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Today's Features

  • CANCELED: local 9/11 observances

    Next Tuesday, Sept. 11, marks the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on United States landmarks.

    Local ceremonies and events will once again pay tribute, including in Brunswick County.

    Bob Gustavson, longtime 9/11 coordinator for the FDNY-Carolinas Retirees Association, said the group as it does annually is hosting or participating in 9/11 events to remember the tragic events that befell the country on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001.

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  • Sunset River Marketplace ‘Skies of Coastal Carolina’ exhibit set to begin Sept. 5

    Sunset River Marketplace in Calabash presents “Skies of Coastal Carolina,” works by Rachel Rourke Sunnell, from Sept. 5 through Oct. 6. Viewers will have an opportunity to meet the artist at the gallery’s Saturday open house from 2 to 5 p.m. Sept. 8.

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  • BLT auditions for “Almost Maine” start Sept. 8

    Do you remember what it was like to talk with friends and loved ones? Do you remember what that feels like? Hold on to that feeling when you audition for “Almost Maine” by John Cariani, published by Dramatist Play Service.

    Auditions are 6-9 p.m. Sept. 8 and 9 in Room 1B at Brunswick Little Theatre, 8068 River SE in Southport.

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  • Nonprofit profile: Rolling Thunder

    Grand Strand Chapter 3 SC

    President: Walt Koren

    P.O. Box 370

    North Myrtle Beach, SC 29597

    (843) 503-6590

    Meets at 2:30 p.m. alternating third Sundays at American Legion Post 186, 4285 Pine Drive in Little River, S.C., and VFW Post 10420, 4359 U.S. 17 Business in Murrells Inlet, S.C.

    www.rollingthundergrandstrand.com

    Chapter 3 NC

    President: Jacqueline Braun

    P.O. Box 3726

    Wilmington, NC 28406

    (910) 520-9269

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  • Like most people, I hate mosquitoes

    That annoying buzzing in your ear? I hate it. It’s the sound of the deadliest animal on the planet: the mosquito. I hate them, too.

    To most Americans, it’s merely a nuisance; to about two million people worldwide and untold millions of dogs, cats and other animals, that sound can be a harbinger of disease and death. We’re not talking about the death of a few 1800s Amazonian explorers; we’re talking nearly 440 million deaths worldwide each year. All by a critter not much bigger than a grain of rice.

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  • Gratitude for ‘the three B’s’ in life

    By Linda Arnold

    Live Life Fully

    My heart is so full.

    I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on my life over the past several weeks as I prepared to be inducted into the West Virginia Business Hall of Fame.

    I’m deeply honored by this recognition. And it was hard to condense my thoughts into a brief acceptance speech.

    What came up for me was extreme gratitude for all the people in my life — and the events along the way that seemed like random loose threads, yet were woven into a rich tapestry.

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  • What is this mystery plant?

    By John Nelson

    Plant Columnist

    Summer ends now; now, barbarous in beauty ...
                                    — Gerard Manley Hopkins

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  • Exploring time travel and its implications

    By Don Price

    Guest Columnist

    Imagine, if you will, you wanted to experience the wonders of time travel. You have been reading about the writers of our constitution and decided you really would like to experience life in their history-making environment.

    Or, suppose you have been dreaming about a future where technology has advanced to the point where cell phones are a part of ancient history, and you wanted to enjoy all those wonderful benefits available at that time.

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  • DAR promotes Constitution Week

    By Martha Koletar

    Guest Columnist

    There are two documents of paramount importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for the federal government that is still in use today.

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  • Sands of time: A short history of Southeast Asia

    By Mari-Lou Wong-Chong

    Guest Columnist

    Let us all journey to Southeast Asia through the sands of time. Learn a little bit of the history that identifies some of our neighbor’s culture.

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