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Recent Editorial - November 2002 |
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Remembering Amanda |
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November 4, 2002 - We’re not used to multiple shooting fatalities in Lincolnton so it’s not surprising that talk of Friday morning’s fatal assaults at a North Grove Street home near our downtown sparked a lot of talk and head-shaking during the weekend. Early Friday morning Kevin Morrison, 39, shot and killed his wife, Gael Morrison, 35, and her daughter, 15-year-old, Amanda Barnhrdt, before fatally shooting himself with a handgun. He and his wife had recently separated. |
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Banner day for GOP |
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November 13, 2002 - Last week’s elections brought a big turnout in Lincoln County — some 20,000 voters or about 50 percent of those registered. Local officials say it wasn’t a record, but it wasn’t bad for a non-presidential election year. It was especially good for Republicans in Lincoln County, who claimed just about every post on the ballot. The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners is now all Republican. In the races for U.S. Senate and the 10th District congressional seat, the vote was more than 60 percent Republican. That shouldn’t be too surprising in a region that often leans Republican on national races. But it should be a cause for concern in the Democratic Party, which has deep roots in Lincoln County and across North Carolina. |
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Recognize, defuse domestic violence |
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November 15, 2002 - Two separate but similar slayings of Lincoln County residents involved in domestic altercations should make us pause and evaluate the resources available to respond to these tragic acts of violence. Talk about terrorism, this is the worst you can imagine. It festers in our own neighborhoods. |
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Congratulations to award recipients |
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November 20, 2002 - Congratulations to the 2002 Man and Woman of the Year recipients, and the Small Business Person of the Year, recognized at last week’s Lincolnton/Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. |
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Political legend Strom Thurmond returns home |
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November 29, 2002 - In 1996 most of the voters in South Carolina were well aware they were sending a geezer back to Washington. U.S. Sen. Strom was very, very old — a man who would turn 100 if he completed his term. But they did it anyway. They have been doing that for nearly 50 years. Why stop now? |
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