The Biggest Illusion In Today's America The biggest illusion in today's America is the idea that the existing political system continues to reflect the governing system envisioned by our Founding Fathers. This belief made sense fifty or sixty years ago when political power depended on the consent of the people. Today, that era is gone. What is in place now is not built on the will of the people, belief in the system, or trust in those managing our governing system. Rather, it

Vaillancourt's Deceptive Reporting on County Commissioner Candidates A January 21st article by Cory Vaillancourt in The Smoky Mountain News raises serious concerns about biased and misleading journalism (?) targeting strong Christian conservative Republican candidates for Haywood County Commissioner. Vaillancourt’s piece distorts facts and unfairly attacks the two strongest Christian conservative candidates, Terry Ramey and Tiffany Collins. In contrast, the article presents t

Mark Mease's Vision for a Safer Haywood County Over the past five years (2019-2024), Haywood County recorded 3,355 violent crimes and 7,946 property crimes. The average violent crime rate stands at 131.9 per 100k residents, which is 24.2% above the national average. Property crime averages 370.2 per 100k, 126.3% above the national average. The most common offense was Property Crime, while Rape had the lowest rate. Data is sourced from the FBI Crime Data Explorer With a crime