by Wadesboro | Jun 10, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. This past weekend, I was browsing through some posts on a Facebook page dedicated to Ohio’s Lake Erie Islands. I grew up on the nearby mainland and...
by Wadesboro | Jun 2, 2021 | Wadesboro
Editor: I voted in your online poll this week regarding high school. I chose the third option, “Miserable,” because it was the most appropriate of the three offered, but in truth it doesn’t capture the entirety of my experience. As a gawky, unathletic kid...
by Wadesboro | Jun 2, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. As a writer, I have a more intimate relationship with words than, say, the average accountant or software engineer. Right now, I am having an intense dalliance...
by Wadesboro | May 27, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Although often referred to as a Duck “boat,” the General Motors DUKW utility vehicle is really more of a floating truck. Designed for use as an amphibious...
by Wadesboro | May 20, 2021 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The offices of RS Byrnes Associates, the firm where I worked as a consultant from 1998 to 2004, were located in a two-story office building near the intersection...
