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(1677, 3, '2016-04-13 12:20:41', '2016-04-13 16:20:41', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1583 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/century-of-enslavement-history-of-federal-reserve-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"century-of-enslavement-history-of-federal-reserve\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" />\r\n\r\nOur culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:20:41', '2016-04-13 16:20:41', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1678, 3, '2016-04-13 12:21:20', '2016-04-13 16:21:20', 'Our culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:21:20', '2016-04-13 16:21:20', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1679, 3, '2016-04-13 12:23:49', '2016-04-13 16:23:49', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1473 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/edward-snowden-300x182.jpg\" alt=\"edward-snowden\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" />Many, including us, believe Edward Snowden to be a true American Hero. Others think Ed is a traitor who should be executed, or at the very least imprisoned for life.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHow are Americans to remain a free people and govern ourselves responsibly if \'We the People\' are uninformed, especially regarding what our government is doing to us and on our behalf?\r\n\r\nIs government secrecy, supposedly in the name of National Security, destroying our nation?\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>There\'s a very real difference between allegiance to country–allegiance to people–than allegiance to state, which is what nationalism today is really more about</em>,\" says Edward Snowden.</blockquote>\r\nHere\'s a video interview between Liberty Forum\'s Nick Gillespie and Edward Snowden. You decide.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/o8pkUTav0mk?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://freestateproject.org/blogs/snowden-speaks-free-state-projects-liberty-forum-libertarian-nh\" target=\"_blank\">FreeStateProject.org</a></span>\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">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/nc-fights-paypals-corporate-bullying/\" target=\"_blank\">NC Fights PayPal’s Corporate Bullying</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\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address><address> </address>[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;', 'Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1129-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:23:49', '2016-04-13 16:23:49', '', 1129, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1129-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1680, 3, '2016-04-13 12:42:12', '2016-04-13 16:42:12', 'Our culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</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;\">123</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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:42:12', '2016-04-13 16:42:12', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1681, 3, '2016-04-13 12:43:20', '2016-04-13 16:43:20', 'Our culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected global alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:43:20', '2016-04-13 16:43:20', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1682, 3, '2016-04-13 12:45:23', '2016-04-13 16:45:23', 'Our culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected global alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/election-fraud-american-style-videos/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"item-title\">Election Fraud – American Style (Videos</span>)</span></a></address><address><a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"item-title\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</span></span></a></address><address><a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/how-to-access-the-deep-web/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span class=\"item-title\">How to Access the Deep Web</span></span></a></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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:45:23', '2016-04-13 16:45:23', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1683, 3, '2016-04-13 12:45:49', '2016-04-13 16:45:49', 'Our culture is saturated with entertainment, sports, sex, video games and gambling. Most people rank pleasure and diversion above knowing what\'s going on behind the curtain. Our Creator gave us life and the free will to spend our time on planet earth as we see fit.\r\n\r\nFor those questing to know more, check out <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">Corbett Report.com</a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, which is authored by </span></span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">former Canadian English teacher James Corbett who\'s lived in Japan for years. We\'ve</span> had the pleasure of watching James go from a small, one man internet show, to a respected global alternative media icon.\r\n\r\nJames\' video documentary, \'Century of Enslavement\' is a \'must see\' for those wanting to learn how things really work.\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/5IJeemTQ7Vk?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"236\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Sources:</em></span>\r\n</span></strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https://www.corbettreport.com/\" target=\"_blank\">The Corbett Report</a></span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/election-fraud-american-style-videos/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"item-title\">Election Fraud – American Style (Videos</span>)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"item-title\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</span></a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/how-to-access-the-deep-web/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"item-title\">How to Access the Deep Web</span></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>[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>', 'Century of Enslavement (Video)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1574-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:45:49', '2016-04-13 16:45:49', '', 1574, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1574-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1684, 3, '2016-04-13 12:47:14', '2016-04-13 16:47:14', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1641 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/election-fraud-american-style-video.jpg\" alt=\"election-fraud-american-style-video\" width=\"276\" height=\"200\" />Rumors of major election fraud have been flying ever since Al Gore lost to George W. Bush following a vote recount in Florida. Such concerns have grown since then and with a major election headed our way this November and a dramatic increase in the use of electronic voting machines, mail-in ballots and questionable caucus procedures, things are only going to heat up.\r\n\r\nThe recent Wisconsin GOP caucuses, among others, which handed a victory to the struggling Ted Cruz campaign, is now the subject of serious charges of Fraud.\r\n\r\nHere are 2 videos that offer plenty of food for thought.\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/fR32oH7jx6o?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/avroFThE0Go?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<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\">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/facebook-seeks-trump-assassination/\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook Supports Trump Assassination</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/nc-fights-paypals-corporate-bullying/\" target=\"_blank\">NC Fights PayPal’s Corporate Bullying</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;', 'Election Fraud - American Style (Videos)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1137-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-13 12:47:14', '2016-04-13 16:47:14', '', 1137, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1137-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
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(1690, 3, '2016-04-15 10:10:57', '2016-04-15 14:10:57', 'To be sure, there are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us.\r\n\r\nTheir service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with our tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"we-support-our-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheer leading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nYes, the Internet is brimming with videos showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs use powerful, often unlawful means like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\'<a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Stingrays</a>\'</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether they are suspected of criminal activity. Yes, they don\'t hesitate to lie under oath when caught.\r\n\r\nOf course, LEOs routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo\" target=\"_blank\">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their business, in a supposed effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png\" alt=\"police-shaking-person-upside-down\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">stolen</a></span> from the American people. Homes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html\" target=\"_blank\">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of thefts are being committed not by burglars, but by Police. </strong>It\'s become so blatant that many Departments now build <strong>theft</strong> right into their budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasing view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are increasingly trained to view the American people as The Enemy. Are police unwittingly becoming mafia style enforcers, making sure we don\'t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there are valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> over the seeming anarchy that <strong>individual freedom</strong> and self expression can engender. This works well in a military setting, but makes it difficult to achieve the <strong>right balance</strong> neeeded to ensure a <strong><em>free</em> and <em>open</em></strong> society. LEOs must walk a fine line. Theirs has never been an easy mission.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out, needed or desirable. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn\'t even written by the legislators we elect, but rather by professional lobbyists in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they\'ve never seen, let alone read. Such <strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don\'t give them clear, lawful directions?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded grants to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation.</strong>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a stated effort to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great, until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <strong><em>on and off</em></strong> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime, while remaining a free people in an open society. Officers appear more interested in manipulating public perceptions than doing the hard work needed to address crime.\r\n\r\nOur Local Law Enforcement is among those feeding at the <strong>Federal</strong> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share (through fusion centers) information with Federal agencies that these agencies could <strong>not otherwise legally</strong> acquire.\r\n\r\nThis seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won\'t be any going back.<em><strong>\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know history understand this is an exact replay of what happened in Hitler\'s Germany, only with today\'s much advanced technology. <strong>A large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned</strong> and have formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Local law enforcement exists to serve and protect us</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington D.C. schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths.\r\n\r\n<b>\"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety\". </b>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding these issues. 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(1691, 3, '2016-04-15 10:13:54', '2016-04-15 14:13:54', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1548 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/3-d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-300x186.png\" alt=\"3-d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours\" width=\"300\" height=\"186\" />Here\'s a great example of just how fast the world is changing and why we in Scotland County either have to get going or risk being left in the dust with little hope of ever catching up. I China, they\'re already using this technology to not only build homes, but commercial buildings as well. The future is here now. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>The technology, known as Contour Crafting, could completely revolutionize the construction industry.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong> </strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-yv-IWdSdns?