03/28/2024
Thoughts While Shaving
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Thoughts While ShavingA new week begins, but first a look back.

A recent article in newspapers nationwide compared ‘the average age at death’ by county, nationwide. Bladen County was on the lower end of the chart, but improving. In 1980, the average age of death in Bladen County was 70 years old. In 2014, it was 75.

BladenOnline has had a couple of weeks of unusually high numbers.

Week of May 7-13, 2017
Weekly Page Views: 175,660 (2nd highest in history)

Weekly Visits: 37,778 (4th highest in history)

Daily page views: 59,717 (May 12, 2017) (All Time Record)

Weekly visits
37,778 (4th highest in history)

Most read story
40,044: Bladen County teacher charged with sex crime

A year ago
Page views: 121,910
Visits 22,912

Week of May 14-20, 2017 highlights

Weekly page views: 166,507 (3rd highest in history)

Weekly visits: 35,871 (6th highest in history)

Daily page views: 59,717 (All time high)

Most read story:
13,415: Teacher makes first appearance on charges.

Freedom Quartet singers were guest at Northside Baptist Church, Bladenboro last night. Good music, good crowd.

Bladen County Commissioners continue working on FY 2017-18 budget today at 5:30 PM in their courthouse meeting room. Meeting open to the public.

Burma Shave thoughts:

Don’t lose your head to gain a minute. You need your head, your brains are in it. Burma Shave

Speed was high, weather was not. Tires were thin, X marks the spot. Burma Shave

The one who drives when he’s been drinking depends on you to do his thinking. Burma Shave

robert g hester
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