February 2019

Dear Betsy (Car), First of all, I hope you actually like that name. Yes, I had a horse in mind when I gave it to you. But you do have horsepower so that’s not completely off base. Plus, since your name is a traditional nickname derived from my middle name Elizabeth, it’s like naming part […]

City leaders want to change the names Lee Street and High Point Road, a major east-west connector route in the city which at one time was part of U.S. 29/70, to Gate City Boulevard. While many believe this will help spur economic development, I believe it will make no difference. Disinvestment or reinvestment is more […]