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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 publisher. 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. Subscriptions can be purchased for $30 for six months or $60 for 12 months, delivered weekly by first class mail. ©2007 by F&B Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use of editorial or advertisements without permission is strictly prohibited. INSIDE Calendar ........................................... 12 Concert Connection ........................ 14 TV ..................................................... 17 Free Wheelin' Feelin' ....................... 18 PUBLISHER'S PEN Re-energizing the Tea Party by BILL BOWMAN They say bad news comes in threes. If this is true, then recent news As Fayetteville residents, we need to pay close attention to these has been extremely bad not only for the White House and the Obama developments and their consequences because local governance administration but also for every living American regardless of race, mirrors national leadership (or lack there of). Fayetteville has a very religion, political affiliation or economic status. important mayoral election coming up in November. The concerns The developments of recent weeks have many Americans asking: we have nationally should be our concerns locally, so we need to Is this still America? What's happening to the American ideals of life, scrutinize the candidates carefully. More importantly, we should liberty and the pursuit of happiness? be objective in our assessment of Will we be able to protect our basic our current leadership and how well freedoms and constitutional rights they have served as stewards of our — especially the right to know the community. We need to be honest truth about what's happening in our with ourselves and ask ourselves the government? Have our privacy and tough questions: freedoms come under attack by our Is our city tax rate fair? very own government? Is our money being spent wisely? These are serious questions Does the city run an efficient concerned Americans are beginning to operation? ask based on recent national events. Have we made an adequate effort Count 'em down: to identify waste and abuse of tax1. Bengahzi: Four Americans are payer money? dead and we still do not have the Is our government serving its citizens answer as to who was responsible for properly and responsibly? the failures of security that allowed this Does our city provide good customer to occur. service? 2. The confiscation of the Associated Is our city empathetic and helpful to Press telephone records by the the needs of its residents? government that now has Americans Is our city friendly? As the mayoral election approaches, Fayetteville residents should afraid to speak to journalists without the pay close attention to national leadership trends, because local Does the city make it easier or harder threat of reprisal. to do business here? governance mirrors national leadership. 3. In my opinion, the worst Do we trust our city leaders? outrage of all, retaliatory targeting of Is our city transparent and open with conservative American citizens, organizations and businesses by the its business? most powerful and unbridled government agency of them all, the IRS. Are our elected officials visible in the community? Are they Not only is this an unnerving outrage and outright assault on our approachable? constitutional rights, it is also the proof needed that our national These are just a sampling of the questions and concerns we need to government has gotten too big, too powerful and for the most part, be posing to all of our future local leaders. The answers we receive will too corrupt to earn the trust of the American people. In other words, provide us the information we need to make the right our national government is out of control. choices. On the national level, I'm afraid the Tea Party Our two party system of government is failing. Both Republican and will have to reactivate itself. Nobody else is listening. Democratic leaders have lost sight that the real reason and purpose Thank you for BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up & Coming of their jobs is to serve the American people; not hurt us, haunt us or reading Up & Weekly, COMMENTS? editor@upandcominharass us. Coming Weekly. gweekly.com. Fayetteville's Weather Forecast Thursday May 23 Friday May 24 Call 910.354.1679 Sunday May 26 Saturday May 25 24 / 4 High 87° Low 67° Scattered Thunderstorms UCW MAY 22-28 2013 Horoscopes/Advice Goddess ......... 19 Classifieds ........................................ 20 Games .............................................. 22 Dining Guide.....................................23 High 85° Low 62° Scattered Thunderstorms High 78° Low 58° Scattered Showers Monday May 27 Tuesday May 28 High 79° Low 60° Sunny High 78º Low 62º Partly Cloudy High 76º Low 60º Partly Cloudy 7 Forecast available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 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