Latest Opinion

The Real World - Kirk Gollwitzer

Price Stickiness: Understanding the gravity of prices

I recently had a conversation with my watch repairman in Spartanburg—a man so deeply knowledgeable about timepieces that ...

Life on the farm- Larry McDermott

Frequent your favorite local restaurants

The local restaurant that you rave to friends about and steer visitors to will need your support more ...

Notes from the Field - Tamar Reno

What’s next, pestilence or locust swarm? 

By Tamar Reno   We’ve had our fair share of fire and rain around here. This past Mother’s ...

Opinion

Carolinians still make lots of stuff

By John Hood   You’ve heard it as often as I have: “We don’t make things here anymore.” ...

Columnists

CSI: Landrum

Own a slew of critters long enough and one will find oneself an (unwilling) aficionado of all things ...

Across the Mountains - Drew Hines

How Lava soap saved the day

Most children of the fifties and sixties have a Lava soap story. You remember Lava soap. It’s the ...

The Real World - Kirk Gollwitzer

What is a town really worth?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about business investment in small towns like Tryon, Saluda and Columbus, North Carolina, and ...

Film Talk with Tryon Theatre

“The Penguin Lessons” is surprisingly powerful

This week at The Tryon Theatre is “The Penguin Lessons,” a film inspired by true events as captured ...

Ask Aunty Pam - Pam Stone

Should my daughter call her new mother-in-law, Mom?

Dear Aunty Pam,   My only daughter, ‘Susan,’ has gotten engaged to her longtime boyfriend, ‘Mark.’ They’ve been ...

Letters to the Editor

Immigrants should be welcomed

Welcoming immigrants, many of whom are simply trying to survive, has always made me a proud American. I ...

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