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(1968, 1, '2016-05-10 13:23:28', '2016-05-10 17:23:28', 'There''s growing concern in Scotland County and Laurinburg that Law Enforcement has lost its way. Crime is high and appears to be getting worse.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This side is designed to clearly articulate what''s going wrong, not only here, but nationwide. Side 2 (separate article) approaches the issue from a very different perspective. After reading both, you decide where the truth lies. Perhaps you''ll see a bit on both sides.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Do you also know that when an innocent looking van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it could be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside you vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make things difficult when it comes to striking the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nMany Departments screen potential recruits, eliminating those with high IQ''s, as intelligent individuals are likely to question orders that are illegal, wrong, immoral or unconstitutional. Law enforcement is purposely rejecting the very people our society needs most to fill these important positions at such a critical time in our republic''s history?\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear, lawful directions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until one realizes that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating dialogue and public perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address real criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally possess such information.\r\n\r\nThis seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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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(1973, 1, '2016-05-10 13:43:02', '2016-05-10 17:43:02', 'There''s growing concern in Scotland County and Laurinburg that Law Enforcement has lost its way. Crime is high and appears to be getting worse.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This side is designed to clearly articulate what''s going wrong, not only here, but nationwide. Side 2 (separate article) approaches the issue from a very different perspective. After reading both sides, you decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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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(1974, 1, '2018-10-20 12:25:17', '2018-10-20 16:25:17', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2092 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Sheriff-Kersey-Chief-Williams-300x202.png" alt="Sheriff Kersey &amp; Chief Williams" width="300" height="202" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong>This is Part 2 of a two part series.</strong> To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here</a><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\n</span>\n\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\n\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. <strong>No response was received.</strong>\n<blockquote>"<em>Let’s be clear at the outset: police have an indefeasible obligation to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, and to act within the confines of the law. Too often, officers develop a hardened, obnoxious attitude. It is also true that being stopped when you are innocent of any wrongdoing is infuriating, humiliating, and sometimes terrifying. And needless to say, every unjustified police shooting of an unarmed civilian is a stomach-churning tragedy.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" 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://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Imprimis - Hillsdale College</a></span></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<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/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"> </span></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 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>', 'Law Enforcement - What''s Right?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-10-20 12:25:17', '2018-10-20 16:25:17', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1975, 1, '2016-05-10 14:03:37', '2016-05-10 18:03:37', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Going Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime. Again, we attempted to contact Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey to discuss the issues. No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - Law Enforcement - What''s Going Right', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-10 14:03:37', '2016-05-10 18:03:37', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1978, 1, '2016-05-10 14:07:54', '2016-05-10 18:07:54', 'This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>.\r\n\r\nThere''s growing concern in Scotland County and Laurinburg that Law Enforcement has lost its way. Crime is high and appears to be getting worse.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. Part 1 is designed to clearly articulate what''s going wrong, not only here, but nationwide. Side 2 (separate article) approaches the issue from a very different perspective. After reading both sides, you decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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>', 'DONE - Law Enforcement - What''s Going Wrong', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-10 14:07:54', '2016-05-10 18:07:54', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1979, 1, '2016-05-10 14:11:57', '2016-05-10 18:11:57', 'This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>.\r\n\r\nThere''s growing concern in Scotland County and Laurinburg that Law Enforcement has lost its way. Crime is high and appears to be getting worse.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. After reading both sides, you decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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. 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(1981, 1, '2016-05-10 14:15:22', '2016-05-10 18:15:22', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way. Crime is high in Laurinburg and Scotland County and appears to be getting worse.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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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(1982, 1, '2016-05-10 14:16:22', '2016-05-10 18:16:22', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Local law enforcement officials are not members of this group.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. 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Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.</p>\r\n<p>Heart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.</p>\r\n<p>The same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.</p>\r\n<p><strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is allowing others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong></p>\r\n<p>Framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong><br />\r\n</strong></p>\r\n<p>According to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.</p>\r\n<p>Why is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?</p>\r\n<p>Why are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations, mandates and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.</p>\r\n<p>When our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong><br />\r\n</strong></p>\r\n<p>If those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.</p>\r\n<p><strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and socially than children educated in public schools.</strong></p>\r\n<p>Why are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong><br />\r\n</strong></p>\r\n<p>When parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.</p>\r\n<p>Why are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing every day? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow.</p>\r\n<p><strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong></p>\r\n<p><strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, contractors and lazy, sports addicted parents are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.</p>\r\n<p><strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.</p>\r\n<p>It''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.</p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"><br />\r\n</span></strong></p>\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address>\r\n<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 noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</a></span></address>\r\n<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 noreferrer">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<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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(1999, 3, '2016-05-11 13:15:11', '2016-05-11 17:15:11', 'For Town of Gibson, Your Government, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/town-of-gibson/" target="_blank">here</a></span>.