Signs Diverting Out-of-State Traffic Stir North Carolina Readers
A Brunswick County reader praises large overhead highway signs near Leland that re-route drivers toward Lumberton and Shallotte, noting the Myrtle Beach destination sign was changed for local benefit. The piece contrasts improving coastal routes with persistent poor signage on U.S. 70 and I-85, urging action from transportation leaders including Mike Fleming.
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U.S. 74
U.S. 76
Shallotte
U.S. 17
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State Department of Transportation
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Wilmington
Piedmont
New
New Bern
Trent River
Lexington
Thomasville
High Point
Greensboro
Raleigh
Lynwood Smith
Bob Vaughn
Mike Fleming
Sunset laws and zero based budgeting in government
The piece weighs sunset laws that terminate agencies unless extended and zero based budgeting that starts from zero rather than last year’s figures. It notes practical limits, bureaucratic resistance, and the need for motivated practitioners to make reforms work.
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City Hall
Protestants in Togo Seek Pure Liturgy Free of Western Influence
Dr Carlyle Adams reports a movement led by Rev E D Trimun in Lome Togo to align Protestant worship with Gospel teachings while expressing faith through local folklore, poetry and music. The Q&A discusses behemoth as a mythical or hippopotamus figure and notes possible Egyptian roots. The Ecumenical Patriarch question appears cut off.
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Togo
E. D. Trimun
Protestant College
Lome
Address and duties of the Ecumenical Patriarch at Constantinople
The Patriarch is based at The Phanar in Istanbul where the patriarchal palace overlooks the Golden Horn. He presides at the Church of St. George during the Divine Liturgy and carries the spiritual leadership of Constantinople. The principal rabbinical seminary for Orthodoxy in the United States is Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University in New York City.
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Stantinople
Demetrios
Rabbi
Isaac Elchanan
Independence Day Reimagined as a Freedom Parody
A columnist argues Independence Day should be renamed as a protest against government. They claim the original signers sought liberty from overreach and warn that modern statism contradicts the founders' spirit.
Independence Day Versus Dependence in United States Policy
A columnist argues that liberty remains in the United States but many citizens and groups now rely on government. He laments a shift toward statism, urges a personal Declaration of Independence, and recalls America's founding ideals and nationalist pride.
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United States
Moscovy
England
Feuds and Fealty on Capitol Hill Feuds and Fealty on Capitol Hill
Washington report details House Senate clashes and partisan sniping led by Rep. Coughlin and Sen. Proxmire. It notes courtesy masks sharp barbs and the Capitol’s backroom frictions as McDonald and McGovern figure in a canal dispute.
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McDonald
Capitol Hill
Coughlin
Joint Committee On Defense Production
Proxmire
Real estate price whirlwinds spark dream of new mansion
Tolkin sold his $20,000 house for $90,000 hoping to buy a bigger home with lawn and pool. A month later the market flipped, and his new target home, priced at $125,000, proves elusive. He now contemplates buying back the old house or chasing other listings as prices swing.
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Tolkin
Joneses
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