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(2312, 1, '2018-10-16 07:48:53', '2018-10-16 11:48:53', '<strong>Sin, Crime, Government And God</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-10-14\n\n<center><iframe width="560" height="315" \n\nsrc="https://www.youtube.com/embed/SWF1EqUZBbc" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; \n\nencrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>\n\n<strong>Fundamental Lessons For A Full Life</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-10-07\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/RDYKtOvm_A4?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center><strong>"Seducing Spirits, And Doctrines Of Devils"</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-30\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Ox4vfBH5xpU?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<strong>"The Spirit Of Truth, And The Spirit Of Error"</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-23\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/04Sve0oqevg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>How To Fight The Good Fight</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-16\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/UQKFXXeOi2g?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<strong>Calm And Courage In A 9/11 World</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-09\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nr62MPRFJ7I?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-02\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>The Biblical Duty Of God''s Preachers To A Godless President</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-26\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvbx9rNJu2s" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>I Will Curse Them That Bless Thee</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-19\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Hell’s Greatest Hoaxes On America (Part 2)</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2017-05-08\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-Sqgxb7PjY" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n\n<strong>Hell’s Greatest Hoaxes On America (Part 1)</strong>\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-04-30\n\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2OeYVfd3dnQ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.</em>\n\n<em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em>', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-10-16 07:48:53', '2018-10-16 11:48:53', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2314, 1, '2018-09-06 08:28:17', '2018-09-06 12:28:17', '400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God - Message by Dr. Chuck Baldwin on Sep. 2, 2018\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\nI Will Curse Them That Bless Thee - Message by Dr. Chuck Baldwin on Aug. 19, 2018\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-06 08:28:17', '2018-09-06 12:28:17', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2316, 1, '2018-09-06 08:52:43', '2018-09-06 12:52:43', '<strong>400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-02\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I Will Curse Them That Bless Thee</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-19\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em>', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-06 08:52:43', '2018-09-06 12:52:43', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2317, 1, '2018-09-06 08:57:37', '2018-09-06 12:57:37', '<strong>400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-02\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n**\r\n<strong>The Biblical Duty Of God''s Preachers To A Godless President</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-26\r\n\r\n<center><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvbx9rNJu2s" frameborder="0" allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n\r\n<strong>I Will Curse Them That Bless Thee</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-19\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em>', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-06 08:57:37', '2018-09-06 12:57:37', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2318, 1, '2018-09-06 08:58:18', '2018-09-06 12:58:18', '<strong>400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-02\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>The Biblical Duty Of God''s Preachers To A Godless President</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-26\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvbx9rNJu2s" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I Will Curse Them That Bless Thee</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-19\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em>', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-06 08:58:18', '2018-09-06 12:58:18', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2319, 1, '2018-09-06 09:15:24', '2018-09-06 13:15:24', '<strong>400 Prophets Of Ahab; 1 Prophet Of God</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-09-02\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AETgrdUnu7g" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>The Biblical Duty Of God''s Preachers To A Godless President</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-26\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tvbx9rNJu2s" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>I Will Curse Them That Bless Thee</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-08-19\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/60XdMyWJj2I" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Hell’s Greatest Hoaxes On America (Part 2)</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2017-05-08\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/w-Sqgxb7PjY" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Hell’s Greatest Hoaxes On America (Part 1)</strong>\r\nDr. Chuck Baldwin - 2018-04-30\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2OeYVfd3dnQ" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n<h3><em>Help Support Liberty Fellowship</em></h3>\r\n<em>As a non-501(c)3 church, Liberty Fellowship relies 100% on viewer support. To purchase a copy of these messages or to support the fellowship please visit <a href="https://www.LibertyFellowshipMT.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LibertyFellowshipMT.com</a>.</em>\r\n\r\n<em>Liberty Financial is supported entirely by the free-will financial donations and offerings of those who have a heart to give, and it is not organized as a 501c3 non-profit organization, which means financial donations to Liberty Fellowship are NOT tax deductible. Furthermore, LF seeks not "church" designation by the IRS, and neither will it incorporate or organize so as to qualify for "church" status under the IRC. The true Church is a spiritual organism, not a human organization. Under the laws of the United States, should a body of believers (or any other body) seek and obtain tax-exempt status, that body would immediately fall under the dictates of the IRC regulating non-profit organizations. Therefore, LF has chosen to NOT claim tax-exemption.</em>', 'Religious Services With Pastor Chuck Baldwin', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2310-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-06 09:15:24', '2018-09-06 13:15:24', '', 2310, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2310-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2327, 1, '2018-09-22 09:19:12', '2018-09-22 13:19:12', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2187 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/black-college-graduates-300x186.jpeg" alt="black-college-graduates" width="300" height="186" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAre Scotland County Schools and St. Andrews College part of a deliberate effort to ensure racism destroys African Americans'' chance to receive a quality education? You be the judge.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>The success of the Catholics pointed up the incompetence of the teacher’s unions and the vacuity of accepted social theory. Whatever nits can be picked with the piece,  whatever one believes about the relative intelligence of blacks, whites, yellows, and ed majors, it is obvious that black kids could do far, far better than they are doing. Something is wrong somewhere.</em>" <a href="http://fredoneverything.org/the-racism-racket-in-the-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://fredoneverything.org/the-racism-racket-in-the-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Fred on Everything</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County’s New School</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-countylaurinburg-fleeced-huge-financial-scam/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2328, 1, '2016-09-22 01:00:23', '2016-09-22 05:00:23', '<img class="wp-image-1737 size-full alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Evans-Frank-Author-CCN.jpg" width="285" height="271" />\r\n<h5 style="text-align: right;"><strong>Editorial Opinion - by Frank Evans</strong></h5>\r\n‘Decorum’ as defined by Webster’s dictionary reads as follows... “correct or proper behavior that shows respect and good manners.”\r\n\r\nFor those who attended the Laurinburg City Council’s monthly session on Tuesday April 19th, you saw our government ‘at work’, taking public comments, addressing agenda items ranging from rezoning and land for business use, to hearing an update from the Arts Council.\r\n\r\nOne thing stood out throughout: City Manager Nichols’ and Council’s (especially member Willis) eyeballs remained glued on the clock at the rear of the room. Are they just great students of clock studies? Was there a TV show they didn''t want to miss? Were they awaiting news on the New York primary vote?\r\n\r\nNo matter the reason, such behavior was rude and inconsiderate to those present, the speakers and the business they were there to address. Leaning back in your chair, hands cradling your head and continuously trading comments amongst themselves, as City Manager Nichols and Councilmember Willis did, was not professional or appropriate while updates regarding the Lumber River Council of Governments and Laurinburg Housing Authority were given. How about you make a note of what you would like to say and hold those thoughts until the speaker has finished, and then converse as you may need.