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2 days ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
Our fellow citizens in the Brookhaven community are facing a serious problem. The Racetrac gas station/convenience store chain wants to put up one of its gaudy and environmentally destructive stations across the street from Wellcome Middle School and the Brookhaven neighborhood. According to Forbes, Racetrac is the 18th largest private company in the U.S. with a yearly income (2023) of $19.72 billion.
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3 days ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
Soon after the Jan. 6 attempted insurrection, I wrote a letter to the editor that violence could have been averted if the National Guard had deployed beforehand in a show of force. I based my opinion on training that I received at Military Police School at Fort Gordon and actual experiences during my tenure in the Guard. The Speaker of the House oversees the Capitol Police Security. Three years after the incident, a hidden car video of Pelosi on Jan. 6 has been uncovered.
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3 days ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
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5 days ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
A No Kings demonstration drew hundreds of people who oppose the actions and policies of U.S. President Donald Trump to the intersection of Evans and 10th Streets in Greenville on Saturday. The event was among similar demonstrations across the country staged on the same day Trump was holding a military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the 250th anniversary ofthe U.S. Army. Bobby Burns can be reached at [email protected] and 329-9572.
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6 days ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
Our U.S. congressman, Greg Murphy, issued the following statement regarding the protests in Los Angeles: "Democratic leadership created the anarchy and chaos we are currently witnessing in Los Angeles .... Politics must never come at the expense of public safety."The irony in Murphy's statement is that he starts his accusation with a clear partisan bias before concluding that politics should not interfere with public safety. He should tell that to the president.
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1 week ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
As a born and raised North Carolinian, I am deeply rooted in our state's success - it's where I've chosen to raise my family, build my career and invest in businesses. Over the past 13 years, I've personally experienced the great potential of our state's growing clean tech industry. After starting in an entry-level temp position, last year I became CEO and co-owner of Southern Energy Management, a local solar and building performance company.
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1 week ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
May 28 was nearly a day that would live in infamy for the residents of Snow Hill. By a narrow 3-2 vote, the town council chose to disband the Snow Hill Police Department - a decision that risked altering the very character and safety of this small town. The stated reason? Cost savings. But the facts, the public outcry and the gravity of the moment suggested something deeper was at stake. Rev. Mark Creech is a former pastor of 20 years.
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1 week ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
The flag that Camping World uses to advertise itself is wrong, inappropriate and illegal. In 1959, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10834, setting the size of the 50-star U.S. flag. According to that executive order, the length of our nation's flag is 1.9 times its height. Camping World's flag is 40 high and 80 feet long, 4 feet longer than it should be. Bobby Burns can be reached at [email protected] and 329-9572.
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1 week ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
Over the last several years, policymakers across the country have become fixated on the idea that more dense development and other land-use reforms represents a silver bullet to cure the housing affordability crisis across the United States. Doing so, they have attempted to turn local governments and their land-use regulations into villains, and homeowners who push back against denser development into even worse.
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1 week ago | 
reflector.com | Bobby Burns
The flag that Camping World uses to advertise itself is wrong, inappropriate and illegal. In 1959, President Eisenhower issued Executive Order 10834, setting the size of the 50-star U.S. flag. According to that executive order, the length of our nation's flag is 1.9 times its height. Camping World's flag is 40 high and 80 feet long, 4 feet longer than it should be. Bobby Burns can be reached at [email protected] and 329-9572.
