Monday,

September 8, 2025

From Prosecuting Jeffrey MacDonald to Serving Time to Serving Tables

On August 27, due primarily to the interest in the Jeffrey MacDonald murder case, I spoke to a group of over 150 people at The Cardinal in Raleigh.  The topic was the Jeffrey MacDonald trial, and I  added parts of my personal story thereafter for good measure.

This podcast is the video of that presentation. It is a trip back in time.

 Monday, 

September

15, 2025

Hope in an Uncertain Time

 Last week was a tough one for our country with political asssassination and shouts of revenge.  We seem to have lost, or at least misplaced, our way.

It is a good time ro remember the words of Nelson Mandela, that "hope is the most powerful weapon when all else seems lost".

Not that long ago, really, on April 4, t968, Robert Kennedy was in Indianapolis to speak at a a campain rally. He was running for President. He told a crowd of black people in a poor section of the city that Martin Luther King had been shot, and that he had died.

Sen. Kennedy's words that night helped to calm the city and give them peace. There were no riots thought there were that same night in over 100 cities.

We have been given a blueprint to make ourselves better if only we have the will to follow through with it.

Monday,

September

29, 2025

Escape to the Mountains

Restoration of a Landmark

West Jefferson Hotel

The restoration of a Landmark in the mountain town of West Jefferson is a story of grit and resilience.  Closed for the last 50 years, due to the loss of a railroad and bus line, Mark Beck and his family spent the last 5 years restoring and bringing it back to life.  

They opened the doors to the future in July of this year.  Complete with pictures of the past and restoration, follow the journey of Mark and his daughter Lily as they tell you how they did it.

It is not only their story but also one of the people of Ashe Count and countless people who helped to make it happen.