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Field Notes: And now, the rest of the story 

Field Notes: And now, the rest of the story 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  As a writer, I tend to be a tinkerer. I want to rewrite and rewrite forever and ever. That’s why I like writing this column every week for the Speckled...
Field Notes: It’s still moving 

Field Notes: It’s still moving 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  The Easter pictures from Ohio in my family’s Facebook posts were of the winter wonderland variety; my hometown got three inches of snow over the weekend....
Field Notes: Building an outdoor economy

Field Notes: Building an outdoor economy

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  Economic developers have a long-running joke that if a community has absolutely nothing going for it – no infrastructure, no businesses, no skilled workers –...
Field Notes: I yam what I yam 

Field Notes: I yam what I yam 

​​The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  It is common to see semi-trailers emblazoned with “Atlantic Packaging” chugging down U.S.  74 through Wadesboro. But I was under a...