\r\n\r\nMany people feel that this Council doesn''t listen. That was confirmed by clock watching and talking amongst themselves. Crazy idea: but if time is an issue, how about moving the meeting time to 6pm, or maybe even to Saturday at 10am (if that doesn’t interfere with brunch)?\r\n\r\nI''m <strong>Frank Evans</strong> and I’m seeking the <strong>At-Large City Council Seat</strong> currently occupied by Dee Hammond. I’m not running against Ms. Hammond, but rather for the future of our two young boys. Like many of you, our family is sick and tired of not being listened to.\r\n\r\nThank You,\r\n\r\nFrank Evans\r\n\r\n<center></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ward Named Economic Development Director</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'BACKUP: ‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting (Frank Evans)', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', '', '', '', '2018-11-27 07:16:23', '2018-11-27 12:16:23', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2328', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2329, 1, '2018-09-22 09:23:23', '2018-09-22 13:23:23', '<img class="wp-image-1737 size-full alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Evans-Frank-Author-CCN.jpg" width="285" height="271" />\r\n<h5 style="text-align: right;"><strong>Editorial Opinion - by Frank Evans</strong></h5>\r\n‘Decorum’ as defined by Webster’s dictionary reads as follows... “correct or proper behavior that shows respect and good manners.”\r\n\r\nFor those who attended the Laurinburg City Council’s monthly session on Tuesday April 19th, you saw our government ‘at work’, taking public comments, addressing agenda items ranging from rezoning and land for business use, to hearing an update from the Arts Council.\r\n\r\nOne thing stood out throughout: City Manager Nichols’ and Council’s (especially member Willis) eyeballs remained glued on the clock at the rear of the room. Are they just great students of clock studies? Was there a TV show they didn''t want to miss? Were they awaiting news on the New York primary vote?\r\n\r\nNo matter the reason, such behavior was rude and inconsiderate to those present, the speakers and the business they were there to address. Leaning back in your chair, hands cradling your head and continuously trading comments amongst themselves, as City Manager Nichols and Councilmember Willis did, was not professional or appropriate while updates regarding the Lumber River Council of Governments and Laurinburg Housing Authority were given. How about you make a note of what you would like to say and hold those thoughts until the speaker has finished, and then converse as you may need.\r\n\r\nMany people feel that this Council doesn''t listen. That was confirmed by clock watching and talking amongst themselves. Crazy idea: but if time is an issue, how about moving the meeting time to 6pm, or maybe even to Saturday at 10am (if that doesn’t interfere with brunch)?\r\n\r\nI''m <strong>Frank Evans</strong> and I’m seeking the <strong>At-Large City Council Seat</strong> currently occupied by Dee Hammond. I’m not running against Ms. Hammond, but rather for the future of our two young boys. Like many of you, our family is sick and tired of not being listened to.\r\n\r\nThank You,\r\n\r\nFrank Evans\r\n\r\n<center></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ward Named Economic Development Director</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2330, 3, '2018-11-15 01:00:47', '2018-11-15 06:00:47', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="371" height="323" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nCalifornia''s latest spat of wildfires are no accident, neither are recent hurricanes. As one CIA assets says: "In today''s world, there are no accidents or coincidences".\r\n\r\n<strong>''Disaster Capitalism''</strong> is Big business. It''s as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, seismic events and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motor-homes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and gizmos.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive contracts, cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nBottom line: <strong>Disaster Capitalism, just like our War Economy, keeps things humming.</strong>\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed, avarice and waste can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Satanic Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard and unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #0000ff;">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</span></a></span>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2332, 1, '2018-09-23 08:15:51', '2018-09-23 12:15:51', '(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/">123</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - The Truth', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-23 08:15:51', '2018-09-23 12:15:51', '', 2330, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2343, 1, '2018-09-23 09:18:51', '2018-09-23 13:18:51', '(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - The Truth', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-23 09:18:51', '2018-09-23 13:18:51', '', 2330, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2344, 1, '2018-09-23 09:21:27', '2018-09-23 13:21:27', '(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (Videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-23 09:21:27', '2018-09-23 13:21:27', '', 2330, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2346, 1, '2018-09-23 14:41:48', '2018-09-23 18:41:48', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (Videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-23 14:41:48', '2018-09-23 18:41:48', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2347, 1, '2018-09-23 14:48:41', '2018-09-23 18:48:41', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n[INSERT BODY]\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (Videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-23 14:48:41', '2018-09-23 18:48:41', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2349, 1, '2018-09-23 14:53:47', '2018-09-23 18:53:47', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n''Disaster Capitalism'' is Amerika''s newest business model. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, cars, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, etc. An entire industry of gypsy corporations has sprung up that travels the nation like locusts from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nLowe''s, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, ebay, car dealers and other retailers report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid for months. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. LEO''s, first responders and other government types receive double and triple time paychecks. Happy days are here again!\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees do of course get some temporary jobs as billionaire oligarchs hoover up yet more billions from disaster relief scams. It''s a win-win situation for everybody, well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nWeather Modification necessary to cause these disasters is achieved through well established, sophisticated geoengineering techniques like directed beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrails, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other technologies (geoengineeringwatch.org) that replaced old fashioned, random, hap-hazard and unreliable ''Acts of God'' with carefully planned, engineered and implemented ''Acts of Government'' sponsored terrorism.\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans, for the most part, remain content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of banker engineered disasters unfold.\r\n\r\nWhile such disasters can be a welcome respite from the constant barrage of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news havoc, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, is this reason enough to destroy ourselves and our nation?\r\n\r\nCheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks and junk food purchased with SNAP, along with toxic, vaccinations and a government controlled indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education are the fuel that guarantees we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient while the Rothschild banking dynasty robs us blind, destroys our nation and our children''s future.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to put down the Cheetos, wake up and do your part!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the work of real citizen journalists doing everything in their power to save this nation and You.\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? 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(2351, 1, '2018-09-24 07:05:37', '2018-09-24 11:05:37', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n''Disaster Capitalism'' is Amerika''s newest business model. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, cars, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, etc. An entire industry of gypsy corporations has sprung up that travels the nation like locusts from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nLowe''s, Home Depot, Walmart, Amazon, ebay, car dealers and other retailers report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid for months. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. LEO''s, first responders and other government types receive double and triple time paychecks. Happy days are here again!\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees do of course get some temporary jobs as billionaire oligarchs hoover up yet more billions from disaster relief scams. It''s a win-win situation for everybody, well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nWeather Modification necessary to cause these disasters is achieved through well established, sophisticated geoengineering techniques like directed beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrails, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other technologies (geoengineeringwatch.org) that replaced old fashioned, random, hap-hazard and unreliable ''Acts of God'' with carefully planned, engineered and implemented ''Acts of Government'' sponsored terrorism.