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
Life & Politics Blog
Kingsport is in the midst of a profound generational shift
Life in a community like Kingsport moves at its own placid pace. We don’t boom. We don’t bust. And we change at a glacial speed. But, change we do. I first noticed that something… Read More
The Super Bowl reminds us that sports mirror life
Super Bowl XLIX is now in the record books. By the way, it is probably time to stop using Roman Numerals now that the number is beyond anyone but Caesar’s ability to decipher… Read More
The road not taken simply leads to other roads to take
It is a beautiful sunny day today. You could almost be forgiven for believing that Spring is just around the corner. Of course it is not, but it is not hard to buoy… Read More
The Laws of Physics apply to all of Life
We often think of human interactions, the social and economic systems we establish, as a special. In reality, they operate in much the same way normal things around us do. In fact, the concepts… Read More
Thankfully we still have brave few to man the ramparts against evil
Thirty years ago, I commanded an Armored Cavalry Troop in Europe. We patrolled the border with East Germany. It was a sobering experience and it brought me face to face with evil. … Read More
Without Personal Responsibility, no great society can long survive
I was five years old and it is one of the most memorable experiences of my childhood. I “sneaked” several pieces of candy before dinner and was caught. My mother asked if I had… 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
Reunions remind us of both who we were and who we would want to become
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
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
