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(2375, 1, '2018-09-27 08:19:46', '2018-09-27 12:19:46', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represernts a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> possible citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal\'s takeover . Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continue to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts over to the Federal Fusion Center. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz was launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever more Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears money was the motivating factor. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Polce State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey did not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and was easily manipulated. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2376, 1, '2018-09-27 08:28:46', '2018-09-27 12:28:46', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represernts a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal\'s takeover develop. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continues to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated from our nation\'s capital. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2377, 1, '2018-09-27 08:29:39', '2018-09-27 12:29:39', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose primary agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between loyal Americans and the International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, email, text and other electronic communication involving county residents, regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against the American people should <strong>any</strong> citizen opposition or dissent to the international banking cabal\'s takeover develop. Readers owe it to themselves, their families and especially their children to learn more by just typing in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system and continues to hand over all information obtained from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to begin shifting public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for the Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide are succumbing to this Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated from our nation\'s capital. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2378, 1, '2018-09-27 08:44:17', '2018-09-27 12:44:17', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2156 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"scotland-county-laurinburg-fleeced-in-huge-financial-scam\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" />Big fish eat little fish, the strong prey upon the weak, and the knowledgeable quarry the ignorant.\r\n\r\nScotland County’s dismal economic, education and health metrics are self-imposed, the result of poor choices made over decades. Some say we’ve gone down about as far down as we can go, but we’re here to assure you things can and are about to get much worse.\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg are rapidly headed toward a financial disaster that will be virtually impossible to recover from. Few will be spared. Pain, misery, devastation and suffering will be wide spread.\r\n<h3>1. Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building</h3>\r\nLaurinburg City Council, along with City Manager Charles Nichols, remain committed to constructing the new Municipal Building. What started as a $5.5 million boondoggle is now projected to cost $9.7 million. Before it’s over, this figure can be expected to balloon to around $20 million. Laurinburg has no money, so taxpayers will foot the bill over the coming 40 years. Think taxes are high now, just wait.\r\n\r\nMany believe <strong>City Council is out of touch, not listening to citizen input, defying ‘the will of the people’</strong>. There’s truth here to be sure, but is this the real story?\r\n\r\nPoliticians have a finely tuned, innate ability to hear and understand exactly what voters want, and don’t. Their political careers depend upon this talent. What they actually do, is of course another matter, often driven by dark, murky forces, nefarious agendas and outside influences.\r\n<h3>2. Scotland County Economic Development</h3>\r\nEconomic Development Director, Mark Ward, has <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/5442/new-edc-head-ready-to-promote-scotland-county\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">decided</a></span> the best way to precede forward is by continuing to go backward.\r\n\r\nDespite the fact that the old model of taking taxpayer money from one pocket and stuffing in the other to <em>‘buy jobs’</em> has failed miserably every time it’s been tried, Ward insists he can pull a rabbit out of the hat this time. He can’t!\r\n\r\nScotland County is blessed in that it is well positioned to attract the real family wage jobs of tomorrow that we desperately need. We’ve been so far down in the hole for so long that we don’t have the ‘sunk’ and ‘legacy’ costs many other struggling counties face should they decide a change in course is necessary. This clean slate has tremendous value, but only if we have the vision, clarity and courage to grab hold and make it happen.\r\n\r\nEvery day we spend heading in the present direction translates to lost opportunity and taxpayer money flushed down the toilet.\r\n<h3>3. Scotland County Schools</h3>\r\nScotland County’s School Board remains committed to consolidating, remodeling and building its new $41 million school. Since the average new school in America now costs $80 million, we’re guessing our new school will cost at least that.\r\n\r\nRemodeling existing schools will cost tens of millions more and busing students to outlying facilities will add millions on top of that.\r\n\r\n<strong>How any of this is supposed to rectify the County’s absolutely horrible ‘educational’ <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">metrics</a></span> is anybody’s guess.</strong>\r\n\r\nThis nation was built in <strong>one room school houses</strong>. Today’s dysfunctional, bloated public education system simply can’t compete. Here’s a <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://newrepublic.com/article/79470/1895-8th-grade-final-exam-i-couldnt-pass-it-could-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">test</a></span> 8th grade students were required to master over 100 years ago, before being permitted to advance to high school. Few of today’s high school or even college graduates could pass this test. Can You?\r\n\r\nThroughout human history, ignorance, serfdom and enslavement have been the norm. Education and knowledge were reserved for a privileged few at the top of the food chain. Universal public education promised to ameliorate this condition.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, it was co-opted and used to mold the lower classes into compliant, obedient worker bees that don’t complain, protest, need slave masters or even overseers. Constant brainwashing with trendy political agendas assures victims aren’t even unaware of their own enslavement. Talk about progressive! Contented cows really do produce better milk.\r\n\r\nThis social engineering model worked well until the Internet began offering <em>‘knowledge on demand’ </em>to all who seek it. Ignorance and enslavement would now be strictly by choice.\r\n\r\n<em>‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink’</em>. Given a choice, most prefer to remain ignorant, seeking diversion through sports, entertainment, gaming, social media, drugs and porn. Those wanting to keep us enslaved prefer things this way too, guaranteeing a never ending smorgasbord of trash, filth and sleaze.\r\n\r\nToday’s public education system is going to collapse. Can Scotland County taxpayers afford to support something that won’t even be around in 40 years when the bonds are finally retired?\r\n<h3>Follow the Money</h3>\r\nWhat do the above schemes, scams, hoaxes and cons all have in common?\r\n\r\nIf you and we want to advance some pet project, we must invest our own money, if necessary enlisting investors to take the leap into the unknown with us. Politicians on the other hand, don’t need to risk their own money. They spend money collected from us under duress, at gunpoint if necessary, sharing the spoils with kin, cronies and fellow kleptocrats.\r\n\r\n<strong><em>“Every politician deserves two terms, one in office, the second in prison.</em></strong>” Mark Twain\r\n\r\nScotland County and Laurinburg elected officials are putting us in bonded debt to the tune of about $150 million. It’s a big job, and honestly, this bunch doesn’t appear smart enough to accomplish such a big mission. We’re guessing they’ve got some serious outside help.\r\n\r\nThe question is: <strong>Who’s pulling the puppet’s strings? Who’s really driving this bus?</strong>\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t been following the news, thousands of jobs have disappeared in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg area when employers skedaddled after exhausting the taxpayer funded incentives that drove them there in the first place.\r\n\r\nArchitects, contractors and vendors are hungry for projects like Laurinburg’s new Municipal Building, let alone the County’s new school + expensive re-model of existing facilities.\r\n\r\nVirtually every dollar spent on these projects will depart Scotland County as fast as the checks can be cut. Those of us left behind will face a mountain of debt that’s guaranteed to depress business activity and property values for decades. Skyrocketing taxes will kill any hopes of job creation or community revitalization.\r\n\r\nGovernment officials sell out citizens, voters and communities every day without so much as blinking an eye. Lucrative ‘consulting jobs’ for family and kin are just one time tested bait dangled before those hoping to become part of the revolving door’s never ending rotation.\r\n\r\nHave Laurinburg Council members, County Commissioners and School Board become so bedazzled by the brilliance thirty pieces of silver casts that they’re blind to their responsibilities and the consequences of reckless, negligent behavior?\r\n\r\n<strong>Who has offered what to whom?</strong> Answer this question, and our guess is we’ll all be a lot closer to the wizard who’s pulling the strings.\r\n<h3>What Can We Do?</h3>\r\nIf we’re going to wake up, now’s the time, before we go over the edge.\r\n\r\nIt’s time to circle the wagons. We’re armed with a powerful weapon our forefathers could never have dreamed of, the <strong>Internet</strong>.\r\n\r\nCockroaches scramble when light shines upon them. It’s your future. <strong>It’s up to you!</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/what-happens-when-we-buy-jobs/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What Happens When We Buy Jobs?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/school-consolidation-discussion-misses-the-mark/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School Consolidation Discussion Misses the Mark</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2379, 1, '2018-09-27 08:45:51', '2018-09-27 12:45:51', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png\" alt=\"department-commerce-2016-tier-designations\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here</a></span> to read</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part 1</span></span>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County remains mired in a <strong>Deep Depression</strong>. We\'re the most economically depressed county in all North Carolina.