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider</a>\r\n</span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'CATE DONE - 3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1560-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-15 10:13:54', '2016-04-15 14:13:54', '', 1560, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1560-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1692, 3, '2016-04-15 10:14:27', '2016-04-15 14:14:27', 'Here\'s a great example of just how fast the world is changing and why we in Scotland County either have to get going or risk being left in the dust with little hope of ever catching up. I China, they\'re already using this technology to not only build homes, but commercial buildings as well. The future is here now. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>The technology, known as Contour Crafting, could completely revolutionize the construction industry.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong> </strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-yv-IWdSdns?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider</a>\r\n</span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'CATE DONE - 3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1560-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-15 10:14:27', '2016-04-15 14:14:27', '', 1560, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1560-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1693, 3, '2016-04-15 10:18:24', '2016-04-15 14:18:24', 'Here\'s a great example of just how fast the world is changing and why we in Scotland County either have to get going or risk being left in the dust with little hope of ever catching up. I China, they\'re already using this technology to not only build homes, but commercial buildings as well. The future is here now. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>The technology, known as Contour Crafting, could completely revolutionize the construction industry.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong> </strong></em></span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-yv-IWdSdns?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider</a>\r\n</span>\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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', '3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1560-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-15 10:18:24', '2016-04-15 14:18:24', '', 1560, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1560-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1694, 3, '2016-04-15 10:22:04', '2016-04-15 14:22:04', 'Here\'s a great example of just how fast the world is changing and why we in Scotland County either have to get going or risk being left in the dust with little hope of ever catching up. I China, they\'re already using this technology to not only build homes, but commercial buildings as well. The future is here now. <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>The technology, known as Contour Crafting, could completely revolutionize the construction industry.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/-yv-IWdSdns?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://www.businessinsider.com/3d-printer-builds-house-in-24-hours-2014-1\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider</a>\r\n</span>\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\">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/invisibility-cloaking-is-here/\" target=\"_blank\">Invisibility Cloaking is Here</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/how-to-access-the-deep-web/\" target=\"_blank\">How to Access the Deep Web</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/avoid-knee-replacement-and-pain/\" target=\"_blank\">Avoid Knee Replacement and Pain</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', '3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1560-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-15 10:22:04', '2016-04-15 14:22:04', '', 1560, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1560-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1695, 3, '2016-04-15 10:30:55', '2016-04-15 14:30:55', '(PIC)Here in the Bible Belt, most of us have at least some familiarity with the <strong>Holy Bibl</strong>e. That\'s important for our <strong>spiritual well being</strong>.\r\n\r\nWhen it comes to our <strong>financial well being</strong>, nothing is more important than understanding how the money in our pockets or bank accounts gets created and flows. Some may remember mom and dad telling us that <em>\'money doesn\'t grow on trees\'</em>, but that\'s about the extent of it. Truth be told, most university educated economists, Wall Street financiers and bankers don\'t know either.\r\n\r\nU.S. President and former President of Harvard University, Woodrow Wilson, signed legislation in 1913 saddling us with the <strong>Federal Reserve System</strong> and its collection agency the <strong>Internal Revenue Service</strong>. Years later, as Wilson lay dying, he said: \"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country\". He\'d come to realize the destruction he\'d visited upon our nation, but there was nothing he could do to set things right.\r\n\r\nIndustrialist Henry Ford stated: \"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning\".\r\n\r\nUpon leaving office, President George W. Bush said: \"If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up on the lamp posts\".\r\n\r\n<strong>When it comes to money, credit and banking, the following documentary is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bible</span>.</strong> Watch it and you\'ll know more than most so called experts. It was professionally produced in the mid 1990\'s by William T. Still so the video quality isn\'t quite up to today\'s HD standards. As for the rest of it, nothing has changed. The knowledge you gain here will change your life, guaranteed.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">123</span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/UrJGlXEs8nI?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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Truth be told, most university educated economists, Wall Street financiers and bankers don\'t know either.\r\n\r\nU.S. President and former President of Harvard University, Woodrow Wilson, signed legislation in 1913 saddling us with the <strong>Federal Reserve System</strong> and its collection agency the <strong>Internal Revenue Service</strong>. Years later, as Wilson lay dying, he said: \"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country\". He\'d come to realize the destruction he\'d visited upon our nation, but there was nothing he could do to set things right.\r\n\r\nIndustrialist Henry Ford stated: \"It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning\".\r\n\r\nUpon leaving office, President George W. Bush said: \"If the American people knew what we have done, they would string us up on the lamp posts\".\r\n\r\n<strong>When it comes to money, credit and banking, the following documentary is the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bible</span>.</strong> Watch it and you\'ll know more than most so called experts. It was professionally produced in the mid 1990\'s by William T. Still so the video quality isn\'t quite up to today\'s HD standards. As for the rest of it, nothing has changed. The knowledge you gain here will change your life, guaranteed.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<center></center><center><iframe src=\"https://www.youtube.com/embed/UrJGlXEs8nI?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"></iframe></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">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/election-fraud-american-style-videos/\" target=\"_blank\">Election Fraud – American Style (Videos)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (Video)</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/video-century-enslavement-history-federal-reserve/\" target=\"_blank\">Century of Enslavement (Video)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(1705, 3, '2016-04-16 09:38:47', '2016-04-16 13:38:47', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1550 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/extend-life-save-planet-too.jpg\" alt=\"extend-life-save-planet-too\" width=\"276\" height=\"255\" />\n\n&nbsp;\n\nIn case you haven’t figured it out yet, many of us will live long, healthy lives, well beyond current expectations. Advances in technology, specifically life extension and longevity, require that we re-examine what earlier may have been ‘not our problem’, leaving important issues to future generations. Guess again, many of those problems will be ours to deal with and the sooner we re-adjust our thinking and take critical actions, the better we will be able to enjoy those extra years of life and abundance, as well as turn over a better planet to our children and grandchildren.\n<blockquote>\"<em>Humans are terrible about thinking through the future beyond what will happen to us, and our imperative also seems to be one of selfishness—a “that’s not my problem” kind of mentality. This is the exact reason why, if people are going to live significantly longer, this all suddenly becomes their problem, and it suddenly becomes an important problem to solve.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Futurism.com</a></span>\n\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\n\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/3d-printer-builds-house-24-hours/\" target=\"_blank\">3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/invisibility-cloaking-is-here/\" target=\"_blank\">Invisibility Cloaking is Here</a></span></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\">The One Thing that Can Save Us All! (Video)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\n\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\n&nbsp;\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\n\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\n\n&nbsp;', 'Extend Your Life & Save the Planet!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1565-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-04-16 09:38:47', '2016-04-16 13:38:47', '', 1565, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1565-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1706, 3, '2016-04-16 09:36:23', '2016-04-16 13:36:23', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1550 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/extend-life-save-planet-too.jpg\" alt=\"extend-life-save-planet-too\" width=\"276\" height=\"255\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t figured it out yet, many of us will live long, healthy lives, well beyond current expectations. Advances in technology, specifically life extension and longevity, require that we re-examine what earlier may have been ‘not our problem’, leaving important issues to future generations. Guess again, many of those problems will be ours to deal with and the sooner we re-adjust our thinking and take critical actions, the better we will be able to enjoy those extra years of life and abundance, as well as turn over a better planet to our children and grandchildren.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Humans are terrible about thinking through the future beyond what will happen to us, and our imperative also seems to be one of selfishness—a “that’s not my problem” kind of mentality. This is the exact reason why, if people are going to live significantly longer, this all suddenly becomes their problem, and it suddenly becomes an important problem to solve.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Futurism.com</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Extend Your Life & Save the Planet!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1565-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-16 09:36:23', '2016-04-16 13:36:23', '', 1565, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1565-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1707, 3, '2016-04-16 09:38:54', '2016-04-16 13:38:54', '<img class=\"size-full wp-image-1550 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/extend-life-save-planet-too.jpg\" alt=\"extend-life-save-planet-too\" width=\"276\" height=\"255\" />\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nIn case you haven’t figured it out yet, many of us will live long, healthy lives, well beyond current expectations. Advances in technology, specifically life extension and longevity, require that we re-examine what earlier may have been ‘not our problem’, leaving important issues to future generations. Guess again, many of those problems will be ours to deal with and the sooner we re-adjust our thinking and take critical actions, the better we will be able to enjoy those extra years of life and abundance, as well as turn over a better planet to our children and grandchildren.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Humans are terrible about thinking through the future beyond what will happen to us, and our imperative also seems to be one of selfishness—a “that’s not my problem” kind of mentality. This is the exact reason why, if people are going to live significantly longer, this all suddenly becomes their problem, and it suddenly becomes an important problem to solve.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Source:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://futurism.com/how-life-extension-can-save-the-world/\" target=\"_blank\">Futurism.com</a></span>\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> </span></strong>\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/3d-printer-builds-house-24-hours/\" target=\"_blank\">3D Printer Builds House in 24 Hours</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/invisibility-cloaking-is-here/\" target=\"_blank\">Invisibility Cloaking is Here</a></span></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\">The One Thing that Can Save Us All! (Video)</a></span></address><address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Extend Your Life & Save the Planet!', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1565-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-16 09:38:54', '2016-04-16 13:38:54', '', 1565, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1565-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1708, 3, '2016-04-16 10:24:35', '2016-04-16 14:24:35', ' ', '', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1708', '', '', '2019-01-05 13:00:11', '2019-01-05 18:00:11', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=1708', 11, 'nav_menu_item', '', 0),
