Up and Coming Weekly is a weekly publication in Fayetteville, NC and Fort Bragg, NC area offering local news, views, arts, entertainment and community event and business information.
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STAFF PUBLISHER Bill Bowman bbowman@upandcomingweekly.com ASSOCIATE PUBLISHERS Janice Burton Joy Crowe editor@upandcomingweekly.com STAFF WRITER Stephanie Crider stephanie@upandcomingweekly.com MARKETING/SALES Mary Beth Leiby Marybeth@upandcomingweekly.com OFFICE MANAGER Deborah Baughn deborah@upandcomingweekly.com –––––––––––––– GRAPHIC DESIGNER Alicia Miller art@upandcomingweekly.com CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Soni Martin, D.G. Mar tin, Pitt Dick ey, Margaret Dickson, Bob Cogswell, John Hood, Shanessa Fenner, Erinn Crider, Karen Poppele, Heather Griffi ths, Beth Solzsmon-Carpenter –––––––––––– Up & Coming Weekly www.upandcomingweekly.com 208 Rowan Street 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 infor- mation 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 per- son. 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 PUBLISHER’S PEN by BILL BOWMAN Do current events sometimes get you frustrated? Well, sometimes I fi nd that an extremely loud shout out helps to calm my nerves. Thank goodness I (we) have a community newspaper to practice our cherished First Amendment rights of free speech. Actually, many of our readers often tell us that we say (write) exactly what they are thinking. This helps to reassure them that they are not crazy. You know the drill: “If it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it is a duck.” Here are a few of my recent “bricks and bouquets” rants. Send me yours. Brick 1: To the TSA for their use of “full body scanners” and groping “pat downs.” They are assaulting, insulting and useless in deterring terrorist threats. Anyone who uses public air travel knows these tactics are ineffective in detecting an avowed terrorist. It is for show only. Fred Best for the 4th of July. Bouquet 2: To Dr. Janine Scott- Lowe for her fun and innovative concept to better our community. She created the Hip Hop, Happiness and Hope Preventative Health Fair and Free Concert to improve the health and welfare of all Fayetteville residents. See the feature on page 13. Her energy and enthusiasm are contagious. A special note: Fred W. Best Jr. 1928-2010 So long good friend. Your humor, warmth and friendship will be greatly missed. Up & Coming Weekly has lost a critic, loyal reader and long-time Brick 2: Again to TSA for its survey that states 80 percent of American’s approve of these antiterrorist intrusions if they are needed to keep Americans safe. This is propaganda if you’ve ever read it. The people surveyed probably do not even fl y. Pollsters don’t dare survey the ticket holders at the airport. Brick 3: To the North Carolina Judicial system for virtually exonerating former Gov. Mike Easley from all charges (less one) of corruption and wrongdoing. Hmmm, what message are we sending our children? Bouquet 1: To the Arts Council, downtown merchants, Hank Parfi tt and volunteers for another fabulous Dickens Holiday. For 11 years this has been Fayetteville’s perfect beginning to the holiday season. It was wonderful, wonderful! Next year, ditch the fi reworks. They are not needed, save them Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast December 3 Thursday December 2 Saturday December 4 High 55° Low 33° Partly Cloudy 4 UCW DECEMBER 1-7, 2010 High 57° Low 32° Partly Cloudy High593° Low 36° Sunny Fayetteville’s Weather Forecast Friday advocate. In 15 years I don’t think Fred ever missed an issue of Up & Coming Weekly. Fred was a friend, a fi erce soldier, a loyal Kiwanian and a consummate gentleman. Every time I would see Fred he would say, “How’s your lovely wife Merrilyn?” always calling her by name. “What’s Grady doing in New York?” would be his next question, quickly followed by, “I remember when he was 5-years-old standing on the table singing. My how time fl ies.” Then he would say “I really enjoy reading your Down & Out newspaper.” That corny joke came out of his mouth as if it was the very fi rst time he ever said it. Yes, “Down & Out” is what he called it and after 15 years, I will miss his sincere but respectful jab. I will miss Fred. We will all miss Fred. Thanks for reading Down & Out Weekly. Oops! I mean Up & Coming Weekly. BILL BOWMAN, Publisher, Up and Coming Weekly. COMMENTS? Editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 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