\r\n\r\nMill and manufacturing operations fled heavily unionized, high tax, highly regulated northern states during the 1940\'s and 50\'s. Later, when those same companies discovered that NAFTA made it even cheaper to move operations to China and Mexico, they once again skedaddled.\r\n\r\nMany with marketable skills left Scotland County seeking employment elsewhere. Others stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Still others attached themselves to County, School District and City of Laurinburg governments. This may have been a good move from an individual perspective, but it\'s been a disaster for our economy.\r\n\r\nToday, <strong>Government Employment</strong> stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. This would be fantastic except that government doesn\'t actually produce anything; rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce.\r\n\r\nSure, government provides some vital services, but the fact is its inefficiency and corruption places a parasitic drag on otherwise productive economic activity. For the most part, government is a conduit via which the fruits of others\' labor gets redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable vote generating demographic constituencies. This time tested <strong><a href=\"https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">model</span></a></strong> has been with mankind throughout history.\r\n\r\nGovernment employee pensions deserve special mention. When employees become \'vested\', they often earn the right to move to new government positions where they begin qualifying for yet more pensions. <em>\'Rinse and repeat\'</em> several times, and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers retire with two, three or even four pension checks coming in each month. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nIt gets even better (except for taxpayers), as today\'s liberal policies encourage the use of \'disability\' as a means of further enrichment. How many able bodied ex-military and government workers do you know who receive disability checks each month?\r\n\r\nGovernment also sees to it that everything you\'ve worked and saved for is slowly and systematically stolen through <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://youtu.be/UrJGlXEs8nI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation</a></span></strong>. This, like other scams, works so well that most folks aren\'t even aware a thief in the night is robbing them little by little.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1858\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/single-role-toilet-paper.jpg\" alt=\"single-role-toilet-paper\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" />Politicians feverishly maintain <span style=\"color: #000000;\">that</span> there is a \'free lunch\' and we can continue spending money we don\'t have without consequences, by creating endless deficits and outright money printing. The facts show otherwise, as inflation has destroyed purchasing power to the point where some can only afford to buy toilet paper in single rolls, one at a time. How many ever expected that wiping their butts would become such a cause for concern?\r\n\r\nGovernment workers don\'t share inflation\'s burden, as they receive regular pay increases and \'cost of living adjustments\' (COLAs) regardless of performance or economic circumstances. The rest of us get to pay for problems they\'ve created.\r\n\r\nThis sweet deal for some has unfortunately destroyed public finances, as skyrocketing salary, pension, benefit and disability costs now eat up an enormous share of public budgets. Is it any wonder County, Municipal and School coffers are running on empty?\r\n\r\nAs dire as the situation is, it\'s <em>\'baked into the cake\'</em> that things will get demonstrably worse unless we radically change course.\r\n\r\n<strong>BLUEPRINT for PROSPERITY</strong>\r\n\r\nFortunately, <strong>the key to success is in our pocket</strong>. It\'s up to us to reach in, grab it and turn the lock that opens the door.\r\n\r\nWe must:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dramatically reduce expenditures</span> of Scotland County Government, Laurinburg City Government and Scotland County Schools.</li>\r\n 	<li>Organically grow \'real\' 21st century employment opportunities that provide living wage, family friendly jobs. We have the ability, but do we have the will?</li>\r\n 	<li>Deliver \'cutting edge\' public education, freeing our children from the shackles imposed by today\'s burdensome rules, regulations, curriculum\'s, policies and politically driven agendas.</li>\r\n 	<li>Banish slavery once and for all, ridding ourselves from cruel and unjust dependence on <em>\'institutionalized poverty\'</em> designed to ensure that we and future generations remain in bondage.</li>\r\n 	<li>Eliminate the County\'s regressive, corrosive, business killing \'Personal Property Tax\'. Until this is done, there will be no economic rebirth.</li>\r\n 	<li>Get government out of the way, allow \'market forces\' to re-balance. The effects won\'t be immediately apparent, and many currently feeding at the taxpayer\'s trough will surely have their feathers ruffled, but we either implement positive, rational, logical and necessary change in an orderly, planned manner while we still have options, or risk waiting until financial crisis overtakes us, guaranteeing extreme pain and an unpredictable outcome.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Here\'s what we don\'t need:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>More taxpayer funded grants, commissions, boards, blue ribbon panels, study groups, pedigreed intellectuals, bureaucrats, seminars or retreats.</li>\r\n 	<li>More highly compensated Economic Development gurus trying to bring back the \'good ole days\' by taking money from one taxpayer\'s pocket and putting it in another, calling it \'job creation\'.</li>\r\n 	<li>More nonsense like our \'Certified Retirement Community\' program.</li>\r\n 	<li>More commercial properties bulldozed to make way for additional taxpayer funded \'sculpture\' parks.</li>\r\n 	<li>More multi-million dollar boondoggles like Laurinburg City Council\'s new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' City Hall/Police Department.</li>\r\n 	<li>More arrests of potheads (following \'months long\' intensive, expensive investigations) so we can build and fill yet more prisons, jails and lockups.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Rebuilding prosperity will be challenging, but it\'s fully achievable if we want it bad enough. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Carolina Crossroads News</strong> understands the mission, knows what it takes to reach the goal and is willing to carry its share of the water. What we can\'t do is carry your share too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Your future is up to YOU!</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act</em>\" Dietrich Bonhoeffer</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span></strong>.</address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/lack-of-decorum-at-laurinburg-city-council-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ward Named Economic Development Direc</a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tor</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 08:45:51', '2018-09-27 12:45:51', '', 1177, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2380, 1, '2018-09-27 08:50:30', '2018-09-27 12:50:30', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png\" alt=\"department-commerce-2016-tier-designations\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" />\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Click <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here</a></span> to read</span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Part 1</span></span>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County remains mired in a <strong>Deep Depression</strong>. We\'re the most economically depressed county in all North Carolina.\r\n\r\nMill and manufacturing operations fled heavily unionized, high tax, highly regulated northern states during the 1940\'s and 50\'s. Later, when those same companies discovered that NAFTA made it even cheaper to move operations to Mexico, they once again skedaddled.\r\n\r\nMany with marketable skills left Scotland County seeking employment elsewhere. Others stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Still others attached themselves to County, School District and City of Laurinburg governments. This may have been a good move from an individual perspective, but it\'s been a disaster for our economy.\r\n\r\nToday, <strong>Government Employment</strong> stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. This would be fantastic except that government doesn\'t actually produce anything; rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce.\r\n\r\nSure, government provides some vital services, but the fact is its inefficiency and corruption places a parasitic drag on otherwise productive economic activity. For the most part, government is a conduit via which the fruits of others\' labor gets redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable vote generating demographic constituencies. This time tested <strong><a href=\"https://youtu.be/zY5UuWkVq8g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">model</span></a></strong> has been with mankind throughout history.\r\n\r\nGovernment employee pensions deserve special mention. When employees become \'vested\', they often earn the right to move to new government positions where they begin qualifying for yet more pensions. <em>\'Rinse and repeat\'</em> several times, and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers retire with two, three or even four pension checks coming in each month. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nIt gets even better (except for taxpayers), as today\'s liberal policies encourage the use of \'disability\' as a means of further enrichment. How many able bodied ex-military and government workers do you know who receive disability checks each month?\r\n\r\nGovernment also sees to it that everything you\'ve worked and saved for is slowly and systematically stolen through <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://youtu.be/UrJGlXEs8nI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">inflation</a></span></strong>. This, like other scams, works so well that most folks aren\'t even aware a thief in the night is robbing them little by little.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignright wp-image-1858\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/single-role-toilet-paper.jpg\" alt=\"single-role-toilet-paper\" width=\"96\" height=\"96\" />Politicians feverishly maintain <span style=\"color: #000000;\">that</span> there is a \'free lunch\' and we can continue spending money we don\'t have without consequences, by creating endless deficits and outright money printing. The facts show otherwise, as inflation has destroyed purchasing power to the point where some can only afford to buy toilet paper in single rolls, one at a time. How many ever expected that wiping their butts would become such a cause for concern?\r\n\r\nGovernment workers don\'t share inflation\'s burden, as they receive regular pay increases and \'cost of living adjustments\' (COLAs) regardless of performance or economic circumstances. The rest of us get to pay for problems they\'ve created.