Opinion
Large, hand-painted signs lean against a tent, the buzz of friendly conversation cuts through the humid air and the smell of fresh produce drifts in the breeze. You’ve found yourself at a farmers market.
Farmers markets are common in urban and rural communities around the nation. In urban areas,...
The article, “Sidewalks and Trees,” (City Corner, Staples World, July 26, 2018, editorial page) certainly got my attention and in no time, pen in hand, I’m on a roll.
The attention grabber was property owners are responsible for maintaining their lawns, boulevard and whatever, weeds and grass...
Back in 1883, Teddy Roosevelt wrote an essay on what it takes to be a true American citizen. He did not mince words. “The people who say that they have not time to attend to politics are simply saying that they are unfit to live in a free community,” he wrote. “The first duty of an American citizen...
There’s a lot of great things happening in Staples this summer. Development activity is visible with the ongoing construction of the Optometry and Dental office and Casey’s General Store along Highway 10. Construction also started on the Staples multi-family 38 unit apartment building on Airport Rd...
Minimizing barriers to a higher education is important to all of us at Central Lakes College. This is also critical in our commitment to provide the highly educated workforce that our local economy demands. To this end, we are excited about a new program to help with both of those issues: Workforce...
When I finished my graduate study and moved out of Buffalo, N.Y. to take my first full-time professional job at the University of Missouri, I called my telephone company to discontinue my landline service. After being put on hold while the agent checked my account, I was shocked by the words I...
The commissioners in Guilford County, N.C., voted this year to move all public notices required by state law from local newspapers to the county’s website. Four companies that publish newspapers in the county recently filed suit to have the ordinance - and the statute that enabled it - ruled...
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