Across the Ridge

By Nick Lehr, The Conversation The total damage from Hurricane Helene to North Carolina – be it physical, psychological or economic – is difficult to quantify. But the

I hate to be the one to do this, but it is time to clear up a few misconceptions about fruitcake. Fruitcake is one of the most reviled

Observed the first Monday in September, Labor Day is an annual celebration of the social and economic achievements of American workers. The holiday is rooted in the late nineteenth

Step back in time to a day when the world pauses to the strum of a guitar, the plaintive melody of a bluegrass ballad, the clack of spoons,

A haiku by Regina Pickett Garson