“Only Nixon could go to China” is a metaphor for a person of an established reputation to defy all expectations by acting in a contrary fashion. That phrase was born on this date in 1972. President Richard Nixon, an established cold warrior, surprised everyone by his visit with the Chinese leadership. This led to expanded contacts between the U.S. and that nation. Full diplomatic relations, broken off in 1949, were restored on January 1, 1979. Today, China is a major U.S. trading partner. In 2011, China bought nearly $104 billion of U.S. goods, while we imported over $399 billion worth from that once-isolated nation. Profile America is in its 16th year as a public service of the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There is an opera about that event, appropriately called “Nixon in China.” It starts off with Air force One landing outside Peking. Henry, Dick, and Pat disembark and are serenaded by Cho En-lai and Madam Mao. Quite powerful and at times very funny. Oh, it’s in English.
Can anyone clarify how many hijacking/rapes have been committed? Have reread the article several times from today’s Dispatch, “The Henderson Police Department would like to take this opportunity to inform all citizens throughout Henderson and Vance County that recent events resulting in three car-jackings and one sexual assault have been accurately reported to the media. The three incidents that occurred within the City of Henderson were on January 24th 2013, February 11th 2013, and February 14th, 2013.”
This is confusing, does it mean 3 or 4 crimes? Have their been other crimes in Vance Co that aren’t included above? Heard about at least one offense in Kitrell but that isn’t in Henderson. There are rumors swirling around social media and area towns and today is the first printed statement from the local authorities I have seen. Folks are scared and deserve the truth, which is why they have turned to social media for answers. Authorities have not gotten out in front of this to stop the spread of misinformation and it is hurting our town badly.
Ladies, grab your ball point pens and whistles to protect yourselves (joke). If these criminals had some fear that they would meet some armed resistance in the form of their victim being a concealed carry weapon holder, well trained and comfortable in using that firearm, these incidents would stop.
If I delete the last paragraph, would it pass the moderator?
Dangy, for some reason your comment was held in moderation by our filtering service, but there’s nothing I see that should have triggered it. I removed it from moderation as soon as I saw that was the case. Thanks for your comments!
Sorry, Phil! Thanks for all you do!
How much farther can Henderson and Vance County continue to fall? We have been a joke to other areas of our state for a long time and you know, they’re right. Our leaders need to step up and if they cannot, get out of the way.
Mojo, I agree with your intent, but You have to take some responsibility for this too. Do you go to county commissioners meetings or city council meeting s and speak about the issues you see that need attention? Do you call your representatives and talk to them about the issues and your ideas? From my research ( from calling some of them) I can say that most( but not all) of them report that few if any people call. That leaves the door open for them to deal with only those that follow them closely (read who helped put them there) or to not deal with anything at all.
For those that I have called and talked to, I can say they have listened, and in some cases, have helped. They are the same ones that do get input from the public, because people become aware that they will help, or at least try. We need more of those, and a lot of public input can help change that. I have witnessed public hearings where it only took 15-20 people to sway opinion.