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...

Rules revolution

A while back, I published a newsletter in an effort to teach my real estate agents how to do real estate “farming” to get home listings. I wanted to make the letter relevant and even a bit unorthodox to get reader attention. I included an article that appeared in the New York Times in the 1950s.

Building Bridges to a better education

A friend of a friend contacted me about a nonpartisan group called Pastors for North Carolina Children. After learning about their mission, I connected and have supported them.

Travel on early roads difficult

Travel on early roads in our mountains was a rugged experience.

Climate change needs to be addressed – before all hope is lost

It is fascinating how far science has come in analyzing and predicting changes we see in the Earth’s climate. Today, there are still those who choose to ignore decades of dedicated researchers and their findings.