Reader blogs
Southern Pines, Aberdeen..
Hello Everyone - I am needing your help with a question (several actually). I am moving to the Southern Pines area and could use some advice. Do you live in the area? Have a positive healthy living? I am looking for people living in the area to help me with ...
Who is sending their children to school Monday?
I just wanted to remind everyone that Monday, Memorial Day, is a day set aside to remember our fallen soldiers, not an insignificant holiday that can be used as a snow make up day according to Moore County Schools. Shame on the powers that be who thought this was a ...
What is up with Moore Countys parks an receration dept.
What is going on with the parks and rec. dept.
Whats up with the parks and rec. dept. I don't know what is going on with the umpires lately but man they are calling all sorts of crazy calls. Has any other team had trouble? I need some feed back on this because our team is getting hit hard with ...
Racism, bigotry, prejudice, call it what you will...
Let's stir something up, because after an event this week, I am left wondering about the state of mind of our teenagers today regarding racism in big beautiful Moore County. My (white) child attends the biggest high school in this county. This week, sitting in class, my child overheard a ...
Meet Serena
Serena is a beautiful dilute tortoiseshell and is a young adult. Serena and another cat, Maxie, were thrown over the fence at the shelter, into the dogs’ yard. They were so severely infested with fleas that most of their fur had fallen out. After ridding them of the unhealthy parasites, ...
Claude Monet, Impressionism, and Gardens
Students studied Claude Monet and Impressionism. We also talked about the brush strokes that the Impressionists used in their work and viewed prints of Monet's paintings of his gardens and flowers in Giverny. They interpreted some of the prints and painted their own gardens using the brushstrokes.
First Aid Kit - The Immediate Medical Aid
Incidents, especially those unpleasant, are hardly expected, but being prepared to deal with them is all we can do minimize their impact. Accidents and medical emergencies are occurrences which many of us don't like to anticipate. It is best to equip ourselves with necessary remediation to deal with any kind ...
What's the deal with law breaking bicyclists?!
Now that the weather is nice I get to drive home at the time that the bicyclists come out. Why is it that they feel stop signs, yield signs, red lights and other traffic signage do not apply to them? I am SO sick of being on edge while driving ...
Furniture For Free
A child with autism who needs to watch a show each day as part of their daily routine. An adult with developmental disabilities that accidently broke his dresser drawer. A person with cerebral palsy who enjoys playing on the computer or is able to type for communication. A family who ...
Marriage
I was thinking the other day, why do people get married? I mean seriously? I want children one day, don't get me wrong. Nothing warms my heart up more than visioning a little me-he or me-she running around. Period. But here is the ticker.... Do I really want to be ...
Be Kind to Animals Week
“So many animals. So many ways to be kind.” That’s the inspiring theme of this year’s Be Kind to Animals Week, an annual event started by the American Humane Association in 1915 to encourage compassion toward animals. Every year, animal shelters throughout the country hold special events during Be Kind ...
Sign Code Shakedown
If you Google “sign code shakedown,” you’ll get over 4,000 search results including http://www.scenic.org/billboards/industry/shakedown Here’s how the shakedown works according to the newsletter of the California State Bar http://www.calbar.ca.gov/calbar/pdfs/sections/public/public-law-journal_vol-27-No-1_winter-2004.pdf : “The plaintiffs in these cases have followed the same script: negotiate leases with private property owners in a jurisdiction with ...
The root of your anger
I am asking everyone who is angry about something to tell me why you're angry. But before you type what you're angry about, ask yourself "why does this make me angry?" Now I know the majority of people's voiced problems are political, but why? I mean other than some monetary ...
Wreck on US 1 today.
This wreck happened only about 100 yards in front of me. It was terrible. I don't know why the lady did not see the truck, but she was injured very badly. When I went up to her, she looked like she was going into shock. I also heard, but can't ...
But hey, it's Springfest...
A quite nice but overcast Saturday.... I woke up around noon to the sound of live music playing and the sound of crowds. You know the sound; yells and screams and chatter all balled into one resounding noise, a few blocks away from my house..... I go to the porch, ...
Flexible Frames
Recently we had an application from a family for assistance with purchasing flexible frames for their young child who has down syndrome. The child has insurance but it will not pay for special frames. Because of age having glasses that a more durable and mold better to the face would ...
Fast Fan
Does anyone know where I can get three tickets to the NASCAR race in Charlotte in October? We have an applicant that is a huge Dale Earnhardt Jr. fan and has never been to a race. He wants to go with his guardians to a NASCAR race and they are ...
