The Western Carolina football team dropped its third straight game to open the season as they fell 28-21 to the Citadel Bulldogs this past Saturday at E.J. Whitmire Stadium. This was the first Southern Conference loss of the season for the Catamounts. Sure, it’s only the first conference game, but losing is becoming all […]
Claim your rights
September 16, 2013 by
Roger Hartley, professor of political science and public affairs at Western Carolina University, published an opinion piece in Mountain Xpress yesterday on gay marriage and rights. “The Supreme Court made a historic decision this past term when it struck down a portion of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, recognizing that legally married same-sex couples have the […]
Catamount freshmen to take first strides
September 14, 2013 by
Tomorrow, the Western Carolina football team plays their first home game. The team is looking to get on track after dropping the first two games to open the season. And one thing is a given. The Catamount faithful will be out in full force. But something else is happening tomorrow. It’s more or less a […]
Echoes from Shanksville, PA: Twelve years later
September 11, 2013 by
Through my life, I’ve had to say goodbye to people I knew; too many times for one person so young to have to endure. One just assumes that this is life, and we are all meant to die at one point in time, no matter what the circumstance. Some pass on from natural causes, some […]
9/11 remembrance timely for American people
September 11, 2013 by
The information below is from “Decision Points,” a memoir written by George W. Bush on the never-before-heard details about his presidency. In 2010, NBC News published the memoir’s excerpt from the 9/11 attacks. “God of Grace and God of Glory”: “Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour.” George W. Bush […]
Tax season brings class war mentality to WNC, translates to moral war between citizens
March 17, 2013 by
Lower income individuals and families in WNC are receiving more of a tax return this year than last year as President Obama’s plan to pull the middle class out from below the poverty line begins to take shape. The U.S. Census Bureau released data in 2011 that stated nearly one out of every five mountain […]