\r\n\r\nThis sweet deal for some has unfortunately destroyed public finances, as skyrocketing salary, pension, benefit and disability costs now eat up an enormous share of public budgets. Is it any wonder County, Municipal and School coffers are running on empty?\r\n\r\nAs dire as the situation is, it\'s <em>\'baked into the cake\'</em> that things will get demonstrably worse unless we radically change course.\r\n\r\n<strong>BLUEPRINT for PROSPERITY</strong>\r\n\r\nFortunately, <strong>the key to success is in our pocket</strong>. It\'s up to us to reach in, grab it and turn the lock that opens the door.\r\n\r\nWe must:\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Dramatically reduce expenditures</span> of Scotland County Government, Laurinburg City Government and Scotland County Schools.</li>\r\n 	<li>Organically grow \'real\' 21st century employment opportunities that provide living wage, family friendly jobs. We have the ability, but do we have the will?</li>\r\n 	<li>Deliver \'cutting edge\' public education, freeing our children from the shackles imposed by today\'s burdensome rules, regulations, curriculum\'s, policies and politically driven agendas.</li>\r\n 	<li>Banish slavery once and for all, ridding ourselves from cruel and unjust dependence on <em>\'institutionalized poverty\'</em> designed to ensure that we and future generations remain in bondage.</li>\r\n 	<li>Eliminate the County\'s regressive, corrosive, business killing \'Personal Property Tax\'. Until this is done, there will be no economic rebirth.</li>\r\n 	<li>Get government out of the way, allow \'market forces\' to re-balance. The effects won\'t be immediately apparent, and many currently feeding at the taxpayer\'s trough will surely have their feathers ruffled, but we either implement positive, rational, logical and necessary change in an orderly, planned manner while we still have options, or risk waiting until financial crisis overtakes us, guaranteeing extreme pain and an unpredictable outcome.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Here\'s what we don\'t need:</strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n 	<li>More taxpayer funded grants, commissions, boards, blue ribbon panels, study groups, pedigreed intellectuals, bureaucrats, seminars or retreats.</li>\r\n 	<li>More highly compensated Economic Development gurus trying to bring back the \'good ole days\' by taking money from one taxpayer\'s pocket and putting it in another, calling it \'job creation\'.</li>\r\n 	<li>More nonsense like our \'Certified Retirement Community\' program.</li>\r\n 	<li>More commercial properties bulldozed to make way for additional taxpayer funded \'sculpture\' parks.</li>\r\n 	<li>More multi-million dollar boondoggles like Laurinburg City Council\'s new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' City Hall/Police Department.</li>\r\n 	<li>More arrests of potheads (following \'months long\' intensive, expensive investigations) so we can build and fill yet more prisons, jails and lockups.</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<strong>Rebuilding prosperity will be challenging, but it\'s fully achievable if we want it bad enough. </strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>Carolina Crossroads News</strong> understands the mission, knows what it takes to reach the goal and is willing to carry its share of the water. What we can\'t do is carry your share too.\r\n\r\n<strong>Your future is up to YOU!</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act</em>\" Dietrich Bonhoeffer</blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span></strong>.</address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/lack-of-decorum-at-laurinburg-city-council-meeting/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ward Named Economic Development Direc</a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/ward-named-economic-development-director/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tor</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 08:50:30', '2018-09-27 12:50:30', '', 1177, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2381, 1, '2018-09-27 08:54:35', '2018-09-27 12:54:35', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1172 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/department-commerce-2016-tier-designations-300x162.png\" alt=\"department-commerce-2016-tier-designations\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" />\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. That\'s not exactly breaking news.\r\n\r\nWe wholeheartedly agree with sentiments expressed by State Senator Tom McInnes, who recently stated: \"The way it is right now, we can’t make anybody locate a plant in Scotland County if they don’t want to come here. We’ve got to give them a reason to come here. We’re going to have to work in a different way than we’ve been working...\"\r\n\r\nDespite longstanding and ongoing attempts by County gurus to bring in new industry, the fact is Scotland County will never again be a manufacturing magnet. Mexico\'s new and highly automated state of the art plants pay wages of $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now <a href=\"http://youtu.be/t487ILVf87k\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">relocate</span></a> to cheaper venues like Vietnam in order to compete. Despite often repeated prognostications, even \'The Donald\' won\'t be able to reverse this trend.\r\n\r\nAs Senator McInnis continued: \"... we’re going to have to work together... to offer 21st century curricula for <strong>the jobs that we have available and not the jobs that we wish we had.</strong>”\r\n\r\nAmerica was founded upon the concept of a largely self regulating and self righting <strong>Free Market Economy</strong>. This was by no means perfect, but a great, prosperous and self governing republic was built upon its foundation. We became \'The Shining Light on the Hill\' that others looked up to and sought to emulate. Unfortunately, that was a long time ago.\r\n\r\nThere can be no doubt that Scotland County was destined to experience difficult times when mills and manufacturing began fleeing, first to Mexico and then China, but according to Free Market dogma, things would have eventually righted themselves had market forces been allowed to play out.\r\n\r\nThat didn\'t happen, and today, decades later, despite massive state and federal grant programs and tax incentives being thrown at the problem, Scotland County remains mired in a Deep Depression. Worse yet, subtract state and federal welfare programs, along with generous USDA subsidies, supports, loans and grants, and Scotland County\'s economy would completely implode.\r\n\r\nThe reasons the Revival never took hold here are easily identified, straight forward, and well understood... not complicated at all. <strong>The question is: Are we going do anything about it or do we intend to mire in this pig slop until there is absolutely nothing left?</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1. Stay tuned for Part 2</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Laurinburg Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">email</span></a>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-block-council/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">City Council Should be Open, Honest, Transparent</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-to-build-new-school/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County to Build New School?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(2382, 1, '2019-03-19 14:04:58', '2019-03-19 18:04:58', '<p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1615 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/healthy-wealthy-and-wise-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"healthy-wealthy-and-wise\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" />\'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise\' as the old saying goes. <strong>Without good health, the rest doesn\'t really matter.</strong> Scotland County\'s 2nd to last placing in North Carolina\'s latest Health rankings is but one more sign that we\'re headed in the wrong direction and change is needed.</p>\n<p>Are more government funded consumer education programs the answer? Should government pass more rules? Do we need additional government regulation?</p>\n<p>The fact is Good Health largely depends upon decisions we as individuals make each day. Healthy lifestyle choices are only a few keystrokes away, as the Internet is filled with great information, articles and tips on how to live healthier, longer and for less money.</p>\n<p>Between the time the captain (of an ocean going oil tanker) orders the helmsman to change course and the desired change is achieved, the ship will have traveled at least six miles. If calamity is to be avoided, the captain must think ahead, have a plan and implement it.</p>\n<p>It\'s no different for us. We must first desire to become healthy, then we must develop a realistic plan and implement it. Lastly, we must give it time to succeed.</p>\n<p>Obesity is the number two cause (behind smoking) of many of life\'s most debilitating and catastrophic ailments. Fortunately, our weight is almost 100% dependent upon the number of calories we take in each day, versus the number of calories we expend. If we take in more than we expend, we will gain weight; if the same, we will maintain our weight; if less, we will lose weight.</p>\n<p>If we are slightly overweight our plan may take just a couple of months to reach its goal, but if we are obese or morbidly obese, it could take a year or more.</p>\n<p>Diets, especially fad diets, are rarely successful. Lost pounds tend to come right back, often with a vengeance. A healthy dietary plan will shed those extra pounds and keep them off. Slow and steady gets the job done.</p>\n<p>Only 21% of shoppers read <strong>ingredient labels</strong> before purchasing grocery items. Sugars, including high fructose sweeteners, are believed to be the single most important factor leading to obesity and diabetes, and are suspected of promoting the growth and spread of cancer.</p>\n<p>It\'s not just about our sugar intake from outside sources either, many foods such as bread and pasta turn into sugars during the digestive process.</p>\n<p>Diet sodas and other \'diet\' foods don\'t help either, as our body continues to crave the energy it needs until satisfied. Some evidence even suggests that ingredients commonly found in many \'diet\' products could be responsible for the explosion we\'re seeing in Pancreatic Cancer, which is largely fatal within months of diagnosis.</p>\n<p>There\'s never been a better time to be alive, and it\'s never been easier to enjoy good health.</p>\n<address>Source:</address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/state/downloads/CHR2015_NC_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CountyHealthRankings.org</a></span></address>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<address> </address>\n<address>Related Articles:</address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/the-one-thing-that-can-save-us-all-video/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The One Thing that Can Save Us All! (Video)</a></span></address>\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/hormones-matter-for-all-of-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hormones Matter for All of Us</a></span></address>\n<address> </address>\n<address> </address>\n<address> </address>\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or via <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email</a></span>.