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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is the first of six books in the 

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Medical Laboratory Technicians in High Demand 

Elizabeth City, NC – While 2020 has brought on a 

pandemic crisis that has our health care communities 

working tirelessly to help those affected, it has also 

presented the need for positions in the health care field 

whose response is not on the front lines. The Medical 

Laboratory Technology (MLT) program at College of The 

Albemarle (COA) gives students an opportunity to begin 

a career in health care behind the scenes to deliver critical 

lab results in medical facilities. 

Medical laboratory technicians have been thrust into 

the spotlight amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. With the 

around-the-clock testing of the virus across the globe, 

technicians and technologists are responsible for ensuring 

accurate readings of test results to aid physicians in 

their diagnoses. Medical lab technicians are employed 

by a number of health care facilities including hospitals, 

state health departments, reference and forensic laboratories, 

and pharmaceutical and biotech firms. Based on 

the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, employment of 

medical laboratory technicians and technologists has an 

anticipated growth rate of 11% through 2028.* 

The MLT program at COA can be completed in four 

semesters. The program begins with the spring semester 

and students enrolled take courses through summer, fall 

and spring of the following year. Students in the program 

graduate with an Associate in Applied Science degree 

and are eligible to take the national certification exam 

to become a certified medical laboratory technician. In 

2019, COA graduates of the MLT program who sat for 

The American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science 

Board of Certification exam received a 100% pass rate. 

There are a number of four-year universities that graduates 

may transfer to upon completion of the program, 

and COA currently has an articulation agreement with 

Old Dominion University. 

“Medical laboratory professionals are a vital part of 

any healthcare team. Many know very little about the 

profession because we are often behind the scenes, 

with limited exposure in the public eye,” explained Terri 

Riddick, assistant professor/program coordinator of the 

Phlebotomy and MLT programs at COA. “As the country 

continues to battle the pandemic of 2020, requiring more 

testing, these trained professionals are in demand. COA 

graduates have a historical employment rate of 100% 

within six months of graduating; most students have jobs 

secured before graduation.” 

The deadline to apply for the MLT program at COA is 

October 15, 2020. For questions, contact Christopher 

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Current MLT student, Dawn Henley, views a specimen 

through a microscope during class. 

*Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, 

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Elizabeth City Chamber News 

Dear Friends, 

Our community is eager to reopen businesses 

and rebuild the economy. Our approach needs 

to be safe and responsible. We are here to help 

you navigate this confusing environment. Your 

Chamber is a trusted source of information. We 

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As North Carolina has entered into Safer at Home 

Phase 2 of lifting COVID-19 restrictions, we have 

turned our attention to upcoming events. This has 

led to a number of conversations with members 

about their personal comfort level returning to 

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more than 100 in-person meetings, networking 

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safely with you again, and we’re looking for feedback 

on your level of comfort for in person gatherings. 

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page: facebook.com/ECChamberCommerce/. 

by: Holly Staples 

On a bittersweet note, I want to take this opportunity 

to thank Trinity Higinbotham for her service to 

the Chamber over the past two years. Trinity took 

over the role of Events and Marketing Manager in 

August 2018, and she has expanded and magnified 

the position. She’s been a tremendous asset 

to our organization and our community; and while 

we are excited for the new opportunities for her 

family, we will truly miss her. Trinity’s last day 

with us will be June 12, and I hope you will take 

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Warren Green is a 30 year member of the Institute of Food 

Technology, A HAACP (hazard analysis critical control point) 

Instructor with a Bachelors degree in Nutrition Science. 

WHAT’S IN YOUR DIET? 

As most of my readers are aware, I’m a former meat 

inspector and spent much of my career in the meat 

and poultry plants currently in the spotlight. I specialized 

in plant sanitation and worked in meat and poultry 

plants from “mom and pop” , to massive plants with 

thousands of employees that operated 24 hours. Consequently, 

I’m very concerned with the current events. 

As a inspector, we used a publication called the “U.S. 

Meat and Poultry Inspection Manual” , which is an 

operations guideline providing the requirements for all 

USDA meat and poultry plants. The requirements state 

that all plants SHALL be cleaned and sanitized* after 

every shift. 

I spent many years in the operational, regulatory and 

rule making part of food manufacturing. So, this is 

personal. 

Here is my analysis: I think it’s reasonable to assume 

that food processing plants are adhering to USDA 

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in the refrigerated plants. So, what is the cause 

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wage, for eight hours. What’s the chances that they 

won’t get sick? 

That brings us back to my Medicare for all mantra. I believe 

Medicare is the most efficient healthcare system 

in existence, and should be seriously explored without 

political consideration. 

There was an exciting FDA press release approving 

CRISPR (clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic 

repeats) technology to diagnose Covid-19. 

CRISPR, or gene editing is relatively new, so here’s an 

update. The technology was first employed in 2010. 

The technology involves using molecular tools to make 

specific changes in the DNA of cells. 

Finally, I’m scheduled for my scans within the next few 

days. This time it will be PET/CT F18 AXUMIN. We 

are trying to determine the cause of my rising PSA’s 

(prostate specific antigens) and where it is emanating 

from, since my prostate was removed. I’ll report in my 

next column.. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The CDC suggests that sociocultural and economic 

challenges are significant. Many workers live in crowded 

multi generational settings and share transportation 

to and from work since many of the factory processing 

plants are in rural areas. The implication is that the 

virus originated outside the facility. I agree. The CDC is 

also suggesting that Covid-19 might be permanent and 

endemic like the common cold which is a corona virus. 

That segues into my advocacy, which has always been 

healthcare. I’ve always thought it nonsensical that the 

people who handle our food, who are at the low end of 

the economical ladder, can’t afford to go to the doctor. 

Which means they can’t afford to get sick. So they work 

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Recently, a friend of mine found a puppy on the 

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wormy but seemingly healthy. Tender hearted animal 

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could not leave this little one to fend for herself any 

longer. They bundled her into their car and immediately 

took her to the vet for a check-up. With a clean bill of 

health, they decided to keep her as part of their family. 

Their question to me was how does a four- month- old 

helpless puppy end up abandoned and alone? 

Sadly, there are several possibilities and none of them 

put human beings in a positive light. The most common 

scenario is that the puppy, as well as her litter-mates, 

may have been dumped in the nearby woods. Another 

possibility, equally disturbing is that the mother was 

discarded and gave birth in the wild. For this puppy 

to have been on her own for four months is difficult to 

comprehend but it happens more than we like to know. 

When dogs roam away from their homes, they will use 

their keen sense of smell to hopefully find their way 

back. However, when a dog has been abandoned, it will 

usually stay in the area where it was discarded for two 

reasons: It has no tracks to follow home or it’s waiting 

for the owner to return. 

Unless rescued and brought to safety, many of these 

animals will not make it in the wild. For them, their fates 

are sealed with the disappearing taillights. 

We have domesticated these animals and they rely on 

humans for their survival. The unconscionable decision 

to discard helpless animals is morally wrong, inhumane 

and illegal. 

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There are three open admission animal shelters in our 

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When a haven for the unwanted is so convenient, there 

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It is often said ignorance is bliss. That is definitely 

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There is a local plant, supposedly attractive to dogs 

and once used to repel ticks and fleas in kennels, with 

the common name fennel but more specifically dog fennel. 

Herein lies the danger of categorically associating 

one plant common reference with another like sounding 

name. The rub is one plant of the same or similar name 

may be fine for human consumption while the other can 

have disastrous health effects. The edible fennel (Foeniculum 

vulgare) is a member of the carrot family while 

dog fennel (Eupatorium capillifolium), a member of the 

sunflower family and native to southern and eastern 

North America, contains pyrrolizidine. Pyrrolizidine is an 

alkaloid. Not all alkaloids are equally harmful (onions 

have small amounts of alkaloids but you would be 

hard-pressed to die from onion alkaloid overdose) but 

some alkaloids are detrimental in concentrations as low 

as 0.001%. The target organ is primarily the liver. That 

brings us back to dog fennel. Unfortunately, it looks 

akin to edible dill/fennel, has a pleasant, slightly sweet 

taste and a fennel-like smell that can be misleading to 

those uninitiated to the perils of alkaloids. 

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Dog fennel seed components are used for bronchial 

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FACTS ABOUT MEDICARE SUPPLEMENTS 

Health insurance use to be not very complicated 30 

-40 years ago. If you worked, your boss carried the 

insurance for you, you paid a little premium and all was 

good, mostly!! Some people, even back then did not work, 

so no insurance.. some people could not afford the coverage..some 

people could not get coverage for pre-existing 

ailments .. But for most people, it was all good!! Then as 

we got older and our health slowly got worse, premiums 

went up, people and business could not afford to insure 

their workers..But, people still needed coverage and have 

it affordable.. Finally, we start getting near retirement age 

(65), and for most people , they could breathe a sigh of relief 

because now they are able to get MEDICARE!! Socialized 

health insurance for those 65 +.. It is not the end of their 

problems, but it cures most of their fears!! Since the late 

1960’s it has been around and it has been a life saver for 

many people, including myself and my wife before she died.. 

But since it only pays some to most of hospital and doctors 

bills, people need a secondary form of help, of coverage and 

that is where a SUPPLEMENT comes in.. Like the name 

says, it is secondary to medicare..if I tried to explain every 

little benefit here, it would take 4 articles to explain all.. and I 

will do that later.. Here are just a few facts you, your parents 

or grandparents need to understand.. 

First, it is guaranteed that they can get the coverage, no 

matter what their health is.. but you must file with SOCIAL 

Jakes Outdoor Adventures 

have been the recipient of several rods and reels 

I that people have handed down to me over the years. 

