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On Thursday, October 20, early voting started in North Carolina and will continue until November 5, 2022. I like early voting because it helps me avoid lines and do my civic duty. By the time you read these words, my wife Sandra and I will have voted. Of course, election day is November 8 this year.
Our new weekly articles have veterans’ news for everyone, keeping Kinston & Lenoir County residents abreast of all veterans’ issues & events. We accept any information concerning veterans. However, we need the information a week in advance---on Monday before it is to be published the following Monday--- sent to dsh2526@gmail.com or dropped off at G.I. Joe’s.
Of all the winter squashes, butternut squash is the easiest to work with; it has thin skin and can be easily peeled with a vegetable peeler. Its dense flesh and robust flavor work well in a variety of dishes, from sweet to savory.
Pursuing religious freedom in the United States is a value that dates back to the first pilgrims or separatists that landed at Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620. At the time of their departure, they were known as separatists, with the name Pilgrims coming much later. Their pursuit of religious freedom while maintaining their English heritage and culture is essential to the telling of America’s founding.
The U.S. Department of Education has started taking applications from former university students hoping to force taxpayers to pay off their loans. President Joe Biden’s loan-transfer diktat is one of the worst policies of modern times: hugely expensive, patently illegal, and grossly unfair to the millions of borrowers who worked hard and sacrificed much to pay off their debts.
As you know, Early Voting begins on Friday, October 20, and runs until Saturday, November 5. This is A VERY IMPORTANT Election, with Federal, State, and County offices on the Ballot, and with several In-Person voting locations available. BE SURE TO VOTE!!
Connie will present “‘Ladies Who Lunch’ - A Portion of Cultural and Economic Disparities Served within a Menu of Worldwide Hunger.” The work is a walk-around, no-touch project designed to express symbolic, organic, tactile, and visual imagery to enable the work to become an objective and personal experience in the eyes of the beholder.
Welcome to our second weekly article, VETERANS’ ROUNDTABLE, with veterans’ news for everyone. Our intent is to keep everyone abreast of all veterans’ issues and events for Kinston & Lenoir County. We will accept veterans’ information from anyone wanting to reach out to our veterans’ community.
I have never been the biggest fan of turnips, but I have discovered over the past few years that if prepared in the right way, they will take on a variety of unique flavors depending on your recipe. Turnips are often mistaken for a member of the root family, in reality the turnip belongs to the cruciferous family whose cousins are Brussels sprouts, kale and broccoli. Even so, most often consumed is the bulbous root of the turnip.
It’s so obvious that something is wrong! Things are definitely not like they used to be. It wasn’t so long ago that we all felt reasonably safe to go out on our streets. Now in some of our major cities, everybody is afraid, especially at night. We are all concerned with human smugglers, sex traffickers and dangerous drugs.
Today I want to talk about the hurting in this world and the importance of how we look at it. Dr. Simmons Patrick shared an item with me a few years ago that someone had sent to him about an elderly relative of theirs who was nearing the end of his days on this earth.
Saturday, October 15, is going to be a day packed with events. Last Monday, I shared information about the “Autumn’s in the Air” fall festival scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. This event is a fundraiser for the CSS Neuse Gunboat Association.
Welcome to our new weekly news column for veterans. Our intent is to distribute information on veterans’ issues to everyone. Please help us spread this news to all 5000 veterans in Lenoir County. We will accept veterans information from anyone wanting to reach out to our veterans community.
The late great Otis Redding sang a song called "Sitting On The Dock of the Bay." I have often wondered what inspired him to write those lyrics, where he just sat from sun-up to sun-down, watching ships roll in. What caused him to feel so lonesome?
