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Little Shop another SCT ‘must-see’
There are those who moan — and often loudly — that there is little to do in Sampson County. But the truth is, if those detractors would venture to Clinton’s Fayetteville Street to take in even one of the many productions offered by our own Sampson Community Theatre, they would…
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By Chip Crumpler
On Nov. 3, the voters of Sampson County will make an important decision about the financial future of our county. On the ballot will be a referendum asking voters whether to approve an additional one-half percent local sales and use tax, with the proceeds dedicated by law to public education.
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Yeah, but what about?
The decision had been made. They were going to close my office, and I was going to have to transfer to another location. I knew the N.C. Dept. of Revenue was starting to close smaller offices, but my office had been productive and efficient. I had made the case for…
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The most important shot
It was one of those questions that makes you think. Okay, maybe not you, if you don’t play golf. But the question and the answer were at the bottom of a beautiful picture of a golf course on the golf calendar that hung at my desk.
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The challenge of gratuitous evil
Over this miniseries of recent articles, we have gleaned several notions from the biblical text in an attempt to ascertain what God has to say in answer to the question, “Why does God allow evil and suffering to exist in the world?” From that exposition, we have identified evil and…
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In war, peace God is the only answer
We read the headlines daily and listen to the news. We are anxious and bewildered with the world’s conflicting views. We are restless and dissatisfied and oh so insecure.
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Knowing God starts in everyone’s home
Myself and my brother and sisters were raised in the church. What I mean by that is my mother and grandparents made us get up early every Sunday morning, get dressed for Sunday School and worship service. We participated in every activity the church had for children. We first learned…
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The pollutions of the world
The apostle Peter wrote of some who were walking after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, saying, “For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is…
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Whatever happened to Tomahawk?
Growing up, there wasn’t much free time. It seemed like when there was any free time, like on a Sunday afternoon, we were visiting relatives. I suppose it was because there wasn’t much else to do, and we couldn’t afford to do much else, anyway. And we had a lot…
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