These are not just rods to me; they are also holders of 

memories of the people that gave them to me. Recently 

I was given a rod and reel by the widow of one of 

the Outer Banks Anglers Club members who passed 

away. Her husband was Reynolds “Reyn” Smith Jr., who 

passed away last September. Mrs. Smith said she knew 

her husband would want me to have it. There is a story 

behind this rod and reel that began many years back 

when I was a freshman in high school, and I attended 

the annual Outer Banks Anglers Club Award Banquet. 

At every banquet there is a Rod and Reel Combo that 

is raffled and the number is drawn at the end of the 

evening. My Dad bought me tickets that night, and I 

really wanted to win that rod and reel. However fate was 

not with me that night,and Mr. Smith was the winner of 

the rod and reel. Mrs. Smith said she remembered me 

coming up to her and her husband and me admiring the 

rod and reel. While I was disappointed I didn’t win it, I 

was glad someone won it who shared the same passion 

for fishing as I did. 

As fate would have it, this would not be the last time I 

saw this rod and reel. My Dad called me at school in Raleigh 

and said he had a surprise for me. He told me that 

he was contacted by Mrs. Mary Smith who was coming 

down from New Jersey to pack all the things in their condo 

in Manteo because she was selling it. She told Dad 

she had something she wanted me to have. He met her 

at her condo and she gave him the rod and reel along 

with a nice note for me. Later that week when I arrived 

home, Dad presented me with the letter from Mrs. Smith 

SECURITY office 3 months before you turn 65 and file to get 

your social security.. Your SUPPLEMENT coverage is guaranteed 

as long as you apply to a regular company that sells 

Medicare Supplements.. You can apply with most companys 

three (3) months before you turn 65, up to three (3) months 

after..GUARANTEED YOU WILL BE ACCEPTED...If you 

wait after that, then you have to answer health questions 

and may not get full coverage.. 

Since there are limitations on the regular medicare plans, 

SUPPLEMENT plans have up to 10 different plans you can 

choose from, depending on what benefits you need and can 

afford..Under Medicare, PART A is hospitalization, PART B is 

doctors, surgeons and other benefits!! You pay about $105 

per month for PART B coverage and that usually comes out 

of your social security check each month before you receive 

it.. Of all the plans you have to choose from PLAN F and 

PLAN G are the most beneficial plans.. Both of these plans 

pays the hospital and doctors deductible for each benefit 

period--(((A BENEFIT PERIOD IS NOT A CALENDAR YEAR 

OR A PERIOD THAT RUNS FROM ONE YEAR INTO AN- 

OTHER-- IT IS THE FIRST DAY YOU RECEIVE SERVICE 

AS AN IMPATIENT IN A HOSPITAL AND ENDS AFTER 

YOU HAVE BEEN OUT OF THE HOSPITAL AND HAVE 

NOT RECEIVED SKILLED CARE IN ANY OTHER FACILITY 

FOR 60 DAYS IN A ROW))).. So, it is possible to have two 

or three BENEFIT PERIODS in one calendar year!!! And 

and then the rod and reel. I remembered it as soon as I 

saw it, and I was so honored to be entrusted with it. Everytime 

I use that rod and reel, I will have the memory of 

Mr. Smith and how he loved and enjoyed fishing. As you 

see, a piece of fishing equipment can be more than just 

that-- it can be the gateway to a person’s memories. 

This national situation we have been dealing with over 

the past few months has altered the way we all live. One 

thing that has been a constant is that we are experiencing 

things we have never experienced before. One of 

the annual events we usually have on the Outer Banks 

is the Annual Fritz Boyden Youth Fishing Tournament. 

This year was going to be the 50th anniversary of the 

tournament but that will have to wait until next year. Let 

us all hope we can get outside and get back to fishing 

very soon! 

Follow me on Facebook at Jakes Outdoor Adventures 

by Jim KAIGHN, CLU,CHFC,RHU,AABA, BSBA,LUTCF 

Veteran of U.S. NAVY and COAST GUARD 

each BENEFIT PERIOD starts over again, with new deductibles, 

which the SUPPLEMENT will pay again!! The first 60 

days in the hospital, MEDICARE PAYS FOR,all but $1340 

per day , from the 61st to 90th day, MEDICARE PAYS ALL 

BUT $335 per day, THE SUPPLEMENT PAYS ALL THESE 

BILLS UNTIL THE END OF THE 90TH DAY PER BENE- 

FIT PERIOD..There are many other benefits the two plans 

co-share payments ( I will explain in later articles).. Another 

benefit is if you need SKILLED NURSING CARE, MEDI- 

CARE will pay for the first 20 days in a SKILLED HOME 

ONLY!!, from the 21st day thru 100 days, they will pay all but 

$167.50 per day...That is up to the patient to pay out of their 

own pocket, or if they have a LONG TERM CARE PLAN to 

help pick up the balance!! For all folks like you and me, this 

is HARD to understand!! But, that is why I am here to help 

you out, to understand this health mumbo-jumbo. 

You can call me for questions on this or any other insurance 

questions.. I have taught insurance classes at the 

COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE and I try to educate folks.. 

My phone number is 252 335 5983 or my cell is 252 202 

5983 or my e-mail is “INSDR@ROADRUNNER.COM” with 

all the request I get each month, it might take me awhile to 

respond to you.. Be patient.. So until next month.. HAPPY 

TRAILS!! Thought of the month--”Beyond a wholesome 

discipline, be gentle with yourself” 

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Fax: 252-334-9646 

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Dear Dr. Crime 

Dr. Crime is a pseudonym for a social scientist holding 

a Ph.D. degree in sociology and in criminology. He 

has worked in all major parts of the criminal justice 

system. Drop him a note at the website www.keepkidshome.net 

If you or your child is in trouble, he 

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Dear Dr. Crime: Some of the stuff I read about abuse of 

little girls, selling them for sex even, makes me want to 

do my part to correct that mess. I have research skills, 

but not in your field. Can you suggest a way I may help? 

NC Professor. 

Dear colleague: Yes. You should line up with others 

around a grant proposal. Take a look at the Office of 

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 

OJJDP-2020-18135. The goal of that grant is to prevent 

or at least reduce victimization of girls who are vulnerable 

to sex trafficking. To understand better what the true nature 

of sexual assault is, see a girl’s personal description 

at www.boredpanda.com/rape-explained-sexual-assault. 

And discuss your ideas with the National Sexual Assault 

Hotline at 1-800-656-4673. Call or email me about your 

research plans. Note that research shows those sexually 

assaulted very often have high rates of mental illness 

for long periods of time (Lancet, Vol. 2, #9, p 654-665, 

2018). 

Dear Dr. Crime: What does sending crooks to prison do 

to the rate of violent crime? Jesse James 

Dear Jesse: Sure that is your name! About effects of 

prison, see below. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Prisoners 

in 2017 (NCJ 252156, BJS, April 2019), 

NCJRS cites research showing that doubling the prison 

population is associated with a 20-40 percent reduction 

in crime. This issue is among the most important for us, 

especially as we undergo such social chances as we see 

now. 

Dear Dr. Crime: Who should we vote for to best control 

crime? Angry Wife 

Dear Madam: I would not touch that question with a 10 

foot pole. 

Dear Dr. Crime: What is the most crime infested country 

in the world? Kid in Class 

Dear Kid: Pay attention to your teacher! And to answer 

you, North Korea is reported to have the highest crime 

rate . For details. See the website noted below and Do 

your homework first !! (toptenscentral@gmail.com) 

Dear Dr. Crime: With all the unemployment we face, I 

must ask, is there a relationship between unemployment 

rates and crime? Politician 

Dear Leader: Yes, where property crime is the measure, 

not so with violent crime. See V., A. (2020, March 22). 

Relationship between Unemployment and Crime [Blog 

post]. Retrieved from https://ivypanda.com/essays/relationship-between-unemployment-and-crime/ 

Dear Dr. Crime: How do I help with your study of evil? 

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Chowanoke History 

by Duvonya Chavis 

While the Chowanoke Reservation is located in Gates County, 

Chowanoke territory had previously extended from the Blackwater 

River in Virginia to as far south as Edenton. In fact, Edenton is 

located in its namesake county, Chowan. There were many Chowanoke 

villages that were established along the Chowan River which 

primarily encompassed areas in Gates, Hertford, Bertie, and Chowan 

Counties. 

The Chowanoke played a significant role in establishing towns and 

systems of local government in the Roanoke Chowanoke area by 

providing a foundation for later growth. According to archaeologist Dr. 

David Phelps, the Chowanoke Indians were described as a sedentary 

people who had lived in the area for well over 800 years. He 

based his conclusions on radiocarbon dating of artifacts and other 

findings from various Chowanoke village sites. The Chowanoke had 

thriving villages that had been established for hundreds of years prior 

to colonization. Dr. Phelps believed that many towns that exist today 

evolved from those villages. For example, the Chowanoke capital 

was named Choanoac. This village evolved into present day Harrellsville. 

Metocquuem is another known Chowanoke village that was once 

located in an area of Bertie County known today as Merry Hill. This 

village was situated along Salmon Creek, a tributary off the Chowan 

River. Interestingly, this area has recently become an increasingly 

popular site as archaeologist have recently uncovered artifacts that 

display primary Algonquin influence and culture. Noting this as a 

Chowanoke village site, they have also uncovered European artifacts 

which date back to the 1500’s. This discovery has proposed exciting 

theories surrounding findings from a site that also correlates with the 

location of a questionable patch that was placed on a drawing that 

John White himself had made of the Roanoke area in 1585. Could 

this village have been the site of an English settlement that was incorporated 

within and that has remained a mystery to this day? Many 

seem to think so. 

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Duvonya, a Chowanoke descendant, 

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Chowanoke Reservation in Gates 

County for Tribal descendants to hold 

cultural events. 

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By Claude Milot 

I 

find ears fascinating. They come in all sizes and 

shapes. Elephants have huge ones, hounds floppy 

ones, birds tiny ones. Even humans sport an interesting 

variety. Some have long lobes, others none at all. 

