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President Obama, looking every bit the part, on Tuesday night declared the end of the Iraq War for American soldiers, therefore bringing to a conclusion the first such conflict this country has wag...
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Five years ago Americans were just beginning to understand the devastation that Hurricane Katrina wrought on Louisiana and Mississippi, two states that have yet to fully recover from the event. Pr...
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Four years ago when the University of North Carolina hired Butch Davis as its football coach, the message was through a megaphone: The university’s administration was ready for the football Tar Hee...
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“Vacation, all I ever wanted, vacation, had to get away ...” — Go-Go’s While vacationing on the Atlantic coast earlier this month, I saw a shark. He was big and ugly and fast. I was weak and ...
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On Saturday in Pembroke, 100 youths ages 6 to 15 will swim a little, run a little, and ride a bicycle a little — still normal activities for kids in an age of video games and iPods, but less so tha...
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A recent study has found that the death penalty in this state is too often meted out based on race, but not in the manner that springs first to mind. It is not the color of the defendant that matte...
LETTERS
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To the Editor, As another school year begins, should millions of parents be worried about what’s served in school cafeterias? As a dietitian working to improve school nutrition, I know schools ar...
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To the Editor, Something wonderful started in Robeson County on Saturday when the Robeson County Tri Warriors sponsored the first youth (ages 6-15) triathlon in the county at UNC Pembroke. Ninety-...
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To the Editor, This letter is in response to comments made in the Fayetteville Observer, Aug. 8, 2010 edition. A letter criticizes Congressman Mike McIntyre for sharing legislative accomplishments...
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To the Editor, The Robeson County Reading Council and Honor Council of the International Reading Association promotes reading and writing excellence in Robeson County. Many opportunities are avail...
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To the Editor, I would like to compliment the reporter on a well-written article on Northeast Park in the Aug. 22 edition of the paper. It depicted both sides of the issue. But some further expl...
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To the Editor, I have been lived in Lumberton for 21 years and I have a concern for small businesses. I went to mail a simple package to my mother in Lexington, Ky., and went to three different pr...
MORE OPINIONS
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The loosening of eligibility requirements to receive food stamps will mean about a 50 percent increase in the number of applications at the Robeson County Department of Social Services each month, ...
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"Knock three times on the ceiling if you want me ... " — Tony Orlando and Dawn Some real estate is real scary. So here's the question: Would you live in a haunted house? My answer is: Yes, ...
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History was made Monday night when the Public Schools of Robeson County elected two women — Loistine DeFreece and Jo Ann Lowery — to the board’s leadership positions. “Thank you for your vote of c...
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"Man it's a hot one. Like seven inches from the midday sun ..." — Rob Thomas Have you ever seen a dog try to drink from a running hose? It is one of the craziest things you'll ever see...
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"Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I'm 64 ... " — The Beatles One summer afternoon, my cousins and I were out in the back yard playing in and around an old shed that had ...
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Here’s a fish story — and it’s true. Last week Andy Thomossan, fishing aboard the Citation captained by Eric Holmes, caught an 883-pound blue marlin, and his timing could not have been better, as ...
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