Thoughts for Today Quotes on Joy and Service
A collection of two quotes exhorting service to others and finding meaning beyond personal happiness. Isaiah 61 verse promises double portion and everlasting joy in land. Leo Tolstoy notes real joy comes from viewing life as service with a definite external purpose.
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Leo Tolstoy
Oak Hollow Park fees spark debate over funding and fairness
Community discussion centers on whether golf boating and camp facilities should be subsidized by taxes or park revenues. Critics urge realistic pricing aligned with other lakes, while supporters warn against hurting youth access and risk of undersupported programs.
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Oakellow Park
Benny Phillips
Oak Hollow
Thomasville-Lexington
City Council Aims Merge of Redevelopment into Housing Authority
City Council moved to merge the Redevelopment Commission into a larger Housing Authority with a notice of intent approved last Thursday. The merger would be finalized after a 90 day state-mandated period, with May 18 as the next meeting date to act. Other projects include East Central and Harrison Center developments, plus Southside renewal plans, while housing needs grow. Mayor Bencini favors council input on appointing the enlarged agency, prompting debate over control and mandate.
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Redevelopment Commission
High Point
He Redevelopment Commission
East Central
Harrison Center
Southside
Housing Authority
Enlarged Housing Authority
Bill Bencini
Harold Cheek
Westchester
Roy B. Culler Jr
Check
Eastchester
Deep River Church
Greensboro-High Point
Winston-Salem
How Quietly the Still Small Voice Guides Faith
A sermon reflects on Elijah's rise and fall before Jezebel, then finds God not in storms but in quiet whispers. It urges listening in stillness, recalling Be still and know that I am God, and invites personal reflection on divine guidance amid fear and despair.
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Ancient
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Moon
Carmel
Mediterranean
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Jezebel
Ahab
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Jesus
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Pocketbook appeal and the rising cost of living
A government survey puts the annual cost to support a four person American family at 10 961 dollars while recalling past earnings and pay scales in North Carolina. The piece notes politicians use the pocketbook issue to attract votes and reflects on how dollars shape political choices and tax expectations.
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North Carolina
Frank L. Page
State Highway Commission
Curious SALT talks reveal cordial brinkmanship and secrecy
The SALT negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union stretch over 30 months with orderly progress and occasional humor. Memcons reveal cordial, sometimes uneasy exchanges as both sides discuss missile limits while keeping wary eyes on each other.
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Raymond Garthoff
Bald Head Island development advances and projects outlined
A Bald Head Island report details a one story inn with 48 of 200 rooms nearing completion by mid July, an 18 hole golf course targeting October opening, new roads, a harbor pier, and two company yachts. Staff relocate to the island. sales of lots already approach seven figures.
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Bald Head Island
Southport
Bald Head’s Landing
Old Bald Head
North Carolina
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