\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans, for the most part, remain content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of banker engineered disasters unfold.\r\n\r\nWhile such disasters can be a welcome respite from the constant barrage of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news havoc, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, is this reason enough to destroy ourselves and our nation?\r\n\r\nCheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks and junk food purchased with SNAP, along with toxic, vaccinations and a government controlled indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education are the fuel that guarantees we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient while the Rothschild banking dynasty robs us blind, destroys our nation and our children''s future.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to put down the Cheetos, wake up and do your part!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the work of real citizen journalists doing everything in their power to save this nation and You.\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2352, 1, '2018-11-16 06:39:44', '2018-11-16 11:39:44', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="371" height="323" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n\nCalifornia''s latest spat of wildfires are no accident, neither are recent hurricanes. As one CIA assets says: "In today''s world, there are no accidents or coincidences".\n\n<strong>CA Wildfires Update:</strong> When the largest fire in California history (the Camp fire) began mainstream media blamed it on campers who left their fire unattended. When that meme fell apart they blamed it on a woman who lived in an isolated home in the forest, but that story too failed, as it turned out PG&amp;E, the electric utility provider, called her saying they had an emergency and needed immediate access to her property. By the time PG&amp;E crews arrived the home and surrounding forest were engulfed in flames.\n\nIt has long been known that ''smart meters'' frequently start fires, but this has been brushed under the carpet because smart meters are part of a much bigger New World Order agenda.\n\nWith well over 7,000 homes and 60 lives destroyed it''s becoming increasingly more difficult for media and government shills to hide the fact that smart meters appear to be the cause of not only the Camp fire, but other fires as well.\n\nAs this information continued to leak out PG&amp;E became increasingly worried that it would be blamed for the fires, damages and loss of life. Fearing damage claims would far exceed their insurance coverage limits, PG&amp;E drew down over 3.2 billion in credit lines and now says even that may not be enough and they may be forced to file bankruptcy.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>''Disaster Capitalism''</strong> is Big business. It''s as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes, seismic events and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\n\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motor-homes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and gizmos.\n\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive contracts, cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\n\nBottom line: <strong>Disaster Capitalism, just like our War Economy, keeps things humming.</strong>\n\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed, avarice and waste can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\n\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Satanic Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\n\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard and unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</span></a></span>).\n\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\n\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\n\nIt''s time to wake up!\n\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\n\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\n\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'UPDATE: CA Wildfires - Disaster Capitalism at Work', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-11-16 06:39:44', '2018-11-16 11:39:44', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2353, 1, '2018-09-24 08:36:22', '2018-09-24 12:36:22', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n''Disaster Capitalism'' is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motorhomes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and ebay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody, well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, hap-hazard, unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision geoengineered ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated weather modification techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (geoengineeringwatch.org).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many state sponsored terrorism tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 08:36:22', '2018-09-24 12:36:22', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2354, 1, '2018-09-24 08:39:11', '2018-09-24 12:39:11', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="446" height="388" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>''Disaster Capitalism''</strong> is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motorhomes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and ebay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody, well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, hap-hazard, unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<a href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</a>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 08:39:11', '2018-09-24 12:39:11', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2355, 1, '2018-09-24 08:46:15', '2018-09-24 12:46:15', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="371" height="323" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>''Disaster Capitalism''</strong> is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motorhomes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard, unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<a href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</a>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Hurricane Florence - an Unnatural Disaster (videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2330-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 08:46:15', '2018-09-24 12:46:15', '', 2330, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2330-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2356, 1, '2018-09-24 10:23:46', '2018-09-24 14:23:46', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe upcoming election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> will prove interesting, or maybe not.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign with good intentions and forward momentum. His predecessor, Shepp Jones, had left a complete disaster and much work needed to be done. Unfortunately, it didn''t take Kersey long to lose his way, succumbing to the siren song of ''easy money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey took the Federal Funding and the County soon had new police cruisers with fancy graphics and lights, crisp new uniforms and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, there is no ''free lunch'' and the price of all the Fed''s free stuff turned out to be selling out Scotland County''s interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Police State intent upon serving Rothschild banking dynasty interests.\r\n\r\nKersey handed our 911 dispatch system to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in a loss of local control and much slower response times, and then then launched a public relations blitzkrieg designed to shift Scotland County public opinion, tilting residents to accept more and more Federal control.\r\n\r\nHe allowed the installation by private contractors of a ton of illegal and unconstitutional spy and surveillance equipment that mops up every private phone, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they were under suspicion for criminal activity, a clear violation of the 4th Amendent.\r\n\r\nToday, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime and needs and deserves a Sheriff who will represent Scotland County instead ruling elites\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is: will he too be co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in?\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services. The last Sheriff''s election saw incumbent Shep Jones tossed out in favor of retired State Trooper Ralph Kersey in what can only be described as a spirited race.\r\n\r\nAfter having made numerous promises, Kersey started out on a positive note, but things have since stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2357, 1, '2018-09-24 11:42:41', '2018-09-24 15:42:41', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe upcoming election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> will prove interesting, or maybe not.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor, Shep Jones, had left a complete disaster and much work needed to be done. Unfortunately, it didn''t take Kersey long to lose his way, succumbing to the siren song of ''easy money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey took a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s free stuff turned out to be selling out Scotland County''s interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Police State intent upon serving Rothschild banking dynasty interests.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep too long, the battle to save America isn''t between Dems or Rhinos, but rather between loyal Americans and the International banking cabal headed by the Rothschild Banking Dynasty headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which is now in full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in a loss of local control and slower response times. He then launched a public relations blitzkrieg designed to shift Scotland County public opinion, tilting residents to accept more and more Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors to install tons of spy/surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\nBottom line: <strong>Ralph Kersey turned the Scotland County Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is: will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have many enticing carrots and powerful sticks to rope in County Sheriffs. Most county sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control.