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Prayer needed in schools, prior to meetings
Prayer in Jesus name is the one main thing that our schools and our children need most of all.
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News Herald right for taking down comments
I would like to applaud the News Herald for doing the best they could to control the content on their Facebook page in regards to an article about Gov. Bev Perdue not seeking reelection.
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Christian prayer not an endorsement of Christianity
You perpetuate the myth that entities which permit Christian prayer before a meeting endorse Christianity.
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Homes for Hearts thankful for donations
Homes for Hearts, Inc. would like to thank all those who donated time, money, food, gifts and gift cards to the Burke County foster children during the 2011 holiday season.
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Officials will work with residents on nuisance dogs
I have recently read two separate letters to the editor regarding two separate nuisance dog complaints.
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Abortion is 'legalized American holocaust'
The precious unborn children that are dying every day in the United States need someone to speak up on their behalf.
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Questions unanswered in Lail shooting
I think the DA is covering up something in this shooting.
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Excess regulation not the key to cleaner water
I wish to provide a little historical perspective to the recent articles regarding the Morganton Waste Water Treatment Plant. When I first came to Burke County as a charter faculty at WPCC (1965), the waste water treatment system in Morganton was then the so-called Trickling Filter System.
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People, not government, should be responsible for pets
In response to the letter from Ms. Taylor’s letter to the editor, (Jan. 15) Subject: Uncontrolled Animals.
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Kindness of stranger appreciated
To all of Burke County. I just want to let people know there is still some good in this nasty hateful world.
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Thanks for help with PHS projects
The Patton High School senior English teachers, administration and staff would like to take this time to formally thank all of those who were involved in making our senior projects at PHS such a success this term.
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Out-of-control dogs a nuisance
I just came in from taking my dog for a walk on my property, a walk cut short because dog owners in my area do not have the common courtesy to control their dogs.
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Reflections on 2011 city election
Before the City of Morganton election in October, 2011, Mr. Brian Black, who serves on the board of directors of the Historic Morganton Festival, wrote to the editor of The News Herald. Black mentioned that the festival gets repeated hits before city elections.
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Thanks to public safety
As owner of Carswell Heating &Propane in Morganton, I would like to express my appreciation to the city of Morganton Department of Public Safety.
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Voting should require ID
I don't understand why anyone would be against requiring ID to vote.
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Steps must be taken to protect unborn
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday is Jan. 22. In America, we kill approximately 4,000 innocent babies every day.
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Thanks to those that helped at garden
In October 2011, Anne Fischer, a master gardener and employee of the City of Morganton's Parks and Recreation Department, showed her friend "Uncle Bear" (U.B.) Morganton's Community Garden.
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Elections shouldn't take place in Burke schools
Burke County Board of Elections Director, Debbie Mace needs to stick to consulting the board of elections. It is not Mace’s job to run forward of the board; her job is administrative not policy.
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Valdese officer only guily of poor judgement
Could someone please tell me what happened to "innocent until proven guilty?"
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Another successful year at Trail of Faith
The Waldensian Trail Of Faith in Valdese would like to thank the surrounding communities for another successful Christmas Season. The Christmas Light display was lit up on Nov. 22 and went through Christmas Eve. We were fortunate enough to have the children’s choir from Ray Childers Elementary School performing for our opening ceremonies. What a blessing!
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Soros, Mansato behind food safety bill
Just before Christmas when most of us are paying little attention to news, the Senate passed a bill (S510) that effectively takes over the food being grown in this country under government control to go along with the takeover of Chrysler, GM. healthcare and so on.
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How the Grinch's dog stole my heart
Our family had been considering getting a second dog to keep our Labrador, Dixie,company.
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Businesses, individuals make breakdown not so bad
While traveling through Morganton on Interstate 40 on Friday, Dec. 2 around 3 p.m. we experienced a problem with our vehicle. We were able to make it to Exit 103 where we pulled into the parking lot of Enterprise, thinking we might be able to rent a car to continue our trip. What happened was we learned what a caring group of people live in the Morganton area!
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Board members look other way on certain spending
I guess most of us have this problem: it’s easy to point out the speck in someone else’s eye while we’re standing here with a plank sticking out of our own eye.
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Memorial park thankful for help
The staff of Burke Memorial Park would like to thank all of those that participated in our 18th annual Luminary Display on Dec. 10. This year, over 5,500 bags and candles were placed throughout the cemetery. It was a beautiful sight and would not have been possible without all of these fine people.
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