Separation of church and state

There are some misconceptions over freedom of religion in this country. Interestingly, some feel Christians are under attack.  Our Constitution’s First Amendment states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion ...

Top 10 things they should have taught at editor school

Monday is a time for celebration at 720 Tallulah, as your hometown newspaper turns 69 years young. Should we splurge for 69 individual candles to go atop our cookie cake, or make it easy with the two numeric symbols?

Summertime living not always easy

George Gershwin composed “Summertime” in 1934 for the opera Porgy and Bess. It contains the phrase “summertime when the living is easy,” which causes me to wonder if George ever used a hoe or pitchfork.

‘First They Came’ for the church

In recent weeks, a number of anniversaries have occurred. We recognized the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, which was the start of the liberation of Europe during World War II.

The greatest threat of tyranny

* 2nd of a 2-part column If tyranny is – as the Founders postulated – the concentrating of powers (legislative, executive and/or judiciary) into the same hands, then the greatest threat of tyranny for Americans today is the administrative state: even greater than the weaponization of the justice...

No college required

There is a false narrative that claims people who have not gone to college are not educated. Anyone who thinks this does not know very many people. Many of the smartest people I know have not been near a college. Being educated or not educated is a choice each person makes.

Logging camps were common in county

During the height of logging operations in Graham County, logging camps could be found scattered over most of our woodland areas. Earl A. Parsons – who was one of the Cheoah District rangers in Graham County – wrote an article about vanishing logging camps. The article was published in the Feb.

‘My Graham County Home’

“Oh My Graham County Home, my happy mountain home. “No other place on earth so dear to me.

Prayers for peace among God’s people

God called Abraham to leave his father’s home and go to a new land. The promise was he would be blessed and his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. By faith, Abraham traveled to the land and settled there. Abraham and his wife Sarah could not have children.

What does tyranny look like?

* 1st of a 2-part column The task that lies before Americans is not to whine about the moment in which we live, but to understand the problems/dangers of our era and respond appropriately: avoiding the hysterical delirium of politicians that sensationalize the upcoming election as the potential...