\r\n\r\nThere is another weighty issue that begs to be examined. Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree that it is a good thing to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our county is experiencing a crime wave and our nation may be on the brink of civil war.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement or military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and are willing to follow orders without question. While this can be great in the right setting, it poses serious challenges for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his short shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin comes from the very same background as Kersey and there is little reason to think he will perform any better. We hope we are wrong and wish we had a better set of candidates for this most critical position during this challenging time, but we''ve got to make do with what we''ve got.\r\n\r\nWhile we cannot offer John Martin''s campaign our support, we believe <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Town of Gibson</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services. The last Sheriff''s election saw incumbent Shep Jones tossed out in favor of retired State Trooper Ralph Kersey in what can only be described as a spirited race.\r\n\r\nAfter having made numerous promises, Kersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2358, 1, '2018-09-24 12:00:18', '2018-09-24 16:00:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe upcoming election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> will prove interesting, or maybe not.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor, Shep Jones, left a complete disaster in his wake and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it didn''t take Kersey long to lose his way, succumbing to the siren song of ''easy money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey took a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, new computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' turned out to be selling out Scotland County''s interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Police State intent upon serving Rothschild banking dynasty interests.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle to save America isn''t between Dems or Rhinos, but rather between loyal Americans and the International banking cabal headed by the Rothschild Banking Dynasty headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which is now in full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. He then launched a public relations blitzkrieg designed to shift public opinion, tilting residents to accept more and more Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors to install tons of spy/surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\nBottom line: <strong>Ralph Kersey turned the Scotland County Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold. County sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nAnother weighty issue begs examination. Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree it is a good thing to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our county is experiencing a crime wave and social breakdown, and our nation appears to be heading toward civil war.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority as well as a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenges for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin comes from the very same background as Kersey and therefor there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''ve got to make do and hope for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin''s campaign our support, but we can say with clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Town of Gibson Crime\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services. The last Sheriff''s election saw incumbent Shep Jones tossed out in favor of retired State Trooper Ralph Kersey in what can only be described as a spirited race.\r\n\r\nAfter having made numerous promises, Kersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>', 'Time to Fire Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2234-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 12:00:18', '2018-09-24 16:00:18', '', 2234, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2234-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2359, 1, '2018-09-24 12:22:30', '2018-09-24 16:22:30', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe upcoming election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is before us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete disaster in his wake and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it didn''t take Kersey long to lose his way, succumbing to the siren song of ''easy money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey took a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' turned out to be the selling out Scotland County''s interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Police State intent upon serving international banking interests which have gripped this and many other nations.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle to save America isn''t between Dems or Rhinos, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which is in full control of our republic.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. He then launched a public relations blitz designed to shift public opinion in favor of increasing Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by the Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ralph Kersey turned the Scotland County Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold. Sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nAnother weighty issue begs examination. Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree it is good to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our county is experiencing a crime wave along with social breakdown, and our nation appears headed toward civil war.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority as well as a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time to have law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC. Scotland County needs a sheriff who will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation. These are difficult times and achieving this balance won''t be easy,\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin comes from the very same background as Kersey and therefor there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''ve got to make do and hope for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin''s campaign our support, but we can say with clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Town of Gibson Crime\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services. The last Sheriff''s election saw incumbent Shep Jones tossed out in favor of retired State Trooper Ralph Kersey in what can only be described as a spirited race.\r\n\r\nAfter having made numerous promises, Kersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2360, 1, '2018-09-24 12:47:18', '2018-09-24 16:47:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe upcoming election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is before us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey lost his way, succumbing to the siren song of ''easy money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey helped himself to a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' turned out to be expensive. Kersey had sold out Scotland County''s interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Police State intent upon serving international banking interests which have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which is in full control of our and many other nations.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. He then launched a public relations blitz designed to shift public opinion in favor of supporting increasing Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by the Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey has allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a high frequency crowd control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> opposition to the present regime governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves and their families and especially children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on any search engine.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ralph Kersey turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold. Sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nAnother weighty issue begs examination: Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree it is good to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our county is experiencing not only a crime wave, but appears headed toward economic breakdown, social chaos and civil war or revolution.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority as well as a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time to have law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> These are difficult times and achieving this balance won''t be easy,\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin comes from the very same background as Kersey and there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''ve got to make do and hope for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but we can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Up Close and Personal - Town of Gibson\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services. The last Sheriff''s election saw incumbent Shep Jones tossed out in favor of retired State Trooper Ralph Kersey in what can only be described as a spirited race.