CLAYTON, N.C. — Farms here once stretched as far the eyes could see. Teens on the cusp of adulthood could look forward to steady paychecks from textile mills.
But now, as Roger Hill looks out from the front doors of Powhatan Original Free Will, the 130-year-old Baptist Church where he preaches, some of the houses of his childhood neighbors are gone, along with the wide-open acres where he used to hunt. The growing footprint of pharmaceutical giants has replaced them.
This small town of 20,000 might seem an unlikely place for the world’s largest maker of insulin to build a stockpile of drugs needed to fight a chronic disease affecting 30 million Americans.
Hopefully long term it will be an asset to the town. Giving away $100 million for $20 million in local salaries will take some time to reap benefits.
It would be nice to see them display our countries flag correctly however. Why is it the same height as the others?
Please see: http://www.usflag.org/flagetiquette.html. “When flown with the national banner of other countries, each flag must be displayed from a separate pole of the same height.”
I didn’t think a company flag qualified as the same as a country. Interpretation I guess.