\r\n\r\nFor Gibson Businesses and Services, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-businesses-and-services/" target="_blank">here</a></span>.\r\n\r\nFor Gibson Event Calendar, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/gibson-events/">here</a></span>.', 'Gibson', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1006-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-11 13:15:11', '2016-05-11 17:15:11', '', 1006, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1006-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2001, 1, '2016-05-14 14:15:29', '2016-05-14 18:15:29', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\n\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\n\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\n\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is allowing others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\n\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\n</strong>\n\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\n\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\n\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.\n\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\n</strong>\n\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\n\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\n\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\n</strong>\n\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\n\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing every day? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow.\n\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\n\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\n\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\n\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\n\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\n</span></strong>\n\n<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-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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;', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 14:15:29', '2016-05-14 18:15:29', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2002, 1, '2016-05-12 12:33:18', '2016-05-12 16:33:18', '(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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - Should Teacher Salaries be Increased?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-12 12:33:18', '2016-05-12 16:33:18', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2003, 3, '2016-05-12 12:37:06', '2016-05-12 16:37:06', '(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: http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - Should Teacher Salaries be Increased?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-12 12:37:06', '2016-05-12 16:37:06', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2004, 1, '2016-05-12 12:37:15', '2016-05-12 16:37:15', '(PIC)This is Part 2 of a two part series. To read Part 1, click <span style="color: #0000ff;"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">here</span><span style="color: #000000;">.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nIn Part 1, we articulated ''What''s Going Wrong'', now it''s time for Heather Mac Donald of the Manhattan Institute to present a very different side of Law Enforcement''s struggle to reign in crime, especially serious, violent crime.\r\n\r\nWe made numerous attempts to contact Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey to discuss issues included in this article . No response was received.\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://imprimis.hillsdale.edu/the-danger-of-the-black-lives-matter-movement/\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - Law Enforcement - What''s Going Right', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1963-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-12 12:37:15', '2016-05-12 16:37:15', '', 1963, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1963-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2005, 1, '2016-05-13 14:50:39', '2016-05-13 18:50:39', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span> regarding Scotland County''s school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction plans was good, but unfortunately, completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, but a doctor of cardiology too. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is primarily trained to respond to problems once they have manifested (often severely), not primarily to preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having heart problems, Dr. Block is a good man to have around, but unfortunately, regardless of how good he is repairing the damage, he can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nThe fact is, heart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty foods, fried foods and sitting down in front of the TV watching sports and Hollywood entertainment while consuming junk food, sodas and beer are pretty much guaranteed to cause trouble. The choice between chronic disease and good health is pretty much up to You.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Point', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-13 14:50:39', '2016-05-13 18:50:39', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2006, 1, '2016-05-13 15:32:17', '2016-05-13 19:32:17', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span> regarding Scotland County''s school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction plans was good, but frankly, completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s a doctor of cardiology too. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is primarily trained to respond to problems once they have manifested (often severely), not primarily to preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having heart problems, Dr. Block is a good man to have around, but unfortunately, regardless of how adept he is at repairing the damage, he can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty foods, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and Hollywood entertainment, are pretty much guaranteed to cause trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is pretty much up to You.\r\n\r\nThe same is true with Scotland County''. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make in life is to allow others to ''frame the issues'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nAllowing the Scotland County School System to frame today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, pretty much limits the discussion to these issues, which conveniently allows them to completely avoid responsibility for the one thing that actually matters: <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers capable of responsibly assuming their place in our 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do that, the rest doesn''t matter. It''s that simple.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last in educational performance, individual health and economic activity. It doesn''t get much worse than this.\r\n\r\nWhy are we even discussing nonsense like spending over $40,000,000 + interest when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurable better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhen you leave Laurinburg on X-Way, one of the first things you can''t help but notice, is that the huge parking lot at Scotland County Department of Social Services is absolutely jammed with cars. It seems like everybody is either on the dole or serving those who are.\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed at providing the one thing they''re paid to do: educate children.\r\n\r\nWhy aren''t parents who can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops and jaw jacking all day not forming homeschooling co-ops to educate offspring?\r\n\r\nAdministrators, Supervisors, Educators, Educators Assistants, Counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers and maintainers are all scoring big time. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every day.\r\n\r\nHere are the Losers: Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop all the BS and get to work seeing that Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, are given at least a fighting chance in our rapidly changing world.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Point', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-13 15:32:17', '2016-05-13 19:32:17', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2007, 1, '2016-05-13 16:01:18', '2016-05-13 20:01:18', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is primarily trained to respond to symptoms once they have manifested (often severely), not to preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he is at repairing the damage, he can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood is pretty much guaranteed to cause you big trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County''. