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The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership.  The human brain has a fantastic ability to find patterns and connections in seemingly unrelated things. This ability has given us mathematics and engineering,...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. The inclement weather the past couple of days relegated me to working in the garage, so I decided to "tune up" my bicycle for the spring. I replaced the tubes,...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. This month's Popular Mechanics features an article on the "science of making low-alcohol beer." It turns out low-alcohol and no-alcohol beers are gaining...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Whenever I drive into Anson County from the west on U.S. Hwy. 74, I pass a derelict Radio Shack sign in front of the Food Lion plaza in Marshville, and my...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Like most boys growing up in Ohio in the ’70s, I was obsessed with football. As one of the least athletic humans ever born, I knew there was no way I would ever...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Have you ever bought a product based solely on product placement in a movie or television show? I hadn't either, until last week. Product placements are when a...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. Late last week, I made my final visit to New Beginnings Moravian Garden for 2020. Fittingly, it was an overcast day with a raw breeze and a hint of rain in the...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. On Nov. 12, 1994, my wife Janet and I sat high in the stands of Bowling Green’s Doyt Perry Stadium for what we believed would be the coronation of our alma mater...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I’ve never met George Clooney, but I did see him “around town” several times during the spring and summer of 2007. During my first year working for the Greater...

The author, John Marek, is a writer and executive director of the Anson Economic Development Partnership. I have spent most of the past two days shuttling back and forth between Wadesboro and West Jefferson. Our Rotary Club is selling Christmas wreaths this year as a...