A New Approach for Local Democrats
Saturday fundraiser geared towards ‘working people’ By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR – In the 2016 elections, Democratic candidates in Caldwell County and the High Country were solidly repudiated by the […]
Solving the North Korea Problem
No Nukes for anyone By Michael M. Barrick In the early 1980s, I had a t-shirt that exclaimed, “No Nukes!” It caused more than one confrontation, which of course was […]
Meanwhile, Outside the Beltway
Obsession with Russia is manipulative, voyeuristic, and distracting from vital issues By Michael M. Barrick OUTSIDE THE BELTWAY, U.S.A. – Here, where it is not Red Square or either end of […]
Arts Council Accepting Grant Applications
Grassroots Grants help support arts efforts in Caldwell County LENOIR, N.C. – The Caldwell Arts Council (CAC) is currently accepting Grassroots Grant applications for arts projects taking place in fiscal […]
‘Love is not enough’
Encountering a disturbing view of the Christian faith By Art Sherwood PATTERSON, N.C. – Last week was a wonderful week, celebrating the 241st birthday of the United States. It is […]
A Poem on My Place Among Nature
A Disturbance by Abigail Taylor I disturbed a little bird’s peace, when I sat at the car port table to read a few lines before dark. She may have been […]
Our Way of Life
“Our way of life” requires a war machine says the president. He is not the first to say so; “The Donald” is just more blunt. Despite the feigned consternation of […]
