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OPINION: I lost my daughter due to toxic water exposure — I deserve my day in court
For decades, veterans, their families, and civilian staff stationed at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina have sought justice for the unlawful exposure to toxic water. Due to an obscure North Carolina statute, those impacted have been denied the opportunity to seek justice via the judicial system. Proposed legislation currently under review in the U.S. Senate would rectify this egregious breach of justice.
Clara McLean House and The Healing Garden celebrate 10 years of service
PINEHURST — Ten years of hospitality and hope will be celebrated on Thursday, May 5, during a rededication of The Foundation of FirstHealth’s Clara McLean House and The Healing Garden.
Zerbini Family Circus swinging in to Rockingham Speedway
Bynum Peach Farm becomes 13th Century Farm in Richmond County
WIND BLOW — In the early 1920s, Charlie Howard Bynum and his wife, Onis, made the roughly 100-mile trek eastward from Lincoln County to the Sandhills of Northern Richmond County to start a new life.
OPINION: Family matters frustrate attempts to enforce political ethics
Supreme Court associate justice Clarence Thomas "faces growing ethics questions," The Hill's John Kruzel reports, "after recent reports of his wife's aggressive effort to overturn former President Trump’s electoral defeat and participation in the Jan. 6 'Stop the Steal' rally have renewed scrutiny of the justice’s refusal to step aside from related disputes that have come before the Supreme Court."
Sandhills Center announces April Family Support Program webinars
WEST END — The Family Support and Community Collaboration Programs are funded by Sandhills Center and conducted through a contract with North Carolina Families United. The programs support families of children with emotional, learning, and behavioral challenges.
OPINION: Let parents decide, not politicians.
At some point in time, we have all encountered permission slips in schools. Whether you were signing one for your child or having one signed by your parent, it’s the form that a school requires to send home with students to gain their parents’ permission for a field trip, movie, or event. It’s also likely that at some point, you may have forgotten to have your parent sign your permission slip, rendering you unable to participate in an event with your friends.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Ellerbe's Durham fulfills dream of becoming a pilot
Ellerbe native Ronald Kenny Durham is Richmond Senior High School Class of 1988 graduate and retired United States Army helicopter pilot.
OPINION: Why so many families are uprooting and fleeing to freer states
Emily Burns had every intention of staying in Massachusetts. A longtime Boston resident, she, her husband, and three children left the city to settle in the upscale suburb of Newton in January 2020.
Richmond County births in November, January
PINEHURST — The following parent(s) has (have) authorized the release of the births of their children at FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital in Pinehurst: