Yes, I see where the City Council is talking about raising property taxes, or maybe not. Do they not understand when we reelected President Obama we gave him the mandate, along with all government agencies to raise taxes? Everybody wants their taxes raised. Please, City Council, raise the Greensboro residents' taxes. You have a mandate.

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Hi. I was disappointed there was no Sudoku puzzle this week. I hope you're not thinking of dropping that. That's one of my favorite things of the newspaper. Please, send us – give us back the Sudoku. Thanks.

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Editor's Note: Sometimes those Sudoku puzzles are hard to catch. Last week the puzzle got loose in the office and we were all running around trying to catch it. Finally we gave up and sent the paper to print without the puzzle. Of course, then we easily caught it, and that one and this week's puzzle, God willing, are both in this paper.

Aren't random acts of kindness wonderful? Today I had to go to the doctor, and it was my first time using the bus in my wheelchair. And when I was exiting, the front wheel of my power wheelchair went off the ramp. And this young man, and I don't know, he lifted it and me, but he lifted it and got it back on track. I thanked him. Everybody was in a rush, because it was time for the buses to pull out. I don't even know his name. But I hope he reads The Rhino Times. Thank you again so much. That was such a wonderful, sweet thing for you to do. And you are very strong. No one else offered to help him. He did it by himself. It was amazing. I was amazed at his strength and his kindness. Just thought I'd …

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Hey, I'm just watching Obama appointing more people to the heads of his Cabinet and all. And I'm wondering why, why don't you reckon he has more black people up there, and women. I mean, has he forgotten about all these people? Just like to hear something on that.

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Hey, Pat McCrory, he needs to go to this Rockingham DOT and what they do on the roads, because they don't do. They've been getting away with a lot in the last couple of years. Maybe now it's time for the change with you there. But they don't do nothing for Wentworth or Reidsville. And, then, they get mad when you call them, and they're very vindictive against you. Let's do something now, Pat. You be the man. Have a great day.

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Hey, I'm sitting here at Ham's Friday afternoon thinking about, OK, let's see. What kind of band I want to see tonight? Um, where do I want to go. What happened to the band schedule guys? It's not in The Times. We don't see it. We need it. Band schedule. Band schedule. Is that a fluke, or is that like a permanent kind of thing? Anyway, we love y'all. Bye.

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Editor's Note: Call the clubs and tell them you want their band schedule back in The Rhino. We'll be happy to accommodate them.

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Yes, the recent article in the News & Record about Kay Hagan. Let's get real here. Those coffee breaks that she's been giving and meeting with people cost the US taxpayers and people of North Carolina billions of dollars. In fact, trillions. How about Obamacare? How about the Cadillac plan, the $60 million Cadillac plan? How about $700 of Medicare? These are things that she voted for. The bailout of the unions which – car dealers that we owe – that owe us $45 million? And on and on. All she is is a political hack, a rubberstamp for Obama. Get real.

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Sen. Bob Shaw did so much for the county and the state as a true conservative Republican. Can't say the same about Linda Shaw. I guess it shows who is the real Republican leader who cared about his constituents and how smart the Democrats were to put her as chairman. God help the true Republicans of Guilford County and the county commissioners. Wonder if she can be impeached as a Democrat in Republican clothing. Maybe the County Commissioners should consider that, along with the citizens of Guilford County.

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Hey, I would like somebody to tell me, what is the difference between Jesse James and these utility companies? Jesse James, he robbed the rich and gave to the poor. These utility companies, they rob from the poor and give it to rich. There's some other's wrong. Every winter when the senior citizens don't get but a 1.7 percent raise, utility companies run up there and ask for a 9 percent raise. Now, you going to tell me that's right when we're setting out here with our temperatures pushed down so low now we have to wear two and three layers of clothing in our own homes just to stay warm? Something's wrong in this country, very wrong, very, very, very wrong. And hell is going to be piling up with them.

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Hi. I'm just calling. Let me say it. I love your paper first of all. But I'd like to talk about the former city manager, Mitchell Johnson. You know, I agree with Steely Dan Man. I just want to know where all this money to pay for these lawsuits are coming from. The taxpayers, are they paying for those guys' mistakes? I don't understand it. I'd like if we could find out. I don't know how we could find out. Maybe Mr. Hammer could check into that and see what's going on with that. But, yeah, it's interesting to see how much more we have to pay. Well, thanks for your time and have a good one. Bye.

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Editor's Note: The money to pay for all those lawsuits is coming from you.

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Yeah, Steely Dan Fan Man. I stand corrected. And I'm no fool. Thank you.

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Yes, I would like to know when the human resource's director position will be advertised as a vacancy in Guilford County. Ms. Fuller has continued to occupy this position in addition to her position as a deputy county manager which to many of us, current and former employees, is considered a definite conflict of interest. Since Ms. Fuller is delaying her retirement and staying on as acting county manager, she should not continue to be occupying the HR director position. That position should be filled now, as well as the manager position. And it's very debatable as to whether or not there should be a deputy county manager position. When the manager is unavailable, the position can be covered by the budget director as it was very efficiently done in the past prior to Ms. Jones Fox assuming the position of county manager. So, thank you.

