Send in the Clown
Shep Shepard is holding up a pair of battered hands, the fingers of which point in several different directions. Both index fingers are bent…
Read More
It Takes a Publisher
Ruth Birge, the outgoing publisher of The Hendersonville Times-News, has that remarkable executive ability to make you feel as though you’re the specific person…
Read More
Tough Job: David Jones’ Locker
When severe weather threatens Western North Carolina, David Jones does not get a lot of sleep. It is not that the associate superintendent of…
Read More
A Song From The Heart Land
Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work. — Aristotle Dave Woodworth is grinning from behind a worktable as his wife comes into…
Read More
Little Name, Big Sushi
When it comes to sushi, introductions are important. My first encounter with the popular Japanese delicacies occurred in Malibu, California. I had a pocket…
Read More
Passing The Buck
I’m sitting in Asheville’s Grove Arcade, talking to Kevin Innes and planning to do something that at least some government officials have said is…
Read More