\r\n\r\nAfter having made numerous promises, Kersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 36px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 0.85; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 44px; left: 20px;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>\r\n\r\n<span style="border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px/20px ''Helvetica Neue'',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% / 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer;">Save</span>', 'Time to Fire Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2234-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-24 12:47:18', '2018-09-24 16:47:18', '', 2234, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2234-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2361, 1, '2018-09-24 13:02:19', '2018-09-24 17:02:19', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey helped himself to a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' turned out to be very expensive. Kersey sold out Scotland County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police State intent upon serving international banking interests which have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. He then launched a warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz designed to shift public opinion in favor of supporting increasing Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by the Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey has allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a high frequency crowd control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible opposition to the present international banking regime governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ralph Kersey turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold. Sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nAnother weighty issue begs examination: Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree it is good to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing not only a crime wave, but appears headed toward possible economic breakdown, social chaos and civil war or revolution.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority as well as a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy,\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey and there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''ve got to make do and hope for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but we can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Up Close and Personal - Town of Gibson\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nKersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2362, 1, '2018-09-24 13:17:06', '2018-09-24 17:17:06', '<img class=" wp-image-2345 aligncenter" src="https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg" alt="Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry" width="371" height="323" /><span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>''Disaster Capitalism''</strong> is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motorhomes fill parking lots at Lowe''s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. ''First responders'', LEO''s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. ''Connected'' small business owners receive cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It''s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn''t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and ''deserving'' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family''s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It''s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard, unreliable ''Acts of God'' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> ''Acts of Government''. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today''s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<span style="color: #3366ff;"><a style="color: #3366ff;" href="https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</span></a></span>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it''s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style="text-align: center;"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #3366ff;"><span style="color: #0000ff;">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2363, 1, '2018-09-25 07:57:00', '2018-09-25 11:57:00', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey helped himself to a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' turned out to be very expensive. Kersey sold out Scotland County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving international banking interests which have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland, which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. He then launched a warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz designed to shift public opinion in favor of supporting increasing Federal control.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by the Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey has allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a high frequency crowd control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible opposition to the present international banking regime governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nDespite four years of Kersey rule, Scotland County remains plagued by serious crime. We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ralph Kersey turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper and promises to be more aggressive in combating crime. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them in line. Sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nAnother weighty issue begs examination: Both sheriff candidates are former LEO''s (Law Enforcement Officers). In normal times most of us could agree it is good to have experienced professionals at the helm. The fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing not only a crime wave, but appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even a civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority and a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness, lack of critical thinking skills and inability or unwillingness to stand up under pressure for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey and there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''ve got to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Up Close and Personal - Town of Gibson\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel threatened and are keeping sidearms handy both at home and while out and about. It''s a dangerous, potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nKersey started out on a positive note, but things remain stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2364, 1, '2018-09-26 04:42:52', '2018-09-26 08:42:52', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by the Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking regime governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting increasing Federal control.\r\n\r\nWas Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one former NC retired state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement when it comes to selling out America and the American people.\r\n\r\nDespite all the new equipment, toys and gizmos, four years of Kersey rule has failed to diminish the serious crime plaguing our county.\r\n\r\n<strong>Ralph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State. </strong>\r\n\r\nWe need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. The question is, will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous enticing carrots and many powerful sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them in line. All to many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric issue.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it could be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing not only a crime wave at all levels, but appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights and easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nJohn Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey and there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county and nation.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #800000;">Town of Gibson:</span>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and there property are threatened. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson and other communities now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2365, 1, '2018-09-26 04:54:51', '2018-09-26 08:54:51', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by these Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking cabal governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting even more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies despite that it means selling out America and the American people.\r\n\r\nDespite all the new equipment, toys and gizmos, four years of Kersey rule has failed to diminish the serious crime plaguing our county.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it could be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Town of Gibson:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and there property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson and other communities now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2366, 1, '2018-09-26 04:58:48', '2018-09-26 08:58:48', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by these Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking cabal governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting even more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies.\r\n\r\nDespite all the new equipment, toys and gizmos, four years of Kersey rule has failed to diminish the serious crime plaguing our county.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not outside banking interests controlled from a foreign country.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it could be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Town of Gibson:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and there property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson and other communities now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2367, 1, '2018-09-26 05:00:39', '2018-09-26 09:00:39', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by these Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking cabal governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting even more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it could be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Town of Gibson:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and there property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson and other communities now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2368, 1, '2018-09-26 05:02:33', '2018-09-26 09:02:33', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by these Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking cabal governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting even more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it might be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Town of Gibson:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nGibson, like the rest of Scotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and there property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nGibson contracts with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of Gibson''s growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before Gibson and other communities now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2369, 1, '2018-09-26 05:07:13', '2018-09-26 09:07:13', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our nation.