(1711, 3, '2016-04-23 01:00:04', '2016-04-23 05:00:04', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1768 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/utility-deposit-waiver-program-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"utility-deposit -waiver-program\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need; it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laurinburg Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><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 noreferrer\">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/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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 noreferrer\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address>[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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(1713, 3, '2016-04-22 08:41:04', '2016-04-22 12:41:04', '(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\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1719, 1, '2016-04-22 10:36:56', '2016-04-22 14:36:56', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for free housing, free food, free healthcare, free utilities and free Obama phones now won\'t have to be inconvenienced (like the rest of us) by having to pay a Security Deposit. That\'s right, they\'ll be able to skip out on their last couple of utility bills by moving, all without any consequences, as many have already done in the past.\r\n\r\nThere\'s really only one question here: with City Council willing to give a certain demographic even more freebies, <strong>why is anyone stupid enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n\r\nWhere are our taxpayer funded Case Workers, Mentors and Assistants? Oh, that\'s right, we\'re not \'Clients\', we\'re debt slaves.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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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(1720, 3, '2016-04-22 01:00:15', '2016-04-22 05:00:15', '<p><img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.</p>\r\n<p>Three recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><br />\r\n</span></p>\r\n<p>Here\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted</p>\r\n<p>Of course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.</p>\r\n<p>Are the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?</p>\r\n<p>There\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Charles Nichols.</p>\r\n<address> </address>\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 noreferrer\">email</a></span>.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address>\r\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</a></span></address>\r\n<address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address>\r\n<address> </address>\r\n<p>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]</p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em></p>\r\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em></p>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'publish', 'closed', 'closed', '', 'mayor-blocks-crime-spree-continues', '', '', '2019-03-19 15:09:23', '2019-03-19 19:09:23', '', 0, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/?p=1720', 0, 'post', '', 0),
(1721, 3, '2016-04-22 10:50:07', '2016-04-22 14:50:07', '(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<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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 - Mayor Block Tickets <-- CHANGE TITLE', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 10:50:07', '2016-04-22 14:50:07', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1722, 3, '2016-04-22 10:59:15', '2016-04-22 14:59:15', '(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_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, reckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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 - Mayor Block Tickets <-- CHANGE TITLE', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 10:59:15', '2016-04-22 14:59:15', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1723, 1, '2016-04-22 11:06:28', '2016-04-22 15:06:28', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nThe rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, but those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t be inconvenienced (like the rest of us), having to pony up with a Security Deposit.\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents would still receive taxpayer\'s money to pay for utilities, but instead of paying the bill, they\'ll be able to stiff the City, all without any consequences, as many have already done.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the question folks: with City Council so willing to give a certain demographic even more <del>freebies</del> consideration, <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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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 - Housing Authority Utility Waiver?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 11:06:28', '2016-04-22 15:06:28', '', 1711, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1711-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1726, 1, '2016-04-22 11:13:24', '2016-04-22 15:13:24', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to put up with the inconvenience associated with ponying up for a Security Deposit.\r\n\r\nOf course, Housing Authority residents would still receive taxpayer money to pay for utilities, but instead of paying the bill, they\'ll be able to stiff the City, all without any consequences, as many have already done.\r\n\r\nHere\'s the question folks: with City Council so generous with \'other people\'s money\', <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1727, 1, '2016-04-22 11:16:17', '2016-04-22 15:16:17', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to put up with the inconvenience associated with ponying up for a Security Deposit.\r\n\r\nOf course, Housing Authority residents will still receive taxpayer money to pay for utilities, but instead of paying the bill, they\'ll be able to more easily stiff the City, all without any real consequences, as many have already done.\r\n\r\n<strong>The question:</strong> with City Council so generous with \'other people\'s money\', <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1734, 1, '2016-04-22 11:42:00', '2016-04-22 15:42:00', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated according to main stream media.<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, reckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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 - Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 11:42:00', '2016-04-22 15:42:00', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1735, 1, '2016-04-22 11:51:07', '2016-04-22 15:51:07', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to the main stream media. Three recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to his being a federal tax scofflaw and possibly some shady prescription drug goings on.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is not guilty of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to build a new City Hall/Police Complex.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1740, 1, '2016-04-22 12:34:55', '2016-04-22 16:34:55', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a federal tax scofflaw and purported purveyor of prescription drugs.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and very suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and is certainly not wanted by residents of Laurinburg.\r\n\r\nOf course, we\'re not sympathetic to criminals like Bonnie &amp; Clyde, nor do we champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are also not unmindful that there\'s lots of politics going on behind the scenes here.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on a table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on saddling us with a huge debt?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right. Big egos are working this one behind the scenes in their effort to massage the look and feel of Colonial Williamsburg?\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1741, 1, '2016-04-22 12:41:46', '2016-04-22 16:41:46', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and rumored purveyor of prescription drugs.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and very suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and is certainly not wanted by residents of Laurinburg.\r\n\r\nWe don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, nor are we sympathetic to the likes of Bonnie &amp; Clyde, but that being said, we are also not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s lots of politics going on behind the scenes here.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on a table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on saddling us with a huge debt?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right. Big egos are working this one behind the scenes in their effort to massage the look and feel of Colonial Williamsburg?\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1742, 1, '2016-04-22 12:51:41', '2016-04-22 16:51:41', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and rumored purveyor of prescription drugs.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and very suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and is certainly not wanted, other than by City Council, the immensely overcompensated City Manager Nichols, and other, yet to be identified players, pushing this albatross forward.\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, nor are we sympathetic to the likes of Bonnie &amp; Clyde, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political antics.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Has Mayor Block spun out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on a table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on saddling us with a huge debt?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right. Big egos are working this one hard.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1743, 1, '2016-04-22 13:05:18', '2016-04-22 17:05:18', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and very suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and is certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shennanigans.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Has Mayor Block spun out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on a table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on saddling us with a huge debt?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas and their immensely overpaid City Manager <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mike</span> Nichols who are all attempting to push this albatross forward.\r\n<blockquote><em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1744, 1, '2016-04-22 13:09:08', '2016-04-22 17:09:08', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and very suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and is certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Has Mayor Block spun out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, along with their immensely overpaid hireling City Manager <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Mike</span> Nichols.\r\n<blockquote><em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1745, 1, '2016-04-22 13:40:05', '2016-04-22 17:40:05', '(PIC)Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Chris Nichols.\r\n<blockquote><em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">TEXT OF LE ARTICLE:</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — The city of Laurinburg’s mayor is facing a handful of moving violations issued over a three-week span beginning in March, according to North Carolina court records.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matthew Block was stopped on March 15 in Union County and on March 26 in Cleveland County, both times along U.S. 74.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">According to the Union County Clerk of Court’s office, Block was issued a citation for speeding, re</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">ckless driving and wanton disregard. He is accused of travelling 84 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone. His mandatory court appearance is scheduled for May 20. The incident occurred at 2:29 p.m.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">In Cleveland County, Block was cited for travelling at 70 mph in a 55-mph speed zone at 1:37 a.m. He has a scheduled court date of May 6 for that infraction.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block was also ticketed for travelling 70 mph in a 55-mph-speed zone in Robeson County at 7:35 a.m. on April 5, for which he is scheduled to appear in court in that county on May 18.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">All tickets were issued by the N.C. Highway Patrol.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Block did not respond to calls for comment.</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1746, 1, '2016-04-22 13:44:51', '2016-04-22 17:44:51', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to put up with the inconvenience associated with ponying up for a Security Deposit.\r\n\r\nOf course, Housing Authority residents will still receive taxpayer money to pay for utilities, but instead of paying the bill, they\'ll be able to more easily stiff the City, all without any real consequences, as many have already done.\r\n\r\n<strong>The question:</strong> with City Council so generous with \'other people\'s money\', <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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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(1747, 3, '2016-04-22 13:54:33', '2016-04-22 17:54:33', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\n\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\n</span>\n\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\n\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\n\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\n\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Charles Nichols.\n\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">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/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</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>[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<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>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-autosave-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:54:33', '2016-04-22 17:54:33', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-autosave-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1748, 3, '2016-04-22 13:45:43', '2016-04-22 17:45:43', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Chris Nichols.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:45:43', '2016-04-22 17:45:43', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0);
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(1749, 3, '2016-04-22 13:46:32', '2016-04-22 17:46:32', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Charles Nichols.\r\n\r\n<strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:46:32', '2016-04-22 17:46:32', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1750, 1, '2016-04-22 13:51:34', '2016-04-22 17:51:34', '(PIC)Why is City Council discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> of the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee?\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those smart enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to put up with the inconvenience associated with ponying up for a Security Deposit.\r\n\r\nOf course, Housing Authority residents will still receive taxpayer money to pay for utilities, but instead of paying the bill, they\'ll be able to more easily stiff the City, all without any real consequences, as many have already done.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about offering assistance to those who are truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by government, which in case you don\'t remember, is spending <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">your money</span>.\r\n\r\n<strong>Question:</strong> With City Council\'s continuing generosity with \'other people\'s money\', <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg?</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Housing Authority Utility Waiver?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:51:34', '2016-04-22 17:51:34', '', 1711, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1711-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1751, 3, '2016-04-22 13:51:55', '2016-04-22 17:51:55', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Charles Nichols.\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:51:55', '2016-04-22 17:51:55', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1752, 3, '2016-04-22 13:55:40', '2016-04-22 17:55:40', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mayor-matthew-block_ccn-187x300.jpg\" alt=\"mayor-matthew-block_ccn\" width=\"187\" height=\"300\" />Laurinburg Mayor Matt Block\'s crime spree continues unabated, at least according to some media pundits.\r\n\r\nThree recent motor vehicle citations for speeding, <span style=\"color: #000000;\">reckless driving and wanton disregard can now be added to Doctor Block\'s lengthy Rap Sheet which includes being a cardiologist, a purported federal tax scofflaw and a rumored purveyor of prescription medications.</span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nHere\'s one crime Mayor Block is <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">not guilty</span> of: Supporting City Council\'s outrageous and extremely suspect plan to spend millions of dollars the City doesn\'t have to construct a new \'Colonial Williamsburg\' style City Hall/Police Complex that is not needed and certainly not wanted\r\n\r\nOf course, we don\'t champion careless, reckless or unlawful behavior, but that being said, we are not so naive as to be unmindful that there\'s a lot of taxpayer money involved here and plenty of behind the scenes political shenanigans appear underway.\r\n\r\nAre the Mayor\'s misfortunes something we should all be concerned about? Is Mayor Block spinning out of control, or is this just \'red meat\' laid out on the table for display by political opponents seeking to neutralize a recalcitrant mayor who refuses to \'play ball\' with powerful forces hell bent on pushing this debt laden albatross forward?\r\n\r\nThere\'s a crime being committed here all right, but it has nothing to do with Mayor Matt Block. This fiasco is about an out of control City Council with egos the size of Texas, and their immensely overpaid hireling, City Manager Charles Nichols.\r\n\r\n<address> </address><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">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/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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\">‘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/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\">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>[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<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>', 'Mayor Block\'s Crime Spree Continues', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1720-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:55:40', '2016-04-22 17:55:40', '', 1720, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1720-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1753, 1, '2016-04-22 13:56:29', '2016-04-22 17:56:29', '(PIC)Bisphenol A or BPA is found in many everyday items we use. In addition to being suspected of causing cancer, it\'s an estrogen mimicker which can cause the early onset of puberty in girls and feminization of males.\r\n\r\nNegative publicity has caused some manufacturers to eliminate BPA from products like baby feeding bottles and teething rings, but it remains in most plastics and canned goods, where it\'s used to coat the inside of cans.\r\n\r\nManufacturers don\'t want consumers to become frightened, so they\'re lobbying to prevent labeling requirements that would disclose the presence of BPA.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>To tell or not to tell. That is the dilemma and heated debate which is occurring in California over Bisphenol A (BPA) in some of the canned food products sold at grocery stores. The regulators are concerned that wording on the label is too scary.  They claim to be worried that poor customers won’t buy canned food anymore.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.thecommonsenseshow.com/2016/03/29/the-undeniable-reasons-why-civil-war-is-near/\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\nThis article: http://www.activistpost.com/2016/03/california-to-delay-bpa-warnings-on-canned-foods-because-regulator-says-label-is-too-scary.html\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">123</span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">123</span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">HIDE: Author box and Related Posts on side --&gt;</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\"><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://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>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - BPA in Canned Goods', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1450-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 13:56:29', '2016-04-22 17:56:29', '', 1450, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1450-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1754, 1, '2016-04-22 14:07:56', '2016-04-22 18:07:56', 'To be sure, there are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us.\r\n\r\nTheir service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with our tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"we-support-our-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheer leading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nYes, the Internet is brimming with videos showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs use powerful, often unlawful means like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\'<a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Stingrays</a>\'</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Yes, LEOs don\'t hesitate to lie under oath when caught.\r\n\r\nOf course, LEOs routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo\" target=\"_blank\">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their business, in a supposed effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png\" alt=\"police-shaking-person-upside-down\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html\" target=\"_blank\">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of thefts are being committed not by burglars, but by Police. </strong>It\'s become so blatant that many Departments now build \'theft\' right into their budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasing view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are increasingly trained to view the American people as The Enemy. Are police unwittingly becoming mafia style enforcers, making sure we don\'t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there are valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> over the seeming anarchy that <strong>individual freedom</strong> and self expression can engender. This works well in a military setting, but makes it difficult to achieve the <strong>right balance</strong> needed to ensure a <strong><em>free</em> and <em>open</em></strong> society. LEOs must walk a fine line. Theirs has never been an easy mission.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out, needed or desirable. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn\'t even written by the legislators we elect, but rather by professional lobbyists in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they\'ve never seen, let alone read. Such <strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don\'t give them clear, lawful direction?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded grants to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation.</strong>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a stated effort to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great, until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <strong><em>on and off</em></strong> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime, while remaining a free people in an open society. Officers appear more interested in manipulating public perceptions than doing the hard work needed to address crime.\r\n\r\nOur Local Law Enforcement is among those feeding at the <strong>Federal</strong> taxpayer trough in order to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share (through fusion centers) information with Federal agencies that these agencies could <strong>not otherwise legally</strong> acquire.\r\n\r\nThis seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won\'t be any going back.<em><strong>\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand this is an exact replay of what happened in Hitler\'s Germany, only with today\'s much advanced technology. <strong>A large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned</strong> and have formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect us</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington D.C. schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths.\r\n\r\n<b>\"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety\". </b>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding these issues. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">David Stockman\'s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Police Cheerleading Squad', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1258-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-22 14:07:56', '2016-04-22 18:07:56', '', 1258, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1258-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1755, 1, '2016-04-22 14:08:23', '2016-04-22 18:08:23', 'To be sure, there are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us.\r\n\r\nTheir service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with our tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"we-support-our-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheer leading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nYes, the Internet is brimming with videos showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs use powerful, often unlawful means like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\'<a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Stingrays</a>\'</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Yes, LEOs don\'t hesitate to lie under oath when caught.