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What are the images that come to mind when you think of the world’s places—the Arctic or the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean, North Korea or Japan or…

As we grow older and wiser, one comes to realize that there is only one thing that remains constant – change. Once a wine has been made and put in…

Good news folks. Results from 2013’s first quarter real estate sales in our area show residential real estate sales are up. Prices are down just a bit and anxious buyers…

Do you ever hear someone talking about a wine’s “body” and wonder what in the world they are referring to? The body of a wine is a description of the…

Diplomacy, the world, the earth and its oceans, the global media, world politics–and also my hometown Asheville and our mountains-region of Western North Carolina are all always on my mind. …

I want to thank you for letting me host your Open House today. As you know, it was the first time I’ve hosted an Open House and, all things considered, I…

In the January/February issue of Capital at Play I used this space to discuss how consumer debt is a vehicle through which wealth is transferred, resulting in the rich getting…

By Hunt Mallett – One of my favorite songs this time of year opens with the line “When chimney smoke hangs still and low across the stubbled fields of snow, and…

By Mike Summey – I’m often accused of trying to oversimplify complex issues, to which I respond, “The burden of communication is on the person doing the talking.” I could be…

By Bill Fishburne – Have you ever walked up to the counter at a fast food place and tried to negotiate the price of your hamburger? Have you tried negotiating the…