Kingsport must embrace change and harness it to build our future
We are facing a brave new world. Within our region there are great shifts afoot. For Kingsport, not all of those are positive. It is time for us to change. Like it or… Read More
Category: Politics
Some advice for our candidates for local office
Over the past several months, I have been approached by a number of potential candidates for local office. On the one hand, I am flattered that some would seek my counsel about a task… Read More
Ebola presents a new National Security Threat to America
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
It is time to take the gloves off in the Middle East
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
Leaders must accept responsibility for their actions
“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
Perhaps it is time to rethink the “indirect approach” to growth of our community
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
The problems with VA’s Healthcare System are a harbinger of things to come with ObamaCare
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
Instead of fearing our future, Kingsport should work to shape it
I have often said that Kingsport needs a new strategy for the future. Unfortunately, after teaching strategy at West Point, I have come to understand that strategic thought is not intuitive to many people.… Read More
It is time for Kingsport to abandon the ‘Cult of Growth’
Economic growth has become a very important topic of late. Growth implies jobs, more goods and services, improved choices for consumers and more tax revenue for government. All of that sounds great. However, growth… Read More
The citizenry must take action to reclaim Kingsport’s future
I am deeply concerned with the direction our community is headed. For all of our efforts at visioning and strategizing, we still lack a coherent view of what our community should be in the… Read More