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I just read your article on the Martin Luther King project in High Point. As a High Point citizen, I'd like to address Ms. Sims. With all the madness going on this world, our innocent school children being slaughtered at the hands of evil people, with a lot of the country's people out of work, taxes taken a bite out of our paychecks, families going hungry, how dare her to worry about a street name. What difference does it make what a street is called? Many of the streets with Martin Luther King on them are somewhat impoverished areas. So, Ms. Sims, let's get real. Let's make High Point a more productive city. Let's start to implement some of the so-called future plans that has cost this town a lot of money just to get a feeling for what might be, not what we name a street. The future is now. Rebuild this town so we can be a …

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Hello. This is a note for Scott Yost. The whales are not fish. They are mammals. They have to breathe air, and they come to the surface every few minutes to do so. If you take a break from cultural literacy and study some zoology, maybe you would know this. Are you just pretending to be stupid the way Stephen Colbert pretends to be conservative, or are you just ignorant? Anyway, thank you. And do better. Bye.

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This is Drew over in Colfax. Reading the Jan. 31 Times. Scott Yost needs to do a little bit more checking. Google should be his friend, because he's talking about the movie, The Big Miracle. He says whales are fish. Whales are not fish. Whales are mammals. They have to breathe. He needs – maybe he needs to do a little Googling next time. But, anyway, whales are mammals, and they do have to breathe. Boy, I've not seen one that bad in a long time. So, tell Scott he needs to – he needs his hand slapped. Y'all keep up the good work, bye.

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Yes, I'm calling from High Point. I was just reading your – the Thursday Rhino Times under Yost's column. Whales are not fish. They are mammals. And they do breathe. That's the reason they have breathe holes – blow holes. That's the reason they have to come to the surface to breathe. Somebody needs to recheck – he needs to do his fact check. Thank you.

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Editor's Note: We stand by Scott Yost's story.

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It's Jan. 27, and so much for global warming. What I want to mention these airplanes, 20 of them, going to Egypt, 200 tanks going to Egypt, that Obama could stop this if he would. The Democrat friends of mine that graduated from high school and work and draws no check from the government had the very thought of voting that man back in that pulled such a stunt as this. And they got all this armed stuff to fight with. They do not like Israel. Israel is the only ally we've got in the country. Where do you think they're going to use it? And the next thing, where are they going to get the spare parts? You can't use anything unless you have parts for it. This is the most idiotic thing that Obama's done since he's been up there. This is ahead of Obamacare.

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Yeah, Steely Dan Fan Man. I read in the local paper today where some people challenged Gov. Pat McCrory and some legislators to live on $350 a week for one week. That would be too simple since they all have probably pretty large savings accounts. I challenge them to live on $350 a week for the rest of their term, and that will teach them a lesson. Thank you.

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What has this country became? The very idea that some of them in Chicago don't want the banks to have anything to do with people that manufacture guns. What about the people that manufacture liquor? What about the people that manufacture cigarettes? Cigarettes kill 400,000 a year. What has it become under President Obama? How law-abiding, high school graduates, hardworking people that's drawing no check that goes to the polls and vote him back in, it's been nothing but turmoil since he's been in, and everybody knows it. He will not drill for any more gas. He don't care what you pay for gasoline. All he cares is about him, what he can get real pretty and get on television and talk about. That thing with Hillary Clinton on 60 Minutes was the biggest scam that's ever hit this country. How much longer will the people put up with this?

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Yeah, I was just wondering if King Obama's crown is going to be made in China. And how about Vice King Harry Reid, is his crown going to be made in China, too? Thank you.

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You may not believe in God, and that is your right. You may not believe in personal firearm ownership. That also is your right. But if intruders try to break down your front door, you will immediately call someone with a gun, then pray that they get there quickly.

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I know what to do with your excess plastic bags. I met a woman who knitted ground covers, ground sheets for the homeless out of plastic bags. They weren't pretty. They were about four feet by six feet and served as simply a ground cover for the homeless so they would not be sleeping on the cold, wet ground. She went online and found out how to do this. And I thought it was a brilliant idea of what to do with the bags and also a knitting project. Thank you.

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Yes, I'm calling to say that I have a very good experience – well, it was a bad experience, but it was made better by two police officers. A friend's boyfriend went sort of nuts and was threatening me and have everybody in my neighborhood confined. And they came out, and they took care of the problem. And they checked on my friend, and then they came back and checked on me again. And I think officers like this should be commended, because they are doing a really tough job. And they're doing a good job of it. I know there are some bad people on the police force, but there's some really good ones, too.

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Here's an old man alert. I seen that old man waiting on the corner of Freeway Drive and Van Street in Reidsville at the new Sheets they're building, about three-quarters complete with his coffee cup in hand. He's waiting for his free coffee already. They're not even open. He'll be looking to eat there while he's there, too. Then he was complaining because he says 32 ounces isn't enough on a cup of coffee. He'd like a 64-ouncer. And because he's a senior citizen, he should get it for free. Wow. Have a great day. Thank you.

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I ask that we all stop talking about the middle class and immediately start referring to these folks, us folks, as middle income. This class talk is right out of the lefties, Marxist playbook. Middle-income folks, please if you don't mind for now on. Thank you.

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Hey, just picked up my Rhino Times, and there is no Sudoku. A big part of my week consists of the puzzles in The Rhino. Please include those. Thank you.

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Instead of the government, quote, helping, end quote people, why can't people help people?