</address>\n<address> </address>\n<p>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\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<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\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>\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>', 'Scotland County North Carolina Health Ranks 99th out of 100 Counties', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1118-autosave-v1', '', '', '2019-03-19 14:04:58', '2019-03-19 18:04:58', '', 1118, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1118-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2383, 1, '2018-09-27 09:05:24', '2018-09-27 13:05:24', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1615 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/healthy-wealthy-and-wise-300x134.jpg\" alt=\"healthy-wealthy-and-wise\" width=\"300\" height=\"134\" />\'Healthy, Wealthy and Wise\' as the old saying goes. Without good health, the rest doesn\'t really matter. Scotland County\'s 2nd to last placing in the State\'s latest Health rankings is but one more sign that we\'re headed in the wrong direction and change is needed.\r\n\r\nAre more government funded consumer education programs the answer? Should government pass more rules? Do we need additional government regulation?\r\n\r\nThe fact is Good Health largely depends upon decisions we as individuals make each day. Healthy lifestyle choices are only a few keystrokes away, as the Internet is filled with great information, articles and tips on how to live healthier, longer and for less money.\r\n\r\nBetween the time the captain (of an ocean going oil tanker) orders the helmsman to change course and the desired change is achieved, the ship will have traveled at least six miles. If calamity is to be avoided, the captain must think ahead, have a plan and implement it.\r\n\r\nIt\'s no different for us. We must first desire to become healthy, then we must develop a realistic plan and implement it. Lastly, we must give it time to succeed.\r\n\r\nObesity is the number two cause (behind smoking) of many of life\'s most debilitating and catastrophic ailments. Fortunately, our weight is almost 100% dependent upon the number of calories we take in each day, versus the number of calories we expend. If we take in more than we expend, we will gain weight; if the same, we will maintain our weight; if less, we will lose weight.\r\n\r\nIf we are slightly overweight our plan may take just a couple of months to reach its goal, but if we are obese or morbidly obese, it could take a year or more.\r\n\r\nDiets, especially fad diets, are rarely successful. Lost pounds tend to come right back, often with a vengeance. A healthy dietary plan will shed those extra pounds and keep them off. Slow and steady gets the job done.\r\n\r\nOnly 21% of shoppers read <strong>ingredient labels</strong> before purchasing grocery items. Sugars, including high fructose sweeteners, are believed to be the single most important factor leading to obesity and diabetes, and are suspected of promoting the growth and spread of cancer.\r\n\r\nIt\'s not just about our sugar intake from outside sources either, many foods such as bread and pasta turn into sugars during the digestive process.\r\n\r\nDiet sodas and other \'diet\' foods don\'t help either, as our body continues to crave the energy it needs until satisfied. Some evidence even suggests that ingredients commonly found in many \'diet\' products could be responsible for the explosion we\'re seeing in Pancreatic Cancer, which is largely fatal within months of diagnosis.\r\n\r\nThere\'s never been a better time to be alive, and it\'s never been easier to enjoy good health.\r\n\r\n<address>Source:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/sites/default/files/state/downloads/CHR2015_NC_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CountyHealthRankings.org</a></span></address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/the-one-thing-that-can-save-us-all-video/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The One Thing that Can Save Us All! (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/hormones-matter-for-all-of-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hormones Matter for All of Us</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or via <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(2384, 1, '2018-10-10 01:00:58', '2018-10-10 05:00:58', '<h2>General Voter information:</h2>\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\r\n\r\n<em>Best wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.</em>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[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>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election - Sample Ballot +More', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'scotland-county-fall-2018-election-ballot-sample', '', '', '2019-03-12 13:33:24', '2019-03-12 17:33:24', '', 0, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2384', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2385, 1, '2018-09-27 09:17:59', '2018-09-27 13:17:59', '(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>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 09:17:59', '2018-09-27 13:17:59', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2395, 1, '2018-10-10 01:00:56', '2018-10-10 05:00:56', '<img class=\"wp-image-2557 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vote-no-to-increasing-sales-tax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" />\r\n<h2>Vote NO! - Don\'t Increase Scotland County Sales and Use Tax</h2>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on pet projects, worthless boondoggles, blue sky dreams, featherbedding and outrageous salary/benefit packages for top officials.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends, cronies, outside vendors and relatives have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for such irresponsible use of public funds.</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland County officials receive salary and benefit packages far above the levels their job performance could ever justify.</strong> There are plenty of qualified individuals within our county who would be happy to accept these positions at half present salary levels.\r\n\r\n<strong>Many Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county.</strong> That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, supporting local schools and businesses, and paying local sales, property and use taxes, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses.\r\n\r\nScotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. If all county employees lived where they earn their paychecks, we wouldn\'t even be discussing the perceived need for higher taxes.\r\n\r\nScotland County Commissioners need to get off their butts, clean up their act and start doing their jobs, and Commissioner wannabes need to start talking about real issues instead of nonsense designed to sidetrack and hood wink us.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why should County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Each dollar you pay in taxes and fees is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.</strong>\r\n\r\nAlbert Einstein said: \"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result\". If Scotland County is once again to taste prosperity, it won\'t do so by raising taxes yet again.\r\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h1>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. 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(2397, 1, '2018-09-27 09:38:47', '2018-09-27 13:38:47', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 09:38:47', '2018-09-27 13:38:47', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2398, 1, '2018-09-27 09:39:12', '2018-09-27 13:39:12', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 09:39:12', '2018-09-27 13:39:12', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2399, 1, '2018-09-27 09:52:39', '2018-09-27 13:52:39', '(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></center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 09:52:39', '2018-09-27 13:52:39', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2400, 1, '2018-09-27 09:55:04', '2018-09-27 13:55:04', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDieter FYI: Item as listed on Ballot:\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 09:55:04', '2018-09-27 13:55:04', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2401, 1, '2018-09-27 12:53:20', '2018-09-27 16:53:20', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 12:53:20', '2018-09-27 16:53:20', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2402, 1, '2018-09-27 12:53:41', '2018-09-27 16:53:41', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDieter FYI: Item as listed on Ballot:\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 12:53:41', '2018-09-27 16:53:41', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2403, 1, '2018-09-27 13:51:56', '2018-09-27 17:51:56', '(PIC) <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County already has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite this bounty, Commissioners now want you to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars we have handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless pet projects, boondoggles and blue sky. There is absolutely nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes whatever they be. Why do elected officials and their parasitic entourage of moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> </span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDieter FYI: Item as listed on Ballot:\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 13:51:56', '2018-09-27 17:51:56', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2404, 1, '2018-10-19 06:47:39', '2018-10-19 10:47:39', '<img class=\"wp-image-2557 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/vote-no-to-increasing-sales-tax.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"232\" />\n<h2>Vote NO! - Don\'t Increase Scotland County Sales and Use Tax</h2>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on pet projects, worthless boondoggles, blue sky dreams, featherbedding and outrageous salary/benefit packages for top officials.</span>\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends, cronies, outside vendors and relatives have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for such irresponsible use of public funds.</span>\n\n<strong>Scotland County officials receive salary and benefit packages far above the levels their job performance could ever justify.</strong> There are plenty of qualified individuals within our county who would be happy to accept these positions at half present salary levels.\n\n<strong>Many Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county.</strong> That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, supporting local schools and businesses, and paying local sales, property and use taxes, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses.\n\nScotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. If all county employees lived where they earn their paychecks, we wouldn\'t even be discussing the perceived need for higher taxes.\n\nScotland County Commissioners need to get off their butts, clean up their act and start doing their jobs, and Commissioner wannabes need to start talking about real issues instead of nonsense designed to sidetrack and hood wink us.