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nAllowing the Scotland County School System to frame today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, pretty much corrals it to their preferred ''solutions''. Those in charge completely avoid having to discuss the one thing they are actually supposed to do: <strong>educate our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. It''s that simple.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite us having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\n<strong>Why are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do: Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll to many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops and jaw jacking. Are they not concerned about their offspring''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing it. Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Point', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-13 16:01:18', '2016-05-13 20:01:18', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2008, 1, '2016-05-13 16:08:46', '2016-05-13 20:08:46', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;">article</span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he and others may be at repairing the damage, thhe can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County''. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll to many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Point', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-13 16:08:46', '2016-05-13 20:08:46', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2009, 1, '2018-09-19 01:00:51', '2018-09-19 05:00:51', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\r\n\r\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LrhDM-6eQgg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">We Support Our Police</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 noreferrer">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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 noreferrer">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally (Video)', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'slash-the-cost-of-car-ownership-legally-video', '', '\nhttp://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775', '2019-03-12 13:34:14', '2019-03-12 17:34:14', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2009', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2010, 3, '2016-05-14 09:52:54', '2016-05-14 13:52:54', '(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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT -', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 09:52:54', '2016-05-14 13:52:54', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2011, 3, '2016-05-14 09:58:11', '2016-05-14 13:58:11', '(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775\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<a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">OmniThought.org</span></a>\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - Travel Without a License', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 09:58:11', '2016-05-14 13:58:11', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2012, 3, '2016-05-14 12:27:43', '2016-05-14 16:27:43', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\n\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\n\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\n\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\n\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\n</strong>\n\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\n\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\n\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is absolute nonsense.\n\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\n</strong>\n\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\n\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\n\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing operation? <strong>\n</strong>\n\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\n\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\n\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\n\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\n\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\n\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\n\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\n\n<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-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:27:43', '2016-05-14 16:27:43', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2013, 3, '2016-05-14 10:01:55', '2016-05-14 14:01:55', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he and others may be at repairing the damage, thhe can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County''. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll to many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"></p>\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Point', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:01:55', '2016-05-14 14:01:55', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2014, 3, '2016-05-14 10:06:22', '2016-05-14 14:06:22', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he and others may be at repairing the damage, they can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll too many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\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">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. 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(2015, 3, '2016-05-14 10:10:44', '2016-05-14 14:10:44', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he and others may be at repairing the damage, they can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll too many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\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">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 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">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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(2017, 3, '2016-05-14 10:14:49', '2016-05-14 14:14:49', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County school consolidation, remodeling and new school construction was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place.\r\n\r\nIf you are having a heart problem, Dr. Block can be a valuable resource, but unfortunately, no matter how adept he and others may be at repairing the damage, they can''t prevent you from going out and doing the same things that got you into trouble.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes are all highly correlated with poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll too many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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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(2018, 1, '2016-05-14 10:47:53', '2016-05-14 14:47:53', '(PIC)Times are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\n\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\nThis article: http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775\n\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">OmniThought.org</span></a>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\n\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\n\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:47:53', '2016-05-14 14:47:53', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2019, 1, '2016-05-14 10:49:03', '2016-05-14 14:49:03', '(PIC)Times are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775\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<a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">OmniThought.org</span></a>\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">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 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">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>', 'DRAFT - Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:49:03', '2016-05-14 14:49:03', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2020, 1, '2016-05-14 10:50:00', '2016-05-14 14:50:00', '(PIC)Times are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775\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<a href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">OmniThought.org</span></a>\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">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 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">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>', 'DONE - Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:50:00', '2016-05-14 14:50:00', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2021, 3, '2016-05-14 10:56:09', '2016-05-14 14:56:09', '', 'exempt-license-plates', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'exempt-license-plates', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:56:09', '2016-05-14 14:56:09', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(2022, 1, '2016-05-14 10:56:29', '2016-05-14 14:56:29', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new school construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact is ''<strong>an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure</strong>''.