The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
Can You Afford to Live Green?
Most people believe that building green makes a home more expensive, and with the current economy, we are all looking for ways to spend less. Geothermal heating is expensive to install. Organic foods cost extra. Many believe they cannot afford to [...]

This past week we celebrated Veteran’s Day here at Camp Clark.  We didn’t do anything to special beyond having a little bit of cake and ice cream for lunch.  Almost everyone here on Camp Clark is in the military or has served in the military, so it isn’t as big of a deal here.  However, [...]

Lydia Leann Wade & Cory James Cook United in Marriage
Lydia Leann Wade and Cory James Cook were married September 3rd at Journey Church of God, Murphy. The Rev. Ken Jenkins of Tryon officiated.
The bride is the daughter of Melvin and Cynthia Wade of Murphy. She is a graduate of Hiwassee Dam High School, Cum [...]

Commissioners settle former county manager suit
David Badger to get $140,000 as settlement
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
MURPHY–By a two to one vote, the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners agreed to pay former county manager David Badger $140,000 as restitution from a breech of his contract, which stated if he were let go without good and sufficient cause, [...]

Last week was a busy and productive one in Washington.  Throughout the week, I worked to rally support for a bipartisan letter I spearheaded with Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID) urging the 12-member Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, or Super Committee, to put all options on the table for deficit reduction and come up with [...]

It is now the first week of November, I have a little over 35 days until I begin my journey home to the United States.  Halloween week was a welcomed break from the monotony of our daily routines as we received reports of Zombie, a monkey, and a demon being spotted on base during a [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
If the media is so liberal, why is the public so unaware of the greatest successes of the Obama administration? You would think the media would focus on Obama’s foreign policy where he has achieved dramatic success but that is not so. His successes have virtually gone unnoticed in the 24/7 news cycle [...]

This is about sexual harassment in the workplace and how it relates to Herman Cain and media coverage.
“Everyone in Washington has held public office before. How is that working for you?” said Herman Cain as he became the leader in the polls for the GOP presidential nomination. Then the ‘Liberal’ establishment media went in full [...]

HHS Beta Club take new members
By Frank Bradley
Sentinel writer
Thirty-two new members of Hayesville High School were inducted into the National Beta Club last week raising the the local Beta population to 90. Old Beta members, by that we refer to the HHS Juniors and Seniors previously inducted, were on hand to attend the ceremony and [...]

Recently a local academic newsletter had some condescending advice for classroom participants. It said:
“The next time you feel you must contribute to the class discussion, think twice about what you want to say, be sure it’s brief, concise, and relevant. You may consider yourself an authority on a subject, but there may be another viewpoint [...]