\r\n\r\nOf course, LEOs routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo\" target=\"_blank\">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their business, in a supposed effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png\" alt=\"police-shaking-person-upside-down\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html\" target=\"_blank\">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of thefts are being committed not by burglars, but by Police. </strong>It\'s become so blatant that many Departments now build \'theft\' right into their budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasing view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are increasingly trained to view the American people as The Enemy. Are police unwittingly becoming mafia style enforcers, making sure we don\'t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there are valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> over the seeming anarchy that <strong>individual freedom</strong> and self expression can engender. This works well in a military setting, but makes it difficult to achieve the <strong>right balance</strong> needed to ensure a <strong><em>free</em> and <em>open</em></strong> society. LEOs must walk a fine line. Theirs has never been an easy mission.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out, needed or desirable. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn\'t even written by the legislators we elect, but rather by professional lobbyists in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they\'ve never seen, let alone read. Such <strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don\'t give them clear, lawful direction?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded grants to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation.</strong>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a stated effort to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great, until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <strong><em>on and off</em></strong> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime, while remaining a free people in an open society. Officers appear more interested in manipulating public perceptions than doing the hard work needed to address crime.\r\n\r\nOur Local Law Enforcement is among those feeding at the <strong>Federal</strong> taxpayer trough in order to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share (through fusion centers) information with Federal agencies that these agencies could <strong>not otherwise legally</strong> acquire.\r\n\r\nThis seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won\'t be any going back.<em><strong>\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand this is an exact replay of what happened in Hitler\'s Germany, only with today\'s much advanced technology. <strong>A large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned</strong> and have formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect us</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington D.C. schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths.\r\n\r\n<b>\"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety\". </b>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding these issues. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">David Stockman\'s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. 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(1756, 1, '2016-04-22 14:12:55', '2016-04-22 18:12:55', 'To be sure, there are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us.\r\n\r\nTheir service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with our tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"we-support-our-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheer leading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nYes, the Internet is brimming with videos showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs use powerful, often unlawful means like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\'<a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Stingrays</a>\'</span> to collect private information, conversations and data on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Yes, LEOs don\'t hesitate to lie under oath when they get caught.\r\n\r\nLEOs routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo\" target=\"_blank\">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their business, in a supposed effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png\" alt=\"police-shaking-person-upside-down\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html\" target=\"_blank\">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of thefts are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>It\'s become so blatant that many Departments now build \'theft\' right into their budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasing view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are increasingly trained to view the American people as The Enemy. Are police unwittingly becoming mafia style enforcers, making sure we don\'t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there are valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> over the seeming anarchy that <strong>individual freedom</strong> and self expression can engender. This works well in a military setting, but makes it difficult to achieve the <strong>right balance</strong> needed to ensure a <strong><em>free</em> and <em>open</em></strong> society. LEOs must walk a fine line. Theirs has never been an easy mission.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out, needed or desirable. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn\'t even written by the legislators we elect, but rather by professional lobbyists in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they\'ve never seen, let alone read. Such <strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don\'t give them clear, lawful direction?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded grants to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation.</strong>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a stated effort to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great, until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <strong><em>on and off</em></strong> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime, while remaining a free people in an open society. Officers appear more interested in manipulating public perceptions than doing the hard work needed to address crime.\r\n\r\nOur Local Law Enforcement is among those feeding at the <strong>Federal</strong> taxpayer trough in order to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share (through fusion centers) information with Federal agencies that these agencies could <strong>not otherwise legally</strong> acquire.\r\n\r\nThis seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won\'t be any going back.<em><strong>\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand this is an exact replay of what happened in Hitler\'s Germany, only with today\'s much advanced technology. <strong>A large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned</strong> and have formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect us</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington D.C. schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths.\r\n\r\n<b>\"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety\". </b>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding these issues. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">David Stockman\'s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(1757, 1, '2016-04-23 11:28:58', '2016-04-23 15:28:58', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is discussing giving <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> for the City\'s Electrical Connection Fee.\r\n\r\nWhile the rest of us get stuck paying a fee, which really isn\'t a fee at all, but rather a Security Deposit, in order to get the power turned on, those clever enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to put up with the inconvenience of ponying up a Security Deposit. Sounds great if you\'re one of the privileged. Why doesn\'t City Council just waive utility Security Deposits for everyone? <strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents will of course still receive taxpayer money to pay for utilities, they just won\'t have much incentive to actually pay the bill. Instead, many will choose to spend the money on more fun stuff like cigarettes, booze and drugs. It\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City, without any real consequences, and many have learned to do so. Now it may become a real cottage industry.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by a City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills... you the taxpayer.\r\n\r\n<strong>Question:</strong> With City Council\'s continuing generosity with \'your money\', <strong>why is anyone dumb enough to still be working for a living and actually paying taxes in Laurinburg? </strong><strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1758, 1, '2016-04-23 11:55:27', '2016-04-23 15:55:27', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis connection fee is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to <del>game the system</del> qualify for <del>free</del> subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to pay a Security Deposit? If it\'s such a great idea, why not just waive the fee for all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents will of course continue to receive taxpayer money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have much incentive to actually do so. Some many may choose to spend this taxpayer money on fun stuff like cigarettes, booze and drugs instead.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than promising to get caught up sometime in the future and supposedly not to do it again, there are no real consequences. Many have learned how to \'work the system\' and what has been a thriving cottage industry, now threatens to become an avalanche.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by a City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1759, 1, '2016-04-23 12:12:30', '2016-04-23 16:12:30', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not waive the Fee for all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some could instead choose to spend this money on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are no real consequences. Far too many have already learned how to \'work the system\', and Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s so far been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will be bore by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by a City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1760, 1, '2016-04-23 12:20:10', '2016-04-23 16:20:10', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, food, healthcare, utilities and Obama phones now won\'t even have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not waive the Fee for all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this money on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1761, 1, '2016-04-23 12:26:14', '2016-04-23 16:26:14', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1762, 1, '2016-04-23 12:28:49', '2016-04-23 16:28:49', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need, it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><center>*** EMBED VIDEO HERE ***</center><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>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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>[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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(1763, 1, '2016-04-23 12:37:44', '2016-04-23 16:37:44', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1419 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Block-Williams-300x242.jpg\" alt=\"Block &amp; Williams\" width=\"300\" height=\"242\" />Mayor Matt Block and Police Chief Darwin Williams recent publicity stroll through Laurinburg City Hall appears designed to ensure sufficient \'cover\' is in place prior to shifting gears in favor of the new $5.5 million City Hall/Police Complex.\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">City Manager Charles Nichol\'s meme, <em>\'If it’s not now, it’s going to be in five years or 10 years\'</em>, is disingenuous and just plain wrong. If things don\'t change, Laurinburg is only going to need a tiny office in <em>5 or ten years</em>, as it\'s presently headed toward becoming a pastoral ghost town. Businesses are closing, those who can are selling out and fleeing, trying to outrun a tidal wave of violent crime.</span>\r\n</span>\r\n\r\nThis entire City Hall rumpus only got wings and started flying after the City commissioned its \'Needs Assessment\'. While it\'s great to have a list of needs, <strong>this is not and has never been about \'needs\'</strong>, it\'s about what Laurinburg can afford, or in this case, <strong>cannot afford</strong>.\r\n\r\nThe Exchange\'s recent \'<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/4588/tour-aids-in-new-city-hall-talks\" target=\"_blank\">Tour Aids in new City Hall talks</a></span>\' looks like thinly disguised propaganda seeking to move the new City Hall/Police Complex project forward one more notch.\r\n\r\nThe fact is, there aren\'t any \'<em>talks\'</em> going on. City Council has done everything possible to cut off public dialogue. This is a one way street. The only <em>talking</em> is between the City and itself.\r\n\r\n<strong>No amount of propaganda, hoodwinking or financial razzmatazz is going to make this dog hunt.