\n\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why should County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\n\n<strong>Each dollar you pay in taxes and feeis a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.</strong>\n\nAlbert Einstein said: \"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result\". If Scotland County is once again to taste prosperity, it won\'t do so by raising taxes once again.\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h1>\n&nbsp;\n\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n[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>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-10-19 06:47:39', '2018-10-19 10:47:39', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2405, 1, '2018-09-27 13:57:10', '2018-09-27 17:57:10', '(PIC) <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, County Commissioners now want you to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble, not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars we have handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. There is nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do elected officials and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> </span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDieter FYI: Item as listed on Ballot:\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 13:57:10', '2018-09-27 17:57:10', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2406, 1, '2018-09-27 14:01:44', '2018-09-27 18:01:44', '(PIC) <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, buddies, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do elected officials and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> </span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nDieter FYI: Item as listed on Ballot:\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 14:01:44', '2018-09-27 18:01:44', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2407, 1, '2018-09-27 14:07:56', '2018-09-27 18:07:56', '(PIC) <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, buddies, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> </span>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span>\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 14:07:56', '2018-09-27 18:07:56', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2408, 1, '2018-09-27 14:17:53', '2018-09-27 18:17:53', '(PIC) Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 14:17:53', '2018-09-27 18:17:53', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2409, 1, '2018-09-27 14:31:41', '2018-09-27 18:31:41', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1929 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/chemtrails-whats-going-on-300x240.jpeg\" alt=\"chemtrails-whats-going-on\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" />We\'ve all looked up into the sky and seen jets streaking across the horizon leaving a crisscross pattern of trails in their wake. Government officials tried to allay public concern by explaining these were \'condensation vapor trails\' (contrails) caused by normal jet engine exhausts at high altitude.\r\n\r\nWhile this may have fooled the Sheeple, those more astute noted that, unlike contrails which quickly dissipate, these trails lingered, often for hours.\r\n\r\nWord eventually began <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://youtu.be/rAxXyMAmBMs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">leaking out</span></a></span> that chemicals were being sprayed by large, unmarked aircraft, and that this was occurring with regularity across the entire nation as part of a secret military black ops program.\r\n\r\nWhen confronted, government spokespeople next tried to explain that the spraying was part of a harmless weather modification program that has been going on since the 1940s, but mounting evidence released by whistleblowers shows these chemicals are anything but harmless,; rather, a highly toxic mix of heavy-metal nano-particles and extremely dangerous radioactive isotopes.\r\n\r\nJust what is going on, and why are virtually all Americans and American soil being bombarded with this extremely toxic brew? We met with 8th District U.S. Congressman Richard Hudson\'s \'Constituent Relations Manager\', Chris Maples, and asked him about Chemtrails. He told us: \'The Congressman isn\'t concerned\' and then bolted. If there\'s nothing wrong, why doesn\'t anyone want to talk about this?\r\n\r\nMany scientists believe military related weather modification is part of the story, and that\'s bad enough, but a growing number now believe it\'s part of the much larger Rothschild New World Order \'<strong>Agenda 21 and Agenda 2030</strong>\' depopulation program aimed at reducing world population levels.\r\n\r\nHealthcare professionals report emergency rooms nationwide are full with individuals, especially the young and old, reporting breathing difficulties, headaches, flu like symptoms and blurred vision.\r\n\r\nThe Internet is loaded with stories about how Merle Haggard and Prince\'s recent deaths were related to their high profile efforts to expose this sinister, evil and deadly program.\r\n\r\nHere are a couple of videos that shed some light on these mysterious goings on:\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/mEfJO0-cTis?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><center></center><center><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong> </strong></em></span></center><center></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/X3lW-TGGlk0?rel=0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/rAxXyMAmBMs?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/big-bada-boom-video/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Big Bada Boom! (Video)</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\">The Money Masters (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/video-century-enslavement-history-federal-reserve/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Century of Enslavement (Video</span>)</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>&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;', 'Chemtrails - What\'s Going On? (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1850-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 14:31:41', '2018-09-27 18:31:41', '', 1850, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/1850-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2410, 1, '2018-09-27 14:40:46', '2018-09-27 18:40:46', '<img class=\" wp-image-2345 aligncenter\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry\" width=\"371\" height=\"323\" /><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>\'Disaster Capitalism\'</strong> is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motor-homes fill parking lots at Lowe\'s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. \'First responders\', LEO\'s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. \'Connected\' small business owners receive cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It\'s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn\'t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and \'deserving\' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Rothschild banking family\'s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It\'s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard, unreliable \'Acts of God\' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> \'Acts of Government\'. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today\'s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</span></a></span>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it\'s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt\'s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2411, 1, '2018-09-27 14:58:24', '2018-09-27 18:58:24', '(PIC) <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, buddies, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> </span>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span>\r\n\r\n\"Local sales and use tax at the rate of one-quarter percent (0.25%) in addition to all other State and local sales and use taxes.\"\r\n\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;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 14:58:24', '2018-09-27 18:58:24', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2415, 1, '2018-09-27 15:04:40', '2018-09-27 19:04:40', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"329\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10s of million of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, buddies, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 15:04:40', '2018-09-27 19:04:40', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2416, 1, '2018-09-27 15:06:28', '2018-09-27 19:06:28', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, but because we already pay too much. The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but rather squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, buddies, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for their years of frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County officials a message. VOTE NO!</span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-27 15:06:28', '2018-09-27 19:06:28', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2417, 1, '2018-09-28 07:13:12', '2018-09-28 11:13:12', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between American Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether they are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against any American citizens expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to learn more by just typing in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money is the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated by dark Satanic forces. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2418, 1, '2018-09-28 07:17:08', '2018-09-28 11:17:08', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nWith the help of other retired NC State Troopers, Kersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State intent upon serving the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between American Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland which has taken full control of our and other nations.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standards of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being implemented, readied to turn against any American citizens expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to learn more by just typing in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money is the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated by dark Satanic forces. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(2419, 1, '2018-09-28 07:26:50', '2018-09-28 11:26:50', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left a complete and utter disaster behind and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to hide what\'s going on and shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated by dark Satanic forces. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness and lack of courage for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2420, 1, '2018-09-28 07:27:51', '2018-09-28 11:27:51', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and Democratic challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left behind a complete disaster and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to hide what\'s going on and shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated by dark Satanic forces. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness and lack of courage for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2421, 1, '2018-09-28 07:28:42', '2018-09-28 11:28:42', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left behind a complete disaster and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to hide what\'s going on and shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey has demonstrated that he does not possess sufficient depth of experience nor an understanding of his role and is easily manipulated by dark Satanic forces. County residents will be paying for his shortsightedness and lack of courage for a long time to come. Let\'s hope the consequences of his reign do not prove too disastrous.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2422, 1, '2018-09-28 07:34:51', '2018-09-28 11:34:51', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left behind a complete disaster and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install tons of the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to hide what\'s going on and shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2423, 1, '2018-09-28 07:36:58', '2018-09-28 11:36:58', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left behind a complete disaster and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Lock down Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges and lackeys to come in and install the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office he swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality, and represents a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by the military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which develop individual <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident. A warm &amp; fuzzy public relations blitz has been launched to hide what\'s going on and shift public opinion in favor of supporting ever growing Federal control.\r\n\r\nIs Kersey just uninformed or was there another motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a Satanic company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Despite much of this equipment being illegal, unconstitutional, unethical, morally bankrupt, just plain Satanic and destructive to our county and nation, there appears to be little trepidation on the part of law enforcement to grabbing the goodies and implementing Federal Police State policies.\r\n\r\nRalph Kersey has turned Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.\r\n\r\n<strong>We need and deserve a Sheriff who represents Scotland County, not international banking interests.</strong>\r\n\r\nChallenger, John Martin, like Kersey is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have numerous carrots and many big sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, including the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance. <strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong> Make no mistake, achieving this balance won\'t be easy.\r\n\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n\r\nWe cannot offer John Martin our endorsement based upon unproven promises, but can say with crystal clarity that <strong>Sheriff Ralph Kersey must be turned out of office based upon his proven record as a sellout to Scotland County.</strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2424, 1, '2018-09-28 07:45:44', '2018-09-28 11:45:44', '<img class=\" wp-image-2345 aligncenter\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry.jpg\" alt=\"Hurricane-Florence-No-Need_to_Worry\" width=\"371\" height=\"323\" /><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>\'Disaster Capitalism\'</strong> is as American as apple pie. Millions are employed repairing, restoring and replacing homes, vehicles, appliances and infrastructure damaged or destroyed by storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, hurricanes, tornadoes and tsunamis. An entire industry of mega gypsy corporations has sprung up, blanketing the nation like locusts, moving from one disaster to another.\r\n\r\nPickups, vans, semi-trucks and motor-homes fill parking lots at Lowe\'s, Home Depot and Walmart. Car dealers and other retailers like Amazon and eBay report surging sales following each disaster. Restaurant and motel chains are booked solid. Truckers, railroads and barge lines struggle to keep up with demand. \'First responders\', LEO\'s and other government types are treated to double and triple-time paychecks, plus a plethora of new do-dads, gadgets and toys.\r\n\r\nCompliant local worker bees receive temporary work. \'Connected\' small business owners receive contracts, cash infusions and FEMA/SBA assistance. It\'s a win-win for everybody; well almost everybody. Some folks do get killed, others are injured and countless lives are upended and destroyed forever, but isn\'t this a small price to pay considering the overall benefits?\r\n\r\nOf course, not every region or locality can be fortunate enough to be visited by disaster, so getting in on this lucrative, bountiful cornucopia of greed and avarice can be a tough, competitive business. State and local officials must vie to see that they and \'deserving\' constituents get their fair share of available spoils.\r\n\r\nThis veritable feeding frenzy is funded by a never ending flood (no pun intended) of Federal disaster relief funds supplied by the Satanic Rothschild banking family\'s U.S. Federal Reserve System which creates money from thin air and loans it to the U.S. Treasury and debt slaves like us at interest. It\'s niece work if you can get it.\r\n\r\nWith so much at stake nothing can be left to chance. Old fashioned, random, haphazard, unreliable \'Acts of God\' have been replaced with precision <strong>geoengineered</strong> \'Acts of Government\'. Powerful, sophisticated <strong>weather modification</strong> techniques create and steer today\'s disasters using directed energy beam, scalar, HAARP, chemtrail, sound, frequency, cloud seeding and other proven technologies (<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">GeoEngineeringwatch.org</span></a></span>).\r\n\r\nInstead of being angry and up in arms, Americans appear content to sit in front of the tube watching this never ending soap opera of engineered disasters unfold. Sure, it can be a welcome respite from the constant din of Hollywood entertainment, programmed news mayhem, sports extravaganzas and TV preachers, but is this reason enough to destroy ourselves, our nation, our environment and our future?\r\n\r\nAs important as Disaster Capitalism is, it\'s just one of many <strong>state sponsored terrorism</strong> tools like cheap beer, caffeinated sodas, energy drinks, junk food, toxic vaccinations, 5G and a government indoctrination/day care system masquerading as public education that guarantee we remain fat, dumb, uninformed, compliant, and subservient.\r\n\r\nIt\'s time to wake up!\r\n\r\nVideos below are the product of citizen journalists working to restore this nation and prevent Your enslavement. Please share this content and support their efforts.\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Hurricane Florence, Q-Anon, and the Military Coup of the USA</em></h3>\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/_5k_6bD6z44?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>SC &amp; NC: US Military, Army Corp Of Engineers: Worst Is Yet Come, Ships, Aircraft Have Supplies</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/eeWXFk9yRY0?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>WTH IS Going On In SC &amp; NC? Cities Cut Off From Rest Of World As FEMA Rushes In?</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/nZHBapLC8KY?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>NC: Sewage, &amp; Hog Waste Plants Flooded, 1.7 mil Chickens Dead, &amp; Wilmington Looks Okay</em></h3>\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/KxuvrQsyL7g?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>BEFORE HERE - Sources:</strong></em></span></p>\r\nYouTube - <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.youtube.com/user/neverlosetruth/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Never Lose Truth Channel</a></span>\r\n\r\nYouTube - <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjfUtuBHuuXtVfi8DugB5aA/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Truth by Grace Channel</span></span></a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2425, 1, '2018-10-09 07:50:55', '2018-10-09 11:50:55', '<h2>General Voter information:</h2>\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\n\n<em>Best wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.</em>\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\n\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\n\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\n\n[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>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election - Sample Ballot +More', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-autosave-v1', '', '', '2018-10-09 07:50:55', '2018-10-09 11:50:55', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2426, 1, '2018-09-28 08:30:02', '2018-09-28 12:30:02', 'Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:30:02', '2018-09-28 12:30:02', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2427, 1, '2018-09-28 08:31:37', '2018-09-28 12:31:37', 'Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nAdditional Voter information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Voter Deadlines Guide</a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</a>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:31:37', '2018-09-28 12:31:37', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(2428, 1, '2018-09-28 08:32:20', '2018-09-28 12:32:20', 'Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nAdditional Voter information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:32:20', '2018-09-28 12:32:20', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2429, 1, '2018-09-28 08:32:39', '2018-09-28 12:32:39', 'Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nAdditional Voter information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election Ballot (Sample)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:32:39', '2018-09-28 12:32:39', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2430, 1, '2018-09-28 08:52:08', '2018-09-28 12:52:08', 'Scotland County\'s fall 2018 election is almost here. Here\'s your Sample Ballot.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nAdditional Voter information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election - Sample Ballot +More', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:52:08', '2018-09-28 12:52:08', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2431, 1, '2018-09-28 08:52:57', '2018-09-28 12:52:57', 'General Voter information:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2024/Voter-Guide-Deadline\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Voter Deadlines Guide</span></a>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https://www.scotlandcounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/2065/Information-on-the-Constitutional-Amendments-on-2018-Ballot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Information on Constitutional Amendments</span></a>\r\n\r\nBest wishes from everyone at Carolina Crossroads News.