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Today's Opinions

  • Uncertainties can affect trust in law enforcement officers

    When you’re a victim of a crime, and you feel the investigation into it hasn’t been handled at its best, it can make it difficult to fully trust law enforcement.

    After a college student who had been drinking killed my mother, I had more questions than answers about the investigation.

    Although I had spent years as a journalist building relationships with law enforcement officers, when I was suddenly thrust on the other side of things, distinct lines of trust blurred.

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  • Future fisherman begins adventures with outdoorsy family

    Last week I came home from work, and my dad was excited. He wanted to tell me that Levi, my 5-month-old son, picked up a fishing rod for the first time.

    When I was about six months pregnant, my dad went out and bought two little tiny fishing rods, one with a spinning reel and bait casting reel. He was so proud Levi chose the bait cast reel, unlike his mom who prefers the spinning reel.

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  • Sandifer leaves a legacy of service, sacrifice

    Brunswick County suffered a great loss last week. We lost a true champion for Brunswick County.

    County commissioners chairman David Sandifer, who died last Friday, was a tireless leader, who always had the best interest of the county in mind.

    He loved this county, and he said so often.

    With every vote he cast, he ran the risk of making half the county unhappy with him.

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  • Flights of fancy pondering airlines

    I don’t know why our airlines are in so much trouble.

    But it might have something to do with, “What flies around—in the form of a strict no-refunds policy—flies back around in the form of bad press.”

    I recently learned that lesson the hard way when I had to reschedule two cross-country flights a month earlier than planned.

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  • Take time to appreciate the beauty around us

    Every time I see the ocean, its beauty still amazes me.

    Every time I cross one of the high-rise bridges and can see miles and miles of sea and shore, it takes my breath away. I feel so lucky to live in a place that has so much natural beauty.

    Working here makes it even better. Being able to stand on the beach and take pictures of surfers, wildlife or beach visitors and say it’s my job is hard to believe. I feel I am getting the better end of the bargain because it hardly seems like work.

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  • Sad, shocking events in Brunswick County leave community numb

    My mind is numb from the goings-on of last week.

    It was as if the community has been in mourning for Ronald Hewett and the sheriff’s department, and rightly so.

    I think we were all stunned and in disbelief from the allegations we read and heard both on television and in print.

    I know full well there are folks on both sides of the aisle who support or denounce Ronald Hewett. I’ve known him personally for almost 30 years, and I know that whatever judgment is handed down, he will stand tall in the saddle.

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  • Readers give differing views of sheriff situation

    To the editor: I have lived in Brunswick County since 1983. I worked the polls for Ronald Hewett. I believed in him then and I believe in him now.

    I remember when he had people shooting at his home; I even saw the bullet holes. No wonder he moved off the road, and who else is supposed to watch his property if not the law?

    I know I would have but I’m just a citizen of Brunswick County. Now we can’t have that, so whose job is it?

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  • McIntyre gives local update

    To the editor: As Brunswick County’s representative in the U.S. Congress, I am constantly striving to meet the many challenges this wonderful county faces.

    From beach renourishment to economic development, from agriculture to education and veterans’ healthcare, I appreciate the partnership we have formed and the results we have achieved in moving Brunswick County forward.

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