THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent In an exclusive local interview, Congressman Tim Moore, of the 14 District, spoke with the Shelby Independent, discussing issues that affect both the district (especially Cleveland County) and the entire nation. From the the topic of the government shutdown, to the murder of Iryna Zarutska, holding judges and magistrates accountable for allowing violent repeat offenders back on the streets – an issue that can affect any of us here in

The Sunday Column, by Chuck Thompson OPINION / HUMOR — I can tell it’s almost Christmas because that’s when I almost get kidnapped (or man-napped) on a daily basis. Y’all women need to please stop asking Santa Claus for the perfect man… I go through this every year. I ain’t got time to elude and evade little elf-looking kidnappers all the time. I’m not as fast as I used to be. I’m 47 now. Ladies, wheres the age limit??? I gotta be aged out of this thing by now… I’m not even t

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English ain't easy, but I prefer it, mostly because I speak it OPINION / HUMOR – At one point in my life (maybe almost 20 years ago) I seriously considered going to South Korea to teach English. But then, my brain did what it does best, and I started thinking about the silent “G” and silent “K” and I just didn’t have the energy, nor the knowledge, to explain that. I could just imagine the confusion on the faces of Koreans when learning the spelling of English words, taught

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