Some people have ears that stick out (like a taxi with 

its doors open, as the saying goes). I’ve even known a 

man who could flap either one at will. And then there’s 

the question we seniors all ask ourselves: why do our 

ears grow bigger as we age, while our other body parts 

shrink? 

I read somewhere that in colonial times some criminals 

had their ears nailed to a post as punishment. I leave 

it to the reader to imagine how they freed themselves 

from such a predicament. Think Van Gogh. 

Ear piercings have been around a long time. Otzi 

the Iceman, who lived 5,000 years ago, had pierced 

ears. So did Egyptian mummies. And just about every 

civilization has pierced ears for decorative purposes. 

Ours is no exception. Claire’s, an ear-piercing service, 

holds the Guiness Book of Records for having pierced 

85 million ears. That’s a lot of punctures. 

It used to be that women only pierced earlobes, but 

now they can go for the rook, helix, tragus, conch, 

daith, and auricle (we all know what they are, right?), 

as well as elaborate combinations. Creativity is all the 

rage. 

Traditionally, and with rare exceptions like pirates, 

only women in this country wore earrings. Until now. 

Grown men as well as boys now sport studs and rings. 

Some even try to outdo each other with gauging, the 

placing of ever-larger “gauges” in the ear lobe. One 

of my grandsons tried gauging. I’m glad he stopped 

before the point-of-no return, where the holes become 

permanent and disfiguring. 

For me, ears are meant to be functional, not decorative. 

Unfortunately, my right ear has pretty much 

ceased to function as designed. My wife insists I 

should go for a hearing aid, but I refuse. There’s a 

certain advantage to being deaf in one ear. I can “turn 

a deaf ear” to criticism, pretend I didn’t hear a question 

I prefer not to answer, or plead ignorance of requests to 

do something I’d rather not do. 

Fortunately, my wife, who sits in the shotgun seat when 

I drive, has learned to scream quite audibly when I’m 

about to run a red light or cross in front of oncoming 

traffic. Thank goodness I still have one good ear. 

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Art in the Albemarle Area 

As the school is coming to its close, albeit in a different 

manner than we have experienced before, 

and summer is about to begin. I hope you are making 

preparations to try something new and different this 

summer season. Usually we could have experienced 

several art shows in our area and have been able to 

get out and enjoy the beginning of the beach season. 

I have been writing about letting yourself go and 

enjoy viewing art and painting for pleasure. Please 

allow me to explain another value to painting... help 

in the healing of your spirit. Not that painting will cure 

you of any diseases but the therapeutic value that 

comes from painting especially in this time of social 

distancing. I have been working on trying to use these 

“healing” properties of art to help me through my period 

of convalescence. Painting can do this for you also. 

Let yourself go , put colors on canvas, and paint, paint, 

paint. 

What are your plans now that summer is here ? What 

are your children doing over these months away from 

virtual school? What will the new normal look like, 

surely it will be different for us than before. Even while 

our activities have changed there is always some form 

of art that we can engage in, maybe not painting, but 

art in some form. Allow me to make a suggestion.... 

try some form of crafting, some form of painting! If you 

are perusing the internet there are virtual lessons and 

classes for children and adults. The internet provides 

numerous opportunities to enhance your own or your 

by: Talmage Dunn 

children’s artistic talents. I urge you to avail yourself of 

these activities. I would suggest that you try water color 

painting. Its a simple paint to use and the clean up is 

much easier than oils and acrylics. Unless my observations 

are wrong, many have already started with this 

medium. I have been to the srt department in some 

of the local “big box” stores and the paints and other 

crafts have been pretty much bought up. Fear not they 

are being restocked but I was surprised at how much 

has been purchased. 

Your goal this month is to put some colors on canvas, 

on paper, or on a rock! Its amazing what doing that will 

do for your psyche! 

It is that time of year for summer for those of us that 

are into making crafts to prepare fore that time when 

craft fairs will be back in action after the quarantine 

restrictions are lifted. This is an opportunity for picking 

up materials for your artwork. It is also a great time to 

get out of the house even if its only in your own yard 

and look at some of those areas that will inspire you to 

create, craft and paint! 

Now is the time to try out those activities in art that 

you have told yourself that you couldn’t do. It has been 

said that the greatest painter that has ever lived hasn’t 

been found is because he never tried. So try some art 

! 

Feel free to contact me by e-mail bowhuntor@yahoo. 

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Orthodox Christianity by Fr Jonathan Tobias, MDiv, MSEd 

America and Orthodoxy 

This July 4th, Orthodox Churches in America will join with 

all other Americans in thanking God for this free, beautiful 

land. 

Many Orthodox Churches, at the end of the Sunday morning 

Divine Liturgy, will sing the picturesque hymn, “America the 

Beautiful.” 

The Orthodox community is truly thankful for its religious 

freedom in America. Orthodox people have long experienced 

oppression, second-class citizenship at best, and severe 

restrictions upon its religious life and activities. Turkey, China, 

and Saudi Arabia are some of the worst places for Orthodox 

Christians to live. In fact, just “living” is doubtful in those oppressive 

regimes. 

But in America there has only been freedom. Admittedly, 

Orthodoxy seems “odd” to the history of American Christianity. 

There are icons and incense, unchanging liturgy and 

sacraments, priests (like myself) who wear strange vestments 

straight from the Middle Ages. 

We are fortunate to live in a democracy, where the people are 

the rightful “rulers” of the State. Thus, we will never say that 

God chooses a President. Our fellow Orthodox in England will 

pray for the Queen. Our fellow Orthodox in Russia will pray for 

Putin, who is the undisputed ruler in that nation. 

But thank God, in a democracy, we pray generically for “all civil 

authorities,” as they represent the people in a democratic republic. 

We pray that there will be peace in our land and peace 

for America amongst the nations. We pray that there will be 

justice and fairness for all, and that the poor will be cared for, 

and that the powerless will be protected. 

We Orthodox rejoice that America cherishes these ideals -- 

ideals that we share, for which we are thankful and hopeful. 

In all seriousness, with a long experience of oppression under 

dictators and martial law, we pray in gratitude, “God Bless 

America!” 

“A learning experience 

is one of those things 

that says, ‘You know 

that thing you just did? 

Don’t do that.” 


Still, Orthodoxy has found breathing room here in the USA. 

And for that we are thankful. 

And in thanksgiving, we pray for the United States. In Orthodox 

doctrine, we do not say that any single style of government 

is God’s Will. We have lived under Emperors and Tsars. 

Unfortunately, we have endured Caliphs and Pashas, Politburos 

and dictators and demagogues. 

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Museum of the Albemarle 

Shad Boats 

By Wanda Lassiter, Curator, Museum of the Albemarle 

The shad boat became North Carolina’s official state historical boat on 

June 15, 1987. The boat is a symbol of the maritime heritage of our 

region, a region that is composed of half land and half water. Named for the 

shad fish, it is known for its maneuverability and versatility in shallow waters. 

Geoge Washinton Creef, Sr., considered the original designer of the shad 

boat, carved and produced kunners, split-log canoes. In the 1870s, in his 

boat building workshop on Roanoke Island, he began using a combination of 

framed plank construction with the dugout log kunner-style keel to produce 

larger boats to support the growing commercial fishing business. This combination 

of styles yielded the “shad boat.” 

Several museums across North Carolina display shad boats including the 

North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort and the Museum of the Albemarle. 

The restored 1904 shad boat suspended from the lobby at the 

Museum of the Albemarle was built by Alvery (or Alvirah) Bell Wright (1869- 

1951). It measures 28 feet long and 7½ feet wide and used the distinctive 

Carolina rig of a sprit mainsail, sprit topsail, and a jib. Alvery Wright, a fourth 

generation boat builder from Camden County, was also known for his decoy 

carvings. 

The Alvery Wright shad boat, made of Atlantic white cedar (juniper) and white 

oak, was built as a sailboat, later converted to gasoline and eventually to 

diesel. The Museum of the Albemarle acquired the boat from members of 

the Wright family in 1994 and the eight-year restoration process began in 

1997. Under the direction of Enno Reckendorf, an experienced wooden boat 

builder, sailor, and retired director of the Norfolk School of Boatbuilding, the 

restoration involved members of MOA’s staff as well as numerous volunteers. 

George Washington Creef constructing a shad 

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the Outer Banks History Center, Manteo, NC 

1904 Alvery Wright shad boat 

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The Museum of the Albemarle is located at 501 S. Water 

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North Carolina Bow Hunters Association 

by: Talmage Dunn 

Turkey season for this year is pretty much over and 

summer heat is about to be upon us. I hope everyone 

has had the opportunity to get out and do a little 

target practice. With all the social distancing and rain 

we have had of late getting outside to shoot has been a 

real challenge, of course, that happens during hunting 

season also. Sometimes “rainy” day practice has 

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guidelines. It is important to know and understand how 

the weather affects your archery equipment. 

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FRISCO NATIVE AMERICAN MUSEUM - Amazing Plants 

Visitors to the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural 

History Center often marvel at the innovative ways Native 

Americans use plants. At a time when the world’s focus is on 

health and healing, we get even more questions about natural 

remedies. One of the “super stars” frequently overlooked is 

abundant in eastern North Carolina—the common cattail! 

The most amazing thing about cattails may be how many ways 

they can be used. The roots can actually be ground into a 

flour while the sticky sap found between the leaves is filled with 

starch that makes an excellent thickener for liquids. If cooked 

correctly, the shoots at the base of the leaf clusters are great in 

salads as well. 

it's an experience. 

While the best known use of cattails may be as mats for sleeping 

pads and longhouse coverings, their value for survival skills 

is also important. The dried stalks make excellent arrow shafts 

and can be used to provide tender for torches and fire. Stripped 

cattail leaves can be used for cordage, and the green leaves 

may even be woven into baskets. Examples of some of those 

uses can be seen in the gallery at the Frisco Native American 

museum that showcases the local natives of Hatteras Island. 

The Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center 

is located on Hatteras Island and is currently closed to the public 

due to COVID-19 regulations. For more information, call 252- 

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Natives also recognized the medicinal properties cattails offer. 

That same sticky starch at the base of the leaves makes an 

excellent antiseptic and in an emergency can even be used as 

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You might have seen restaurant dishes labeled bang 

bang chicken or bang bang shrimp and wondered 

what it is. Bang bang chicken is an internationally 

popular Szechuan dish which has still retained 

some of its original identity. The dish originated in 

Hanyang, China, a city located at the confluence of 

the Han and Yangtze Rivers. After the establishment 

of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, Hanyang 

merged with the cities of Hankou and Wuchang to 

form Wuhan. So, armed with that bit of history and 

information, bang bang shrimp is truly a dish for our 

times. 

Hanyang had long been famed for its high-quality 

chickens and in the early 1900s, Hanyang street 

vendors sold chunks of chicken cloaked in a spicy 

sauce as a snack on skewers. The snack was known 

as “bang bang chicken” because of the wooden 

clubs, or “bang,” they used to hammer the backs of 

the cleaver blades through the meat to tenderize and 

loosen the fibers for shredding. The word bàng also 

means “stick,” so the name could have derived from 

that also. 

At any rate, I’m foregoing the bird, and going for the 

shrimp in this dish. The shrimp will be lightly fried 

and then draped in a spicy sauce with hints of salt, 

sweet, sour, and tingling heat. 

Rosie’s Bang Bang Shrimp 

1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled and de-tracted (That 

black line running down the back is the digestive tract, 

not a vein.) 

Cover the shrimp with buttermilk and shake a tablespoon 

or two of hot sauce (Texas Pete) over top. Stir 

and let soak while you prepare the rest. 

For the Bang Bang Sauce: 

½ cup mayonnaise 

¼ cup sweet chili sauce 

1 TB sriracha sauce 

1 TB honey 

1 TB rice vinegar 

Mix all ingredients until smooth. Cover and refrigerate. 

Prepare the shrimp coating: 

1 cup corn starch 

½ cup panko breadcrumbs 

1 tsp granulated garlic 

1 tsp onion powder 

½ tsp kosher salt 

1 tsp freshly ground pepper 

Mix all ingredients until well-combined. 

Serving suggestions: 

Pile shrimp on a bed of rice, add some steamed vegetables, 

and pour on the sauce. Top with roasted peanuts 

and sliced scallions. 

Alternatively, you can go with a fried tortilla or puffy taco 

with shredded cabbage, carrot, and bell pepper. Tuck 

the fried shrimp inside and generously drizzle the sauce 

over top. 

Enjoy! 

Drain shrimp, shaking off excess liquid, then toss in 

coating mix, covering evenly. 

In a deep frying pot, heat about 3 inches peanut oil to 

375°. Fry shrimp in batches, 6-8 at a time, depending 

on size of pot, until golden brown – about 1 minute. 

Drain. 


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The time-travel ad 

Reprinted with permissions from Backwoods Home Magazine Issue #125 • September/October, 2010 

By John Silveira 

It’s become a minor Internet phenomenon. The ad reads: 

WANTED: Somebody to go back in time with me. This 

is not a joke. P.O. Box 322, Oakview, CA 93022. You’ll 

get paid after we get back. Must bring your own weapons. 

Safety not guaranteed. I have only done this once 

before. 

It’s also been read by Jay Leno on his late night TV show, 

on National Public Radio more than once (including Car 

Talk), on craigslist.org (sans the P.O. box), it’s been printed 

on T-shirts, discussed on the liberal website democraticunderground.org, 

it’s been the subject of conversation in several 

online forums, and very similar wording has been used 

in some computer games. There’s even a ghost hunter, 

Richard Senate, a resident of Oakview, who’s looking for the 

author. On his website he says the ad appeared in a local 

paper in 2004. He states “Some have even walked the town 

of Oak View seeking…evidence of the traveler…” It keeps 

popping up. 

Where did it come from? Who is the mysterious author? 

What was his intent? 

Actually, it first appeared on page 92 of the Sept/Oct 1997 

issue of BHM—and I wrote it. 

Why’d I write it? What was my motive? 

In the early days of Backwoods Home Magazine, the publisher, 

Dave Duffy, used fillers when the classified ad pages 

came up short. He’d ask me to come up with jokes or riddles. 

I often did. Some were original, some not. One night, 

desperate to wrap up the classifieds, he asked, “John, give 

me a couple of jokes.” It’s not easy to do that on demand. I 

sighed and asked, “How about I place a couple of ads—for 

free?” He said, “Sure.” 

So, I came up with two. One was a personal—I was looking 

for a girlfriend. The other was the time travel ad. If you can 

find that issue, and look on pages 92 and 93, you’ll see 

both of my ads and they both use the same P.O. box. A few 

astute readers caught it. But I didn’t dream the ad up that 

night. It’s actually the opening lines to an unfinished novel 

I started years ago. I let Dave use it, expecting three or 

four responses from it and hoped for a few dozen from the 

personal. Instead, I’ve received more than a thousand from 

the time-travel ad, and maybe five from the personal—four 

from women and one from a gay guy. I’m not kidding. And 

the responses to the time travel ad never end. 

Sometimes, the flow into my P.O. box is a mere trickle. 

Other times, the box is stuffed. I think it’s the result of the 

periodic appearance of the ad on the Internet and, as I said, 

in other places over the years. It’s also been appropriated by 

individuals who have either used the exact same or nearly 

identical wording, except they’ve changed the P.O. box to 

one of their own. Others have claimed the Oakview mailbox 

belongs to them. Some guy with a bad mullet has run the ad 

with his picture as if it’s his. But I’m the only one with a key 

to the box. 

Over the years, I’ve received responses from every state 

and every continent, including Antarctica. 

What have the people who’ve responded wanted? Most 

seemed to have believed the ad. Several hundred, while 

admitting maybe it was a hoax, hoped it wasn’t and wanted 

to go back in time for the sheer adventure. Though pay was 

offered, many of those said they’d do it for nothing. (Hell, I 

would, too.) 

Some letters came from guys who gave me a list of some 

pretty sophisticated weapons they could bring along with 

their credentials: black belts in martial arts, explosives expertise, 

language skills, etc., along with assurances they can 

pretty much take care of themselves. I believe ’em. 

But many letters came from people who wanted me to correct 

a past tragedy. Dozens, in prison, asked me to go back 

in time and talk them out of committing the crime that put 

them away. Others (and not a few) were from people who 

begged me to go back and save a loved one from a tragic 

death. Those letters were so heartbreaking I almost couldn’t 

read them and I felt a certain amount of shame for not anticipating 

the false hope I placed in so many hearts. 

On the other hand, I also got letters from people who, 

despite postal regulations, threatened me with either bodily 

harm or death if the ad turned out to be a joke or a scam. I 

guess it all balances out. 

Several years ago, I even got a letter from someone on the 

staff of the Jerry Springer Show asking me to appear on the 

show. Friends asked if I was going to take him up on it. Are 

you kidding? I’m not a good enough actor to pull that off. 

But why did I use an Oakview P.O. box? (I now live in Oregon.) 

I used to live in the Ojai Valley, just a few miles from 

Oakview, and a P.O. box there was on my way out of the 

Valley. My daughter, Meaghan, used to read them to me on 

our long commute up I-5 to the magazine, about 800 miles 

each way. 

What’s happened to all the letters? I wish I still had every 

one of them. For a while I kept hundreds of them in a big 

box in the trunk of my Honda Civic. But when the trunk 

leaked, they all got mildewed. I threw most of those away. 

But I still have a few hundred left. 

What lies in the future? Even though I’ve now revealed it 

was just a joke, I expect the P.O. box will continue to receive 

letters until the end of time. And, for all the writing I’ve done, 

they are probably the only words I’ve written that will outlive 

me. In the meantime, it’s 13 years later, and I still need a 

girlfriend. 

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Why American Citizens Need Assault Weapons* 

by Network President Marty Hayes, J.D. 

day or two after the Newtown, CT mass murder at Sandy 

A Hook Elementary School, I was having an online conversation 

with one of my nephews, and he said he just couldn’t 

see why anyone needed a weapon with a magazine that held 

more than ten rounds. I made the usual arguments, but was 

frustrated because social media discussions usually take 

place in a sentence or two, not a 2,000-word treatise. I would 

have liked to have had such a treatise with which to educate 

him, so he could consider the rational arguments without all 

the emotion of the day overriding the thought process.AR15 

up 

I suspect more than one or two of our members were in the 

exact same situation in the days following the shooting, and 

for this reason, I want to lead this month’s eJournal with 

an opinion piece on this subject. If it helps clarify your own 

thoughts on the subject, then I will be pleased. If you choose 

to share this article with others, either through social media or 

privately, that would also please me. 

In the wake of a self-defense shooting involving a modern 

semi-automatic rifle or pistol, you will undoubtedly have to 

answer the same question if you are charged with a crime 

along with that shooting. You should know how to answer the 

question, “Why did you need to use an assault weapon, Mr. 

Defendant?” So, let’s take a look at why American citizens 

need modern semi-automatic weapons. 

One of the overarching themes of the anti-gun movement 

is that Americans simply do not need these types of weapons. 

“Why does anyone need a high capacity assault rifle?” 

After all, high capacity semi-automatic rifles are not used for 

hunting or sporting purposes, just for killing humans. To which 

I respond “exactly.” 

There are two main reasons and many ancillary ones why a 

ban on high-capacity, semi-automatic weapons is uncalled 

for, unnecessary and also unwise. First, we must consider 

the historical perspective of the Second Amendment to the 

U.S. Constitution. The Second Amendment was added to the 

Constitution as an assurance that Americans will never lack 

the weaponry to fight against their own government, if that 

government becomes tyrannical. Remember, in the late 1780s 

the newly formed United States of America had just fought a 

Part 1 

bloody war against England and King George III’s tyrannical 

government. In order to gain support for the formation of a 

central government, the individual states required that the language 

of the Second Amendment be included in the Constitution, 

or they would not ratify the Constitution. 

