Fundraising for the United Way More Challenging in Tough Economy
The last time we sat down with Ruth Birge, she was preparing to become the former publisher of the Hendersonville Times-News. She wasn’t sure…
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Core Values
Mike Phillips knows about physical pain. In the 14 years he spent on the professional snowboarding circuit, Mike broke his wrist, elbow, tailbone (four…
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Auto Focus
Maybe you’ve heard that the car business is in trouble. You might say that optimism has fled the industry, making car sales a very…
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The Fine Print
John Orolin’s dad thought his son had lost his mind. “I started out in the printing business,” John says. “But I decided I didn’t…
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Tall Tales
Keiji Oshima is a man who appreciates strength and beauty…and usefulness. A small but sinewy man in his 60s, Keiji wears his long, gray-streaked…
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A Fine Balance
Scott Winter is what you call “intense,” a good quality for a man who commutes 100 miles every day to various local gyms and…
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Swimming with Sharks
When 17-year-old Hendersonville High School senior Michael Ramer was deciding what to do for his senior project, he wanted to do something, well…a little…
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Getting By With A Little Help From Our Friends
The Roman philosopher Cicero once remarked that “the shifts of fortune test the reliability of friends.” In Henderson County, residents have apparently passed that…
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Wild Thing
If Steve O’Neil had been around a few million years ago, we probably could have saved the dinosaurs. O’Neil is a self-educated naturalist and…
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Tough Job: Sometimes It’s Just Bad Luck
If it weren’t for bad luck and bad choices, John Crenshaw and his colleagues would probably be out of a job. The 43-year-old Crenshaw…
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