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and being entertained by Hollywood, are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is up to <span style="text-decoration: underline;">You</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nScotland County School System''s framing today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy are we and Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s a proven fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we paying for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAll too many parents can be seen hanging out, sitting on stoops, jaw jacking. Aren''t they concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently being home schooled.\r\n\r\nAdministration, supervision, educators, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers, bus maintainers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>The Losers are Children and Taxpayers.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS and get to work. Scotland County''s most precious asset, our children, deserve a fighting chance.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 10:56:29', '2016-05-14 14:56:29', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2023, 3, '2016-05-14 11:01:51', '2016-05-14 15:01:51', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\r\n\r\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</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">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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 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">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:01:51', '2016-05-14 15:01:51', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2024, 3, '2016-05-14 11:03:16', '2016-05-14 15:03:16', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\n\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\n\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\n\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\nVIDEO\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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</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">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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 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">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:03:16', '2016-05-14 15:03:16', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2025, 3, '2016-05-14 11:04:15', '2016-05-14 15:04:15', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\r\n\r\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LrhDM-6eQgg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</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">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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 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">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:04:15', '2016-05-14 15:04:15', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2026, 3, '2016-05-14 11:04:52', '2016-05-14 15:04:52', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\r\n\r\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LrhDM-6eQgg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</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">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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 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">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:04:52', '2016-05-14 15:04:52', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2027, 1, '2016-05-14 11:10:18', '2016-05-14 15:10:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact is ''<strong>an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure</strong>''.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are all ,for the most part, attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and Hollywood entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble. The choice between chronic, often fatal disease, and good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\nOne of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction, allows those in charge to completely avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest doesn''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Worse yet, despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when it''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAren''t parents concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Did you know that over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling?.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, supervisors, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say NO! to the parasites and do the real work necessary to protect Scotland County''s most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our children, deserve a fighting chance.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:10:18', '2016-05-14 15:10:18', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2028, 1, '2016-05-14 11:15:42', '2016-05-14 15:15:42', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is mostly trained to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact is ''<strong>an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure</strong>''.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Consuming fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer while sitting in front of the TV watching sports and entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing us in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to completely avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest doesn''t matter.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this. Worse yet, despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools when <strong>it''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better than those educated in public schools</strong>?\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong>\r\n\r\nAren''t parents concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as other parents nationwide are doing? Did you know that over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling?.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, supervisors, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say NO! to the parasites and do the real work necessary to protect Scotland County''s most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<strong>Our children, deserve a fighting chance.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 11:15:42', '2016-05-14 15:15:42', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2029, 1, '2016-05-14 12:02:18', '2016-05-14 16:02:18', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this, but worse yet, despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rule, regulations and guidelines?\r\n\r\nThe is absolute nonsense. When our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland county''s problems are ours to solve. If those we hire and elect can''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than those educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing facility? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAren''t parents concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as parents nationwide are doing? Are you aware that over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number is growing everyday?\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that become responsible, productive citizens, not another burden to society. <strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, supervisors, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland County''s children, deserve a fighting chance!</strong>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:02:18', '2016-05-14 16:02:18', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2030, 1, '2016-05-14 12:05:27', '2016-05-14 16:05:27', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic performance. It doesn''t get much worse than this, but worse yet, despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to deteriorate.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rule, regulations and guidelines?\r\n\r\nThe is absolute nonsense. When our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland county''s problems are ours to solve. If those we hire and elect can''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than those educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing facility? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAren''t parents concerned about their children''s future? Why are they not forming homeschooling co-ops, as parents nationwide are doing? Are you aware that over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number is growing everyday?\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that become responsible, productive citizens, not another burden to society. <strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, supervisors, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, janitors, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland County''s children, deserve a fighting chance!