Disaster Response 101
Steps to take before reopening schools LENOIR, N.C. — In less than two weeks, students are scheduled to return to school across North Carolina, including in the Caldwell County Public […]
Steps to take before reopening schools LENOIR, N.C. — In less than two weeks, students are scheduled to return to school across North Carolina, including in the Caldwell County Public […]
JUNIOR AT POCAHONTAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL WINS EIGHT RIVERS COUNCIL ESSAY CONTEST Editor’s note: Since it is the youngest among us that have the most to lose if we do […]
Writing while exploring our memories and family histories is a good use of time while staying put By Michael M. Barrick Note: This is Part 2 in a series of […]
It is an enjoyable diversion that can calm your mind and strengthen bonds of love and mutual dependence By Michael M. Barrick INTRODUCTION This is Part 1 in a series […]
A Lesson Plan that considers the reasons By Michael M. Barrick “Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King / and recognize that there are ties between us, […]
Up close and personal with Appalachian legends Note: This is the seventh installment from “The Hillbilly Highway, Volume 2: Seeds, Songs and Streams.” Learn more here. By Michael M. Barrick BLACK MOUNTAIN, […]
Strike vote by West Virginia teachers shows the value of unions By Michael M. Barrick LENOIR, N.C. – West Virginia teachers recently voted overwhelmingly to go out on strike if […]
A mind at work inspired research and response By Michael M. Barrick BOONE, N.C. – In late October, a professor at Appalachian State University (ASU) reached out to me because […]
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 […]
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, […]