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 ...
Latest Opinion
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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