left to give to family, friends, strangers that perhaps that not yet come in contact with in their short time here on this earth. Both are tragedies, made sadder because of the possibility that their lives were...
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Kandid Katie
Next Monday, I will get to add another candle to my cake. It will now have 33 candles, and I have to tell you, with everything I have been through, May 6 is an even more special day for me this year. Now with my new kidney, I feel an even greater desire to go out and really celebrate. If I were to be truthful, I have felt this way about my birthday since I was diagnosed with kidney disease. There is added value in my days, since I have a mo...
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Visit Farmers’ Market often
New life is being breathed into the Farmers’ Market, and hopes are high that the venue — and the vendors who will be offering up their products — will find much success at Wednesday’s grand opening, the mark, we hope of great things to come. But the market’s success can’t happen without residents willing to give it a try, not just this Wednesday, but as often as one is willing to venture to the Lisbon Street site to browse, buy and enjoy — ...
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Perplexed by gas chamber article
Editor: I am a bit perplexed by several points in the gas chamber article (which ran in Friday’s Sampson Independent). County manager Ed Causey states that the gas chamber would have been gone months ago if there had not been a change in directors. He says this as if he is laying the blame on someone else. Ed Causey is the one who chose not to hire Lori Baxter for the permanent position. While all of us want the gas chamber gone, we def...
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Was it really a victory?
The politicians say we won. The talking heads in the media say we won. But did we? I know that sounds great and it makes us feel good, but I’m not too sure. Yes, I know that one of the alleged (remember, always say alleged) criminals in the Boston Marathon bombing is dead and the other has been caught. I know the police and law enforcement did a great job in apprehending them. Of course, the Tsarnaev brothers didn’t appear to be the sharpes...
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We wish Connet the best
It was unexpected — and surprising news — earlier this week when long-time Clinton city manager John Connet announced that he’d be stepping down from his post and moving to the western part of the state to take a similar job in a larger city. While hard to believe that Connet will be bidding his 11-year job at the city’s managerial helm goodbye, it’s harder still to fathom that he’ll be leaving his beloved Clinton, a place he’s not only cal...
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Getting staying on the same page
Editor: With the school year winding down, are your children on pace to successfully complete another year, be promoted to the next level or graduate high school? Now, parents, if you are not sure, your time is running out. There are only a few weeks left in this school year, so this could be a good time for you and your children’s teacher to get on the same page. By getting on the same page, parents and teachers can better work togethe...
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