![American patriotism runs deep, and so do the scars](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/american-flags-on-headstones-in-cemetary-Photo-by-Justin-Casey.jpg?fit=640%2C457&ssl=1)
By John Trump Raleigh, NC – I joined the U.S. Air Force when I was 17, a senior in high school. I left for Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio about a month after I graduated. Young, naive, scared.…
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![Is North Carolina already at herd immunity?](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/pexels-photo-2530130.jpeg?fit=1880%2C1058&ssl=1)
By Jon Sanders Raleigh, NC – Today North Carolina should hit a new threshold in the Covid-19 era: over a million confirmed cases since the pandemic began. But North Carolina may already be at a more important threshold: herd immunity.…
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![Natalie Shaner named 2021-22 Chatham County Schools Teacher of the Year](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Doty-and-Shaner-2021-chatham-teacher-of-the-year.jpg?fit=1240%2C625&ssl=1)
Pittsboro, NC – The whole child is in Natalie Shaner’s mind when she enters Perry W. Harrison Elementary School. “Since the day I set foot in my classroom, I’ve held one central belief,” Shaner said. “The education of our children…
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![They are buried in North Carolina](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/vietnam-veterans-memorial-in-Raleigh.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1)
By Ray Nothstine Raleigh, NC – Buried in Northeastern Cemetery in Rocky Mount, North Carolina is George Foxe (1940-1965). Foxe served in the 7th Calvary in Vietnam; the infamous unit previously commanded by Gen. George Armstrong Custer. If you’ve read…
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![Carolina football receives times and TV info for five 2021 football games](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/unc-football-players-running-out-with-flags.jpg?fit=952%2C660&ssl=1)
Chapel Hill, NC – Carolina football received times and TV info for five more of its games in 2021. The season will kick off on Friday, Sept. 3 at Virginia Tech at 6 p.m. on ESPN. The home opener versus…
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![Chatham County Collection Center swap shops have been overrun with unacceptable items](https://i1.wp.com/chathamjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/car-in-garage-Photo-by-Keagan-Henman.jpg?fit=640%2C424&ssl=1)
Pittsboro, NC – The Chatham County Collection Centers’ swap shops re-opened on Monday, April 19, 2021. Since re-opening, the swap shops have been overrun with items that are not acceptable. “The Swap Shops are a place for residents to leave…
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