Feb. 5 - 11, 2016
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Super Bowl Sunday – been there, done that Dr. Kip Corrington shares memories of his Super Bowl experience as an NFL player for the Denver Broncos by ANNETTE JOYCE
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Our readers speak out on gun control efforts As reports of mass shootings and random violence with guns have become more common, the number of people who feel the need to arm themselves continues to grow. In response, an opposing group feels the need to implement stricter gun regulations. On Jan. 5, President Obama announced executive actions aimed at reducing gun violence. The president’s plan is to clarify who is “engaged in the business” of selling firearms, which comes with the requirement to be licensed and perform background checks on their customers. His plan also adds 230 more FBI workers to aid in processing background checks and establishes a $500-million federal fund designated for additional mental illness treatment.
NW GUILFORD – When the Carolina Panthers and the Denver Broncos face off in the Super Bowl this Sunday, Dr. Kip Corrington, medical director for Novant Health’s North-
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Dr. Kip Corrington knows firsthand what it’s like to go to the Super Bowl as an NFL player. The year was 1990, and he was playing for the Denver Broncos.
The following are some of the responses we received when we asked residents of northwest Guilford County
Fire department urges citizens to vote ‘yes’ for raising tax cap Raising the cap on fire district tax would not mean an automatic tax increase, fire department stresses by PATTI STOKES
STOKESDALE – Voters in the Stokesdale Fire District will have one extra decision to make when they go to the polls for the primary election on March 15: whether to approve a 5-cent increase in the fire district’s tax cap. In 2014, the Stokesdale Fire Depart-
ment reached the maximum amount of fire tax that departments organized before 1959 are allowed to levy, which is 10 cents per $100 property valuation; departments organized after 1959
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for their opinion on President Obama’s actions to reduce gun violence … “We believe in the Constitution as written and feel (these executive orders are) against it. We own guns and have for years without a problem in our household. Executive orders for any reason are wrong. Guns don’t kill people, people kill people. A gun has never stood on its own and shot some-
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IN THIS ISSUE News in brief.................................3 Your Questions.............................4 Stokesdale Town Council...........6 Youth/School news.....................8 High School Sports.................... 10 Student Profiles.......................... 11 Frontlines to the sidelines......... 12 Pets & Critters............................. 13 Old dogs get a new home....... 14 Pet Briefs..................................... 15 Pet Adoptions ........................... 18 Community Calendar............... 21 Crime/Incident Report..............22 Business Notes...........................24 Bits & Pieces...............................24 Letters/Opinions........................24 Grins & Gripes............................25 Classifieds.................................. 27 Index of Advertisers.................. 31