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Brown: Helpful facts about Social Security disability benefits
When the unexpected happens and you can no longer work due to a serious medical condition, Social Security is there with a lifeline to help you and your family. Most…
Travel: Weekend getaway to Millstone 4-H Camp
Adventure included archery, canoeing, fishing, and, of course, Ga Ga Ball By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Millstone 4-H Camp website * Millstone 4-H Camp Facebook page ELLERBE — Nestled under…
Spradlin: A glimpse of good governance in Summerfield
Dismissing mini-roundabout concept was a good first step An editorial by Kevin Spradlin, editor of The Piedmont Post. They came. They debated and discussed. They quipped and offered a snide remark here…
Waldvogel: April showers bring May flowers … and termites
It will eventually get warmer, and the increase in temperature, along with expected rainfall, will likely bring an increase in termite swarming, i.e., the emergence of the winged reproductives or future…
Brown: Receive Social Security benefits? Keep your address up-to-date with ‘My Social Security’
Keeping your address up to date with a my Social Security account helps us mail your important documents to the correct place. If you receive benefits, you can use my…
Pierre: King’s dream included economic equality, too
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the day Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated. Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, King was fatally shot while standing on the balcony…
Buehler: April is National Social Security Month
National Social Security Month is celebrated in April and is dedicated to educating you about Social Security programs and services. From programs that help support you through life’s journey, to…
Review: Five halos for Weaver Academy’s ‘Sister Act’
Missed it? That’s a shame By Kevin Spradlin PiedmontPostNC.com * Weaver Theatre Facebook page * Photos by Shelli Craig Photography GREENSBORO — There was a universal question on the minds…
Opinion: 15 years after the Iraq invasion, what are the costs?
This March marked the 15th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. In 2003, President George W. Bush and his advisers based their case for war on the idea that Saddam Hussein,…
Spradlin: Mayor vows to clean up snow ordinance
I’m new to living in the city of Frostburg. I attended my first public meeting on Monday night to bring up a gripe — and was thankful the mayor and…
Cardiac Cards earn 99th win in 9-inning thriller
What it was like to wear red in a sea of black and gold By Kevin Spradlin PeeDeePost.com * Video: ‘Let’s go Pedro!’ Alvarez flies out with bases loaded *…
Letter: Help me help young family start second chance
To the editor: My name is Barbara Stroman and I am from Rockingham, I need your help. I know a lady that is 7 months pregnant and expecting her son…
Hudson: We are incredibly fortunate
I hope you had an enjoyable weekend with your families, friends and neighbors celebrating America’s independence. Whether you spent time enjoying a community barbecue, attending a patriotic parade, or taking…
Burns: Offering a salute to the people and ideals of America
I salute…the editor of a colonial newspaper who shut down his paper rather than pay the Stamp Act tax of 1765; his last edition proclaimed liberty as “the greatest blessing…
Pastor Hill: A father’s great need
As fathers, we spend years teaching and training our children, preparing them for life and the family God will provide. One of our great desires is that they be happy…
Richardson: Pixar’s lesson for kids — and adults
Pixar’s latest flick holds some major life lessons for kids — and adults, too. Inside Out takes place inside the head of an 11-year-old girl, Riley, as she and her parents…
Kaul: Obama’s amazing grace
If Martin Luther King’s I Have A Dream speech is the 20th century equivalent of Abraham Lincoln’s magnificent Second Inaugural — and I think it is — then what President…
Stoops: Homeschoolers are 107,000 students strong
Thirty years after the N.C. Supreme Court recognized the legality of homeschooling in Delconte vs. State of North Carolina, the state’s home school population has eclipsed the 100,000-student mark. That is…
Letter: Crepe myrtles a streetscape upgrade
To the editor: I would like to express “kudos” to the City of Rockingham (Mayor, Council and staff) for the lovely crepe myrtles lining the streets of our downtown. Thanks for…
Goodman: Guns and schools do not mix
Concealed weapons in campus communities jeopardize safety I, like nearly all Americans, was stunned by the horrible murders in Charleston last week. While it is a fact that this was an…
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