Of course, the citizens of the day needed to arm themselves 

against tyrants with the very same weaponry used by the 

tyrants. Remember that English rule had become over domineering, 

leading to the revolutionary war to begin with. The 

states resolved that no central government should have the 

ability to enslave them or otherwise control their lives beyond 

what they were willing to allow, because they could revolt 

and take down that new government, too. Thomas Jefferson 

probably put it best, when he said “The tree of liberty must 

be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and 

tyrants.” According to our founding fathers, the original, overarching 

purpose of the Second Amendment was to ensure 

that American citizens always had the ability to overthrow the 

existing government. 

If you look at the history of the writing of the Constitution, it 

is quite clear that the founding fathers meant for the citizenry 

to be armed with the very same weaponry as government 

had. In fact, Justice Antonin Scalia in his majority opinion of 

the 2008 Supreme Court case District of Columbia v. Heller 

(https://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZO.html) went 

to considerable effort to outline this argument in his opinion. 

Anyone owning a modern semi-automatic rifle or pistol needs 

to read and study the opinion, so we have provided that link 

for you. 

Now, fast forward from 1780 to present day. Our current 

military and law enforcement agencies employ high- capacity 

semi-automatic handguns and AR-15 style rifles that are 

the very same weapons as are being targeted for a ban, if 

the Obama Administration has its way. In fact, most military 

firearms also have select fire: full auto, three-shot burst or 

semi-auto. This is how the M-4 rifle, which American citizens 

cannot own unless first paying a high tax, and in some states 

citizens cannot own M4s at all. 

* Throughout this article, I use the term “modern semi- automatic rifle or pistol” to describe what others commonly call “assault 

weapons.” “Assault weapon” has become a pejorative used primarily by those who are pushing a political agenda to 

ban guns, and depending on their wishes, it can mean anything from a handgun, which holds more than seven rounds of 

ammunition (as in New York), to rifles with a detachable magazine that can hold more than ten rounds of ammunition. While I 

do understand that the term “assault weapon” is too broad to serve as an accurate descriptor, I use it in this article’s headline 

to grab the reader’s attention. If it offends, I apologize. 

Reprinted with permission from the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network Inc. 

https://armedcitizensnetwork.org 

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Page after Page 

by: Susan Hinkle 

‘Tidelands,’ by Phillipa Gregory. Phillipa is well 

known for her many ‘Plantagenet and Tudor Novels’, 

which are still popular today. In this book ‘Tidelands’, 

the first in a new series called ‘Fairmile’; Gregory 

deviates from her usual focus on historical figures to 

shine a light on the plight of common women in 1640s 

England. Alinor, a midwife with knowledge of herbal 

remedies, is in difficult circumstances. Her fisherman 

husband has been gone for months, and she must 

care for herself and her two growing children during 

a precarious time in England’s history. King Charles, 

forced off his throne by Parliament, was banished 

to the Isle of Wight. It’s also a period when a strong 

woman on her own, like the beautiful Alinor who has 

skills that others can’t understand, can easily be accused 

of being a witch; the author cleverly plants such 

seeds of suspicion throughout. At the open, Alinor 

meets a handsome, young Catholic priest, a royals 

champion with the means to help the king escape. 

She helps the priest find a haven, and their ensuing 

romance has devastating consequences for both. 

History buffs and Gregory’s fans alike will be anticipating 

the next book ‘Dark Tides’, which releases 

in August. Page After Page Bookstore located in 

downtown Elizabeth City hosts a book group the 3rd 

Monday of every month at 6PM. Tidelands is our read 

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us a call 252-335-7243; thank you and happy reading!! 

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Currituck Chamber News 

Excitement Builds as Businesses Reopen on their Path to Normal Operations 

While some businesses continued operating as essential businesses, many salons, gyms and restaurants 

have been closed or operating as take out only. Moving in to Phase 2 of reopening, it is exciting to 

see our businesses reopen while following state phasing guidelines. 

Currituck BBQ Company is offering limited indoor seating and seating in their pavilion! Their Barco location 

is open from 11:00am until 9:00pm. 

In Jarvisburg, BJ’s Carolina Café is now open with limited seating Indoors, outdoors or carryout! 

On the beach, Mako Mike’s Beach & Grille Bar started their “Seafood Sunday”, open for limited dine in 

seating. 

These are a few examples of how our restaurants are getting back to “normal’. 

We are excited to see our bookstores open for business. Read’em & Weep, located in Grandy, NC, is 

now open Tuesday through Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Island Bookstore in the OBX is welcoming 

customers back as well. 

Places of Worship are now holding in person services. Moyock United Methodist Church will hold their 

first in-person service on Sunday, May 31st. 

Currently, Entertainment and Fitness Facilities remain closed in Phase 2, however we look forward to 

their reopening soon! 

To read the EXECUTIVE ORDER NO. 141 EASING RESTRICTIONS ON TRAVEL, BUSINESS OPER- 

ATIONS, AND MASS GATHERINGS, visit the PHASE 2 link here: https://files.nc.gov/governor/documents/files/EO141-Phase-2.pdf 

The staff at the Currituck Chamber of Commerce stand ready to support our members! 

The Currituck Chamber of Commerce serves as a source of information for businesses, newcomers and 

visitors of Currituck, North Carolina. The Chamber provides information on community development, 

economic development, tourism, and most importantly, our members. 

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By working together with local government officials, business owners, and community leaders, the 

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Mecklenburg County, N.C. rebukes King George III 

by: Tara Ross 

I 

n 1775, the Mecklenburg Resolves are adopted by 

colonial leaders in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. 

State leaders would take a similar action when 

they approved the Halifax Resolves, but that action was 

still nearly a year away. 

By contrast, Mecklenburg County leaders were ready to 

act immediately. Their Resolves more or less told King 

George III to take a flying leap! 

All Royal commissions, the Resolves declared, “are 

null and void.” Instead, all legislative and executive 

power would be vested in the colonies’ own Provincial 

Congresses. 

Needless to say, the Royal Governor of North Carolina 

was irate. He soon wrote London about the “horrid and 

treasonable” action taken by the colonists. 

The Mecklenburg Resolves (May 31) should not be 

confused with the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence 

(May 20). Historians dispute whether the May 20 

Declaration ever occurred, because the text of the Declaration 

was not discovered until many years after the 

fact. Did the text represent an actual separate vote on 

May 20? Or was it simply a later attempt to reconstruct, 

from memory, what had happened on May 31? 

The authenticity of the Declaration was being questioned 

as early as 1819. On June 22 of that year, John 

Adams wrote Thomas Jefferson about the Declaration, 

which had just been published in a newspaper. “The 

Genuine sense of America,” Adams wrote, “at that 

moment was never so well expressed before nor since.” 

Jefferson was unimpressed. He’d never heard of the 

Mecklenburg Declaration and wrote: “[Y]ou seem to 

think it genuine. I believe it spurious.” 

To be fair, Jefferson was the author of the American 

Declaration of Independence, so perhaps he was inclined 

to disbelieve the story!?! 

With or without the May 20 Declaration, the May 31 

Resolves were valuable in their own right. Leaders 

in Mecklenburg had just received news of the Battles 

of Lexington and Concord, and they decided to take 

action. The resolution they passed did not declare 

independence outright, but it came close. The Resolves 

suspended royal authority in Mecklenburg County, 

stating that “all Laws and Commissions confirmed by, 

or derived from the Authority of the King or Parliament, 

are annulled and vacated . . . .” It affirmed colonial 

authorities as the source of “all legislative and executive 

Powers” and provided that such a situation was 

to be continued until Parliament “resign its unjust and 

arbitrary Pretentions with Respect to America.” The 

Resolves concluded with provisions regarding arms for 

war with Britain. 

And, of course, the official American Declaration of 

Independence would soon be unanimously approved by 

all thirteen colonies. 

The fight for independence was off to a good start! 

Tara Ross is a mother, wife, writer, and retired lawyer. She is 

the author of The Indispensable Electoral College: How the 

Founders’ Plan Saves Our Country from Mob Rule,Enlightened 

Democracy: The Case for the Electoral College, co-author of 

Under God: George Washington and the Question of Church 

and State (with Joseph C. Smith, Jr.), & We Elect A President: 

The Story of our Electoral College. She is a constitutionalist, 

but with a definite libertarian streak! Stay tuned here for updates 

on pretty much anything to do with the Electoral College, 

George Washington, & our wonderfully rich American heritage. 

“It is known that there are an infinite number of worlds, simply 

because there is an infinite amount of space for them to be in. 

However, not every one of them is inhabited. Therefore, there 

must be a finite number of inhabited worlds. Any finite number 

divided by infinity is as near to nothing as makes no odds, so 

the average population of all the planets in the Universe can 

be said to be zero. From this it follows that the population of 

the whole Universe is also zero, and that any people you may 

meet from time to time are merely the products of a deranged 

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What Weimar Germany Teaches Us about Universal Basic Income 

Massive government debt, sky-high unemployment, the 

economy frozen, idle workers receiving payments from 

the government. This might sound like COVID-19, but I am 

actually talking about post-World War I Germany. 

If your high school history teacher skipped this story, here’s 

a bullet-point recap: 

Germany lost World War I in 1918. 

Great Britain and France punished Germany with huge 

fines. 

Germans resented the fines and defaulted on their payments. 

France got fed up and in 1923 invaded Germany’s coal-rich 

Ruhr valley to extract payments themselves. 

Germans offered nonviolent resistance. 

German coal miners refused to work for the French occupiers, 

and the German government printed even more money 

to pay the miners so they could feed themselves and their 

families. 

