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Patti Stokes for publicly taking responsibility for an omission in the NWO. It’s rare today for anyone to accept blame or responsibility for their actions, and I respect her for doing so. We’re fortunate to have credible journalism in our community. To The Moon and Back, for hosting
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Tire Max for financially supporting the NWO’s Extraordinary People feature every month. Our communities have countless dedicated people who give so much of their time to benefit others, and we appreciate you providing an avenue for us to read about them! Northwest and Northern school bus drivers for getting our children to and from school safely. Happy “Love the Bus” month! The 13-year-old girl who lives off Old Battleground Avenue in northwest Greensboro and spent two hours last week going around her neighborhood picking up trash. And to all those who voluntarily pick up trash along our roadsides – you rock! Terry Burns of Colonial Masonry for the awesome job he did on my brick walkway. He’s very hard-working, honest and dependable.
High school kids rolling through Oak Ridge, scaring my 5- and 7-year-old in the parking lot with your 2000 or older junk truck. Must give you great pleasure seeing little kids hold their ears. Bream Medical. Happy to have you in downtown Stokesdale, but yikes, couldn’t you have chosen a color for