</strong>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\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\"><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/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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\">Scotland County’s New School</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/scotland-county-mired-in-depression-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\">Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)</a></span></address><address> </address>[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>', 'Mayor & Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1387-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 12:37:44', '2016-04-23 16:37:44', '', 1387, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1387-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1764, 3, '2016-04-23 13:33:46', '2016-04-23 17:33:46', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1768 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/utility-deposit-waiver-program-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"utility-deposit -waiver-program\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\n\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\n\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\n</strong>\n\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\n\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\n\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need; it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\n\n&nbsp;\n\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a>\n\n<center></center><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1765, 3, '2016-04-23 13:17:12', '2016-04-23 17:17:12', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need; it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>123</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Read more...</span></blockquote>\r\nLE ARTICLE TEXT:\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">LAURINBURG — In upcoming budget talks, the Laurinburg City Council will discuss a possible waiver of the city’s electrical connection fee for Laurinburg Housing Authority residents.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Director Nancy Walker brought council up to date this week on the housing authority’s plan — part of a conservation initiative from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — to shift the responsibility for utility payments to its tenants.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“This is really, on HUD’s part, a conservation tool because right now, with our system, the residents never ever see the utility bills,” said Walker. “The philosophy is, if you give an allowance and reduce the rent, that there will be incentive for the resident, once they know what the utility bill is, to conserve.”</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Walker said that the change should have minimal impact on the bottom line for housing authority tenants, whose total rent and utility payments are capped at 30 percent of their income. Under the new system, tenants will receive a rent deduction to compensate for their utility payments.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“If they use less than the amount allotted for utilities, they keep the difference,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The housing authority is waiting for direction from HUD before formulating that allowance.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Last week, council discussed how it might handle the addition of 464 housing units to the city’s list of electrical customers, and the feasibility of expecting housing authority tenants to pay a $230 electrical service deposit.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We proposed a plan to the city when we first started this that if they would waive the deposit when they turn the power over, we would for our existing tenants, if for some reason they moved out and didn’t pay, we would guarantee that the city would get its utility money,” said Walker.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Waiving that deposit for all current Laurinburg Housing Authority tenants would mean forfeiting around $105,000 in fees.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tenants were notified in January of the change, which will not likely take effect until August or September. Walker said that tenants will receive at least 60 days’ notice before they are expected to assume responsibility for their own utilities.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“We talked about this in meetings so people would have time to prepare and to make arrangements for this,” Walker said.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Council took no action on Tuesday night, but will discuss the proposed waiver — and how to work with tenants who have outstanding utility bills from prior addresses — as it works on the 2016-2017 budget.</span>\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">“There is the matter of the deposit and there is the matter of old bills, but for our public housing residents that is sort of an advantage that they’ve had over all other low-income people in assisted housing, because they don’t get that advantage,” said Walker. “They have to take care of those things before they move in.”</span>\r\n\r\n_ _ _ _ _\r\n\r\nThis article: ____ INSERT LINK\r\n\r\n<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>\r\n\r\n<center></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-have-enough-to-survive- &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retirement/\" target=\"_blank\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></span></address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. 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(1766, 3, '2016-04-23 13:20:34', '2016-04-23 17:20:34', '(PIC)Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need; it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Laurinburg Exchange</span></a>\r\n\r\n<center></center><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">ALL LINKS - Change to Blue</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\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><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> </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>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DONE - Housing Authority Utility Waiver?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 13:20:34', '2016-04-23 17:20:34', '', 1711, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1711-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1767, 1, '2016-04-23 13:22:01', '2016-04-23 17:22:01', 'To be sure, there are plenty of bad guys and Law Enforcement stands between them and us.\r\n\r\nTheir service is greatly appreciated and in exchange they are well compensated.\r\n\r\nThe Police are our employees. They work for us. They are paid with our tax dollars.\r\n\r\n<strong>Americans are not required to obey laws that are unlawful or unconstitutional, nor is Law Enforcement empowered to enforce laws that defy the Constitution.</strong>\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1021 alignright\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/we-support-our-police-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"we-support-our-police\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" />\r\n\r\nWhy does local law enforcement now feel it needs a cheer leading squad to post signs of support?\r\n\r\nYes, the Internet is brimming with videos showing Law Enforcement Officers (LEOs) harassing, abusing, pepper spraying, tasing, beating, robbing, arresting, shooting and killing innocent citizens.\r\n\r\nSure, LEOs use powerful, unlawful means like <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">\'<a href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/who-is-spying-on-you/\" target=\"_blank\">Stingrays</a>\'</span> to collect private information, conversations and metadata on <strong>each and every citizen, </strong>regardless of whether we are suspected of criminal activity. Many LEOs don\'t hesitate to lie under oath when they get caught breaking the law.\r\n\r\nLEOs routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"https://youtu.be/kfzwjd8EWdo\" target=\"_blank\">stop citizens</a> </span>going about their normal business, in a supposed effort to prevent crime.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1601 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/police-shaking-person-upside-down-300x168.png\" alt=\"police-shaking-person-upside-down\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" />FBI statistics disclose that in 2014 alone $4.5 billion was <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">stolen</a></span> from the American people.\r\n\r\nHomes, cars, business assets and cash are being routinely <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://www.naturalnews.com/041828_cops_innocent_civilians_civil_forfeit ure.html\" target=\"_blank\">seized</a></span>, without any charges filed or even the pretense of illegality or wrongdoing.\r\n\r\nIn contrast, the FBI states that only $3.5 billion was lost due to actual burglaries. <strong><em>That’s right; according to our own FBI, the vast majority of thefts are being committed not by burglars, but by Police</em>. </strong>It\'s become so blatant that many Departments now build \'theft\' right into budgets so they can plan in advance how much to steal.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nIs it any wonder Americans increasing view Police as dangerous predators? Should honest, God fearing citizens be forced to cower before those paid to serve and protect us?\r\n\r\nPolice recruits are increasingly trained to view the American people as The Enemy. Are police unwittingly becoming mafia style enforcers, making sure we don\'t forget who’s really in charge?\r\n\r\nLEOs are often ex military, and while there are valuable synergies between the two, there are important and fundamental differences as well.\r\n\r\nThose drawn to military and law enforcement careers often express a strong preference for <strong><em>order</em></strong> and <strong><em>control,</em></strong> over the seeming anarchy that <strong>individual freedom</strong> and self expression can engender. This works well in a military setting, but makes it difficult to achieve the <strong>right balance</strong> needed to ensure a <strong><em>free</em> and <em>open</em></strong> society. LEOs must walk a fine line. Theirs has never been an easy mission.\r\n\r\nAs if to spray gasoline on an already blazing fire, Legislators pass tons of laws each year, most of which are neither well thought out, needed or desirable. The legislative process does not ensure laws are <em>just, lawful or constitutiona</em>l.\r\n\r\nMost legislation isn\'t even written by the legislators we elect, but rather by professional lobbyists in the employ of large corporations. Legislators routinely vote for Bills they\'ve never seen, let alone read. Such <strong>Legislative abuse places an enormous burden upon LEOs </strong>who take a solemn oath to enforce the laws and defend the Constitution. How can LEOs defend that which millions of Americans have sacrificed, fought and died to preserve if we don\'t give them clear, lawful direction?\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, Washington DC now showers state and local law enforcement with virtually unlimited taxpayer funded grants to acquire gnarly war wagons, military style combat gear, sophisticated surveillance technology and the latest in crowd control. It’s becoming increasingly difficult to tell the difference between Law Enforcement and Soldiers going off to war. <strong>This poses a systemic threat to our nation, our freedoms and liberty.</strong>\r\n\r\nDepartments are equipping vehicles with Dash Cams and officers with Body Cams in a \'stated effort\' to reign in rogue behavior, supposedly introducing transparency and accountability. This sounds great, until you realize that Officers are able to selectively turn cameras <strong><em>on and off</em></strong> to suit their needs, and despite claims to the contrary, can and do <strong><em>edit footage</em></strong> to make sure videos fit the narrative they want told.\r\n\r\nWe’ve attended community programs sponsored by Local Law Enforcement, and quite frankly, came away disappointed. There appears to be little understanding and even less interest regarding the role today’s policing is expected to play if we are to successfully battle crime, while remaining a free people in an open society. Officers appear more interested in manipulating public perceptions than doing the hard work needed to address crime.\r\n\r\nLocal Law Enforcement is among those feeding at the <strong>Federal</strong> taxpayer trough to acquire the latest gadgets, gear and surveillance equipment. In exchange they agree to share (through fusion centers) information with Federal agencies that these agencies could <strong>not otherwise legally</strong> obtain. This seemingly innocent exchange <strong>is<em> extremely short sighted </em></strong><em><strong>and potentially very dangerous. </strong></em>By the time Americans discover the all too real dangers, it could be too late. Once a nationwide Police State is firmly established, there won\'t be any going back.<em><strong>\r\n</strong></em>\r\n\r\nThose who know their history understand this is an exact replay of what happened in Hitler\'s Germany, only with today\'s much advanced technology. <strong>A large and growing number of Law Enforcement officials are themselves extremely concerned</strong> and have formed the CSPOA (Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association) in an effort to protect our nation.\r\n\r\n<strong>Local Law Enforcement exists to serve and protect us</strong>, not roll out the red carpet for Washington D.C. schemers, scammers, kleptocrats and psychopaths.\r\n\r\n<b>\"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety\". </b>Benjamin Franklin<b>\r\n</b>\r\n\r\nNumerous attempts were made to engage Laurinburg Police Chief Darwin Williams and Scotland County Sheriff Ralph Kersey regarding these issues. No response was received.\r\n\r\n<address>Sources:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://davidstockmanscontracorner.com/when-the-state-is-not- your-friend-police-asset-seizures-in-2014-exceeded-all-burglaries/\" target=\"_blank\">David Stockman\'s Contra Corner</a></address><address>Natural News</address>&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>Related Articles:</address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/privacy-surveillance-spying-video/\" target=\"_blank\">Privacy, Surveillance, Spying (VIDEO)</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/mayor-police-chief-poised-to-shift-gears/\" target=\"_blank\">Mayor &amp; Police Chief Poised to Shift Gears</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/we-support-our-police-part-1/\" target=\"_blank\">We Support Our Police</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(1768, 3, '2016-04-23 13:30:54', '2016-04-23 17:30:54', '', 'utility-deposit -waiver-program', '', 'inherit', 'open', 'closed', '', 'utility-deposit-waiver-program', '', '', '2016-04-23 13:30:54', '2016-04-23 17:30:54', '', 1711, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/utility-deposit-waiver-program.jpg', 0, 'attachment', 'image/jpeg', 0),