Fast-forward to 2020. Massive government debt: check. 

Entire sectors of the economy frozen: check. Large portion 

of population unable to work: check. Government giving 

handouts: check. Calls for more handouts: check. Pick any 

western country and this would be a pretty accurate description 

of its current state. 

Let’s continue our history refresher. Remember those old 

black-and-white pictures of children playing with stacks of 

money? Or people burning money rather than firewood, 

because money was cheaper than firewood? That’s interwar 

Germany and as many assume, in the midst of a financial 

crisis caused by a Wall Street crash. 

But these pictures are dated to 1923-1924 and the Wall 

Street crash didn’t happen until 1929. Why the hyperinflation 

then? As usual, it’s complicated. That hyperinflation was a 

product of many factors, especially monetary expansion, 

but printing money to pay workers who refused to work was 

one. It would be inaccurate to say that these payments were 

the sole cause of the hyperinflation (many would argue that 

inflation was already underway even before the French invasion). 

But, it would probably also be inaccurate to say this 

played no part in the hyperinflation. 

Let’s go back to today. Giving people money “just because” 

is essentially Universal Basic Income (UBI). You can call it 

“stimulus checks” if you want, but if the one-time payments 

transformed into monthly payments, at some point you have 

to admit that the essential discussion is about UBI and not 

“extraordinary measures.” 

There are many arguments for and against UBI, but one 

often overlooked issue is whether or not UBI stimulates the 

economy. The often-presented case follows a line of reasoning 

similar to this example: People receive their UBI, they 

spend that money on hot dogs, the owner of the hot dog 

stand will then have money to visit a barber, the barber will 

then have money to buy hot dogs. Call it the “Circle of Life” if 

you are into “Lion King,” or the “Circular Flow” if you are into 

economics. 

But in order to “inject money” into the economy, you have to 

withdraw it from somewhere. Giving everyone $2,000 would 

“inject” $8 trillion into the economy, but if you increase taxes 

to raise that $8 trillion, you would withdraw money from the 

economy. You would be achieving redistribution, not stimulus. 

Financing UBI by borrowing is another option. But borrowing 

is essentially using the resources of tomorrow to finance 

consumption today. You can consume more today at the 

expense of tomorrow, but that’s just saddling future taxpayers 

with debt. 

There is an argument that borrowing should not be of 

concern because if we invest the borrowed resources right, 

it will lead to such an explosion of economic growth that repaying 

the debt will be easy; after all, businesses borrow all 

the time. But think for a second. How will borrowing money 

and giving it out to everyone, regardless of what they do, 

lead to long-term economic or technological breakthroughs? 

Finally, there are those who say we should just print money 

and give it out to everyone. But there’s a cemetery of 

economies full of countries who’ve tried just that: Zimbabwe, 

Venezuela, interwar Germany, and even the Roman empire. 

Economic welfare is not how much money you have, but 

what you can buy with it. If you continue printing money, 

sooner or later money will lose value. 

Admittedly, there are many factors involved that can mask 

inflation (e.g. falling oil prices). It could take much longer for 

the US to get there than interwar Germany, but the basic 

mechanism is the same. 

Some say that inflation is a price worth paying to have everyone 

employed. But wouldn’t people receive UBI regardless 

of their employment? Unless someone has a logical 

explanation backed up with some empirics on how giving 

everyone money—regardless of whether you work or sit 

on a couch—encourages you to work, it is merely wishful 

thinking for now. 

by: Zilvinas Silenas 

UBI is no miracle. Those that peddle it are no visionaries or 

Santas. Those who oppose it are not scrooges. It is a very 

serious issue with the potential to sever the link between 

effort and reward. If you worry about the situations where 

people ask to be fired because living on temporary benefits 

is better than working, what do you think will happen when 

we just start handing out money to everyone forever? 

Image credit: German federal archives on Wikimedia 

Commons | CC BY 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/de/deed.en) 

Zilvinas Silenas became President of the Foundation 

for Economic Education (FEE) in May 2019. He served 

from 2011-2019 as the President of the Lithuanian Free 

Market Institute (LFMI), bringing the organization and 

its free-market policy reform message to the forefront 

of Lithuanian public discourse. In that role, he and the 

LFMI won two prestigious Templeton Freedom Awards 

(2014 and 2016) for Municipality Performance Index 

and the Economics in 31 Hours textbook, now used by 

80% of Lithuanian high school students. Silenas holds 

degrees in economics from Wesleyan University and 

the ISM University of Management and Economics, and 

has served in numerous teaching and advisory roles. 

He and his wife Rosita live in Atlanta where they enjoy 

exploring the outdoors, attending social functions, and 

the occasional pickup basketball game. 

Reprinted with permission from fee.org 


THEME: OUTDOOR FUN 

ACROSS 

1. Sacred song 

6. Chowed down 

9. Acoustic repetition 

13. Capital of Vietnam 

14. 4 qts. 

15. Teamsters’ group 

16. Affair, in Paris 

17. Bit of binary code 

18. Part of TNT 

19. *Sleeping under the stars 

21. *Horticulturist’s hangout 

23. Articulate 

24. Combustible pile 

25. Joe Louis move 

28. Epiphany guests 

30. Forgo 

35. WWII side 

37. *Bonfire fodder 

39. Royal topper 

40. Tiny river 

41. Pond buildup 

43. Miners’ passage 

44. Best not mentioned 

46. *What seekers do 

47. Fairytale beginning 

48. Same as “slow down” 

50. Upper hand 

52. Toni Morrison’s “____ Baby” 

53. Threads 

55. Pie ____ ____ mode 

57. *a.k.a. shuttlecock 

60. *Flying saucer 

64. 2 halves of a diameter 

65. Pilot’s deadline 

67. *Fire starter 

68. Triangular road sign 

69. ____ Luis Obispo 

70. “Die Lorelei” poet 

71. Other than what is 

72. One laid 

73. Poker stakes 

DOWN 

1. First-rate, slangily 

2. Ditto 

3. Soon, to a bard 

4. They are usually drunken 

5. Biblical prophetess 

6. Full of excitement 

7. *Sun kiss 

8. Funereal lament 

9. “National Velvet” author 

____ Bagnold 

10. Give a ticket 

11. Sound warning 

12. Lennon’s wife 

15. State of agitation 

20. African antelope 

22. “Who ___ we kidding?” 

24. a.k.a toes 

25. *Banned lawn darts 

26. Type of rotation 

27. “The Hobbit” hobbit 

29. *Played with a driver 

31. Bye in Palermo 

32. Lacked, for short 

33. The oldest Goldberg 

sibling 

34. *Skier’s turf 

36. Snail-like 

38. *Volleyball turf 

42. Painter Degas 

45. Beat the Joneses 

49. Interesting person, 

acronym 

51. Eli Manning’s first name 

54. Ganders’ companions 

56. *Famous ski town 

57. Get-out-of-jail money 

58. ____ of March 

59. Make someone angry 

60. Jack London’s “White 

____” 

61. *Fisherman’s supply 

62. Marine eagle 

63. Augments 

64. Pastrami partner 

66. *”You’re it!” game 

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Northeast North Carolina Family History - Family History Websites updated 

By: Irene Hampton - nencfamilyhistory@gmail.com 

- have fun, especially if you need a summer activity! 

Family Research Society of Northeast North Carolina 

https://frsnnc.com (Links to seven local counties/governments/libraries 

- Camden, Currituck, Chowan, Dare, Gates, 

Pasquotank and Perquimans) 

Dare County Digital Collection 

www.daredigitalheritage.org (Includes 70 years of newspapers, 

1935-1945 and 1951-2009.) 

Hyde County 

www.ncgenweb.us/hyde/HYDE.HTM (Wonderful website.) 

Tyrrell County 

www.ncgenweb.us/tyrrell/TYRRELL.HTM (Award winning 

website - genealogist’s dream.) 

Washington County 

www.ncgenweb.us/washington 

FamilySearch 

Familysearch.org (Free genealogy website of The Church of 

Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.) From the main page, use 

the Search tab, then type North Carolina in the location box, 

then Probate Records then link for browse over million links 

near the bottom which will bring up records by county. Free 

census searches and Social Security Death Index is also 

available here. You can also create and build your family 

tree here.) 

Some North Carolina and Virginia Sites: 

Documenting the American South 

docsouth.unc.edu (UNC site with biographies, etc.) 

North Carolina State Library and State Archives Digital 

Collections 

digital.ncdcr.gov 

North Carolina Digital Bible Records 

digital.ncdcr.gov/cdm/home/family-records 

NCLive 

www.nclive.org (You will need to choose your library branch 

and use library card number to access.) 

North Carolina Maps 

web.lib.unc.edu/nc-maps (includes Sanborn Insurance 

Maps) 

East Carolina University Digital Collections 

Http:digital.lib.ecu.edu 

Biblical Recorder 

recorder.zsr.wfu.edu (North Carolina Baptist newspaper 

images starting in 1834.) 

Library of Virginia 

virginiamemory.com 

Virginia Newspaper Project 

virginiachronicle.com (Free site with lots of old digitised 

Virginia newspapers. You must register.) 

National Sites: 

usgenweb.org (Free site attempting to collect information 

on every county in every state.) 

Find A Grave 

findagrave.com (Millions of indexed grave records.) 

Ellis Island 

www.libertyellisfoundation.org (40 % of Americans today 

trace a relative to Ellis Island. 65 million records.) 

LIbrary of Congress 

www.loc.gov/rr/genealogy 

National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) 

www.archives.gov (Scroll down and left column states “Information 

For…” 3rd link is “Genealogists” also has Veteran 

Service Records link for military records.) 

National Parks Service Civil War Database 

www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm 

(Includes African-Americans.) 

Cyndi’s List 

cyndislist.com 

Daughters of the American Revolution 

dar.org (Choose Library link and then Online Research.) 

Fold3 

Fold3.com (US Military records for a fee with a one week 

free offer. 

