Message in a Bottle
- Barking About Barking
- Anonymous
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With the tourist season quickly approaching, I hope that everyone will be considerate of others if they own dogs or bring dogs to the beach. The houses are in close proximity at the beach and dogs left on the deck to bark at every passerby... Full story
- Hypocrite or Ignorance
- Anonymous
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If you drive a Hummer and ask your town to put in a windmill to save on foreign oil use, is that the definition of a hypocrite or the definition of ignorance?... Full story

- Eating right
- Erin Williams
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There's good reason for people who eat eggs to choose cage-free or free-range eggs instead of those from birds confined in cages ("Eat local, eat well," April 2).
Most eggs come from factory farms that cram hens into battery... Full story
- Update: Deacon the Cat
- Deacon the Cat
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It's me Deacon! You remember, the sweet, loving black kitten with a broken leg. I wanted to update everyone on my progress.
I'm doing just great. A wonderful family has adopted me; my mom says I am a pile of joy. I have lots of siblings to... Full story
- In support of skatepark
- Anonymous
- I am a supporter of building a skateboard park in Surf City. The reasons are sound and with merit. The price tag that was put on the park in the previous commentary has not been backed up with a legitimate estimate. The meeting that occurred in... Full story
- Skateboading on thin ice?
- Anonymous
- With all the growth and expansion going on in Surf City, it's amazing that more people don't show up for Town Council meetings and other committee meetings where decisions are being made regarding the use of Surf City's tax dollars. For example, few... Full story
- Operation Topcat
- Deacon the Cat
- My name is Deacon and I need to tell my story. I was found in the middle of the highway, unable to get out of the road. This nice couple stopped to see why I would stay in such a dangerous place. They soon found out that my back leg was broken and... Full story
- Job well done
- On January 10, 2008 I had an “interruption” in service (heart attack). I went to Surf City Urgent Care where Dr. Blair and his staff responded to my needs in a rapid and professional way and I want to thank them. I also want to... Full story
- The kindness of strangers
- Anonymous
- Last month, I came to visit my daughter and her husband in North Topsail Beach. Before I crossed the bridge, I decided to stop at the Dollar General to pick up a few toys and things for my grandkids. I was in there so long, that when I came out,... Full story
- Hauling off Christmas trees?
- Anonymous
- I am extremely bothered by the political correctness taking place, locally and nationally, concerning holiday terminology: Christmas trees. I couldn’t defend my opinion or belief any better than Ben Stein did in the following statement:... Full story
The Topsail advertiser introduces "Message In A Bottle". Send anyone an
anonymous "thank you", confessions, or accusations. Keep your message at
200 words or less (which we will edit, change or delete the names of the
guilty and the innocent, etc").