Entries from September 2007

September 18, 2007

Your Family Reunion May be Worldwide

One of the most troubling social issues is the dividing line between races and nationalities. What does it mean if we–at the most fundamental level–are really all brothers and sisters?
That is one of the riveting implications of Spencer Wells’ work. Wells is Director of the Genographic Project at the National Geographic Society.
As Wells explains in [...]

September 13, 2007

As long as we’ve waited for rain….

Let’s hope for the sake of our Hickory friends that the rain holds off a few days longer…..though we all surely need it soon. This weekend is a huge event–the Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn Golf and Spa.
The tourney will attract tens of thousands of visitors. To give you an idea of the scale, some [...]