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed private contractors funded by these Feds to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for criminal activity. This is a violation of the 4th Amendment and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County citizen.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented to eliminate <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition to the international banking cabal governing from Washington DC. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to a Federal Fusion Center, resulting in not only a loss of local control, but slower response times. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was then launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting even more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into nothing more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree it might be good to have experienced professional law enforcement officers at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but it poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated by outside interests. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to our county.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes only.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s definitely out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2370, 1, '2018-09-26 07:13:18', '2018-09-26 11:13:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\n\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the only winners are the mega corporations.\n\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government. And when corporations are give tax incentives or tax abatement\n\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\n\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Business Times</a></span></p>\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\n\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\n\n&nbsp;', 'What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-09-26 07:13:18', '2018-09-26 11:13:18', '', 2046, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2371, 1, '2018-09-26 07:12:04', '2018-09-26 11:12:04', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the only winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Business Times</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-26 07:12:04', '2018-09-26 11:12:04', '', 2046, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2372, 1, '2018-09-26 07:14:18', '2018-09-26 11:14:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the only winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government. And when corporations are given tax incentives or tax abatement, property owners must make this loss up by paying higher property tax rates.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Business Times</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2373, 1, '2018-09-26 07:15:05', '2018-09-26 11:15:05', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2065 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/manufacturing-jobs-300x229.jpg" alt="manufacturing-jobs" width="300" height="229" />Huge corporations like Walmart, Walgreen, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestle''s, etc. keep the real cost of their products and services hidden from consumers.\r\n\r\nWhen we invite and incentivize low wage jobs into our community, the only winners are the mega corporations.\r\n\r\nTaxpayers get stuck with the true costs by having to pay for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the rest of us via government. And when corporations are given tax incentives or tax abatement, property owners must make this loss up by paying higher property tax rates.\r\n\r\nLow wage workers are under the thumb of employers when they are on the job, and when off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits and how much. It''s nothing less than modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost society? What about all those cheap Chinese made baubles at Walmart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scofflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>U.S. manufacturing jobs used to be a path to the middle class for Americans who couldn’t or didn’t dive into the comfort provided by higher education degrees. But now many skilled, working Americans need some form of public assistance because their wages don’t pay for basic living expenses.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank" rel="noopener">International Business Times</a></span></p>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2374, 1, '2018-09-27 08:13:08', '2018-09-27 12:13:08', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represernts a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of ''so called'' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, ready to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal''s takeover . Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continue to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts over to the Federal Fusion Center. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Polce State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2375, 1, '2018-09-27 08:19:46', '2018-09-27 12:19:46', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represernts a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of ''so called'' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal''s takeover . Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continue to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts over to the Federal Fusion Center. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Polce State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2376, 1, '2018-09-27 08:28:46', '2018-09-27 12:28:46', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represernts a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of ''so called'' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal''s takeover develop. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continues to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated from our nation''s capital. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2377, 1, '2018-09-27 08:29:39', '2018-09-27 12:29:39', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg" alt="time-to-get-rid-of-the-police" width="300" height="141" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of ''free money'' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no ''free lunch'' and the price for all the Fed''s ''free stuff'' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County''s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you''ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn''t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of ''so called'' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal''s takeover develop. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in ''<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>'' on YouTube or any search engine. It''s a ''life changing'' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continues to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there''s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County''s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation''s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won''t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated from our nation''s capital. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let''s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we''re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style="color: #800000;">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It''s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don''t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don''t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff''s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn''t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn''t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We''d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he''s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they''re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It''s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>" <a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2378, 1, '2018-09-27 08:44:17', '2018-09-27 12:44:17', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg" alt="scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam" width="300" height="252" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remain committed to constructing the new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces, nefarious agendas and outside influences.\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\nEconomic Development Director, Mark Ward, has <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/5442/new-edc-head-ready-to-promote-scotland-county" target="_blank" rel="noopener">decided</a></span> the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to <em>‘buy jobs’</em> has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value, but only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building its new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and busing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\n<strong>How any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">metrics</a></span> is anybody’s guess.</strong>\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in <strong>one room school houses</strong>. