Author: Betsy Burdett - Page 8 | The Tryon Daily Bulletin

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Can we see the enemy?

We have lived through an awful campaign, fueled by fears, lies, assumptions, gossip, and a whole lot of ... Read more

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How does the land mold our life decisions?

Sometimes I think of something interesting, or even mind boggling and ‘bingo,’ there’s a Conservation Corner ready to ... Read more

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Private property rights

Every month I try to think of something new about conservation to tickle your mind; sometimes inspiration comes, ... Read more

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Where have they all gone?

I recently finished reading the book “The Sixth Extinction” by Elizabeth Kolbert. The author spent many pages documenting ... Read more

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What is good capitalism?

Several years ago the Polk County Community Foundation sent a group of new Saluda Community Land Trust (SCLT) ... Read more

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The value of wilderness, free from human interference

Sometimes someone says something that challenges, and changes, all our pre-conceived notions. What they say opens up an ... Read more

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You can do it!

I’ve been thinking a lot about responsibility lately, ranging from how we teach children what is their responsibility ... Read more

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Take my life, and let it be…

“Take my life and let it be, consecrated, Lord, to Thee…” –  Frances Ridley Havergal Those hefty words ... Read more

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A very important lesson taught by Mother Nature

“Everything that I’ve needed to know about life I’ve learned from a tree.” – Stoney Lamar. As a ... Read more

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Where has all our topsoil gone?

Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing? Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago? ... Read more