As I follow the evolution of the Presidential campaign, one word best seems to describe my feelings, “Appalling!” I am not necessarily surprised that the specific candidates that have emerged, but I am appalled… Read More
Dear Senator Clinton and President Obama, “There is Radical Islam!” Both senior elected officials refuse to use the term and they are dead wrong. To deny that such a concept is to fundamentally misunderstand… Read More
President Obama recently gave a speech at the United Nations. The principal topic was the war against the “so called” Islamic State. (As an aside, I resent our policy makers leaving out the modifier… Read More
“Tax and Spend!” That is the derisive slogan often used to unflatteringly describe the current liberal-dominated Federal Executive. In our region, we are generally skeptical of government’s constant call for tax payers to “give… Read More
There are a number of governmental proposals floating around that purport to create jobs and enhance the flagging middle class. Sadly, they will likely come to naught for there is precious little any… Read More
For all of our celebrations of unity during the 4th of July, there is still much that divides our country. Of course, this should be expected from a country that is often described… Read More
I visited Nashville this week. I attended an entrepreneurial conference and combined a short weekend vacation with my wife. What a vibrant town! It is loaded with young people, a term that for… Read More
So often life seems like a “zero-sum” game. If one person wins another, by definition, must lose. This condition assumes not only that the size of the pie is constant, you either get… Read More
What Kingsport is missing is a coherent strategic plan. More important, as a community we do not think strategically. Perhaps this sounds like pedantic nonsense, but I would argue differently. Strategy First, remember what… Read More
Kingsport stands at the edge of precipice. We must make a choice. This will occur either by contentious decision or it will happen as momentum randomly drives us off the edge. But make… Read More
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