</strong>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:05:27', '2016-05-14 16:05:27', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2031, 1, '2016-05-14 12:16:24', '2016-05-14 16:16:24', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? The is absolute nonsense.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">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 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">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>', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:16:24', '2016-05-14 16:16:24', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2032, 3, '2016-05-14 12:27:46', '2016-05-14 16:27:46', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is absolute nonsense.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span></p>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;">Laurinburg Exchage</p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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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(2033, 3, '2016-05-14 12:30:06', '2016-05-14 16:30:06', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is absolute nonsense.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></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/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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;', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:30:06', '2016-05-14 16:30:06', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2034, 3, '2016-05-14 12:31:48', '2016-05-14 16:31:48', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is absolute nonsense.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting and day care warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></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/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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;', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:31:48', '2016-05-14 16:31:48', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2035, 3, '2016-05-14 12:32:29', '2016-05-14 16:32:29', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2021 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/exempt-license-plates-300x203.jpg" alt="exempt-license-plates" width="300" height="203" />\r\n\r\nTimes are tough for lots of folks here in Scotland County. We''ve all noticed that each year the cost of registering and plating vehicles continues rise, in some cases dramatically.\r\n\r\nDid you know there''s a completely legal way to not reduce, but completely eliminate this expense?   <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>How to drive without a license is an aspect of sovereignty that many people want to learn. Can you legally drive without a license?</em>\r\n\r\n<em>What is the difference between driving and traveling? Is driving a right or a privilege? What do you say to the policeman if you are stopped? How can you best handle unconstitutional checkpoints?</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<center><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LrhDM-6eQgg?rel=0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe></center>\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://omnithought.org/how-to-drive-without-a-license-and-stop-cops-from-harassing-you/3775" target="_blank">OmniThought.org</a></span></p>\r\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</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">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><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">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>', 'Slash the Cost of Car Ownership - Legally (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2009-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:32:29', '2016-05-14 16:32:29', '', 2009, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2009-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2037, 3, '2018-12-01 01:00:17', '2018-12-01 06:00:17', '<p>(PIC)<span style="color: #0000ff;">Dieter - Start Here, don''t forget to do SEO below.<br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span><br />\r\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Related Posts and Flycheck on side --&gt;</span></strong></p>\r\n<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong></p>\r\n<address><strong>Related Articles:</strong></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">123</a></span></address>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<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>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">email</a>.</address>\r\n<p style="text-align: center;">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><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></p>\r\n<p><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></p>', 'TEMP – New Post Template', '', 'draft', 'open', 'open', '', 'temp-new-post-template', '', '', '2020-04-29 06:32:43', '2020-04-29 10:32:43', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2037', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2038, 3, '2016-05-14 12:49:20', '2016-05-14 16:49:20', '(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">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">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>', 'TEMP – New Post Template', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2037-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 12:49:20', '2016-05-14 16:49:20', '', 2037, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2037-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2039, 1, '2016-05-14 13:47:46', '2016-05-14 17:47:46', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is absolute disingenuous to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></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/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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;', 'School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1986-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-14 13:47:46', '2016-05-14 17:47:46', '', 1986, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1986-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2040, 1, '2016-05-14 13:52:30', '2016-05-14 17:52:30', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? We are risking not only the loss of this once great nation, but eternal life as well. Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and are better adjusted socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like other parents nationwide are doing? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow everyday.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></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/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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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(2041, 1, '2016-05-14 14:02:04', '2016-05-14 18:02:04', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is to allow others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing every day? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers and contractors are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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. 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(2042, 1, '2016-05-14 14:16:17', '2016-05-14 18:16:17', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is allowing others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing every day? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, contractors and lazy, sports addicted parents are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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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(2043, 1, '2016-05-14 14:24:33', '2016-05-14 18:24:33', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2016 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point-300x229.jpg" alt="school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-point" width="300" height="229" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block''s recent <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://laurinburgexchange.com/opinion/other-opinion/5041/school-consolidation-bad-idea" target="_blank">article</a></span> regarding Scotland County School''s consolidation, remodeling and new construction plans was well received by the community, but frankly, we thought it completely missed the mark.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMayor Block is not just a politician, he''s also a doctor of cardiology. Dr Block, like other medical professionals, is trained mostly to respond to symptoms after they have manifested (often severely), rather than focusing on preventing their occurrence in the first place. The fact remains: <strong>''An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure''</strong>.