My Case For School Choice
This writer is encouraging parents to sacrifice for their child's education, at least their early education. Don't let the government indoctrinate your children.
A Great Idea for Slowing Growth
The Town Council of Weaverville is concerned about water. They devote a great deal of effort to planning for, implementing, and striving to guarantee that this essential resource will be available for the region’s anticipated growth.For the Weaverville Town Council, water is an issue. This is an issue they spend a lot of time talking about, […]
The First Rule of Public Information Officers: Never Lie
Along with being a reporter, editor, and publisher for the newspaper, I also volunteered for years as a public affairs/public information officer with the Civil Air Patrol. For those who know nothing about the Civil Air Patrol, or CAP for short, it is the official auxiliary of the US Air Force. They have a rank […]
Confederate Memorial at Arlington Cemetery to be Dismantled
An independent commission is recommending that the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery be dismantled and taken down at a cost of $62,450,030.
Asheville Water Crisis: Lack of Leadership Where it’s Needed
It’s said that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. The question is, what did the leadership of Asheville do while nearly 40,000 went without water over the holidays? Of course, the notion that Nero fiddled is just that, a notion, as the fiddle was not invented until the 11th century. If Nero played any instrument, it […]
Exchange Between Council & School Superintendent Refreshing
Last week, Dr. Rob Jackson, the new Buncombe County School Superintendent, made appearances at the Weaverville and Woodfin Town Council meetings. Jackson’s story is an interesting one. According to information on his background printed in the Weaverville Council agenda, Jackson, “a native of Buncombe County…[he] grew up and attended school in Swannanoa. After serving in […]
Buncombe County Bonds? This is What I was Talking About
A few months ago, I wrote a commentary against supporting the bonds for Buncombe County, which were up for a vote in the November election. Apparently, a majority did not agree with my position, since both bond referendums passed by comfortable margins. The Open Spaces Bond of $30 million was the more popular of the […]
Homelessness: Sad Now But Terrifying Later
All of the homeless camps around town, the vagrant panhandlers at stop lights, and other people wandering around outside, seemingly lost, can overwhelm any well-intentioned person's desire to help.
“Pandemic Amnesty?” I Don’t Think So
Emily Oster proposes a sentiment for the country that beckons both forgiveness for our social behavior and the US government's overreaches during the "stop the spread" campaign during COVID.
The Routinization of Bear Killings
The long days of bloodshed are upon us, and with them come the weapons of autumn. In our national forests belonging to all tax-paying American citizens come mostly men and some women, armed to the teeth, are accompanied by bony hunting hounds deprived of food in the days prior to the hunt in order to […]