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you" target="_blank" rel="noopener">test</a></span> 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering <em>‘knowledge on demand’ </em>to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n<em>‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’</em>. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be around in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n<h3>Follow the Money</h3>\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.</em></strong>” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are putting us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious outside help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: <strong>Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?</strong>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\n<strong>Who has offered what to whom?</strong> Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard who’s pulling the strings.\r\n<h3>What Can We Do?</h3>\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the <strong>Internet</strong>.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. <strong>It’s up to you!</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">What Happens When We Buy Jobs?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County/Laurinburg Fleeced in Huge Financial Scam', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2136-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 08:44:17', '2018-09-27 12:44:17', '', 2136, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2136-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2379, 1, '2018-09-27 08:45:51', '2018-09-27 12:45:51', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png" alt="department-commerce-2016-tier-designations" width="300" height="162" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here</a></span> to read</span> <span style="color: #000000;">Part 1</span></span>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County remains mired in a <strong>Deep Depression</strong>. We''re the most economically depressed county in all North Carolina.\r\n\r\nMill and manufacturing operations fled heavily unionized, high tax, highly regulated northern states during the 1940''s and 50''s. Later, when those same companies discovered that NAFTA made it even cheaper to move operations to China and Mexico, they once again skedaddled.\r\n\r\nMany with marketable skills left Scotland County seeking employment elsewhere. Others stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Still others attached themselves to County, School District and City of Laurinburg governments. This may have been a good move from an individual perspective, but it''s been a disaster for our economy.\r\n\r\nToday, <strong>Government Employment</strong> stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County''s economy. This would be fantastic except that government doesn''t actually produce anything; rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce.\r\n\r\nSure, government provides some vital services, but the fact is its inefficiency and corruption places a parasitic drag on otherwise productive economic activity. For the most part, government is a conduit via which the fruits of others'' labor gets redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable vote generating demographic constituencies. This time tested <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">model</span></a></strong> has been with mankind throughout history.\r\n\r\nGovernment employee pensions deserve special mention. When employees become ''vested'', they often earn the right to move to new government positions where they begin qualifying for yet more pensions. <em>''Rinse and repeat''</em> several times, and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers retire with two, three or even four pension checks coming in each month. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nIt gets even better (except for taxpayers), as today''s liberal policies encourage the use of ''disability'' as a means of further enrichment. How many able bodied ex-military and government workers do you know who receive disability checks each month?\r\n\r\nGovernment also sees to it that everything you''ve worked and saved for is slowly and systematically stolen through <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/UrJGlXEs8nI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflation</a></span></strong>. This, like other scams, works so well that most folks aren''t even aware a thief in the night is robbing them little by little.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright wp-image-1858" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/single-role-toilet-paper.jpg" alt="single-role-toilet-paper" width="96" height="96" />Politicians feverishly maintain <span style="color: #000000;">that</span> there is a ''free lunch'' and we can continue spending money we don''t have without consequences, by creating endless deficits and outright money printing. The facts show otherwise, as inflation has destroyed purchasing power to the point where some can only afford to buy toilet paper in single rolls, one at a time. How many ever expected that wiping their butts would become such a cause for concern?\r\n\r\nGovernment workers don''t share inflation''s burden, as they receive regular pay increases and ''cost of living adjustments'' (COLAs) regardless of performance or economic circumstances. The rest of us get to pay for problems they''ve created.\r\n\r\nThis sweet deal for some has unfortunately destroyed public finances, as skyrocketing salary, pension, benefit and disability costs now eat up an enormous share of public budgets. Is it any wonder County, Municipal and School coffers are running on empty?\r\n\r\nAs dire as the situation is, it''s <em>''baked into the cake''</em> that things will get demonstrably worse unless we radically change course.\r\n\r\n<strong>BLUEPRINT for PROSPERITY</strong>\r\n\r\nFortunately, <strong>the key to success is in our pocket</strong>. It''s up to us to reach in, grab it and turn the lock that opens the door.\r\n\r\nWe must:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dramatically reduce expenditures</span> of Scotland County Government, Laurinburg City Government and Scotland County Schools.</li>\r\n 	<li>Organically grow ''real'' 21st century employment opportunities that provide living wage, family friendly jobs. We have the ability, but do we have the will?</li>\r\n 	<li>Deliver ''cutting edge'' public education, freeing our children from the shackles imposed by today''s burdensome rules, regulations, curriculum''s, policies and politically driven agendas.</li>\r\n 	<li>Banish slavery once and for all, ridding ourselves from cruel and unjust dependence on <em>''institutionalized poverty''</em> designed to ensure that we and future generations remain in bondage.</li>\r\n 	<li>Eliminate the County''s regressive, corrosive, business killing ''Personal Property Tax''. Until this is done, there will be no economic rebirth.</li>\r\n 	<li>Get government out of the way, allow ''market forces'' to re-balance. The effects won''t be immediately apparent, and many currently feeding at the taxpayer''s trough will surely have their feathers ruffled, but we either implement positive, rational, logical and necessary change in an orderly, planned manner while we still have options, or risk waiting until financial crisis overtakes us, guaranteeing extreme pain and an unpredictable outcome.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Here''s what we don''t need:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>More taxpayer funded grants, commissions, boards, blue ribbon panels, study groups, pedigreed intellectuals, bureaucrats, seminars or retreats.</li>\r\n 	<li>More highly compensated Economic Development gurus trying to bring back the ''good ole days'' by taking money from one taxpayer''s pocket and putting it in another, calling it ''job creation''.</li>\r\n 	<li>More nonsense like our ''Certified Retirement Community'' program.</li>\r\n 	<li>More commercial properties bulldozed to make way for additional taxpayer funded ''sculpture'' parks.</li>\r\n 	<li>More multi-million dollar boondoggles like Laurinburg City Council''s new ''Colonial Williamsburg'' City Hall/Police Department.</li>\r\n 	<li>More arrests of potheads (following ''months long'' intensive, expensive investigations) so we can build and fill yet more prisons, jails and lockups.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Rebuilding prosperity will be challenging, but it''s fully achievable if we want it bad enough. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Carolina Crossroads News</strong> understands the mission, knows what it takes to reach the goal and is willing to carry its share of the water. What we can''t do is carry your share too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Your future is up to YOU!</strong>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act</em>" Dietrich Bonhoeffer</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span></strong>.</address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/lack-of-decorum-at-laurinburg-city-council-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ward Named Economic Development Direc</a><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tor</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 08:45:51', '2018-09-27 12:45:51', '', 1177, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2380, 1, '2018-09-27 08:50:30', '2018-09-27 12:50:30', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png" alt="department-commerce-2016-tier-designations" width="300" height="162" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="color: #000000;">Click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Here</a></span> to read</span> <span style="color: #000000;">Part 1</span></span>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County remains mired in a <strong>Deep Depression</strong>. We''re the most economically depressed county in all North Carolina.\r\n\r\nMill and manufacturing operations fled heavily unionized, high tax, highly regulated northern states during the 1940''s and 50''s. Later, when those same companies discovered that NAFTA made it even cheaper to move operations to Mexico, they once again skedaddled.