03/28/2024
Thoughts While Shaving
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Thoughts While Shaving

This is a HUGE day for candidates for mayor and city council…..election day 2017.  If you live in one of the towns in the county, VOTE, if you haven’t all ready.  Most of the towns have at least one good race, the exception being White Lake and East Arcadia……but write-ins are eligible…In fact, the 3rd council seat in Tar Heel will be decided by write-ins.  They were one short in filings.

Sad story coming out of Texas.  You would think we would be safe at a church service, not so.  Debate begins again, gun control or more funding for mental health, or both.

I enjoy following a pro golfer or two over the years. ex. Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino, Ray Floyd, Leonard Thompson, the latter two were from this area, Fayetteville and Laurinburg.  Now, it is William McGirt, a Fairmont Golden Tornado, currently living in western South Carolina.  He has played in two tournaments in this new PGA year and won over $184,000.  Think I should had bought golf clubs with some of my money cropping tobacco as a 12 -13 year old.  Top earners in the new year include Justin Thomas, a 20-something year old, played in 2 events and won over $1.7M and better still is Justine Rose, one event, $1.66M.

I must be am a very boring person to travel with, I was fortunate to have a great career traveling the state with a state-wide organization for 25 years, traveled to every county in the state annually.  Now, travel is limited, but when I do, I am constantly recalling contacts in the county and sharing boring info with whoever may be traveling with me.  Guess that is why they sleep, or at least close their eyes, tired of hearing me dream out loud as I drive.

I recall when we were so pleased when BladenOnline would occasionally record 100,000 page views in a week.  According to our ‘numbers person’ there have been only 4 weeks in 2017 when the numbers have been less, the last was the week of July 23-29.  Recently we have been as high as 223,000 plus (our all-time high) last month.  We recorded 138,049 page views last week. with 26,008 visits, and that is very good in a county of 35,000.  BladenOnline is Bladen’s Best Source for local news.

Last week our Most Read Stories included:
5,315: What began as a way to relax leads to addiction
5,248: International credit card fraud ring captured in Bladen
3,552: WECT report: Former Bladenboro manager Jackson under investigation
2,976: Truck burns near Dublin
2,855: Elizabethtown child honored at Duke Children’s Hospital
2,412: New pest control service opens in Bladen County

Check all our pages: news, sports, events, obits, agriculture, and more,  all constantly updated with info you can use.

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And remember, if you live in a municipality, VOTE TODAY, if you haven’t already.

NFL action last night….Lions 30 – Packers 17.

Bad officials are the ones elected by good citizens who do not vote.  George Jean Nathan

The vote is the most powerful nonviolent tool we have.  John Lewis

This is a frightening statistic.  More people vote in ‘American Idol’ than in any US election.  Rush Limbaugh

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