\r\n\r\nHeart disease, cancer and diabetes share one thing in common: they are for the most part attributable to poor lifestyle choices. Fatty, fried foods, junk food, sodas and beer, along with sitting in front of the TV watching sports and mass entertainment are pretty much guaranteed to cause you a heap of trouble in the end. The choice between chronic, debilitating and often fatal disease or good health is <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Yours</span>.\r\n\r\nThe same is true for Scotland County. Our extreme dysfunction is the result of poor choices we''ve made in the past and continue to make to this day.\r\n\r\n<strong>One of the biggest mistakes anyone can make is allowing others to ''frame the discussion'', essentially boxing it in.</strong>\r\n\r\nFraming today''s discussion around consolidation, remodeling and new construction allows those in charge to avoid having to discuss the one and only thing that actually matters... <strong>educating our children to become knowledgeable, critical thinkers, capable of responsibly assuming their place in a 21st century economy and self-governing republic. </strong>If they can''t do this, the rest won''t matter. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nAccording to the State of North Carolina, Scotland County is doing a terrible job. We''re dead last or almost dead last when it comes to educational performance, individual health and economic achievement. Despite having received tens of millions of dollars in state and federal help, things continue to get worse.\r\n\r\nWhy is Mayor Block even discussing nonsense like consolidating, remodeling or building expensive new schools?\r\n\r\nWhy are we allowing Scotland County School Board members and County Commissioner''s to scurry and scamper about as they try and explain that their hands are tied by state and federal rules, regulations, mandates and guidelines? This is disingenuous to say the least.\r\n\r\nWhen our children end up on the dole, addicted to drugs or in prison, who in Raleigh or Washington DC is going to stand up and take responsibility? Scotland County''s problems are ours to solve. <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIf those we hire and elect can''t or won''t perform, it''s time to boot them out and try a different approach.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s an established fact that home schooled children perform measurably better academically and socially than children educated in public schools.</strong>\r\n\r\nWhy are we continuing to pay for schools that have consistently failed to provide the one thing they''re paid to do:<strong> Educate our Children?</strong> Is Scotland County happy with a school system that has degenerated into an expensive baby sitting, day care and sports themed warehousing operation? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen parents decide to have children, that decision comes with the responsibility to do all within their power to to see that their offspring become responsible, productive citizens, not a burden to society.\r\n\r\nWhy are Scotland County parents not forming homeschooling co-ops, like parents nationwide are doing every day? Over 10 million students are presently enrolled in home schooling, and that number continues to grow.\r\n\r\n<strong>It''s time to put the monkey on the backs of those who cause and perpetuate our ills.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>The Winners: </strong>Administrators, principals, teachers, assistants, counselors, coaches, maintenance personnel, bus drivers, contractors and lazy, sports addicted parents are making out like bandits. School Bus manufacturers like Mercedes-Benz and Volvo are winning the lottery every single day.\r\n\r\n<strong>The Losers: </strong>Children and Taxpayers.\r\n\r\nIt''s time to stop the BS, say <strong>NO!</strong> to the parasites and begin the hard, tough work necessary to protect our most precious asset.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Scotland County children deserve a fighting chance!</strong></em><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">\r\n</span></strong>\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-mired-in-depression-part-2/" target="_blank">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-health-ranks-99th/" target="_blank">Scotland County Health Ranks 99th</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">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><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> </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">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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(2046, 1, '2018-10-15 01:00:38', '2018-10-15 05:00:38', '<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 noreferrer">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 noreferrer">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 noreferrer">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 noreferrer">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 noreferrer">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 noreferrer">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?', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs', '', '', '2019-03-12 13:33:24', '2019-03-12 17:33:24', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2046', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2047, 3, '2016-05-21 12:02:38', '2016-05-21 16:02:38', '(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: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\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">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">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>', 'DRAFT - We Need Real Family Wage Jobs, Not Phony Ones', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:02:38', '2016-05-21 16:02:38', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2048, 1, '2018-09-20 01:00:17', '2018-09-20 05:00:17', '<img class="size-medium wp-image-2115 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/kfc-run-by-robots-1-300x225.jpg" alt="kfc-run-by-robots" width="300" height="225" />\r\n\r\nWhile Scotland County Economic Development is trying to bring back the good old days of low skill, low pay factory style jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us even further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken just opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking, no demands for increased pay and no complaining.\r\n\r\nIt''s not just happening to the ranks of the low skilled workers either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are but a few of the job categories being disintermediated by robots.\r\n\r\nHow long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>KFC hopes that the hip new automated restaurant will attract young customers with its free wireless phone charging stations and human-less service.</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">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.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Activist Post</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/automation-equals-fewer-jobs/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Automation = Fewer Jobs</a></span></address><address><span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/the-money-masters-rise-bankers-video/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Money Masters (Video)</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 noreferrer">Ward Named Economic Development Director</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 noreferrer">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;', 'KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots Only', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'kfc-opens-restaurant-using-robots-only', '', '', '2019-03-12 13:34:14', '2019-03-12 17:34:14', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2048', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2049, 3, '2016-05-21 12:04:14', '2016-05-21 16:04:14', '(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">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">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>', '', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:04:14', '2016-05-21 16:04:14', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2050, 3, '2016-05-21 12:05:58', '2016-05-21 16:05:58', '(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: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\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">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">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>', 'DRAFT - KFC Open First Restaurant without any Human Employees', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:05:58', '2016-05-21 16:05:58', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2052, 1, '2016-05-21 12:48:34', '2016-05-21 16:48:34', '(PIC)While Scotland County Economic Development is trying to return old paradigm, low skill jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\n</span>\n\nKentucky Fried Chicken has opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans. Fast food workers can protest and strike all they want for a $15/hour minimum wage because employers are simply taking advantage of increasingly sophisticated robotics to replace workers all together.