Up & Coming Weekly

October 09, 2018

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4 UCW OCTOBER 10-16, 2018 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM PUBLISHER'S PEN STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/ EDITOR Stephanie Crider editor@upandcomingweekly.com OPERATIONS DIRECTOR Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly. com ASSISTANT EDITOR Leslie Pyo leslie@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Earl Vaughan Jr. EarlUCWSports@gmail.com REPORTER Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com GRAPHIC DESIGNER Elizabeth Long art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Jason Brady, Lauren Vanderveen, Matthew Skipper, Shane Wilson SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan St. P.O. Box 53461 Fayetteville, NC 28305 PHONE: (910) 484-6200 FAX: (910) 484-9218 Up & Coming Weekly is a "Quality of Life" publication with local features, news and information on what's happening in and around the Fayetteville/Cumberland County community. Up & Coming Weekly is published weekly on Wednesdays. Up & Coming Weekly welcomes manuscripts, photographs and artwork for publication consideration, but assumes no responsibility for them. We cannot accept responsibility for the return of unsolicited manuscripts or material. Opinions expressed by contributors do not necessarily reflect the views of the pub- lisher. The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject copy submitted for publication. Up & Coming Weekly is free of charge and distributed at indoor and outdoor locations throughout Fayetteville, Fort Bragg, Pope Air Force Base, Hope Mills and Spring Lake. Readers are limited to one copy per person. ©2018 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Various ads with art graphics designed with elements from: vecteezy.com and freepik.com. Last week, Brett M. Kavanaugh was finally confirmed as the newest Supreme Court justice, though by one of the nar- rowest margins in recorded history. Now the Supreme Court of the United States will have a conservative majority that will hopefully met out fair and sensible judgments based on the rule of law and not partisan politics. All judicial decisions need to be determined and interpreted on their merit and in relation to the Constitu- tion of the United States and the rule of law – not partisan politics. Any Supreme Court justice, Republican or Democrat, performing outside these parameters needs and deserves to be removed. is is one American insti- tution that needs to be purely objective. After all, this is how we maintain civility, fair- ness and law and order throughout the nation. Unfortunately, Kavanaugh's appoint- ment has angered and divided the liberal left whose passions, emotions and actions play out via screaming store-bought protesters and activists. is kind of desperate and outrageous behavior is contrary to American values and is embarrassing to both parties and all Americans. It only breeds more hostil- ity and does little to build consensus or instill confidence in our national leadership. In this hostile environment of "say anything – do anything" politics, there are no real winners. Only losers. It's sad when a debate over judicial ideology creates a month-long disagreement among parties and morphs into a con- tentious national debate over alleged sexual misconduct. Unfortunately, this bizarre behavior and political divisiveness in our nation's capital is having a trickle-down effect on state and local governments everywhere. Here in Fayetteville and Cumberland County, we have experienced the effects of identity politics and the aforemen- tioned ugly "say anything – do anything" political strategy. is keeps good, intel- ligent, fair-minded and well-intentioned people from stepping up and serving in government. It also allows those less qualified to restrict community develop- ment and progress. is effect on our community is not openly discussed in public and is often cloaked under a dark veil of political correctness. But this situation does exist. e Fayetteville community has untold potential and opportunity. We need to be aware that identity politics breeds incompetence and personal agendas that can lead to corruption – i.e. Tyrone Williams – and slow commu- nity growth. We excel in so many ways! We need to be on our guard and not allow identity politics to slow or destroy our commu- nity's commitment to its residents. Stay alert and thank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly. The danger of partisan and identity politics by BILL BOWMAN BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh OCTOBER 11 Rain/Wind LOW 63 HIGH 75 OCTOBER 15 Mostly Sunny LOW 54 HIGH 84 OCTOBER 14 Mostly Sunny LOW 60 HIGH 79 OCTOBER 12 Showers LOW 52 HIGH 73 OCTOBER 13 Mostly Sunny LOW 53 HIGH 72 HIGH 70 OCTOBER 16 AM Showers LOW 50 BIG DROP

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