New York nanny
If you are overweight or obese and the culprit is those sugary soft drinks that retaurants make you buy, then help is on the way. But you have to move to New York City. The latest item that we w...
View ArticleEvery county employee would benefit from Leadership Academy
To the Editor, As an employee of Robeson County, I have high regard for county administration and our Board of County Commissioners for their support of the Robeson Leadership Academy. The Robes...
View ArticleFamily says newspaper article based on ignorance, was upsetting
To the Editor, On the morning of Dec. 20, 1979, God blessed me and my husband with a beautiful baby girl, Crystal Shanell Locklear. Our daughter was a wonderful mother and a very hard worker. Sh...
View ArticleShut-in woman wants people to know Prophet Walt is back on TV
To the Editor, Thank you for keeping us updated on our county. I feel like I am still out there involved. I am not able to drive or walk as I am in a wheelchair. All I have is the newspaper and ...
View ArticleThis nation prospered before Jesus Christ was pushed away
To the Editor, Looking at human nature the establishment of the United States is truly miraculous. The founders, numbering around 250 men from the 13 colonies, some several hundred miles apart, ...
View ArticleTribal Council’s spending fee, nepotism embarrass the Lumbee
To the Editor. For five years now I have shown the light on injustice toward Lumbee people wherever it may exist in our tribal government. Pearlene Revels and Louise Mitchell now are faulting me...
View ArticleGrandparents say schools not protecting child from beatings
To the Editor, This letter is concerning our grandson. Labrien Locklear Jabrien is 7 years old and just completed the first grade at Rex-Rennert School. On March 21, six kids beat him up while...
View ArticleHouse divided
If the old gymnasium for Maxton High School slips from the grasp of that town’s hands, officials there can point toward the mirror when attaching blame. The Public Schools of Robeson County does...
View ArticleState needs to reverse decision to take DMV office from Beasleys
To the Editor, I opened my Sunday paper and there it was on the front page, another example of our state turning its back on us here in Robeson County. The Beasley family has been an icon in thi...
View ArticleSlow death
Assuming that the decision by the county Board of Commissioners to cut funding to COMtech is economic and not political, the savings to county taxpayers will be negligible, making the commissioner...
View ArticleState repays family’s service by yanking contract after a death
To the Editor, The headline in the June 24 edition of The Robesonian concerning the DMV Office was shocking. It shows how callous our government can be and how dumb some of their decisions are. ...
View ArticleYour View for July 3, 2012
Do you support moving the local Department of Motor Vehicles office out of downtown Lumberton? “No, I don’t. We’ve had the DMV over here for years, and I don’t agree with moving it across town. ...
View ArticleHow can an emergency room not have a doctor working?
To the Editor, My sister-in-law went to the emergency room recently at Southeastern Regional Medical Center and was told that there was no ER doctor and that they had no idea how long it would b...
View ArticlePembroke event highlighting fatherhood was huge success
To the Editor, I am writing to share some really good news. On June 16, nearly 500 people gathered at the Pembroke Recreation Complex to celebrate fathers as “heroes of the home” at the Fatherho...
View ArticleMan came from God’s touch, not from some primordial ooze
To the Editor, I have got to admit it. I finally have had enough of those people who don’t believe in God. And those who don’t believe in creation. That they would rather believe they came from ...
View ArticleTime to let Mike McIntyre know you believe in term limits
To the Editor, Just in case you missed it, Democratic U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre, who represents Southeastern North Carolina, was one of 17 Democrats who crossed party lines on June 28 when ...
View ArticleHusband, wife thankful for great care at Southeastern Regional
To the Editor, I spent half of January and half of February at Southeastern Regional Medical Center. But under the circumstances I could not think of a better place to be. The concern and trea...
View ArticleYour View for July 24, 2012
Do you think people casting a ballot should be required to provide a photo ID to prove their identification? “I 100 percent think people should. There is a lot of fraud going on, especially with...
View ArticleMake a difference and volunteer with Guardian ad Litum program
To the Editor, There is a crisis in Robeson County. Almost everyone in the area knows about the drug use and the alcohol abuse, and they fuss and argue about the food stamps and welfare but … th...
View ArticleMurder victim’s son says killer was not mentally retarded
To the Editor, My mother is Frances Persad, who was murdered by Dane Locklear Jr. on Feb. 27, 2000. The Robesonian has frequently printed falsehoods and been disrespectful to our family, most re...
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