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Old 27 February 2018, 10:15 AM   #1
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Someone Gave ME An Award!?!?!

I've been writing my newspaper column for two and a half years and this year, I have received what I consider a great honor. I am not a professional journalist. I don't get paid for my column. I do it for fun and have somehow become kinda well known in two towns here in North Carolina (Wilson and Rockingham).

This past Thursday, I was awarded a 2017 North Carolina Press Association Award for Lighter Columns. It's third place, the bronze medal so to speak, but it still a great honor to be recognized. Since I am not actually an employee of the paper, I was not at the awards assembly, but the editor of the Wilson Times is seeing that my award is framed and delivered to me.

This is quite humbling for a guy who throws together a thousand words of nonsense each week.

Since I have started this, I have gotten fan mail (from elderly women), hate mail (from hipster doofuses) and now this.

If you are interested in reading the column, PM me and I will give details where you can find them on the internet. They are mostly Andy Rooney type columns, with an occasional foray into actual journalism. I still can't believe the statewide press has recognized me for my work.

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Old 27 February 2018, 10:22 AM   #2
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Hey Joe its no Pulitzer but everyone has to start somewhere my friend
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:23 AM   #3
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Hey Joe its no Pulitzer but everyone has to start somewhere my friend
Absolutely. I'll take what I can get!
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:23 AM   #4
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Joe, that’s fantastic, a huge congratulations!
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:24 AM   #5
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:28 AM   #6
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Nicely done Joe.
No need to be shy...why don’t you just post the link right here?
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:27 AM   #7
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:32 AM   #8
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Congrats, recognition is always nice.
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Old 27 February 2018, 10:37 AM   #9
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Pretty awesome Joe, congrats!


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Old 27 February 2018, 10:42 AM   #10
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Here are a couple of the columns that helped get me the award.

http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/f...memories,85891

http://www.wilsontimes.com/stories/f...memories,85891
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Old 27 February 2018, 11:09 AM   #11
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Congrats Always nice to be recognized.

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Old 27 February 2018, 11:13 AM   #12
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Quite an accomplishment. Congrats!


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Old 27 February 2018, 11:58 AM   #13
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Nicely done!
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Old 27 February 2018, 12:05 PM   #14
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That's awesome. Congrats! Thanks for sharing it with us.
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Old 27 February 2018, 12:08 PM   #15
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Congratulations. Enjoyed reading the First Date.
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Old 27 February 2018, 12:09 PM   #16
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Very cool Joe, congratulations
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Old 27 February 2018, 12:17 PM   #17
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Old 27 February 2018, 01:34 PM   #18
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Old 27 February 2018, 03:05 PM   #19
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Old 27 February 2018, 03:19 PM   #20
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Hey Joe.
Really enjoyed your article. That award is wonderful recognition for you.
Congratulations.
Blessings,
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Old 27 February 2018, 03:27 PM   #21
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I wrote the newsletters for my golf club for over 5 years so I know it's not easy to come up with meaningful and interesting content on a regular basis. Congratulations!


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