The Daily Record

DILBERT By Scott Adams

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY June 9 Joe and Edna Cole Bob and Judy King Bobby and Melissa Miller Mr. and Mrs. Shawn Parnell Joseph and Vickie Pleasant Alan and Rachel Pope Mr. and Mrs. Erik Quinn Charles and Linda Williams

Wedding’s Iffy Future Is News, Not Gossip, Within The Family DEAR ABBY ABIGAIL VAN BUREN DEAR ABBY: Was I spreading gossip by telling my former husband that our granddaughter’s wedding was off? We had just returned from their engagement party. It is my understanding that one wants to cancel, while the other wants to go through with it. The wedding ...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY June 9 John Ballard Jody Bullock Kimberly Core Danny Gregory Jr. Jay Hemmingway Callie Lynn Ivey Erica Johnson Wayne Joyner Matthew McDonald Devan Leigh McLamb Dylan McLean Stacey McLean Samantha Myers Margie Pleasant Blake Raynor Dean Radford Stacey Sanders Wilma May Schiener Hayden Gray Smith Matt Walston Joyce Watkins CheroKee M. Wood Janet Wynn

Prices Elitist Arrogance, Part II A basic economic premise holds that when the price of something rises, people seek to economize on its use. They seek substitutes for that which has risen in price. Recent years have seen proposals for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $15 an hour. Some states and localities, such as Seattle, have already ...

State Pollsters Earn Good Grades RALEIGH — North Carolina has one of the most-polled electorates in the United States. As we head into a general election full of highly competitive races for governor, senator, president and other offices, those of us who closely follow politics in the Tar Heel State will again appreciate the high frequency of polling available. It’s ...

New Evidence Supporting School Choice A groundbreaking new study from the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas provides state-of-the-art data showing the benefits of school choice. The bottom line: When parents can choice where to send their children to school, their children perform better in reading and math tests. According to Patrick J. Wolf, one of the ...

Pulling People From Poverty By EDWIN J. FEULNER “Go roll up your sleeves and go find out what poverty is all about.” You won’t find many people on either side of the welfare debate willing to say that. But they probably aren’t looking at the issue the same way Paul LePage is. Maine’s governor, who has spearheaded one of the ...

Community Action Group To Meet The board of directors of Johnston-Lee-Harnett Community Action Inc. will hold its meeting Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the multipurpose room located at 745 Shawtown Road, Suite A, Lillington.

Anderson Creek RuritansTo Meet Thursday The Anderson Creek Ruritan Club will hold its monthly meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Anderson Creek Ruritan Clubhouse on Donna Lane. The club will award a scholarship to Logan Hadding who will attend East Carolina University in the fall. Everyone is invited. Call Donna Rigby at (910) 497-2901 for further information.