\n\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking and no complaining. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are all being replaced by robots. How long before your job is eliminated?\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\n\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\n<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #333333;"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;">123</span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span>\n<span style="color: #0000ff;"> 123</span></p>\n&nbsp;\n\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\n\n<strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\n\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">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">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>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:48:34', '2016-05-21 16:48:34', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2053, 1, '2016-05-21 12:44:30', '2016-05-21 16:44:30', '(PIC)Scotland County Economic Development is working to return old paradigm, low skill jobs, but the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us further in the ditch than ever.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken has opened its first restaurant that employs <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> human beings, run entirely by robots. Fast food workers can protest and strike all they want for a $15/hour minimum wage because employers are simply taking advantage of increasingly sophisticated robotics to replace workers all together.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking and no complaining. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are all being replaced by robots. How long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\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">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">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>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robotics', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:44:30', '2016-05-21 16:44:30', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2054, 1, '2016-05-21 12:46:05', '2016-05-21 16:46:05', '(PIC)Scotland County Economic Development is working to return old paradigm, low skill jobs, but the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us further in the ditch than ever.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken has opened its first restaurant that employs <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> human beings, run entirely by robots. Fast food workers can protest and strike all they want for a $15/hour minimum wage because employers are simply taking advantage of increasingly sophisticated robotics to replace workers all together.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking and no complaining. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are all being replaced by robots. How long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\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">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">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>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:46:05', '2016-05-21 16:46:05', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2055, 1, '2016-05-21 12:49:17', '2016-05-21 16:49:17', '(PIC)While Scotland County Economic Development is trying to return old paradigm, low skill jobs, the rest of the world continues to move forward, leaving us further in the dust.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nKentucky Fried Chicken has opened its first restaurant run entirely by robots, <span style="text-decoration: underline;">NO</span> humans. Fast food workers can protest and strike all they want for a $15/hour minimum wage because employers are simply taking advantage of increasingly sophisticated robotics to replace workers all together.\r\n\r\nRobots, once purchased, eliminate labor costs forever. No sick days, no slacking and no complaining. It''s not happening just to the ranks of the low skilled either. Lawyers, legal assistants, secretaries, bookkeepers and accountants are all being replaced by robots. How long before your job is eliminated?\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/05/new-kfc-restaurant-run-entirely-by-robots.html\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">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">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>', 'DONE - KFC Opens Restaurant using Robots', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2048-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:49:17', '2016-05-21 16:49:17', '', 2048, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2048-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2056, 1, '2016-05-21 12:57:30', '2016-05-21 16:57:30', '(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, etc. to push the real cost of their products and services onto the backs of already overburdened taxpayers. <span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\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">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">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>', 'DRAFT - Family Wage Jobs, Not Phony Ones', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 12:57:30', '2016-05-21 16:57:30', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2057, 1, '2016-05-21 13:56:09', '2016-05-21 17:56:09', '(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, 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 winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying for EBT Cards, subsidized housing, WICK, LEAP, Medicaid, Obama Phones, etc. that low wage employees receive from the government.\r\n\r\nWhen low wage workers are on the job, they are under the thumb of employers. When they''re off the job, they''re under the thumb of government bureaucrats who control whether they receive benefits or not.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws who sponge off taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\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">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">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>', 'DRAFT - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 13:56:09', '2016-05-21 17:56:09', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2058, 1, '2016-05-21 14:01:28', '2016-05-21 18:01:28', '(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, 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 winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying 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 modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws from sponging off us taxpayers.<span style="color: #0000ff;">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>"<em>123</em>" <span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\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">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">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>', 'DONE - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:01:28', '2016-05-21 18:01:28', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2059, 1, '2016-05-21 14:10:03', '2016-05-21 18:10:03', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>individual freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it can make it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are much more likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable human resource at this critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away very disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000, law enforcement officials have joined. Our local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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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(2060, 1, '2016-05-21 14:19:39', '2016-05-21 18:19:39', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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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(2061, 3, '2016-05-28 15:15:34', '2016-05-28 19:15:34', '<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 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.\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">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">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">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">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">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">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', '', '', '2016-05-28 15:15:34', '2016-05-28 19:15:34', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2062, 1, '2016-05-21 14:20:33', '2016-05-21 18:20:33', 'There''s growing concern that Law Enforcement has lost its way.