Friday Five: Littering, a pardon and a lump of coal? By Mark Plemmons Jan 22, 2021 Jan 22, 2021 Updated Feb 26, 2021 0 1 of 2 E.L.K. stands for Eliminating Litter in Kannapolis. Organizers hope to have a visible impact made by this spring's Earth Day. From E.L.K. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save By Mark Plemmons Part of our community is about to get cleaner thanks to a new group being formed.kAm}@] `k^AmkAmu:89E:?8 =:EE6C :? z2??2A@=:D] *@F 8FJD <?@H 9@H >F49 x 92E6 =:EE6C:?8] p 8C@FA :? z2??2A@=:D =65 3J #:E2 q=:G6? :D ECJ:?8 E@ 4=62? FA E96 4:EJ]k^AmkAm“(6 2C6 =2F?49:?8 2? :?:E:2E:G6 E@ 7@C> 8C@FAD 2?5 D276=J A:4< FA =:EE6C :? z2??2A@=:D] t]{]z] :D 2? 24C@?J> 7@C t=:>:?2E:?8 {:EE6C :? z2??2A@=:D[” q=:G6? 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