\r\n\r\nMany with marketable skills left Scotland County seeking employment elsewhere. Others stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Still others attached themselves to County, School District and City of Laurinburg governments. This may have been a good move from an individual perspective, but it''s been a disaster for our economy.\r\n\r\nToday, <strong>Government Employment</strong> stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County''s economy. This would be fantastic except that government doesn''t actually produce anything; rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce.\r\n\r\nSure, government provides some vital services, but the fact is its inefficiency and corruption places a parasitic drag on otherwise productive economic activity. For the most part, government is a conduit via which the fruits of others'' labor gets redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable vote generating demographic constituencies. This time tested <strong><a href="https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">model</span></a></strong> has been with mankind throughout history.\r\n\r\nGovernment employee pensions deserve special mention. When employees become ''vested'', they often earn the right to move to new government positions where they begin qualifying for yet more pensions. <em>''Rinse and repeat''</em> several times, and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers retire with two, three or even four pension checks coming in each month. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nIt gets even better (except for taxpayers), as today''s liberal policies encourage the use of ''disability'' as a means of further enrichment. How many able bodied ex-military and government workers do you know who receive disability checks each month?\r\n\r\nGovernment also sees to it that everything you''ve worked and saved for is slowly and systematically stolen through <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/UrJGlXEs8nI" target="_blank" rel="noopener">inflation</a></span></strong>. This, like other scams, works so well that most folks aren''t even aware a thief in the night is robbing them little by little.\r\n\r\n<img class="alignright wp-image-1858" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/single-role-toilet-paper.jpg" alt="single-role-toilet-paper" width="96" height="96" />Politicians feverishly maintain <span style="color: #000000;">that</span> there is a ''free lunch'' and we can continue spending money we don''t have without consequences, by creating endless deficits and outright money printing. The facts show otherwise, as inflation has destroyed purchasing power to the point where some can only afford to buy toilet paper in single rolls, one at a time. How many ever expected that wiping their butts would become such a cause for concern?\r\n\r\nGovernment workers don''t share inflation''s burden, as they receive regular pay increases and ''cost of living adjustments'' (COLAs) regardless of performance or economic circumstances. The rest of us get to pay for problems they''ve created.\r\n\r\nThis sweet deal for some has unfortunately destroyed public finances, as skyrocketing salary, pension, benefit and disability costs now eat up an enormous share of public budgets. Is it any wonder County, Municipal and School coffers are running on empty?\r\n\r\nAs dire as the situation is, it''s <em>''baked into the cake''</em> that things will get demonstrably worse unless we radically change course.\r\n\r\n<strong>BLUEPRINT for PROSPERITY</strong>\r\n\r\nFortunately, <strong>the key to success is in our pocket</strong>. It''s up to us to reach in, grab it and turn the lock that opens the door.\r\n\r\nWe must:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Dramatically reduce expenditures</span> of Scotland County Government, Laurinburg City Government and Scotland County Schools.</li>\r\n 	<li>Organically grow ''real'' 21st century employment opportunities that provide living wage, family friendly jobs. We have the ability, but do we have the will?</li>\r\n 	<li>Deliver ''cutting edge'' public education, freeing our children from the shackles imposed by today''s burdensome rules, regulations, curriculum''s, policies and politically driven agendas.</li>\r\n 	<li>Banish slavery once and for all, ridding ourselves from cruel and unjust dependence on <em>''institutionalized poverty''</em> designed to ensure that we and future generations remain in bondage.</li>\r\n 	<li>Eliminate the County''s regressive, corrosive, business killing ''Personal Property Tax''. Until this is done, there will be no economic rebirth.</li>\r\n 	<li>Get government out of the way, allow ''market forces'' to re-balance. The effects won''t be immediately apparent, and many currently feeding at the taxpayer''s trough will surely have their feathers ruffled, but we either implement positive, rational, logical and necessary change in an orderly, planned manner while we still have options, or risk waiting until financial crisis overtakes us, guaranteeing extreme pain and an unpredictable outcome.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Here''s what we don''t need:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>More taxpayer funded grants, commissions, boards, blue ribbon panels, study groups, pedigreed intellectuals, bureaucrats, seminars or retreats.</li>\r\n 	<li>More highly compensated Economic Development gurus trying to bring back the ''good ole days'' by taking money from one taxpayer''s pocket and putting it in another, calling it ''job creation''.</li>\r\n 	<li>More nonsense like our ''Certified Retirement Community'' program.</li>\r\n 	<li>More commercial properties bulldozed to make way for additional taxpayer funded ''sculpture'' parks.</li>\r\n 	<li>More multi-million dollar boondoggles like Laurinburg City Council''s new ''Colonial Williamsburg'' City Hall/Police Department.</li>\r\n 	<li>More arrests of potheads (following ''months long'' intensive, expensive investigations) so we can build and fill yet more prisons, jails and lockups.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Rebuilding prosperity will be challenging, but it''s fully achievable if we want it bad enough. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Carolina Crossroads News</strong> understands the mission, knows what it takes to reach the goal and is willing to carry its share of the water. What we can''t do is carry your share too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Your future is up to YOU!</strong>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act</em>" Dietrich Bonhoeffer</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">email</a></span></strong>.</address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/lack-of-decorum-at-laurinburg-city-council-meeting/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ward Named Economic Development Direc</a><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tor</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 08:50:30', '2018-09-27 12:50:30', '', 1177, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2381, 1, '2018-09-27 08:54:35', '2018-09-27 12:54:35', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png" alt="department-commerce-2016-tier-designations" width="300" height="162" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. That''s not exactly breaking news.\r\n\r\nWe wholeheartedly agree with sentiments expressed by State Senator Tom McInnes, who recently stated: "The way it is right now, we can’t make anybody locate a plant in Scotland County if they don’t want to come here. We’ve got to give them a reason to come here. We’re going to have to work in a different way than we’ve been working..."\r\n\r\nDespite longstanding and ongoing attempts by County gurus to bring in new industry, the fact is Scotland County will never again be a manufacturing magnet. Mexico''s new and highly automated state of the art plants pay wages of $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now <a href="http://youtu.be/t487ILVf87k" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">relocate</span></a> to cheaper venues like Vietnam in order to compete. Despite often repeated prognostications, even ''The Donald'' won''t be able to reverse this trend.\r\n\r\nAs Senator McInnis continued: "... we’re going to have to work together... to offer 21st century curricula for <strong>the jobs that we have available and not the jobs that we wish we had.</strong>”\r\n\r\nAmerica was founded upon the concept of a largely self regulating and self righting <strong>Free Market Economy</strong>. This was by no means perfect, but a great, prosperous and self governing republic was built upon its foundation. We became ''The Shining Light on the Hill'' that others looked up to and sought to emulate. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago.\r\n\r\nThere can be no doubt that Scotland County was destined to experience difficult times when mills and manufacturing began fleeing, first to Mexico and then China, but according to Free Market dogma, things would have eventually righted themselves had market forces been allowed to play out.\r\n\r\nThat didn''t happen, and today, decades later, despite massive state and federal grant programs and tax incentives being thrown at the problem, Scotland County remains mired in a Deep Depression. Worse yet, subtract state and federal welfare programs, along with generous USDA subsidies, supports, loans and grants, and Scotland County''s economy would completely implode.\r\n\r\nThe reasons the Revival never took hold here are easily identified, straight forward, and well understood... not complicated at all. <strong>The question is: Are we going do anything about it or do we intend to mire in this pig slop until there is absolutely nothing left?</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1. Stay tuned for Part 2</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Laurinburg Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="color: #0000ff;">email</span></a>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-block-council/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">City Council Should be Open, Honest, Transparent</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Scotland County to Build New School?</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating="8361352"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><span style="font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;">We''d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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