Ancestry.com 

Ancestry.com is a for profit website that most likely has the 

largest collections in the world. 

National Genealogical Society 

ngsgenealogy.org (Offers accrediting courses as well as 

others for a fee.) 

Some African American Sites: 

Afrigeneas 

afrigeneas.com 

Free African Americans of VA, NC, SC, MD 

freeafricanamericans.com 

Christine’s Genealogy Website 

ccharity.com 

TransAtlantic Slave Trade 

www.slavevoyages.org (Information on 36,000 saving 

voyages, slave names, etc.) 

Afro-american Historical and Genealogical Society 

www.aahgs.org 

Free “How to do genealogy” classes and information 

FamilySearch 

familysearch.org (On the top right click the Help link 

and then the Learning Center link.) 

NARA www.archives.gov/research/genealogy 

Treasure Maps amberskyline.com/treasuremaps 

Family History Daily familyhistorydaily.com 

OTHER: 

Worldcat 

Worldcat.org (Books and their most local location 

from libraries around the world of ancestral surnames 

or places they lived.) 

Google.com (You can search names with dates and 

places but common names would be tough.) 

National Archives of the United Kingdom 

www.nationalarchives.gov.uk (English records - choose 

right link Online Collections.) 

Irish Records 

www.ireland.com 

Scottish Records 

https://familyhistorydaily.com/free-genealogy-resources/scottish-genealogy/ 

Irene Hampton earned a certificate in Genealogy from Brigham Young 

University and worked as the Genealogical/Local history Researcher 

for the Pasquotank-Camden Library for over 12 years. She has also 

abstracted and published “Widow’s Years Provisions, 1881-1899, 

Pasquotank County, North Carolina”; “1840 Currituck, North Carolina 

Federal Census” and “Record of Marriages, Book A (1851-1867) 

Currituck County, North Carolina”. 

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Why is it so hard to think about tomorrow when the struggle 

is raging today? 

There is a Bible verse that comes to my mind often, and it 

goes like this: “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever 

is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is 

lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence 

and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. The 

things you have learned and received and heard and seen in 

me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with 

you.” (Philippians 4:8-10) 

As I talk with people these days, it is amazing the different 

viewpoints they have. I hesitate to use the word “extreme,” 

but it might be a good word to use. Some of us are living with 

a lot of fear and uncertainty, and others seem to be living with 

great hope. President Abraham Lincoln once said, “Most folks 

are as happy as they make up their minds to be.” As I observe 

different conversations, both directly and indirectly, this certainly 

seems to be true. Those who speak with hope seem to 

have a spirit of thankfulness and joy while those who speak 

from fear can quickly talk themselves out of hope. As many of 

us know, we can quickly fall in with either side, depending on 

our viewpoint of the subject being talked about. Which conversation 

would you gravitate to? 

Look back in the book of Philippians where it describes the 

things we should think about: true, honorable, right, pure, 

lovely, good repute, excellence, worthy of praise. This list 

will give you hope, and it might even give you some thoughts 

about the future. Scripture then encourages us to practice 

four things: what you have learned, received, and heard. The 

fourth point is what catches my attention every time I read it. It 

talks about what you have “seen in me.” 

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growing up, many of whom I still think about today. You know 

how you think people are old when you are young? These 

men seemed old to me when I was younger, but they were 

gentle and patient men, especially to a young boy who was 

rambunctious and annoying. I was supposed to be their 

helper in their various different trades, but they treated me 

more like a student. There are a lot of things I do today that 

I learned from these men. I asked one of these men a few 

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was to train me, but it had to do in a larger part with being a 

living example for other men to follow. This reminds me of the 

words of President Ronald Reagan who said, “Live simply, 

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God.” 

One of the greatest values of learning to think about tomorrow 

while a struggle is raging is not thinking of yourself first but 

putting others first before yourself. It is important to pass on 

friendship, knowledge, training, and encouragement no matter 

your age, gender, ethnicity, or financial status. So if you are a 

person who is struggling to get through the day, please reach 

out and ask for help. Every life is important to God, and He 

cares for every detail of your life. Please know that you do not 

need to struggle alone. You are not alone in your struggle. 

There is help. We will get through this, and I pray we will be 

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The author was born in Tel Aviv, Israel, December 12, 

1953. Moved to New York at the age of five, and became 

a U.S. citizen at the age of eleven. Graduated from 

George Washington High School in New York City. In 

1972, I enlisted in the U S Navy and was discharged in 

1975. I was a merchant seaman from 1982 through 1988. 

In between I dug ditches, washed dishes, sold used cars, 

and even drove a cab. I graduated from Elizabeth City 

State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. 

I was a Motor Fuels Tax Auditor for the State of 

North Carolina, an IT Control Specialist for Gateway Bank/ 

Bank of Hampton Roads and retired at the end of 2015. 

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Inspiration by God, Perspiration by Ron, Volume VI 

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Bertie County During the War of Northern Aggression 

In Part from The Papers of Harry Lewis Thompson and of The Records of Gerald Thomas 

As in many of the counties of Eastern North 

Carolina, Bertie County’s allegiance split 

with their loyalties. All during the 1860s, most 

Bertie County inhabitants fought either for 

the south or the north. However, there were 

more than 200 Bertie County men who fought 

basically for themselves and received protection 

from the occupying Yankee troops. These 

ravaging men were labeled buffaloes who were 

also spies and informants for these occupying 

Northern forces. These buffaloes were flatly 

armed bushwhackers and prowling bands of 

guerrillas. 

The guerrillas begin operating in Bertie county. 

Pillaging, robbing, and preying upon citizens’ 

defensiveness and noncombatant status for 

personal gain. North Carolina, in 1860-1861 

stood against succession. While southern 

peace emissaries were in D.C. awaiting an 

audience with Lincoln and Cabinet members, 

Lincoln was secretly loading ships with troops 

and ammunition and headed to Fort Sumter in 

South Carolina. Going against his public policy 

of non- aggression and keeping the southern 

peace emissaries on hold for weeks. On April 

12th, 1861, these ships arrived at Fort Sumter. 

The arrival of the Ships created a hostile 

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perception and ultimately led to an end of any 

hopes of peaceful resolution. Lincoln requested 

the raising of 75,000 troops from the southern 

bordering states as part of Lincoln’s plans after 

the firing on Fort Sumter. No men responded 

from the Border States since Lincoln’s public 

policy was not reality, and the Border States’ 

leadership found themselves with dual loyalties 

as was revealed later in the war. Lincoln 

declared a blockade of southern ports on April 

19th, 1861. On May 20th, 1861, North Carolina 

succeeded the Union. On May 29th, 1861, the 

first confederate troops marched out of Bertie 

County, by April 1862 there were 390 Bertie 

County men in Confederate service and 510 in 

the militia. 

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What self defense should you teach your child? 

There I was — about to become a new father…multiple black 

belt holder, self defense “expert” and no clue what to teach my 

kids about self defense…it was a good thing I have some interesting 

friends… 

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One of the biggest challenges I discovered was that 85% of crimes 

against children are committed by someone they know. Stranger 

Danger only works for a minority of the situations. Chances are 

your child will be threatened by someone who already had access 

to them and is in a position of authority (coach, neighbor, relative, 

counselor, clergy). These predators are cunning, they know how 

to stay “concealed” and they know how to position themselves between 

you and your child. 

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Forget what you see in the movies and what your local “martial arts 

expert” claims…A child under the age of thirteen has ZERO chance 

to defeat a determined and dangerous adult in a fight. 

Take a look at the picture – there is NO WAY that child can generate 

enough power to stop that adult, yet it’s techniques like this that 

instill false confidence and create the illusion that your child can 

actually do this against an adult. 

Yet everyday millions of naïve parents drop their kids at the dojo 

with 100% confidence that their child is learning to defend themselves 

against adult attackers. How do I know this…I used to be one 

of those instructors. 

I remember the “dojo days” teaching the same self defense to the 

kids as we would the adults and thinking that it “would work” while 

we all drank the Kool-Aide. 

But then it happened…I had kids and was forced to face the truth… 

Our best junior black belt on his best day would get thrashed by our 

worst adult white belt on his worst day. 

I needed to give my kids SOMETHING REAL that would work. 

The idea of them going off out of my supervision got me worried. 

Here I am, the “self defense guy” and I don’t have the slightest clue 

what to teach my kids. Luckily I had two students training with me – 

Brian who was on the county Special Victims Unit and Toni, a school 

psychologist. With their help and a lot more research I developed 

the program to educate my grammar school aged kids called FAMI- 

LY SAFE. 

This is tricky and challenging for children to comprehend – so to 

help them we came up with a set of SIX GOLDEN RULES followed 

by one decisive action ESCAPE and TELL. 

And from here the FAMILY SAFE PROGRAM was born. 

This program is actually to help you teach your kids. It’s not for you 

to sit them in front of the screen and then have them “magically” 

become street smart. 

This is how I taught my kids and this is how I’m going to help you. 

Martial arts provide many benefits from fitness to self confidence, 

but you can’t have a child believe they can “fight” a grown up and 

WIN. 

Teaching kids to scratch the eyes, bite and strike the testicles is a 

LAST RESORT that should only be taught after your child knows 

how to identify, avoid and escape these predators BEFORE any use 

of force is needed. 

For example, in order for any predator to impose his will over your 

child they will need to ISOLATE them. One of the Six Golden Rules 

of the FAMILY SAFE PROGRAM is “Don’t Leave the Herd.” A child 

should never be alone with an adult other than a close and trusted 

family member. As soon as your child finds themself alone they 

should leave, find a family member, teacher or a “safe stranger”. 

From there, it’s simple – Every time one of the Six Golden Rules is 

broken your child should have the SAME REACTION. Kids understand 

rules and they can execute one simple course of action… 

ESCAPE. 

Just like the rest of our self defense…keep it simple. 

