Publisher Allen VanNoppen examines the ongoing struggle which husbands and wives have in communicating with each other. 

Columnist Judith Teele weaves an enchanting story of and how it can spring from a sunset, a landscape, a a smile, art, a cathederal with soaring arches, or a perfectly timed, deep human connection. 

Editor Emeritus Bill Poteat loved his 18 years as an English teacher but his dreams tell a different story. 

Historic Gilboa Methodist Church is a living link to Burke County's historic past. 

Columnist Matt Matthews recounts the story of a recent trip by the youth of his church to a one-week camp at the Montreat Conference Center.