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One-Minute Editorial l What do yol think of those people down in Kannapolis? With the closing of Pillowtex. their community has been hit with staggering unemployment, proba bly the highest in the country. There's no way to solve their problems but their leaders ore tak ing some important first steps. Officials there recognized the backbone of our country is small business. Knowing big corpora tions may never return they've started to market Kannapolis as the most small-business friendly place in the area. Now. small business can be either retail or manufacturing with up to about 10 employees. To reach this goal, they' re netting up a small business center, improving the city's infrastruc ture while making the business section more attracnve. On top of this, old and new busi nesses will get a helping hand with incentives. In times past, these have been reserved to help million-dollar corporations. Now. they sav. it will help all their small businesses become >trong and profitable members of the community. Regarding the Adoption Story in Nov. 27 Issue Following our adoption stones of a couple of weeks aqo. we received this stor\ by tax machine from Chrxstal Pass, an assistant ■ teacher at Mulberrx School. I was mx weeks old when l was adopted. One dung that I know about my birth mother is that she loved me. She wanted me to be taken care of. the people she chose were the best. Rev. and Mrs. Wilson Lee. who were loving and kind people. All who knew them would say the same. I have two sisters and five brothers. I am the third child of eight. My parents, the Lee's, loved each of them like they were their own. We all grew up together in different households and became very close. Now. 1 am 40 years old. I have one son and one daughter, also a foster child who I will be adopting soon. In my home, love comes natural because my parents always showed me much love. My birth mom ranght me love m a different way by her actions. She always hatf an open ear and heart f6i* trie. There are a lot of children that need a chance at life, a chance to be loved and I thank not only my birth mother but my adopted par ents as well for giving me that chance. I am proud of mv families, the Lee's. Shufords. and the Gray s. Thanks for the Love. Chrystal Lee' Pass Turkey Shoot Set The public is invited to the Turkev/Food Shoot at the VFW Post 2031 on Jordan Road south of Statesville. The shoots will be held Saturdays through the end of January. There will be no shoot Saturday. Dec. 27. however. The shoots begin at 1 p.m. and go until prizes are gone. Prizes include turkeys, hams and other food and miscellaneous items. For additional information call of directions call the VFW Post at 704-873-9126 or Cathy Williams .. tt»LU84, ... - -- - What officials there are doing is nothing more than providing a common sense approach other cities may like to imitate. With the economy like it is. start ing a small business, or running an existing one. is a labor of love, not a road to fame and fortune. It's expensive, risky and time consummg. Cities who under stand the value of such businesses mav want to consider the Kannapolis plan. At least policies should be in place, and all city and country officials should understand, it's jn everyone s best interests to encourage both established busi nesses. and those who will be coming in. to become profitable, long-term owners. What they don't need, and it should not be tolerated, is harass ment by city officials for minor infractions of the regulations." In >uch a climate businesses will not grow and cannot be expected to prosper. Remember the story in the Good Book about the fool planting his ■>eeds on rock and the wise man planting in fertile soil? Nut >aid Michigan and Oregon—with 7.6 percent unemployed, lead the nation that now has stx percent of ail workers jobless. An 18-foot Christmas tree—trom Wisconsin will be in the White House Blue Room for the holiday. DMA samples—will be taken from ail convicted N.C. felons. Using a new law. the state's database is expect ed to be about 80.000 in 2004. Two mummies—and more than 200 ancient artifacts, discovered in a Swiss warehouse, have been returned to Egypt. Boeing's muitibiilion-doilar-deal to lease 100 air-refueling tanker planes to the Defense Department, was put on hold