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4 UCW JUNE 7-13, 2017 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM PUBLISHER'S PEN STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman Bill@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER/EDITOR Stephanie Crider editor@upandcomingweekly.com ASSISTANT EDITOR Leslie Pyo leslie@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR REPORTER Jeff Thompson news@upandcomingweekly.com SENIOR SPORTS EDITOR Earl Vaughan Jr. GRAPHIC DESIGNER Elizabeth Long art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS D.G. Martin, Pitt Dickey, Margaret Dickson, John Hood, Erinn Crider, Jim Jones, Shanessa Fenner, Paul Hall BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Keri Dickson keri@upandcomingweekly.com SALES ADMINISTRATOR/ DISTRIBUTION MANAGER Laurel Handforth laurel@upandcomingweekly.com ACCOUNTING Paulette Naylor accounting@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Linda McAlister Brown linda@upandcomingweekly.com ––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street P.O. 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Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. Cover art designed with various elements from: vecteezy.com and freepik.com. No one cares more about the health and welfare of Cumberland County residents than Cumberland County Commissioner Jeannette Council. Yet, as the county's liai- son to the Health Department, she and the board of directors were unaware of the al- leged charges that the Health Department failed to notify patients of their cancer screening results. Really? And says who? For weeks, I have been receiving unso- licited and concerning reports that this entire brouhaha is ill-founded and based on sloppy and irresponsible "Fake News" reporting by our local daily newspaper and non-local area TV station, WNCN. is entire situation was born out of alle- gations from three "anonymous" sources. at's right, anonymous. e newspaper referred to them as nurses. If we don't know who they are, how do we know their credentials? I doubt they are all nurses. How could something this vitally important go un- noticed by a competent Health Depart- ment staff, professional management and a conscientious board of directors? is situation reeks of ulterior motives and sinister underlying personal agendas of disgruntled former Health Department employees. is could be easily debunked by the slightest bit of investigative report- ing by our daily newspaper. at's not happening. All we can do now is hope that County Attorney Rick Moorfield's thorough and objective investigation into this matter will exonerate the innocent and send a strong message to those individuals who think they can use Cumberland County depart- ments, resources and assets for their own personal vendettas or advancement. Shame on them and shame on e Fayetteville Observer for participating in and fostering such "bovine droppings" while supporting and endorsing WNCN''s sloppy, unprofessional and irresponsible reporting. e Cumberland County community deserves better than this. Many county residents are dismayed and disappointed at this unsubstantiated sniper attack on our Health Department. Anyone who has experienced the leadership and the dedi- cated and talented staff knows the truth. e many advancements, achievements and accomplishments of Director Buck Wilson over the past several years speak to the high-quality care and commitment he and his staff have for the community and its citizens. It just doesn't make any sense. I implore that Cumberland County use all its resources to get to the truth. omas Jefferson once said, "All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for men of good con- science to do nothing." It is this newspa- per's hope that county leadership will not sit on the sidelines and watch this situ- ation unfold, but that it will get involved and demand the truth. Will Rogers said, "I only know just what I read in the (news)papers." Few people know the rest of that famous quote, which is where the real meaning lies: "...and that is an alibi for my ignorance." We need not allow a few malcontents and faulty/irre- sponsible "Fake News" media sources to define our community or quality of life. I hope you agree. ank you for reading Up & Coming Weekly. Cumberland County Health Dept. Falls Victim to Lazy Reporting and Fake News by BILL BOWMAN We need not allow "Fake News" to define our community or quality of life. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, UP & COMING WEEKLY. COMMENTS? BILL@upandcomingweekly.com. 910.484.6200. How could something this vitally important go unnoticed by a competent Health Department staff and a conscientious board of directors? This entire situation was born out of allega- tions from three "anonymous" sources. HIGH 85 LOW 65 HIGH 7 9 HIGH 89 HIGH 93 HIGH 94 HIGH 94 LOW 59 LOW 68 LOW 71 LOW 73 LOW 74 JUNE 8 JUNE 9 JUNE 10 JUNE 11 JUNE 12 JUNE 13 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Sunny PM Showers Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny