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 […]
Category Archives: education
The Advantages of Free Thinking
Science need not destroy your faith, but its truths can’t be ignored By Isaac Crouch The universe is random, chaotic, mysterious, incomprehensibly vast and possibly infinite. It is an undisputed, […]
Just Write!
Lenoir Library hosting writing workshop series by Michael Barrick Courtesy submission, Caldwell County Public Library LENOIR, N.C. – Have you always wanted to write the Great American Novel? Or do […]
Public Education in the Cross Hairs
Confirmation of Betsy DeVos and GOP attacks on N.C. public schools pose an existential threat to public education By Dr. Arthur M. Sherwood and Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – […]
Why We Turn Our Thoughts to Martin Luther King Jr.
Students in predominantly white Western N.C. have much to learn By Michael M. Barrick “Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King / and recognize that there are […]
Artists-in-Schools Program Offers Students Educational and Fun Productions
Thousands of students will attend shows sponsored by the Caldwell Arts Council Courtesy Article LENOIR – As part of the Artists-in-Schools Program of the Caldwell Arts Council, thousands of students […]
The Two Caldwells
Recent activities reveal not much has changed for decades By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – Any essay or discussion about religion and politics is full of risks, even more […]