\r\n<blockquote>&nbsp;</blockquote>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">DO NOT TYPE BELOW THIS LINE</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _</p>\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2390\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\n<img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2391\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot_002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"1343\" />\r\n\r\nDownload Sample Ballot Here: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Scotland_County_2018_Sample_Ballot.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scotland County 2018 Sample Ballot</a></span>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Scotland County Fall 2018 Election - Sample Ballot +More', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2384-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:52:57', '2018-09-28 12:52:57', '', 2384, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2384-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2432, 1, '2018-09-28 08:58:21', '2018-09-28 12:58:21', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our county is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, friends, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for this frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:58:21', '2018-09-28 12:58:21', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2433, 1, '2018-09-28 08:59:36', '2018-09-28 12:59:36', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams. Vendors, friends, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for this frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 08:59:36', '2018-09-28 12:59:36', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2434, 1, '2018-09-28 09:01:14', '2018-09-28 13:01:14', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to them has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outside vendors, friends, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for this frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-28 09:01:14', '2018-09-28 13:01:14', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2435, 1, '2018-09-28 09:17:56', '2018-09-28 13:17:56', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-2244 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/time-to-get-rid-of-the-police-300x141.jpg\" alt=\"time-to-get-rid-of-the-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"141\" />\r\n\r\nThe election between incumbent Scotland County Sheriff <strong>Ralph Kersey</strong> and challenger <strong>John Martin</strong> is upon us.\r\n\r\nKersey began his reign four years ago with good intentions and plenty of forward momentum. His predecessor Shep Jones had left behind a complete disaster and much work needed to be done.\r\n\r\nDespite getting off to a good start, Kersey got lost along the way, succumbing to the siren song of \'free money\' from the Federal Government.\r\n\r\nKersey reached for a full plate of Federal Funding and the County soon had shiny new police cruisers, crisp new uniforms, computers and a host of other expensive do-dads, gizmos and toys.\r\n\r\nThere is however no \'free lunch\' and the price for all the Fed\'s \'free stuff\' is turning out to be very expensive for Scotland County. Kersey sold out the County\'s sovereignty and interests to Washington DC ruling elites whose Satanic agenda is turning the United States into a Police/Surveillance State that serves the international banking interests that have gripped our nation.\r\n\r\nIn case you\'ve been asleep or off-planet, the battle for America isn\'t between Dems and Rhinos or Blacks and Whites, but rather between Christians and the Satanic International Banking Cabal headed by the <strong>Rothschild Banking Dynasty</strong> headquartered in Basil Switzerland.\r\n\r\nKersey allowed outside private contractors funded by Fed stooges to come in and install the latest spy and surveillance equipment that mops up <strong>every</strong> phone call, keystroke, internet search, email, text, voicemail and other electronic communication regardless of whether you are under suspicion for unlawful activity. This violates the 4th Amendment, the oath of office Kersey swore to uphold and even the most modest standard of ethics and morality. Kersey\'s actions represent a clear and present danger to every Scotland County resident.\r\n\r\nWorse yet, Kersey allowed the installation of \'so called\' 5G equipment throughout the County. While purporting to be nothing more than an upgraded wireless system, 5G is actually a powerful high frequency control weapon developed and successfully used by our military in Iraq. The system is being readied to turn against any American expressing opposition or dissent to the Satanic international banking cabal\'s takeover. This is the biggest threat America has ever faced and you owe it to yourself, your family and especially your children to become informed. Just type in \'<strong>Dangers of 5G</strong>\' on YouTube or any search engine. It\'s a \'life changing\' experience... guaranteed.\r\n\r\nSheriff Kersey handed our 911 dispatch system over to Federal control and continues to hand over all information collected from his spying efforts to Federal Fusion Centers which then develop and maintain <strong>Control Files</strong> and <strong>Threat Assessments</strong> on each and every Scotland County resident (no exceptions).\r\n\r\nIs Ralph Kersey just uninformed or was there a more sinister motive behind his sell out? As with most corruption stories, it appears <strong>money was the motivating factor</strong>. At least one retired NC state trooper is deeply involved in a company that sells spy/surveillance and other dodgy equipment to law enforcement throughout North Carolina. Since this equipment is mostly funded using federal grants there\'s a lot of money to be made and virtually no oversight. Few LEO\'s have the strength and courage to avoid succumbing to such temptation.\r\n<h3>Scotland County\'s Sheriff Department has been turned into little more than a field office for Satan\'s Federal Police State.</h3>\r\nChallenger John Martin, like Kersey, is a retired North Carolina State Trooper. Will he too be quickly co-opted into the Federal Police State once sworn in? The Feds have tasty carrots and big nasty sticks to bring county sheriffs into the fold and keep them there. All too many sheriffs nationwide have already succumbed to this Satanic Federal control, so this is not some esoteric question.\r\n\r\nDuring normal times most of us could agree on the benefits of having experienced law enforcement professionals at the helm, but the fact is, these are not normal times. Our country is experiencing a crime wave at all levels, especially the very top, and appears headed toward possible economic breakdown and social chaos. Even civil war or revolution are no longer unthinkable.\r\n\r\nThose who pursue law enforcement and military careers tend to prefer order over individual rights. They easily accept authority and demonstrate a willingness to follow orders without question. This can be valuable in the right setting, but poses a serious challenge for democratic governance, and our nation\'s founders well understood this.\r\n\r\nThis is no time for law dogs itching to follow orders from Washington DC\'s Satanic masters, not if we value our freedom, liberty and right to democratic self governance.\r\n<h3><strong>Scotland County needs a sheriff who can and will provide real leadership, possess critical thinking skills and be willing and able to summon the courage to stand up against outside influence and manipulation.</strong></h3>\r\nSince John Martin is cut from the same cloth as Kersey there is little reason to expect a different result. We hope we are wrong and while we wish there was a better set of real Christian candidates for this most critical position, we\'re going to have to make do and pray for the best.\r\n<h3><strong><em><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Around the County:</span></em>\r\n</strong></h3>\r\nScotland County, is plagued by crime. Folks feel they and their property are at risk. It\'s a dangerous and potentially explosive situation.\r\n\r\nOfficial crime statistics don\'t portray the actual depth of the problem,  as victims often don\'t bother to report crimes because they know nothing will be done. Those making insurance claims must of course file a police report.\r\n\r\nCommunities contract with the Scotland County Sheriff\'s Department to provide Law Enforcement Services.\r\n\r\nWhile Kersey started out on a positive note, things stalled out and citizens increasingly sense his department is not committed to or capable of addressing crime.\r\n\r\nA Laurinburg Exchange <a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/top-stories/6814/gibson-residents-told-not-to-detain-crooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article</span></a> highlighted some of the growing concerns. We ourselves have experienced such problems and attended several Sheriff Department events purportedly designed to assist the community.\r\n\r\nWe came away with the distinct impression that Officers didn\'t understand or care, and quite frankly, didn\'t appear to be up to the task anyway. Such canned events were obviously for public relations purposes and nothing more.\r\n\r\nLike others, we eventually stopped going, and despite repeated efforts to contact Sheriff Kersey regarding our concerns, we never heard back. We\'d met Sheriff Kersey previously, and while he seems like a nice guy, it appears he\'s out of his league as County Sheriff.\r\n\r\nThe question before us now is <strong>how do citizens, property owners and taxpayers receive the services they\'re already paying for and desperately need but simply not getting?</strong>\r\n\r\nThe following article lays out a solution that towns all across America are now considering and beginning to embrace. It\'s a big step, but one that actually appears to work.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Are police necessary? Although this existential question often produces a knee-jerk ‘of course they are, who would protect us?’ a growing call for the abolition of police — and working examples to back it up — deserves more than scornful dismissal, particularly amid epidemic-level violence by agents of the State.</em>\" <a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://www.activistpost.com/2016/08/imagine-post-police-world.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Activist Post</span></a></p>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-wrong/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Wrong?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/law-enforcement-whats-right/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Law Enforcement – What’s Right?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at 888.472.7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. 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(2441, 1, '2018-09-29 12:15:15', '2018-09-29 16:15:15', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects and blue sky dreams.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outside vendors, friends, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for this frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nDid you know that many Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county? That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, helping local businesses, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses. Scotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. How much sense does this make?