Opinion
DURHAM DISPATCH Shape up, America!
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.I’ve been told that the Troopies who fought in the second Indochina War in Vietnam were the most educated our military ever had.
VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS Where o’ where have you gone…
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.It may just be me but there isn’t too much going on with our friends over at the Washington County Militia.
New signs of sanity at EPA
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.Could it be? Dare we think it? Is it possible that the Environmental Protection Agency might finally be getting serious about providing some protection for Appalachia’s environment and people?
Wandering the Ozarks Search for school locates building still standing
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.For the past year I’ve driven all over four counties searching for lost communities and talking to people whose stories reveal a past well lived in the Boston Mountains.
Shorter days bring new things to watch in nature
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.To see a world in a grain of sand: The minutes of daylight lessen as we get closer to the “first day of Winter,” around December 21st, at which point we will have days which begin again to get longer by minutes.
Mystery solved, or was it?
Posted: November 19, 2009 6 a.m.You may recall the story where I received a packet containing a somewhat jumbled series of notes from an elderly gentleman asking me to write about his lifelong experience with a mysterious group of people.
Independent thinking needed by council members
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.A troubling pattern is developing with the current Elkins City Council that seems to ignore facts and endorse an agenda that isn’t taking into account all the citizens of this city.
VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS Freedom to limit freedom
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.Screaming about the loss of freedoms where none exists is what passes for conservative thought.
DURHAM DISPATCH Thoughts on GOP agenda
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.The off-year elections this November will have been decided by the time this is published.
Wandering the Ozarks Mystery of Red Cross House solved by reader
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.A few weeks ago I received an Email from Kavin Harris, the son of Dean Harris, grandson of Homer Harris and greatgrandson of Josie Harris.
Enjoying morning dew and the night sky
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.To see a world in a grain of sand: The bare trees of this season will give us the opportunity to see many things we haven’t noticed through the green leaves.
Rest in peace, Chief
Posted: November 12, 2009 6 a.m.My phone rang early one July morning. Being an early riser, I was drinking coffee when Kimi, granddaughter of Tom “Chief” Black Fox, Called to let me know Chief had died the night before.
DURHAM DISPATCH The Bactrian Hoard
Posted: November 5, 2009 6 a.m.One of the tragedies of the Bushian Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has been the loss of so much valuable material collected in the museums and other places, not to mention the ancient sites we’ve bombed.
VIEW FROM THE CHEAP SEATS Test scores too important
Posted: November 5, 2009 6 a.m.We all have had favorite teachers. The men and women employed at every level of the educational system open minds and ensure quality of life, economic prosperity, and our lasting democracy. An informed electorate is essential to every aspect of our lives.