Students: Helene Made Climate Change And This Election Personal

By Lili Jones, Sam Ogburn and Lydia Pate When we said “climate change is real,” this is what we meant. When we said that inaction would cost us, this is what we were afraid of. When we were told to calm down, to compromise, to be patient, we grew frustrated. We were...

Helene forces return to the old school Town Hall

In Black Mountain town leaders are getting information out with a method that’s been around for centuries. By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole I’ve been doomscrolling quite a bit lately, mostly because there seems to be no end to pictures of the destruction...

Beyond belief in Ashe County

Organizer Nancy Weaver, who lives on multigenerational land, wants to make sure government dollars are spent on those who most need them  By Nancy Weaver One Sunday morning in November of 1977, my little sister Ann woke us up and said “The field is full of...

Leadership is not for someone else

Especially in the wake of the deadly hurricane, seeking political office shouldn’t be about an insider’s game or internet celebrity. By Gwen Frisbie-Fulton The last few days in North Carolina are a head-turning study in contrast.  For weeks, we’ve had Mark...