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Our View: Safe travels

Nearly 11,000 drivers and passengers statewide, including 287 in Watauga County, were cited for safety and criminal violations during the N.C. Department of...
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Our View: Reassurance is the first step

After two news conferences, four days of investigations and dozens of hours of research and truth-seeking, we know not nearly enough about the three deaths on...
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Our View: Oh, the places you've been

Since its publication in 1990, Dr. Seuss' "Oh, the Places You'll Go" has been a top pick among gifts to graduating seniors. Each spring, sales of this short...
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Thank you for memorial tribute

On behalf of the Harold Dean Beach family, I wish to thank so many who made his memorial on May 30  so honorable and memorable ("Last Salute," May...
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Our View: To roll merrily along, survey needs input

Thumbs-up: to the Watauga High School 2013 graduating class.
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Leave some greenspace green

Regarding the Watauga County commissioners' thoughts about destroying one of the most beautiful spots left in Watauga County to turn it into a...
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Our View: Step by step, cure is sought

The baton is poised to move a bit farther down the track.
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Our View: At last, a time for mourning

They came from Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Missouri, West Virginia, Tennessee and various towns across North Carolina  -- 15 D-Troopers they...
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Fitting tribute

As the wife of a military man, I have lived in many places and seen many sights. The one I saw on May 24 was the most soul stirring I have seen in a long time....
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Our View: Enjoy the drive but remember: 'Share the Road'

It was in 1982 that the North Carolina Division of Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation first undertook a statewide safety campaign with the theme, "bicycles...
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Thank you for community support

The Galleher family would like to thank everyone who came out to Bandana's BBQ restaurant to support the Adam Davis Galleher Memorial Fund. 
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Our View: WWII salute timely event

Thumbs-up: to a room with a view for two of the High Country's most recent residents.
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Our View: IRS attacks Christian groups

Righteous Internal Revenue Service audits are one thing. 
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Our View: Thursday fun run takes on important local challenge

Look quickly -- if you miss them this week it'll be another year before you have the opportunity.
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Our View: Set in stone a fitting tribute for fallen officer

When a law enforcement officer dies in the line of duty, the reverberations of that death reach deep into the heart of the community in which he served. 
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Local law enforcement prom vigilance above and beyond

The Watauga County Substance Abuse Prevention Collaborative would like to express its sincere appreciation to School Resource Officer Bill Hartley and his team...
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Our View: Water, water everywhere?

At the committee's request, Boone town attorney Sam Furgiuele prudently advised the Boone Water Use Committee that a number of proposed bills in the state...
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Our View: Water damage: it's your way or the byway

If you find yourself staring this week at the remains of what was once a level driveway or private graded road, you're not alone. Five inches of rain in less...
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Help make a cleaner Boone

We are fifth-grade members of the Hardin Park Beta Club. We chose a cleanup for our Earth Week service project on April 26.  
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Hospitality House needs continued support

The fanfare of our building campaign is over and for those at Hospitality House located in Boone, the everyday work of re-establishing lives goes on every...
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