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:15:15', '2018-09-29 16:15:15', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2442, 1, '2018-09-29 12:16:23', '2018-09-29 16:16:23', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects, blue sky dreams and featherbedding.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Outside vendors, friends, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for this frivolous waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMany Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county. That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, helping local businesses, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses. Scotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. How much sense does this make?\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:16:23', '2018-09-29 16:16:23', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2447, 1, '2018-09-23 01:00:42', '2018-09-23 05:00:42', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-2456 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/plague-huge-mosquitoes-descends-north-carolina.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"448\" height=\"252\" /><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"A plague of huge mosquitoes has descended on North Carolina, spawned from the floodwaters left behind by Hurricanes Florence and Michael.\r\n\r\nWith the oversized shaggy-legged gallinippers, as they are colorfully known, swarming the flood-ravaged state, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper on Wednesday pledged $4 million to fight the infestation.\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/north-carolina-new-landsat-images-hurricane-florence-flooding-devasteted-carolinas/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina: New Landsat Images Hurricane Florence Flooding Devasteted Carolinas</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/hurricane-florence-an-unnatural-disaster-videos/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hurricane Florence – an Unnatural Disaster (videos)</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><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<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>', 'North Carolina: Huge Mosquito Plague Descends', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'north-carolina-huge-mosquito-plague-descends', '', '', '2019-03-12 13:34:14', '2019-03-12 17:34:14', '', 0, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2447', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2448, 1, '2018-09-29 12:29:17', '2018-09-29 16:29:17', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n<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', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:29:17', '2018-09-29 16:29:17', '', 2037, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2037-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2449, 1, '2018-09-29 12:30:26', '2018-09-29 16:30:26', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n<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>', 'North Carolina: Huge Mosquito Plague Descends', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2447-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:30:26', '2018-09-29 16:30:26', '', 2447, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2447-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2451, 1, '2018-09-30 01:00:51', '2018-09-30 05:00:51', '<img class=\" wp-image-2457 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/legally-blind-high-school-student-bullied-phone-broken.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"239\" /><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"Law enforcement officials in North Carolina have launched a criminal investigation after a cellphone video emerged on Facebook showing a legally blind high school student being bullied and having his phone stolen and then shattered.\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6220005/Video-shows-blind-teen-surrounded-bullies-broke-phone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read more and watch video...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\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=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/time-to-fire-scotland-countys-sheriff-department/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Time to Fire Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><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<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>', 'North Carolina: Blind Teen Surrounded by Bullies Who Broke Phone (video)', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'north-carolina-blind-teen-surrounded-by-bullies-who-broke-phone-video', '', '', '2019-03-12 13:34:14', '2019-03-12 17:34:14', '', 0, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=2451', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(2452, 1, '2018-09-29 12:31:38', '2018-09-29 16:31:38', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects, blue sky dreams and featherbedding.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends, outside vendors, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for such irresponsible waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMany Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county. That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, supporting local businesses, and paying local sales and property taxes, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses.\r\n\r\nScotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. If all county employees just lived in the county where they earn their paychecks, we wouldn\'t even be discussing the perceived need for higher taxes. The fact is: Scotland County Commissioners need to get off their butts, clean up their act and start doing their jobs, and Commissioner wannabe Candidates need to start talking about real issues instead of nonsense designed to sidetrack and hood wink us.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\nAlbert Einstein said: \"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result\". If Scotland County is going to once again experience prosperity, it won\'t do so by doing the same things over and over again that got into our present situation.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:31:38', '2018-09-29 16:31:38', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2453, 1, '2018-09-29 12:34:57', '2018-09-29 16:34:57', '<img class=\" wp-image-2414 alignleft\" src=\"https://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/NO-Sales-Tax-Increase.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" />\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County has the well deserved reputation for the highest taxes in North Carolina. Despite such bounty, our Commissioners now want us to pony up for even higher rates.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Scotland County is in deep trouble that\'s for sure, but not because we don\'t pay enough taxes, rather because we already pay too much.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The 10\'s of millions of dollars handed over to Commissioners has not been spent wisely, but squandered on worthless boondoggles, pet projects, blue sky dreams and featherbedding.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Friends, outside vendors, cronies and relatives may have been enriched, but we the citizens have nothing to show for such irresponsible waste.\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nMany Scotland County employees don\'t even live in the county. That\'s right, instead of their paychecks being recirculated here, supporting local businesses, and paying local sales and property taxes, our hard earned tax dollars are enriching neighboring counties and businesses.\r\n\r\nScotland County is slowly being bled to death by the very people we\'re paying to govern us. If all county employees just lived in the county where they earn their paychecks, we wouldn\'t even be discussing the perceived need for higher taxes.\r\n\r\nScotland County Commissioners need to get off their butts, clean up their act and start doing their jobs, and Commissioner wannabe candidates need to start talking about real issues instead of nonsense designed to sidetrack and hood wink us.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">The rest of us must make do on our incomes. Why do County Commissioners and their entourage of parasitic moochers feel they can just step up to the taxpayer feeding trough every time they want more money?</span>\r\n\r\nEach dollar you pay in taxes is a dollar less left in your pocket to spend on the basic necessities your family needs and deserves.\r\n\r\nAlbert Einstein said: \"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result\". If Scotland County is going to once again taste prosperity, it won\'t do so by doing the same things over and over again that got into our present mess.\r\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Keep your money in your own pocket. Send Scotland County moochers and parasites a message. VOTE NO!</span></h2>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'Vote NO on Scotland County Referendum to Increase Sales & Use Tax', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2395-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:34:57', '2018-09-29 16:34:57', '', 2395, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2395-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(2454, 1, '2018-09-29 12:42:51', '2018-09-29 16:42:51', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dieter - Start Here, don\'t forget to do SEO below.\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n<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>', 'North Carolina: Blind Teen Surrounded by Bullies Who Broke Phone (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2451-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:42:51', '2018-09-29 16:42:51', '', 2451, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2451-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(2458, 1, '2018-09-29 12:50:57', '2018-09-29 16:50:57', '(PIC)<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"Law enforcement officials in North Carolina have launched a criminal investigation after a cellphone video emerged on Facebook showing a legally blind high school student being bullied and having his phone stolen and then shattered.\" <a href=\"https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6220005/Video-shows-blind-teen-surrounded-bullies-broke-phone.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more and watch video...</span></a></blockquote>\r\n<center></center>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"> 123</span></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Get Your Free Subscription Today to Carolina Crossroads News. We won\'t spam you and you can unsubscribe (one click) at any time.</span></p>\r\n\r\n<center><script type=\"text/javascript\" src=\"https://app.mailerlite.com/data/webforms/436451/u7g5s1.js?v1\"></script></center>&nbsp;\r\n\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><address> </address><address>You can reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email</a></span>.</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n<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>', 'North Carolina: Blind Teen Surrounded by Bullies Who Broke Phone (video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '2451-revision-v1', '', '', '2018-09-29 12:50:57', '2018-09-29 16:50:57', '', 2451, 'https://carolinacrossroads.news/2451-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
