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  • Americans, have a happy, safe birthday

    Today we don our red, white and blue. We’ll wave our flags, fire up the grills, parade down Main streets and country roads to cheering crowds.

    We’ll shoot fireworks, rally with family and friends and picnic anywhere we can place a blanket. And why not. We’re celebrating our 238th birthday.

    The United States of America is considered a teenager compared to other countries on Earth.

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  • Don’t forget to go vote in primary

    On Tuesday, June 10, registered voters across the state will be able to exercise one of the most precious privileges democracy grants us – the opportunity to determine who will represent them in their government.

    Locally, we’ll select a Republican candidate to face the lone Democrat in the 6th Circuit solicitor’s race.

    The list of hopefuls for the U.S. Senate race will be narrowed. So will the lieutenant governor, adjutant general, agriculture commissioner and state treasurer races.

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  • Prepare to vote in primary

    The June 10 primary is just a few weeks away. Locally, we’ll select a Republican candidate to face the lone Democrat in the Sixth Circuit solicitor’s race.

    The list of hopefuls for the U.S. Senate race will be narrowed. So will the lieutenant governor, adjutant general, agriculture commissioner, state treasurer and S.C. House District 53 races.

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  • Democrats must choose strong leader

    I have read that President Barack Obama is weak and that Obama’s actions may put the United States in physical war against Russia because of his stance on Ukraine. I agree with the first point, but I hope the second point will not come true!

    I am a Democrat who voted for Obama twice. It seems every day that goes by, I see how stupid the second vote was.

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  • Minimize coyote damage to small pets and property

    What Doris Starnes thought was an act of vandalism instead was a pack of determined coyotes.

    Some type of prey, most likely a rabbit, sought refuge in a drain pipe buried well beneath the ground in Starnes’ front yard.

    Not ones to give up easy, the wild canines tore away the ground and destroyed about 80 feet of the drain pipe. The responding sheriff’s deputy said it probably took hours for the persistent pack to do the damage. The fate of the prey is unknown.

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  • Fire Expo Saturday worthwhile

    Kitchen fires have become a hot issue and Lancaster County firefighters hope to cool down the subject.
    Kitchen fires will be a top issue addressed during the 19th annual Lancaster County Fire Expo set, for Saturday, Oct. 12, in the University Place (Walmart Supercenter) parking lot on S.C. 9 Bypass West.
    County firefighters, according to statistics, have responded to 78 structure fires that began in the kitchen area in 2012.
    “The kitchen fires are an issue in Lancaster County,” said Lancaster County Fire Marshal Stephen Blackwelder.

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  • Time for us to repay veterans

    Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day are two notable occasions we pause to honor those who have served and others who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation in the armed forces.
    There are other days and other ways.
    One is with the Lancaster County Veterans Affairs Office, which is looking for dedicated folks to serve as volunteer van drivers to take veterans to medical appointments in Columbia and Rock Hill.

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  • Don’t miss IL Fall Festival

    It’s almost showtime for the eighth annual Indian Land Fall Festival and fourth annual S.C. Championship Chili Cookoff.
    Saturday’s festival, promises to be a lot of fun for everyone from toddlers to teens and older folks, all for a good cause.
    “This is the largest single event in Indian Land all year long,” festival co-chair Tracy Little said said.
    He’s hoping the festival will draw more than 10,000 visitors.

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  • Pause, reflect

    Today is the 12th anniversary of “the day that changed the world.” A lot has changed since knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airplanes into the World Trade Center, toppling its twin 110-story towers, slammed a third plane into the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
    The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is under construction near ground zero and is set to open in 2014.
    The museum stands not only as a testament of remembrance, but also to our nation’s resiliency to rebuild and rebound. 

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  • Grand work for great teachers

    It’s a known fact the Lancaster County School District is blessed with its share of great teachers.
    Any doubting Thomases should have been at the district’s recent Celebrate Great Teaching, which annually ushers in the new school term at Lancaster High School.
    A highlight of the event was the salute to the 2012-13 Celebrate Great Teaching winners.
    The latest winners included Brittany McManus, Traci Shigley, Shelby Schwartz and Richard Gay.
    McManus, a Discovery School fifth-grade teacher, won the Beginning Celebrate Great Teaching Award.

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