Opinion

Cutting through election hysteria

Scott Kamps
Friday, May 10, 2024
It’s barely May and I’m already sick and tired of hearing about the presidential election – especially since everybody already knows who they plan to vote for! And most election talk is sensationalized and overly dramatic.
Grace Mountainside Church made sure that the weather outside did not dampen the Robbinsville Tree Lighting in December, as the festivities were moved inside the sanctuary.

Grace Mountainside Church made sure that the weather outside did not dampen the Robbinsville Tree Lighting in December, as the festivities were moved inside the sanctuary.

Episcopals, Lutherans meet under same roof – all for one cause

Eric Reece
Thursday, May 2, 2024
Did you know Robbinsville is the home of an amazing and pioneering ministry? Grace Mountainside Church on South Main Street is a church affiliated with both the Episcopal and Lutheran churches, and served by the Rev. Steve Holcomb.

Jackson dedicated to her family

Marshall McClung
Thursday, May 2, 2024
  Soon after I began writing local history columns for The Graham Star, I made a special effort to see that our local Cherokees were included – as they are a major part of Graham County history.

Priorities should be reassessed

Lynne Stevens
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Of all the obligations North Carolina has to Graham County, it is to properly fund and deliver an excellent education to every student – no matter if they live in Raleigh or Robbinsville.

If your kid’s friends were jumping off a bridge ...

Scott Kamps
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Witnessing the joy on a child’s face when opening a gift they love is a delight we can share in. My oldest son wanted to give his younger siblings an NFL experience and purchased tickets to the Lions vs. Cowboys game at AT&T Stadium in December.

Foul play

Maeburl Tincher
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Springtime is a time for moving and planting. In 1940, that is exactly what my family did – when we moved from U.S. Highway 129 over to a house on Anthony Branch Road. The trek was only about two miles from where we lived to where we were going.

Thoughts from the day before the day before deadline

Kevin Hensley
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The editor has penned a column? Inconceivable! But, alas, I am emerging from a lengthy stint away from page 4. Truthfully, I have no idea how. The weekly newspaper cycle keeps me on the go, no doubt. People often ask me when I sleep and my immediate reply is, “When I can.
Eternal Truth Ministries President Ethan Ramsey (left) stands with the evangelical church leaders he recently met with in Albania, to present the ministry’s disciples training.

Eternal Truth Ministries President Ethan Ramsey (left) stands with the evangelical church leaders he recently met with in Albania, to present the ministry’s disciples training.

Ministering the Word – 5,266 miles from home

Eric Reece
Thursday, April 18, 2024
It is a long way from Robbinsville, N.C., to Tirana, Albania. The Rev. Ethan Ramsey – youth pastor of Robbinsville First Baptist Church – found this out firsthand, as he recently traveled to Albania on a mission with Eternal Truth Ministries.

Spring cold spells vary in name

Marshall McClung
Thursday, April 18, 2024
The return of cold weather in early-April – after a period of balmy spring days – may have had some people wondering what was going on. It’s actually nothing out of the ordinary: folks who have grown up in the mountains know to expect this and have given names to these returns of winter events.

A better way than feminism

Scott Kamps
Thursday, April 11, 2024
I’ve sought to shed light on feminist ideology’s ugly roots and the oppression feminism naturally leads to. In doing so, I’ve attempted to follow in the footsteps of Frederick Douglass, who would “agitate the public mind” about the oppression of his day through his writing.