Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
The New York Times headline reads: Slumping Economy Jeopardizes Democrats’ Election Prospects. The author of the article went on to comment, “It’s no wonder that jobs – who can create them, who is to blame for the losses – are nearly all that candidates [in Ohio] discuss.” Of course this is the discussion [...]

Conservative Republicans are the party of “NO” according to Liberal Democrats. The Democrats are right.
And every time a Liberal says that Republicans are the party of NO, Conservatives should respond that Republicans are the party of no socialism, no government regulation over your lives, and no redistribution of wealth from those that earned it to [...]

WEEKLY UPDATE FROM CONGRESSMAN SHULER
Being able to go to schools in our mountain area is one of my favorite things to do.  Our children are the future of our community and our nation, and I am honored to be able to work with our school administrators, teachers, parents and staff to ensure that our kids [...]

Robert Lorne Foreman, 81 of Hiawassee Georgia died Thursday August 26,.2010 at Chatuge Nursing home in Hiawassee following an extended illness.Mr.Foreman was born March 24, 1929 in Windsor Ontario Canada to the late Rev, Sidney Robert Foreman and Greta Cooper Foreman.Mr.Foreman was happily married for fifty nine years to his wife Joan Horne Foreman.  He [...]

May 19, 1919 – September 2, 2010
Ellie was born in New York City in 1919. After graduating from Vassar College in 1941, she moved to Brasstown to work at the John C. Campbell Folk School craft department. She lived in Farm House with Olive Campbell and readily adapted to rural Southern farm life.
In 1945, Ellie [...]

TRIBUTE TO ELLIE WILSON,

By: Benjamin Kennedy
Guest Writer

For this mountain area a seven-decades long monument fell when Eleanor Lambert Wilson, age 91, died on September 2, 2010.  It was 70  years almost to the day that she had come to Brasstown, N.C., a young, energetic, curious woman, ready to start a whole new life in [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Local Green Projects
Green is not just for Europe! There are a growing number of local projects here in the mountains. If your neighbor saves money by going green, would you take the plunge?
Martins Creek Elementary (near Murphy, NC) has leased part of its land to a Solar [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
How can we judge if something is green?
It is green if it reduces the damage we cause the earth. But too many companies are making too many claims without proof. How can we compare the amount of damage caused to the earth when purchasing something? Truthfully, there [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Cleaning Mold
After several hot, humid months, many of our buildings are moldy. How do we clean up mold properly?
First lets consider how mold lives. Generally mold needs darkness, moisture, food, and protection from wind. What bothers us are the spores. They are like dandelion seeds waiting for [...]

REEL MEMORIES NO. 143
Superman: The Movie
by William V. Reynolds
In June of 1938 a new hero burst upon the scene. He would become America’s first superhero and be known by many names including The Man of Steel. Created by the sons of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants,Joel Seigle and Jerry Shuster, Superman, a type of the [...]