The current Ebola outbreak in West Africa is rapidly becoming a security threat to the United States. While the developed world is probably capable of handling a small-scale outbreak internally, the incident in Texas… Read More
The recent emergence of a terrorist group in Syria and Iraq has created a dilemma for U.S. policy (I think we should refuse to give that group any legitimacy by either calling them a… Read More
I recently returned from my 35th Reunion at West Point. Sadly, I had lost touch with many of my classmates over the intervening years since graduation. Yet, I walked away from the weekend with… Read More
“What is wrong with Kingsport?” It is absolute heresy to even utter those words. If you do, you are a nay-sayer who will not see the good, a “glass half empty kind of… Read More
Much has happened over the past twenty years in Kingsport. The community is much improved. Despite the difficult choices that our leaders must make when it comes to taxes and expenditures, we have much… Read More
Recently, I was contemplating the nature of relationships. I have also found that the character of interpersonal relationships seems to morph over time. Specifically, over the course of the past two decades I… Read More
This time of year is one of celebration and optimism. Last weekend, I attended my daughter, Katie’s graduation from Duke. It is always a bit melancholy to have such a milestone pass. Inevitably,… Read More
I have followed the difficulties the Department of Veterans Affairs has been going through with sadness. It is hard to listen to stories about deferred care for those who have made sacrifices for their… Read More
As I opened my eyes one morning last week, I looked out over a beautiful landscape: snow falling, a white cap on the railing, misty ponds in the background; a sky that was gray,… Read More
Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas! The ubiquitous greetings of the season. Late Autumn, with Thanksgiving and Christmas is a time to enjoy the family and give thanks for the blessings of this life. The Norman… Read More
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