(1769, 3, '2016-04-23 13:34:22', '2016-04-23 17:34:22', '<img class=\"size-medium wp-image-1768 alignleft\" src=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/utility-deposit-waiver-program-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"utility-deposit -waiver-program\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" />Laurinburg City Council is proposing to give <strong>Housing Authority</strong> residents a <strong>Waiver</strong> from having to pay the City Utility\'s \'Electrical Connection Fee\'.\r\n\r\nThis \'connection fee\' is actually a Security Deposit designed to help protect the Utility from irresponsible ratepayers who skip out without paying bills.\r\n\r\nIs it right that those clever enough to qualify for subsidized housing, utilities, food, healthcare and Obama phones now won\'t have to pay a Security Deposit for electric service? If it\'s such a great idea, why not grant a Waiver to all utility customers? Oh that\'s right, then everyone would just skip out without paying their bills.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nHousing Authority residents who qualify for \'utility assistance\' would of course continue to receive money to pay utility bills, they just won\'t have nearly as much incentive to actually do so. Some may instead choose to spend this allotment on more pressing needs like cigarettes, alcohol and drugs.\r\n\r\nIt\'s already way too easy for Housing Authority residents to stiff the City\'s Electric Utility. Other than \'promising to get caught up sometime in the future and (supposedly) not to do it again\', there are few real consequences. Far too many have learned how to \'work the system\', and City Council\'s proposed Waiver now threatens to turn what\'s been a small but thriving cottage industry into a full blown avalanche of irresponsible behavior, the cost of which will ultimately be paid by those who actually do pay their utility bills.\r\n\r\nThis isn\'t about withholding or even scaling back assistance to those who are struggling and truly in need; it\'s about getting hosed once again by an irresponsible City Council that\'s totally out of touch with those who actually pay the bills.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em><strong>Sources:</strong></em></span>\r\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com\" target=\"_blank\">Laurinburg Exchange</a></span>\r\n\r\n<center></center><address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or send us an <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/contact-us/\" target=\"_blank\">email</a></span>.</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/county-considering-tax-rate-reduction/\" target=\"_blank\">County Considering Tax Rate Reduction</a></span></address><address><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" title=\"123\" href=\"http://carolinacrossroads.news/open-honest-transparent-city-council-needed/\" target=\"_blank\">Open, Honest, Transparent City Council Needed</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\">‘Lack of Decorum’ at Laurinburg City Council Meeting</a></span></address><address> </address><address> </address><address>Affiliate Disclosure: Some links on this page may be affiliate links which, if used to purchase products, would yield a small commission to CarolinaCrossroads.News. This is how we support our website and efforts to bring you the news and information we believe are important to our viewers. Thank you for your support.</address><address> </address>[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>', 'Housing Authority Utility Waiver?', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1711-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 13:34:22', '2016-04-23 17:34:22', '', 1711, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1711-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1770, 1, '2016-04-23 13:35:14', '2016-04-23 17:35:14', '<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\"><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 China and then Mexico, 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 be completely torched.\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\nBefore we move on, let us share a brief but telling story. After purchasing a former manufacturing plant, we made an appointment to talk with Scotland County\'s Director of Economic Development. He proved to be friendly, intelligent, well educated, articulate and courteous. He was also highly compensated with a salary of $80k per year, plus a generous benefit package.\r\n\r\nThe discussion began with our vision of how we could assist the County transition from an obsolete manufacturing based economic model to a forward looking high tech model, but nevertheless, one that could, with little training, take advantage of the County\'s existing, but largely unskilled human resource demographic.\r\n\r\nThe Director listened politely, but soon enough broke in, stating with crystalline clarity, that unless we were prepared to bring at least 700 jobs to the County (for starters), it wasn\'t worth his time to continue talking with us. We expressed puzzlement as to that magic 700 job number, wherein he replied that the County was putting final touches on a project that would bring a large Japanese clutch manufacturing operation to the County that would employ 700.\r\n\r\nWe weren\'t quite ready to take no for an answer and inquired who was next on the County ladder that we could talk with. The County Manager was \'the man\', but was not presently available. We left our contact information and were assured he would contact us. We never heard back.\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\">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\"><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\">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\">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\">Who’s Spying on You?</a></span></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;', 'Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 1)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '920-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 13:35:14', '2016-04-23 17:35:14', '', 920, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/920-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1771, 1, '2016-04-23 13:56:21', '2016-04-23 17:56:21', '<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&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 2\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen the mills began shutting down, those with marketable skills left to seek employment elsewhere. Some stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Others made the most of valuable connections and attached themselves to County Government, School District and the City of Laurinburg.\r\n\r\nToday, Government stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. Unfortunately, government doesn\'t actually produce anything, rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce. Government is a conduit via which the fruits of others labor get redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable demographic constituencies.\r\n\r\nWhen government employee pensions become \'vested\' many move on to new government positions where they begin qualifying for a second pension. Rinse and repeat several more times and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers have multiple pension checks coming in every month.\r\n\r\nThis may be a sweet deal for government types, but it\'s absolutely destroying public finances, with pension and benefit costs often being the largest government budget item. It\'s no wonder many municipal, county and state coffers are running on empty.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Based on its unemployment rate, median household income, population growth, and property tax base per capita, Scotland is consistently <a id=\"KonaLink0\" class=\"kLink\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status#\"><span style=\"color: #595959;\"><span class=\"kLink\">classified</span></span></a> by the N.C. Department of Commerce as a Tier I county — among the 40 most distressed in the state.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DIETER - HERE\'S PART 1 FOR YOUR REVIEW:</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. Unfortunately, that\'s not 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 only $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now relocate 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 China and then Mexico, 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 application of 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 be deader as a door nail.\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\nBefore we move on, let us share a brief but telling story. After purchasing a former manufacturing plant, we made an appointment to talk with Scotland County\'s Director of Economic Development. He proved to be friendly, intelligent, well educated, articulate and courteous. He was also highly compensated with a salary of $80k per year, plus a generous benefit package.\r\n\r\nWe began the discussion with our vision of how we could play a role in assisting the County from its obsolete manufacturing based economic model to a forward looking high tech model, but nevertheless, one that could, with little training, take advantage of the County\'s existing, but largely unskilled human resource base.\r\n\r\nThe Director listened politely, but soon enough broke in, stating with crystalline clarity, that unless we were prepared to bring at least 700 jobs to the County (for starters), it wasn\'t worth his time to continue talking with us. We expressed puzzlement as to that magic 700 job number, wherein he replied that the County was putting the final touches on a project that would bring a large Japanese clutch manufacturing operation to the County that would employ 700.\r\n\r\nWe weren\'t quite ready to take no for an answer and inquired who was next on the County ladder that we could talk with. The County Manager was \'the man\', but was not presently available. We left our contact information and we assured he would contact us. We never heard back.\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1 - Stay turned for\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Laurinburg Exchange</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or support (at) carolinacrossroads (dot) news</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><a 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></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 13:56:21', '2016-04-23 17:56:21', '', 1177, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1772, 1, '2016-04-23 14:02:05', '2016-04-23 18:02:05', '<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&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 2\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen the mills began shutting down, those with marketable skills left to seek employment elsewhere. Some stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Others made the most of valuable connections and attached themselves to the County Government, School District and the City of Laurinburg.\r\n\r\nToday, Government stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. Unfortunately, government doesn\'t actually produce anything, rather it consumes (through the miracle of taxation and fees) that which others have toiled to produce. Government is a conduit via which the fruits of others labor get redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable demographic constituencies. This fact has remained constant throughout history.\r\n\r\nWhen government employee pensions become \'vested\' many move on to new government positions so they can begin qualifying for a second pension. Rinse and repeat this process several more times and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers have multiple pension checks coming in each and every month.\r\n\r\nThis may be a sweet deal for government types, but it\'s absolutely destroying public finances, as pension and benefit costs are often the largest budget item. It\'s no wonder so many municipal, county and state coffers are running on empty. This situation, as dire as it is, is only going to get worse.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Based on its unemployment rate, median household income, population growth, and property tax base per capita, Scotland is consistently <a id=\"KonaLink0\" class=\"kLink\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status#\"><span style=\"color: #595959;\"><span class=\"kLink\">classified</span></span></a> by the N.C. Department of Commerce as a Tier I county — among the 40 most distressed in the state.