High Point Memorial Elective Surgery Deaths Rare
BILL COLLINS reports on limited data from High Point Memorial Hospital showing 44 deaths related to surgery in six months, most not elective. The piece cites a Cornell study estimating 11,900 annual deaths from needless surgery and lists common procedures often unnecessary.
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Yard work and garden woes by Forrest Dates
The narrator muses on garden chores, from tomato plants doomed by cold to beans, radishes, and turnips. He riffs on pruning, leaf raking, and picking up, joking about sucker sticks and yard arbiters, then weighs pruning a grape vine against honeysuckle before banishment from the yard.
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VAC Volunteers Fill Needs Through High Point Center
Robert Marks profiles the High Point Voluntary Action Center, its 100 active volunteers and 17 drivers, and how VAC matches volunteers to nursing homes tutoring juvenile cases and medical transport. The article highlights recent requests, leadership, and growing interest from students as VAC nears its fourth year.
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High Point Bus Names Sought in Public Vote
Enterprise Staff writers report High Point transit received about 60 name suggestions from residents across the area. A 4 member committee will pick a winner next month, likely awarding a savings bond as the prize.
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Letter of a Friend’s Funeral Plans Sparks Reflections
A friend reveals a handwritten 1968 letter with funeral wishes and money for friends, sparking thoughts on living fully. The writer reflects on the letter’s calm, hopeful tone and the idea of years-til-death planning to comfort the living.
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Janis Joplin
Elderly Feeding Site Set At First United Methodist Church
A second site opens Monday at First United Methodist Church on N Main St for the elderly congregate meals program started last fall. Meals are prepared in school cafeterias and carried to the site. The program is funded by the High Point Housing Authority YWCA Guilford County DSS and the city school system. Participants age 60 plus may attend with no income limit.
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High Point Enterprise and Associated Press Classified Note
The High Point Enterprise notes 1686 establishing origin and mid century base while discussing AP News distribution. It references rate cards by mail and delivery methods, and mentions North Carolina contracts and advertising rates in a condensed press note.
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