after the compa ny's dismissal of two top executives. Photographers—w no photographed Princess Diana, otter the deadly auto crash in Pans, were acquitted of invading her pnvacv. Tropicana—will launch a light and healthv orange juice with about a third less caiones and sugar. I nexptoded mines and mumtions must be cleaned op in lands controlled by countnes alter a war. according to a treaty signed by 92 nations. South Carolina agribusiness— mav sponsor an economic devel opment tnp to C uba.. - . A political caucus—looking into the threats to the American tumi ture industry hasn't stopped the industry 's job loss. China's first Volkswagen—an up Ncaie car tor Western drivers, rolled off the assembly line. The premium-priced Polo will com pete in the Australian market. Japanese transport aircraft—and >.hips may be >ent to help out in Iraq. Japan Ntill has not sent ground troops r Computer lringT DeU-after hun dreds of customer complaints. has stopped sending their tech support calls to India. The $60 billion aviatina biB-gives billions to airports, pays traffic controller salaries, installs bomb detection machines in airports, gives flight attendants self-defense training and provides funds for air service to isolated communities. The $4013 billion defense biB-crmcs >av. will buy unneeded ships, tanks, planes and other weapons while fighting global terrorism. Sen. John McCain said it is a tax payer np-off. Commuter tram service-halted since the Sept. 11 attack on New York's Twin Towers, has started again. Taiwan’s; recent carefully word ed—hi il makes it difficult to call a vote on the island's independence from China. Boston-cancelled the visit by tail '.hips >o they would have enough city services for the Democratic Convention in July. Virtual coionuscopy-using a C.T. 'Conner, takes about 15 minutes and does not require patients be 'edated. Patients must >tiil clear their colons of fecal material before the test. Guidelines for lowering, -choles terol may not be 'tnct enough, researchers >ay. Even lower guide line levels may be better, they say N.C. Rep. Cass Ballenger-ts retiring from Congress. He sup ported the government s free-trade policies for years while watching Carolina textile workers, by the thousands, lose their jobs. Nuclear research—ha> been >hut down in Iraq since the Gulf War. Iraqi >oentists claim, despite the fact the Bush administration still 'Uvs Iraq had ‘robust plans." The UJL-ts asking NATO to take over the military mission in Afghanistan. San Jose. Cafit-proudly says they Hati only five homicides ova- the Thanksgiving weekend. The city has a population of ova- 250.000. With police at the door-the Supreme Court has ruled you have 20 seconds to open it before law men break it down. Indian airfines-are now allowed to fly in Pakistan airspace. This is the first time such flights are being allowed since last year. Saturday, Dec. t3 Chickentaone wtH be in concert at Perry Bluegrass Bam an Sharon Road at 7 p.m. for the annual holi day Christmas Party and Customer Appreciation Night Doors open at 6 p.rn. Can 704-377-8353 for reserva tions for large parties. Firiday-Saturday Dec.T3-t4 The Humane Soaety at I redeH County is ^aonsormg a pet-Santa photo shoot tt am. to 5 p.m. at Petsmart located in the Brcwtey Commons Shopping Raza in MooresviHe. Half of all proceeds goes to the Humane Soaety and its Save-a-Pet adoption program. No appointment necessary. Saturday, Jan. 24 The Maoresville-South IredeH Chamber of Commerce announces a Wedding Expo 2004! The event will be held tQ am-5 p.m. at the Chartes Mack Citizens Center. 2t5 N. Main Street in MooresviHe. A total of 45 booths will be so id and there will be a bndal fashion show, door prizes and special happenings all day. □ J Fast Freddie who has been featured an the Jenny Jones show wtH be the MC. For more infor mfflion please call MSI Chamber Office 704-664-3898. -—l (USPS 017-606) Award- Winning Member of the \ortk Carolina Press Association AYuyiWur*»v* wmwi 102-8 So* Cealer Steel * SttemBe. NC 29677 704-S7Z-i2B8» 704-871-1298* Fiat 704-S71-I2SI .Editor/ Publisher Munasunii Editor \dy erasing/ Sales Advertising/Sales .\tivcmsma Sales Advertising/ Reporter . Reporter . Reporter ....._ Typist Graphics Horen PMer Ned Eurr . Nan Neoi Mars \nn Vtinrush. Roany Thomas .. 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