We can support WNC, albeit in different ways

When you’re a columnist for a newspaper, you don’t take the space for granted. It is a gift and an…
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We’re open, but be understanding

This is not the end of our story in Western North Carolina. Far from it. It’s an opportunity for a…
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Desecration and beauty all mixed together

Early October, and these mountains are already beginning to put on their glorious garments of autumn. A splash of red…
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In the middle of an unimaginable tragedy

It’s hard to know what to write about when my mind is swirling in so many directions, as I’m sure…
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An ultramarathon, a book, a flood and a prayer

On the weekend of Sept. 20-21, I went to the Grindstone 100-Mile Ultramarathon at Natural Chimneys Park in Virginia, where…
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Election officials prepare for new rules

Voting is going to look a bit different in North Carolina this year thanks to new partisan observers who will…
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Teaching teens in a tumultuous world

Recently I had the privilege of sitting and talking with a group of adolescents who weren’t my own children or…
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Election fraud claims are just that — a fraud

The looming 1980 presidential election was all over the news, the unpopular incumbent Jimmy Carter facing the charismatic former actor…
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Already leaning into the fall season

Once Labor Day has come and gone, I lean fully into fall. I know that technically autumn does not officially…
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He’s not gone, he’s just getting started

When I became a parent for the first time, I asked my brother what to expect. He already had two…
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How about some respect for all athletes

Editor’s note: Bob Clark coached the Tuscola boys and girls discus and shotput athletes for the past three seasons. Prior…
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MDMA will, eventually, help many with PTSD

As the executive director of the nonprofit Pearl Institute here in Waynesville, I wanted to express my gratitude to The…
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Public radio called, and I tuned in

During a recent morning drive to Asheville, I felt a yearning to listen to National Public Radio (NPR). Typically my…
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