“This is an email that I sent to one of your clients, whom I believe put me and a lot of other people on a contact list we do not wish to be on (Bob Odom, Titan America):
Mr. Odom – You do not have my support at all. In fact, I believe that I [...]

if you are anything like me, then I know you like to sit around Saturday mornings in your pajamas drinking coffee, eating breakfast yummies and listening to WHQR programs. Well guess what? We can all get together on Saturday, September 12th from 10:00am- 2:00pm and do just that!
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(Holly Tree and College Rd.)
I love you
Russell
I am sorry
Please
come home
Russell
Russell
Please
come
home
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Poppy, Posey and Petunia in their makeshift home the day we brought them back from Gurganis Mill Co. in Whiteville, North Carolina. Our neighbors, the Murrays, who have three cows and two donkeys suggested we make the trip out to the mill because the biddies there are guaranteed good layers.
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It is hard to overestimate the charm of this pretty pine-forested preserve which, by-the-way, happens to be right in the middle of the city. The North Carolina Natural Heritage Program (NCNHP), along with Andy Wood, the Education Director of Audubon North Carolina, were able to convince Wilmington city-officials that the land purchased in 1991 was worth more to our community as a nature preserve than as the proposed athletic field complex. Halyburton Park was officially opened to the public in October 2004.
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NC Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) caught some poachers yesterday. 900 Venus Flytrap plants were recovered from the Boiling Springs Lakes area and need to be re-planted immediately. If you can help plant on Sunday, February 8th or Monday, February 9th please contact:
Sara J. Over
Conservation Coordinator for The Nature Conservancy.
sover@tnc.org
(910) 395-5000 (Phone)
Thank you for your help– [...]
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Rachel Oeschger on February 6, 2009 | Posted in
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Having recently watched the film “WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price” by Robert Greenwald, I’ve been in a state of despair for days.

Every once in a while I actually remember to pick up the activity calendar for the New Hanover Public Library, and this month I’m glad I did! Here’s a list of some of the cool stuff they’ve got going on in January:
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“Brunswick County is home to the greatest number of rare plant species in the state.” Join the Nature Conservancy for a guided tour of the Boiling Springs Nature Preserve.
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