\r\n\r\nThere are two sides to every story. This is Part 1 of a 2 part series. To read Part 2, click <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">here</span></span>. You decide where the truth lies.\r\n\r\n<strong>What''s Wrong:</strong>\r\n\r\nThere are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us. Their service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with local tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<em><strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong></em>\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg" alt="we-support-our-police" width="300" height="198" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheerleading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nIt''s true, the internet is brimming with <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">videos</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/g8Kx_bscRMo </span>showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nYes, LEOs are using powerful, unlawful means like <span style="color: #0000ff;">''<a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/" target="_blank">Stingrays</a>''</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Did you know that when an innocent looking white van pulls up next to you at a traffic light, it might in fact be the police using ''Backscatter X-Ray'' to look at everything inside your vehicle? Not only is this an unwarranted invasion of your privacy, it exposes everyone in the vehicle to harmful, cancer causing x-rays.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo" target="_blank">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a ''supposed'' effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class="size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft" src="http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png" alt="police-shaking-person-upside-down" width="300" height="168" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style="color: #0000ff;"><a style="color: #0000ff;" href="http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html" target="_blank">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">thefts</span></span></em></strong><span style="color: #0000ff;"><em> http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/federal-asset-forfeiture-program-already-back-in-business.html</em></span><strong><em> are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>Many Departments now build <em>''theft''</em> right into budgets so they can accurately plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasingly view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are trained to view the American people as ''the enemy''. Are LEOs increasingly becoming mafia style enforcers who make sure we don''t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nMany LEOs are ex military, and while there can be valuable synergies between the two positions, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> versus <em><strong>freedom</strong></em> and <em><strong>liberty</strong></em>. This might work well in a military setting, but it makes it difficult to strike the <em><strong>right balance</strong></em> needed to ensure peace, security, freedom and liberty in an open society. LEOs must walk a fine line, and theirs has never been an easy mission. In today''s politically charged atmosphere, it''s more challenging than ever.\r\n\r\nDepartments screen recruits to eliminate those with high IQ''s because intelligent individuals are likely to question illegal, immoral and unconstitutional orders. This hiring bias robs society of a most valuable and capable human resource at critical time in our republic''s history.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out or needed. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn''t written by the legislators we elect, but rather by <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">professional lobbyists</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span> in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they''ve never even seen, let alone read.\r\n\r\nSuch <em><strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong></em>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don''t give them clear and lawful instructions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">grants</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.heritage.org/research/reports/2007/03/federal-law-enforcement-grants-and-crime-rates-no-connection-except-for-waste-and-abuse </span>to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology, ALRs (automatic license plate readers) and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <em><strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong></em>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a ''stated effort'' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;"><strong><em>on and off</em></strong> </span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://youtu.be/4J4VR4gFlwU</span> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There''s little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime while remaining a free people in an open society.\r\n\r\nOfficers appear more interested in controlling and manipulating public dialogue and perceptions rather than doing the hard work needed to address genuine criminal activity.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement agencies are among those feeding at the <em><strong>Federal</strong></em> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share information (through <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">fusion centers</span></span> <span style="color: #0000ff;">http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/item/16942-dhs-creates-new-fusion-centers-taking-control-of-local-police<span style="color: #000000;">)</span> </span>with Federal agencies that could not otherwise legally obtain such information.\r\n\r\nThis innocuous, seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. <em><strong>Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won''t be any going back.\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand that what''s going on today is an <em><strong>exact replay of what happened in Hitler''s Nazi Germany</strong></em>, only with today''s much more advanced technology.\r\n\r\nA large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are extremely concerned and have formed the <a href="http://cspoa.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>CSPOA.org</strong></span></span></a> (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect their citizens and our nation. Over 3000 Chiefs and Sheriffs have joined. so far. Sadly enough, local officials are not among them.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect u</em>s</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington''s <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;">schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths </span></span><span style="color: #0000ff;">(Abramoff video)</span>.\r\n\r\n<em><b>"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety". </b></em>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding the issues raised in this article. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/" target="_blank">David Stockman''s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/" target="_blank">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/" target="_blank">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title="123" href="http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/" target="_blank">We Support Our Police</a></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. 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(2063, 3, '2016-05-21 14:24:17', '2016-05-21 18:24:17', '(PIC)Huge corporations like Wal-Mart, MacDonald''s, KFC, Burger King, Nestles, 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 winners are the mega corporations. Taxpayers get stuck with the true costs by paying 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 modern day slavery.\r\n\r\nHow much does that Big Mac really cost? What about those cheap Chinese made baubles at Wal-Mart? It''s time to stop subsidizing large corporate welfare scawflaws 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>" <a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216" target="_blank"><span style="color: #0000ff;">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.ibtimes.com/poor-wages-send-third-us-manufacturing-workers-welfare-lines-order-pay-food-2367216\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">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">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>', 'DONE - What Happens When We Buy Jobs?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2046-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-05-21 14:24:17', '2016-05-21 18:24:17', '', 2046, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/2046-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
