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by Rev. Tony Marciano The last week in December, I decided to try the Acai berry diet. It requires taking Acai berry pills along with colon cleanser – I wanted… Read more »

Sardis Forest resident Deanna Burns is quoted as saying that she is very disappointed with her town leaders and left our meeting feeling that we were not interested in upholding… Read more »

I attended the Jan. 24 town meeting and was discouraged watching the town’s reaction to Ms. Burns’ Power Point presentation. She hit a home run in making her case about… Read more »

The idea that a public meeting should be held more than 150 miles away at significant cost to the taxpayers, in the process limiting their access, is indefensible, particularly on… Read more »

I want to thank the Weekly for publicizing February’s planned Ocean Isle conference for Matthews commissioners. An out-of town meeting would, indeed, be free of “distractions” (like staff and inquisitive voters) – but it would also be a… Read more »

Since the annual meeting is open to the public, it should always be held in Matthews or the surrounding area. It should always be close by, so that anyone from… Read more »

I read with interest the article regarding the potential for a traffic light being placed at the corner of Reverdy Lane and N.C. 51. It has recently come to my… Read more »

There are three vacant lots in downtown Matthews. They are filled with trees, shrubs and other oxygen-producing greenery. What they do not produce is property tax revenue (not much, anyway)…. Read more »

In 1997, I signed up for my first AOL account and heard the familiar little jingle “You’ve got mail!” Now, 14 years and several e-mail accounts later, I receive more… Read more »

I just wanted to make a comment about the Crime Scene section of your paper. I am a little concerned about the long-term effect on a young person on having… Read more »