| Don't cheer smoking ban; you may be next target
I want to add my opinion to the two letters published on Jan. 11 from Mike Lynch (``Stop bureaucrats from making decisions for us'') and Brian Thomas (``Don't let our government `protect' away freedom'').We are becoming a police country. Like Brian said, first it was seat belts, now a total smoking ban. I think the total ban went too far.Smoking is still legal. If the government wants to protect us from ourselves why not make smoking illegal? No, they won't do it because too much revenue is generated from cigarettes.What saddens me is to go to the VFW and watch our veterans who fought and died for the freedoms we used to enjoy, standing outside smoking at their private club.smoking police better wake up. One of your freedoms may be next and, believe, me you won't like it and there won't be anything you can do about it.Carol SylvesterBloomington .
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Derby spoils settled in a familiar way
We needed to get a reaction out of the players and have done so. That showed in the second half. It wasn't pretty but the players held out for one another. It is only three points, but the added confidence is that it is a win against our rivals."There were peculiar bragging rights on offer. It was the first time in years an Edinburgh derby so late in season was a lower-half of the table contest. Essentially, the bitter rivals were scrapping to prove that they were the lesser struggling capital side. A saying about bald men and combs springs to mind. Providing evidence they weren't in such a form trough as the other lot across the city was supposed to prove an easier task for Hibs. Even if they could not boast a win in eight SPL games, in the past week the Easter Road men were portrayed as a new, improved team under Paatelainen.
Cambodian girl has rare brain tumor removed in 20-hour surgery
She struggled through the murder of her father, homelessness and abandonment. Now the 12-year-old Cambodian girl is recovering after surgeons here successfully removed a lemon-size tumor from beneath her brain. Buntheep Chun, a wisp of a girl with dark eyes, a small voice and a slight smile, is staying at Ronald McDonald House after receiving several surgeries, including one lasting about 20 hours at Wolfson Children's Hospital. Buntheep began experiencing vision problems in October while staying at the Cambodian Christian Arts Ministry. A local optometrist diagnosed her with lazy eye and gave her glasses. But her vision continued to grow worse. A CT scan showed she had a tumor filling her head, said Gioia Michelotti, the school's director who accompanied Buntheep to the United States and serves as her "Mommy" and translator.
Coming Attractions: Broadway revue set
An artist reception for the 'Travel Notations' exhibit will be held Friday evening in the Mims Gallery, Rocky Mount. Karaoke runs Friday night at the Underground Pub, Tarboro. The Via Cappuccino Chess Club meets Saturday morning. Yu-Gi-Oh! tournaments will be held Saturday morning and afternoon at Books-A-Million, Rocky Mount. Eddie Miles performs Saturday night at the Dunn Center, Rocky Mount. "100 Years of Broadway" will be staged Saturday night at the Dunn Center, Rocky Mount. Joceifus Rifle plays Saturday night at the Underground Pub. .
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