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Where’s the change we were promised?
My wife is fond of saying she doesn’t understand why anyone would run for political office. […]
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Government officials ignore fish and game
I think the one aspect of representative government that upsets citizen voters the most is we elect politicians to represent us wisely — hey, sometimes folks want laws passed that aren’t good ideas, and our politicians must make the final call — but too often they ignore us when we’re in the right because we ain’t got the cash to change their minds. […]
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Loopy bills just keep on coming these days
You cannot administer a wicked law impartially. You can only destroy, you can only punish. […]
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‘Mr. Orwell, you have a call on line 1984’
Many children of the ’60s will remember college freshman English and studying George Orwell’s book, “1984.” […]
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WRC made right calls on 2009-10 proposals
There’s definitely something to be said for democracy — or a democratic republic. […]
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Why prime pump when well is dry
March is upon us, and some cold weather remains. But cold-weather fishing has become popular and very productive, especially for blue catfish, crappie and bass. […]
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Sportsmen not likely to forget
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve watched many of the treasured qualities of youth erode. Can’t turn on a fastball; takes me longer to read the newspaper; can’t play hoops at the YMCA for two hours and skip lunch. […]
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Our change not for change’s sake
I was intending to talk about North Carolina Sportsman’s new look last month, but if you stumbled across this page in the December 2008 issue, you know I had other topics on my mind. […]
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Come to a WRC hearing for a change
My original intent this month was to write a Christmas column, but, as one national political candidate said, gosh darn it, wink, wink, more pressing topics have arisen. […]
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Sportsman voters: check pols’ records
Americans have been bombarded for months by mind-numbing political advertisements, enough Internet lies and personal assaults to float the U.S. Pacific Fleet in the run-up to November’s presidential, vice-presidential and state elections. […]