August 21, 2008 RSS feed / Editorial Page

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Dear Hearts and Gentle People

I was having a nice lunch with my mother and son a couple of weeks ago when a friend at a nearby table startled me by asking what I thought was a very personal question. "Mickie, are you and Alex divorced?" he asked matter-of-factly. More...

Misleading tax relief promises

TO THE EDITOR I have noticed both in the Lincoln Journal and around the County campaign signs and ads proclaiming that if elected taxes would be frozen. More...

Thoughts from Joy Mountain

TO THE EDITOR Thoughts from Joy Mountain I went with a friend on a ladies retreat on Joy Mountain near Ashville, N.C. A lady sang this song and recited the poem that went with it. More...

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Across The Savannah

A Sense of Place
By TOM POLAND

When I watch the Weather Channel's radar of the Southeast, my mind goes back to childhood. There on the green radar map with counties outlined, I see the land of my youth, Lincoln County. More...

We all need to cut back

TO THE EDITOR With inflation running at the fastest pace in 15 years, and no jobs in sight, and companies are cutting back, and the runaway on foreclosures, this to me is a good indicator that everyone should be cutting back. More...