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Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom,
Change can be a good thing
A lot of things have changed
since Ron and | came to Kings
Mountain in 2008.
First the papers went from
tabloid back to broadsheet.
Then we moved from the log
building to the offices here on
Cold Street,
Then we lost Ron in 2012
and | discovered how easy he
made it look to run a company!
He had a remarkable talent for
solving the problems of a paper
and building it up with the help
of great staff.
And the hard work of the
staff at The Herald, The Eagle
and the Banner News has
brought us to a new phase in
the cycle, Community First
Media of Shelby has decided
must, Like men, undergo the fatigue of supporting it.
we will be a
great fit into
its business
plan for the
county and
community,
and we be-
came part of
their crew Wendy Isbell
June 27. Publisher
You will continue to see the
same faces here, and a few
new ones as they make them-
selves better known to us all.
We at The Herald are ex-
cited about the opportunities
this affords us to better serve
our hometown, bringing you
news from your community,
schools, businesses and gov-
ernment each week,
Now that summertime is
here, there is a lot more to shop
for at your Kings Mountain
Farmers’ Market! More produce
vendors are on hand every
week, with truckloads of gor-
geous food, picked just hours
before.
Nothing says summer in the
South like a great tomato, and
the Cherokee Purple, an “heir-
loom tomato” is one of Dixie's
finest. Legend has it that Chero-
kee Indians gave the seeds of
this distinctive deep purple-red
variety to a few Sevierville, Ten-
nessee, residents more than a
century ago. It was a well-kept
secret up until about 1990 or
so, when an envelope of the
seeds arrived in North Carolina.
Many heirloom varieties were
preserved by home gardeners
who saved seed from their fam-
ily gardens from year to year.
Other seeds travelled around
the world in the pockets or let-
ters of immigrants.
Heirloom varieties are open-
pollinated--meaning that unlike
hybrids, seeds you collect from
one year will produce plants
with most of the characteristics
of the parent plant. And that's
A stop sign hides in this bush at the corner of Mountain and Goforth
Streets. Motorists who travel this road often may stop because they are
familiar with the road. But what about those drivers unfamiliar with the
road who don't? An accident waiting to happen?
Iraq again,
Iraq - now we know where
hell is.
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Hell is supposed to be a place
of torment reserved for some
people after death. Unfortu-
nately, too many have ended up
there before they died. Is there no
end to the turmoil in Iraq and
Afghanistan? We will never see
peace and quiet in either of these
two countries. Hell never ends.
Sidewalk Survey
Area residents were asked...
Probably to Myrtle Beach.
I've already been down
there — two weeks ago.
Nicole Banks
What are your sumwer travel plans?
I'm going to Virginia — not
sure which city yet — but
it's for work.
Jerod Hartsell
If I had dependable
transportation I'd love to
go to the coast of North
Carolina because I've
never been there before,
Shannon Anderson
| just started a job. I'm
not gonna lay out of work
to travel. I'd go to the
beach if | could.
Johnny Meeks
the secret to
their sur-
vival, The
next time
you bite into
an heirloom
tomato, save
a few seeds |
by drying
them on a
paper towel
in the sun
and save them for next season.
How much fun it is to find that
there is history to explore and
repeat, even in the foods we
eat!
The Cherokee Purple is
wildly popular in Cleveland
County and beyond. | think it
is fun to know the history of
what we are growing here in
our community. With a sweet
yet complex flavor that can be
described as slightly smoky or
wine-like, Cherokee Purple
tomatoes usually start showing
up at farmers’ markets in July.
Use them in gazpacho or in
a colorful tomato salad with an-
other favorite, pink Brandywine
tomatoes. Green zebras, with
yellow and green stripes also
add some color to the bowl.
Margot Plonk
Foothills
Farmers Market
~ Thomas Paine
Market Minutes
wim MlArgot
Find a quick recipe below.
| also saw the first green
beans and corn last week. The
corn was “peaches and cream”
variety, which actually gives
you two sweet flavors in one
bite. This is one of the first
corns to mature each season.
Be sure to arrive at the mar-
ket early- | missed out on green
beans and corn last week be-
cause | waited!
Heirloom Tomato Salad Recipe
Ingredients:
e fresh, sweet heirloom
tomatoes :
e olive oil
* balsamic vinegar
o fresh basil
e sea or kosher salt
e fresh cracked black pepper
Directions:
1. Slice tomatoes and drizzle
with olive oil, balsamic vinegar,
salt and pepper. Slice or tear
fresh basil leaves on top. Add
slices of mozzarella Cheese for
a real treat! Enjoy!
Be sure to drop by and
watch John Roselli demonstrat-
ing salad making with Granny
Roselli's dressing this Saturday.
Hell never ends
The reli-
gious factions
of these coun-
tries hate
each other.
They want to
kill each
other. These
factions are
crazy. Amer-
ica is killing
itself and our troops trying to fix
crazy religious people. The only
thing worse than a crazy person
is a religious crazy person be-
cause they invoke the name of
‘God or Allah or somebody dur-
ing every crucifixion or behead-
ing they perform. As they torture,
murder and rape they move on in
the name of their religion.
Some Americans thought we
were finished in Iraq.
When it comes to Iraq or the
Middle East there is never a pe-
riod but always a comma. Crazi-
ness does not end but only
grows,
The only way to have some
civility in Iraq or Afghanistan is
to station 30,000 soldiers in five
or six bases throughout each
country. We can be assured if we
do there will never be a time that
our soldiers will not be in danger
of ambush, bombs or the native
soldiers turning on us as has hap-
pened numerous times. I think
this is a bad idea.
Glenn Mollette
Guest Editorial
Most Americans did not want
us to go to Iraq or Afghanistan
but we did. Over four thousand
troops have died fighting the
Iraqi cause. Where did all of that
death get us? What do Iraq or
America have to show for it?
The same scenario will hap-
pen in Afghanistan, Thugs some-
times called the Taliban
will band together to steal, kill
and retake any part of the coun-
try that surrenders to them as
played out in Iraq recently.
Do we keep 30,000 troops in
Afghanistan to help them police
their country and continue to lose
our American troops? Physically,
emotionally and financially we
can't keep thousands of troops in
Afghanistan or send thousands
back to Iraq.
There is no ending to this
boiling pot of the world. Turbu-
lence in the Middle East will
never stop. In recent months we
could have justified sending
troops to Syria as well and then
we could be in three countries.
How thin can we spread our sol-
diers, as well as stretch our
American dollars?
Hell is a hot place and we
will never extinguish the fire.
(Glenn Mollette is an Ameri-
can columnist and author. Con-
tact him at GMollette@aol.com)
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