Wheel of Fortune’s fun formula stands test of time

Can you solve a puzzle from this week’s headlines? It involves a topic you’ve no doubt heard about, if not engaged with personally._ i _ t _ g _, t i m _ l _ s s, f _ _ l-g _ _ d t _ l _ _ i s i _ n g _ m _-s _ _ w.Need a clue? The clock is ticking. Prize money awaits if you’re quick enough.

Comfort in knowing he’s somewhere I’m going

Does anyone know where May went? Regular readers of this newspaper may not have noticed (because others covered well for me) but I wasn’t around much last month. First, my wife, Tammy, had triple bypass heart surgery on May 9 in Lincoln.

Kenya connection

The energy in the room was palpable Friday in downtown Aurora. The vision for meaningful change on the jobs front seemed clear, from both sides of the table, and the desire to take an on-going conversation from concepts to collaboration and on to mutually beneficial change is sincere and very real.

Can-Care-A-Van a worthy project

Dear Editor:We would like to encourage everyone to support the annual Channel 10/11 Can-Care-A-Van in Hamilton County on Tuesday, June 11th. This is the 20th year Hamilton County has participated.   The event will be held at the Hamilton County Food Pantry located at 12 th and N in Aurora from 8 a.

Pinehurst lives up to billing as ‘Cradle of golf’

They should call it the Disneyland of Golf.Though Mickey Mouse was nowhere to be found amongst the pine trees of central North Carolina this past week, I ventured for the first time to Pinehurst and learned why locals cherish the claim to fame as “the cradle of American golf.

Letter to the American Church

Dear Editor:Sixty years ago, it was hard to imagine we would be willing to replace our sovereignty as a nation with socialist and communist ideology. In my opinion, we are one wrong presidential choice away from making that reality.  My father-in-law was a visionary. He could see it coming.

Pause and reflect

As the warmth of summer envelopes the land and families gather for fun in the sun, there is a somber reminder that resonates across the nation this week — Memorial Day.

Make your splash count as page turns to summer

Summer may not officially begin for another month or so, when the calendar marks the summer solstice, but for every kid, or kid at heart, it’s go time. School’s out. The sun is shining. Everything is green and full of color and promise. Let the fun begin.

Mayor thanks citizens for voting on sales tax issue

Dear editor and citizens of Aurora:As you read this letter I assume you have exercised your civic duty of voting on Election Day, May 14th. You have been asked by our elected fellow citizens to consider how the financing of city government shall be funded over the coming years.

Unnecessary tax

Aurora citizens have a big decision to make May 14 regarding a proposed 1-1/2 percent city sales tax, and based on a lack of details and understanding of this issue voters should just say no.