The Paris Climate Change Accord is a Flawed Agreement
There are a couple of ways to look at the Paris Climate Accord. First, it is a mechanism to get the entire world to focus on and take action to lessen the impact of… Read More
Category: Politics
It is time for business leaders to step up to the plate
In a recent sermon, Dr Tim Elmore spoke about leadership and a quotation he used from Chronicles seems appropriate not just to the past, but to the issues our community faces today. Their leaders… Read More
Failed leadership to blame for Kingsport’s problems
What is happening in Kingsport? In a nutshell, we are not growing, and the attempts to “prime the pump” have been largely unsuccessful. We must alter course. First, a sobering dose of reality. We… Read More
To get anything done, it’s all about the votes
When I served on the Kingsport Board of Mayor and Aldermen, my mantra was “It’s all about four votes.” With seven members, you had to have four votes to pass any item. It didn’t… Read More
Trade Policy is not as Simple as we Think
There has been much debate about the benefits or costs associated with “free trade.” To some, foreign trade is the devil incarnate-it has cost America jobs and negatively impacted our economy. To others, it… Read More
Compassion and Logic clash in our Immigration Policy
I recently heard a sermon preaching on the virtue of compassion, “concern for the misfortune of others accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate that suffering.” Truly that seems a worthy human emotion and… Read More
A strategic business mindset can turn Kingsport around
Kingsport seems to be in a perpetual state of flux. As we face our pains, perhaps an interesting question to ask might be, “How would Kingsport act if they were a business in similar… Read More
There is Clash of National Vision occurring in our Country
We are witnessing a truly important event in American history. It amounts to a clash of culture or perhaps more appropriately stated, a confrontation of two diverging visions of our country. On one side… Read More
Now that the Election is over, Empathy is the key to moving our country forward
President Donald Trump! A year ago, such an outcome would have seemed incredibly farfetched. His victory flew in the face of the polling and the prognostication of the pundits. It has likely panicked the… Read More
Has the Media Stolen the Election?
There have been many accusations, particularly by the Trump camp, that the media is biased and stealing the election. I find his commentary ironic in that the media both made and is in the… Read More
