Crescent growth demands realistic urban planning and federal involvement
Burlington Times-News outlines Jerome P. Pickard of HUD warning that Piedmont Crescent growth by 2000 requires scientific, region wide planning. Each city and county must anticipate expansion in transportation education and services. Strong national impact calls for coordinated action and higher urban development priority.
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North Carolina
Athearti
Jerome P. Pickard
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Crescent
Alamance
Pickard
The
I’d Rather Just Be Me A Child’s World Promise
A reflective poem recalls children under a tree solving world problems in playful futures. Each child imagines grand careers from astronaut to crocodile hunter while one four year old declares pride in simply being herself with a loving family and bedtime kisses. The piece celebrates individuality and a hopeful world.
Wrecking The Bonds and the Cultural Elite Debate
A column critiques the New York Times warning on bombings and accuses liberal elites of defending violence. It argues the Greenwich Village townhouse explosion and Chicago disruptions reflect an elitist defense of upheaval, urging accountability and warning against progressive tolerance of radical tactics.
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The
New York Times
Times
Daniel
Moynihan
Greenwich Village
Columbia University
Chicago
Chicago Seven
New York
Union Theological Seminary
Criginal
Air Horn
End Of The Line Aware Winston-Salem Rail Dream Ends
The Winston-Salem Journal laments the loss of passenger rail service as the Southern Railway seeks to cancel two daily trains eastward to Greensboro and Asheville. The piece notes past ambitions for a main north-south line and suggests rapid transit could replace rail in the region's future.
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Winston-Salem
Southern Railway
Asheville
Greensboro
State Utilities Commission
Tig
Points East
Seaboard
Thomas Wolfe
Walt Whitman
Ruskin
Letter to the editor and hospital note blend sparks debate
A reader disputes Lt. Gen Nickerson and argues causes and consequences differ while recounting a 1983 hospital stay in High Point Memorial Hospital. He cites personal military history, American identity, and references to political figures and literature as support.
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High Memorial Hospital
High Point
Trudge
High Point High School
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Columbia University
New York
High Point Memorial Hospital
Have Men Lost Their Reason In Senate Debacle
A reader letter questions national judgment amid a Senate turmoil and cites Shakespeare. The piece notes CBS as a potential kingmaker and comments on the vice president's assessment about presidential material.
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Senate of the
United States
Marlette
CBS
Indiana
editor notes on poetry column sharing ideas
The piece praises the local poetry column as a means to share ideas and feelings. It argues this form of communication fosters understanding among fellow human beings.
My Strength and the Shared Sea of Life
A reflective piece compares strength to shared humanity. It questions whether individuals should seek others for power while affirming unity as a divine gift. The speaker urges self knowledge and contentment, claiming God's greatest gifts are the soul and its identity.
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Moskau
Washington
Livini
Squmiles
Europe
Jone
USA
John Adams
John Beaty
Winston Churchill
Amelia
Nickersond
F. D. Roosevelt
Curtis B. Dall Aitten
Ida
Tals Ob
Welcome Spring Song Poem Recurring Seasonal Verse
A cheerful poem celebrates the arrival of spring with images of blooming flowers, singing birds, and warmer days. It invites readers to shed coats and open windows, enjoying green trees and fresh scents as the season returns.
Spring Where Art Thou Poem Fragment
A playful verse by Pat Fisher laments the absence of spring with bird and flower imagery. It describes a robin, mockingbird, daisies, violets, and daffodils in a whimsical, fading seasonal mood marked by archaic spellings and affectionate humor.
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Pat Fisher
The Legend of the Dogwood Tree and Calvary Cross
A traditional legend explains the dogwood trees were once strong enough to form the Cross. Christ promised the tree would become slender and small as a symbol of his suffering. The white blossoms with a crown of thorns remind believers of forgiveness and Jesus crucifixion at Calvary.
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Christ
Calvary
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