by Wadesboro | May 9, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In June 2006, Paramount Parks, where my wife worked as corporate controller, was acquired by Cedar Fair. As part of the buyout, she was given the option of taking a modest ...
by Wadesboro | May 3, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. When I was 8 years old, my father took me to see the movie “Patton,” a biographical war film about the life of Gen. George S. Patton, who played a significant role...
by Wadesboro | Apr 26, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In 2025, Volkswagen will begin selling a new electric vehicle roughly based on the old International Harvester (IH) Scout. In reality, the “New Scout” will have...
by Wadesboro | Apr 19, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I have always been annoyed by songs that use made-up words. Perhaps it’s because I once considered myself a lyricist and struggled to find the right word to convey my...
by Wadesboro | Apr 11, 2023 | Wadesboro
The author, John Marek, is a writer and CEO of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. In my column on missing the bus and the Xenia tornado a couple of weeks ago, I mentioned how important the evening news was to family life in the ’70s. Our...