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DIETER - HERE\'S PART 1 FOR YOUR REVIEW:</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. Unfortunately, that\'s not 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 only $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now relocate 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 China and then Mexico, 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 application of 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 be deader as a door nail.\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\nBefore we move on, let us share a brief but telling story. After purchasing a former manufacturing plant, we made an appointment to talk with Scotland County\'s Director of Economic Development. He proved to be friendly, intelligent, well educated, articulate and courteous. He was also highly compensated with a salary of $80k per year, plus a generous benefit package.\r\n\r\nWe began the discussion with our vision of how we could play a role in assisting the County from its obsolete manufacturing based economic model to a forward looking high tech model, but nevertheless, one that could, with little training, take advantage of the County\'s existing, but largely unskilled human resource base.\r\n\r\nThe Director listened politely, but soon enough broke in, stating with crystalline clarity, that unless we were prepared to bring at least 700 jobs to the County (for starters), it wasn\'t worth his time to continue talking with us. We expressed puzzlement as to that magic 700 job number, wherein he replied that the County was putting the final touches on a project that would bring a large Japanese clutch manufacturing operation to the County that would employ 700.\r\n\r\nWe weren\'t quite ready to take no for an answer and inquired who was next on the County ladder that we could talk with. The County Manager was \'the man\', but was not presently available. We left our contact information and we assured he would contact us. We never heard back.\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1 - Stay turned for\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Laurinburg Exchange</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or support (at) carolinacrossroads (dot) news</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><a 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></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. Section 107 of the US Copyright Law.</span></span></em>\r\n\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">CarolinaCrossroads.News (‘CCN’) has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references CCN.</span></span></em>', 'DRAFT - Scotland County Mired in Depression (Part 2)', '', 'inherit', 'closed', 'closed', '', '1177-revision-v1', '', '', '2016-04-23 14:02:05', '2016-04-23 18:02:05', '', 1177, 'http://carolinacrossroads.news/1177-revision-v1/', 0, 'revision', '', 0),
(1773, 1, '2016-04-23 14:12:33', '2016-04-23 18:12:33', '<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&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 2\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen the mills began shutting down, those with marketable skills left to seek employment elsewhere. Some stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Others made the most of valuable connections and attached themselves to the County Government, School District and City of Laurinburg.\r\n\r\nToday, Government stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. This would be wonderful 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\nGovernment is a conduit via which the fruits of others labor get redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable demographic constituencies. This fact has remained constant throughout history.\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, when government employee pensions become \'vested\' many employees move on to new government positions so they can begin qualifying for yet a second pension. Rinse and repeat this process several more times and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers have multiple pension checks coming in each and every month for as long as they live. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nWhile this may be a sweet deal indeed for government types, it\'s absolutely destroying public finances, as skyrocketing pension and benefit costs are now the largest budget item for many governments. Is it any wonder so many municipal, county and state coffers are running on empty? This situation, as dire as it is, is only going to get worse.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland County cannot recover from its deep economic Depression unless Government costs are severely reigned in.</strong> In short, Scotland County and Laurinburg City government must dramatically shrink in size.\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Based on its unemployment rate, median household income, population growth, and property tax base per capita, Scotland is consistently <a id=\"KonaLink0\" class=\"kLink\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status#\"><span style=\"color: #595959;\"><span class=\"kLink\">classified</span></span></a> by the N.C. Department of Commerce as a Tier I county — among the 40 most distressed in the state.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DIETER - HERE\'S PART 1 FOR YOUR REVIEW:</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. Unfortunately, that\'s not 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 only $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now relocate 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 China and then Mexico, 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 application of 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 be deader as a door nail.\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\nBefore we move on, let us share a brief but telling story. After purchasing a former manufacturing plant, we made an appointment to talk with Scotland County\'s Director of Economic Development. He proved to be friendly, intelligent, well educated, articulate and courteous. He was also highly compensated with a salary of $80k per year, plus a generous benefit package.\r\n\r\nWe began the discussion with our vision of how we could play a role in assisting the County from its obsolete manufacturing based economic model to a forward looking high tech model, but nevertheless, one that could, with little training, take advantage of the County\'s existing, but largely unskilled human resource base.\r\n\r\nThe Director listened politely, but soon enough broke in, stating with crystalline clarity, that unless we were prepared to bring at least 700 jobs to the County (for starters), it wasn\'t worth his time to continue talking with us. We expressed puzzlement as to that magic 700 job number, wherein he replied that the County was putting the final touches on a project that would bring a large Japanese clutch manufacturing operation to the County that would employ 700.\r\n\r\nWe weren\'t quite ready to take no for an answer and inquired who was next on the County ladder that we could talk with. The County Manager was \'the man\', but was not presently available. We left our contact information and we assured he would contact us. We never heard back.\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1 - Stay turned for\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Laurinburg Exchange</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or support (at) carolinacrossroads (dot) news</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><a 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></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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(1774, 1, '2016-04-23 14:19:58', '2016-04-23 18:19:58', '<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&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<strong>Part 2\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nWhen the mills began shutting down, those with marketable skills left to seek employment elsewhere. Some stayed, hunkering down, hoping for a comeback. Others made the most of valuable connections and attached themselves to the County Government, School District and City of Laurinburg. This may have been a good move when viewed from an individual perspective, but it\'s been an absolute disaster for the economy itself.\r\n\r\nToday, Government Employment stands as the cornerstone of Scotland County\'s economy. This would be great 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\nGovernment is a conduit via which the fruits of others labor get redistributed to favored friends, political cronies and valuable demographic constituencies. This simple fact has remained constant throughout history.\r\n\r\nTo make matters worse, when government employee pensions become \'vested\' employees often move on to new government positions so they can begin qualifying for yet a second pension. Rinse and repeat several more times and you can see that by the time actual retirement age is reached, many government workers have multiple, juicy pension checks coming in each and every month for as long as they live. Talk about striking gold!\r\n\r\nWhile this may be a sweet deal indeed for government types, it\'s destroying our public finances, as skyrocketing pension and benefit costs now eat up an enormous share of the public budget. Is it any wonder County and Municipal coffers are running on empty? As dire as this situation is, it\'s only going to get worse. It\'s already \'baked into the cake\'.\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland County will never recover from its deep Economic Depression unless Government costs are severely reigned in.</strong> In short, <strong>Scotland County and Laurinburg City government must dramatically shrink in size. </strong>Nothing else will work.<strong>\r\n</strong>\r\n<blockquote>\"<em>Based on its unemployment rate, median household income, population growth, and property tax base per capita, Scotland is consistently <a id=\"KonaLink0\" class=\"kLink\" href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status#\"><span style=\"color: #595959;\"><span class=\"kLink\">classified</span></span></a> by the N.C. Department of Commerce as a Tier I county — among the 40 most distressed in the state.</em>\" <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Read more...</a></span></blockquote>\r\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">DIETER - HERE\'S PART 1 FOR YOUR REVIEW:</span>\r\n\r\n<strong>Scotland is the most economically distressed county in North Carolina</strong>. Unfortunately, that\'s not 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 only $2 per hour and No benefits. Even Chinese wages are higher, causing factories there to now relocate 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 China and then Mexico, 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 application of 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 be deader as a door nail.\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\nBefore we move on, let us share a brief but telling story. After purchasing a former manufacturing plant, we made an appointment to talk with Scotland County\'s Director of Economic Development. He proved to be friendly, intelligent, well educated, articulate and courteous. He was also highly compensated with a salary of $80k per year, plus a generous benefit package.\r\n\r\nWe began the discussion with our vision of how we could play a role in assisting the County from its obsolete manufacturing based economic model to a forward looking high tech model, but nevertheless, one that could, with little training, take advantage of the County\'s existing, but largely unskilled human resource base.\r\n\r\nThe Director listened politely, but soon enough broke in, stating with crystalline clarity, that unless we were prepared to bring at least 700 jobs to the County (for starters), it wasn\'t worth his time to continue talking with us. We expressed puzzlement as to that magic 700 job number, wherein he replied that the County was putting the final touches on a project that would bring a large Japanese clutch manufacturing operation to the County that would employ 700.\r\n\r\nWe weren\'t quite ready to take no for an answer and inquired who was next on the County ladder that we could talk with. The County Manager was \'the man\', but was not presently available. We left our contact information and we assured he would contact us. We never heard back.\r\n\r\n<strong>End of Part 1 - Stay turned for\r\n</strong>\r\n\r\nSource:\r\n\r\n<a href=\"http://laurinburgexchange.com/news/ap-wire/3568/county-could-lose-tier-status\" target=\"_blank\">Laurinburg Exchange</a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<address>You reach Carolina Crossroads News at (888) 472-7555 or support (at) carolinacrossroads (dot) news</address><address> </address><address>Related Articles:</address><address><a 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></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/baby-boomers- reinvent-to-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;p&gt;retire/\">123</a></address><address><a title=\"123\" href=\"http://restlessboomers.com/will-you-work-until-you- drop/\">123</a></address><address> </address>[polldaddy rating=\"8361352\"]\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #de030b;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans- serif;\">We\'d love to hear your questions or comments below. Thank you.</span></span></strong></em></p>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">* * * * *</p>\r\n<em><span style=\"font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;\">Fair Use Notice: This website post may contain copyrighted material. Such material is made available for news reporting, educational and other limited purposes only. This constitutes a ‘fair use’ of any such copyrighted material as provided for in title 17 U.S.C. 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