Thomas Crowe
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Leadership tested, truth challenged, vindication earned - (opens the original)
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“When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” — Cherokee Proverb All of us living in Western North Carolina know of much of the history of the Cherokee Indian tribe. Its origins, its general history, its cultural significance. But I’m betting that not everyone knows the historic timeline of its chiefs and particularly the story of former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert. In a book loaned to me by my physician, Patrick
Everything is alive and connected - (opens the original)
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In best-selling and award-winning author Robert Macfarlane’s new book, “Is the River Alive?” (2025, 374 pages) the title’s question, “Is the river alive?” jumps out at you even before you’ve turned the first page. What does he mean? After 374 pages, you will know exactly what Macfarlane means, and your idea of what a river is will be changed forever. I’ve read a few of Macfarlane’s previous books (“The Wild Places,” “The Old Ways,” “Underland”) and I’ve always enjoyed, been educated and apprecia
The end of capitalism as we know it - (opens the original)
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Norwegian by birth, Roar Bjonnes has lived here in the U.S. for the majority of his life, managing a retreat center in Madison County. Author of several books, he has also written numerous articles on economic and environmental issues in magazines and newspapers. With this background it is no surprise that his recent book, “Economic Democracy: A Practical Guide to Life After Capitalism,” (Inner World Publications, 2026, 151 pages) should appear right at a time when the world is faltering and it
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During the 1960s and 1970s, I remember seeing Hari Krishnas in the ‘streets of San Francisco,’ New York and at airports with incense in the air, chanting, dancing, praising God in their orange sarongs and pantaloons with close-shaved hair. This seemed almost typical for a time when the hippie generation was in full swing. But these Hari Krishna young people were not hippies and were on a very different path, albeit that they, too, were all about peace and love. Knowing little or nothing of Hindu
Poems of social and environmental activism - (opens the original)
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The title of Dennis Maloney’s “Clearing the Stream” (Walton Well Press, 2026, 143 pages) could be a metaphor for public activism, or it could be a literal statement for actions related to environmental activity. In fact, after reading this collection of “Selected Poems” (1975-2025), one could say that it pertains to both scenarios, as this book is both a collection of poems pertaining to “clearing of obstructions” in reference to climate change and to social-political conditions related to the h
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