Disgrace in Afghanistan

By Steve Hunley   Joe Biden, according to recent news reports, once said “F – that” when speaking to diplomat Richard Holbrooke in 2010.  Biden was arguing the United States should leave Afghanistan whatever the humanitarian costs.  The conversation is detailed...

Wynken, Blynken and Nod

“We hang petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” Aesop By Dr. Jim Ferguson Lately, I’ve been asking myself, is anything working? We live in the information age, but is it even reliable? One of my axioms (Fergisms) is to “Read widely, consider...

Visiting Bald River Falls

By Mike Steely When my wife and I heard the bridge at Bald River Falls would be replaced later this year we decided to take the drive to Tellico Plains and visit the roadside cascade. We’ve been there a couple of other times and know the area pretty well. We set out...