Being a naturally hopeful person with much to be thankful for, I try to talk to a wide variety of people before speculating about public opinion.

At last Carter Wrenn, the well-known conservative consultant, has written a book about his life in politics: “The Trail of the Serpent: From the Smoke-Filled Rooms of Politics.” ...

Appalachian Christmas,” held Sunday at the Lutheran Church of the Atonement on Oakwoods Road in Wilkesboro, is a popular annual event with local musicians on banjo, guitar, fiddle, autoharp, piano ...