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Albemarle Eye Center 

After following the recommendations from various 

governing bodies, as well as the CDC and local 

governments, and halting elective surgeries until we 

could be sure the hospitals weren’t overwhelmed, Jitendra 

Swarup, MD has resumed cataract surgeries. 

“Albemarle Eye Center and Precision Eye Care (AE- 

CPEC) are very pleased to partner with local co-managing 

optometric physicians, Drs. Robert Mills and Scott 

Matthews of Clarity Vision, and Dr. Anna Leggett with 

My Eye Dr, to provide this state of the art technology 

for their patients” said Dr. Swarup. The first LenSx laser 

assisted cataract surgery in Williamston’s history was 

performed this past week, May 27th Martin General 

Hospital, by our very own renowned Ophthalmologist, 

Dr. Swarup. Although Dr. Swarup has performed more 

than 40,000 cataract surgeries and over 1,400 LenSx 

laser surgeries over the last 28 years at local hospitals, 

this was a first for the town of Williamston and Martin 

General Hospital. This method of cataract surgery has 

rapidly become the treatment of choice nationwide. “We 

are excited to be the trailblazers providing the most 

technologically advanced cataract surgeries right here 

in Martin County” said Courtney Haynes, Director of 

Operations. 

Utilizing the Laser method, the laser is able to make a 

precise entry and soften the cataract pre-surgically, in 

order to make cataract removal extremely efficient and 

Funding Your Business During COVID-19 

The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating 

impact on small business owners throughout the 

country. Government programs such as the Paycheck 

Protect Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loans 

have been helpful to some business owners, but these 

programs are not enough. Small business owners are 

facing cash flow challenges because of low revenues 

or closing doors during the stay-at-home order. This 

pandemic forced business owners to reduce their work 

force or cut hours. To make matters worse, many 

banks have placed strict lending requirements and 

some alternative lenders have stopped lending or will 

renew existing loans with current customers. Even 

with all these hurdles, there are solutions available to 

help business owners who need capital to restart their 

business. 

Some private lenders have loosened underwriting 

guidelines on loans secured by real estate making it 

easier for business owners to the working capital. In 

most cases business owners can get a loan for up to 

70% of the value of residential or commercial/industrial 

real estate including parking lots, gas stations, co-ops, 

mixed use properties, or farms. One of our partnering 

lenders rolled out a new relief loan specifically for 

businesses that have been affected by COVID-19. This 

relief loan has no payments for first 3 months, interest 

only for month 4-12, and payback period for months 13- 

24 with an option to select an amortization schedule up 

to 48 months. This loan can help overcome restrictions 

such as low FICO, low revenues, debt to income, bankruptcies, 

non-sufficient funds, or judgements. Business 

owners who own rental property can cash out on a loan 

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safe. Importantly, the laser creates a perfectly centered 

circular opening in the capsule surrounding the cataract, 

ensuring an exactly centered implant placement. 

In doing so, we are able to provide ideal surgical control, 

allowing for the treatment of all types of cataracts, 

regardless of density. Patients now have a chance to 

customize their surgery, possibly eliminate astigmatism 

and restore near vision, as well as distance vision, in a 

single day surgical procedure. 

“Cataract surgery benefits the patient through improved 

quality of life, decreased risk of falls and fractures, and 

improves the patients chances of living longer” said 

Saundra Pearson, Surgical Director. Cataracts may 

be detected due to blurry vision, sensitivity to light, decreased 

night vision, glare and/or halos around lights. 

Protecting your vision by having routine eye exams, 

and wearing a correct prescription in eyeglasses and/or 

sunglasses, as it increases a patient’s risk for cataracts. 

Cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed 

surgeries in the United States, and it’s one of 

the safest. During the surgery, Dr. Swarup removes 

the cloudy lens and replaces it with an artificial lens. 

Greater than 95% of patients have improved vision after 

their surgery. 

For more information on cataract surgery, call us at 

1-800-755-7535. Your vision is our focus. 

One solution that can help a business get the working 

capital they need is a sale-leaseback. A sale-leaseback 

transaction allows a business to sell an asset, normally 

up to 75% of the asset’s value, to raise capital and 

the purchaser leases the asset to the business. The 

business gets the benefit of having cash and using 

the asset. The asset must be owned by the business, 

free of liens, and normally maintains value during the 

lease. The most common assets in a sale-leaseback 

are heavy duty industrial, construction, or transportation 

equipment. 

Business owners who are leasing or making payments 

on an asset can refinance and cash-out the different of 

75% of the value of and the pay-off amount. This transaction 

is often known as a Refi/Cash-out and allows 

a business owner to get capital while using the asset. 

Business owners can consolidate multiple leases into 

one and still cash-out equity from the equipment. In 

most cases, a Refi/Cash-out results in a lower monthly 

payment and improving the business owner’s cash flow. 

How does a business owner get access to these 

working capital solutions to help their business during 

this pandemic? Working with a business loan broker 

is not required but you will have to research the right 

type of financing for your goals and then find the right 

lender, however some private lenders only originate 

loans through a broker. The second option is to use 

a business loan broker. For business owners in North 

Carolina this means a business loan broker who follows 

North Carolina laws, has a Service Agreement, provides 

the required North Carolina Disclosure, and does not 

charge an upfront fee. 

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Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. 

If not treated, cataracts can lead to blindness. In addition, the longer 

cataracts are left untreated, the more difficult it can be to successfully 

remove the cataract and restore vision. During Cataract Awareness 

Month in June, the American Academy of Ophthalmology reminds 

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Julian “Cannonball” Edwin Adderley 

The teacher/saxophonist was born September 15, 1928 in Tampa, 

Florida and died August 8, 1975 (46) in Gary, Indiana. Although from 

Tampa, Florida he moved to New York in 1955. His nickname derived 

from “cannibal”; a title imposed on him by high school colleagues as a 

tribute to his voracious appetite. 

Cannonball moved to Tallahassee, Florida when his parents obtained 

teaching positions at Florida A&M University. Both Cannonball and brother 

Nat played with Ray Charles when Charles lived in Tallahassee during 

the early 1940s. Cannonball moved to Broward County, Florida in 1948 

after finishing his music studies at Florida A&M University and became 

the band director at Dillard High School in Fort Lauderdale until 1950. He 

moved to New York City in 1955 to seek graduate studies at New York 

conservatories. 

He lived in the neighborhood of Corona Queens and one night he 

carried his saxophone with him to Cafe Bohemia where he asked to sit 

in for the band’s saxophonist who was late. The “buzz” on the New York 

jazz scene after Adderley’s performance announced him as the heir to 

the mantle of Charlie Parker although the more traditional Benny Carter’s 

rhythm-and-blues phrasing also inspired his music. Adderley was an 

extremely gifted musician technically, known for an improvisational style 

that featured restless, highly decorated, often florid lines; emphatic blues 

harmonies; and a full, rich tone. As jazz became more atonally obtuse 

and rhythmically complex during the 1960s, Adderley’s straightforward 

approach helped keep jazz popular with mainstream audiences. 

Adderley formed his own group with his brother Nat after signing onto 

the Savoy jazz label in 1957. He was noticed by Miles Davis and was 

asked to join his group in 1957, three months prior to the return of John 

Coltrane to the group. 

His interest as an educator carried over to his recordings. In 1961, Cannonball 

narrated The Child’s Introduction to Jazz, released on Riverside 

Records. By the end of the 1960s, Adderley’s playing began to reflect the 

influence of electric jazz. In the same year, his quintet appeared at the 

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Monterey Jazz Festival in California, and a brief scene of that performance 

was featured in the 1971 psychological thriller Play Misty for Me, 

starring Clint Eastwood. 

Songs made famous by Adderley and his band include “This Here” 

(written by Bobby Timmons), “The Jive Samba”, “Work Song” (written by 

Nat Adderley), “Mercy, Mercy Mercy” (written by Joe Zawinul) and “Walk 

Tall” (written by Zawinul, Marrow, Rein). 

Adderley suffered a stroke from a cerebral hemorrhage and four weeks 

later, on August 8, 1975, died at St. Mary Mercy Medical Center in Gary, 

Indiana. He was 46 years old. He was survived by his wife Olga Adderley, 

parents Julian C. and Jessie L. Adderley, and brother Nat Adderley. 

He was inducted into the Down Beat Jazz Hall of Fame. Joe Zawinul’s 

composition “Cannon Ball” on Weather Report’s Black Market album is a 

tribute to his former leader. Pepper Adams and George Marz dedicated 

the composition “Julian” on the 1975 Pepper Adams album of the same 

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On June 2, 1690, John Gibbs 

issued a declaration claiming his 

right to the governorship of Carolina 

and called on the people to obey 

him. Gibbs proclaimed himself chief 

executive of the colony, basing his 

claim on the Fundamental Constitutions, 

when Governor Seth Sothel 

was banished earlier that year. 

Despite that, Philip Ludwell arrived in 

the colony in the spring of 1690 with 

a governor’s commission from the 

Lords Proprietors, on whose authority 

North Carolina was colonized. 

Ludwell set up his government, but 

Gibbs was determined not to give up 

the governorship. Gibbs referred to 

Ludwell as a “rascal, impostor and 

usurper” and said that he would fight 

anyone to keep Ludwell from the 

governor’s office. 

The next month Gibbs and some 

supporters entered the Pasquotank 

precinct court and broke it up. Gibbs 

forbade the holding of a court without 

first receiving a commission from 

him. The force seized two magistrates, 

took them as prisoners and 

held them captive on Gibbs’s Virginia 

plantation. 

Upon hearing of this, the Albemarle 

council–that’s the government 

backed by Ludwell–sent the militia 

to stop this rebellion. However, 

the militia refused to enter Virginia 

without permission from that colony’s 

government. 

Gibbs and Ludwell both went to England 

to make their claims before the 

Lords Proprietors. The proprietors 

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