Monthly Archives: March 2020

Still Working

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Dear friends and supporters,

We so hope you are all well and we know you are making the best of this forced downtime.

Our leadership team is still working – with caution and distance. Those of our team in business and science are greatly challenged. Still, they are giving time to NCA.

Please know we will be back to you as our nation returns to normal. In the meantime, we urge you to stay home, take care of your friends, family and neighbors, do all you can to build community. This is a fine time to make new friends by extending an offer of help, if only a call, text or note that says “I’m here for you. I’m willing to listen. I care what happens to you.” Depression is a real danger with confinement. A caring voice is the antidote.

There is strength in numbers. Community is the vehicle.

Our best to each of you.

What Matters

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NCA Friends,

We hope this post finds you well and safe in a very unsettling time.

Now is a good time to concentrate on what matters. For most of us that is family and health.

It is also a good time to remember our neighbors. Those who are older find may find themselves in a dilemma, needing basic supplies and necessities but unable to safely get out – and maybe uncomfortable in asking for help.

An offer of help is a great way to become better acquainted with our neighbors. If you are able, we hope you will offer assistance.

Families with school-age children are greatly challenged right now and may also appreciate a willing errand runner, an emergency babysitter or just a sympathetic listening ear. Some of us just need to talk about what we are going through. Being heard can do much to relieve stress.

Many jobs are suspended now – indefinitely, especially those in food service and hospitality. Some of those workers might love to be your paid errand runner, mulch spreader or window washer.

Historically, widespread adversity has strengthened communities – when neighbors realized the great strength of cooperation and support. Let’s build an even stronger community in Knox County as we weather this challenging but temporary storm.

Clayton Wood Followup

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Dear Northshore Corridor Friends,

We have again heard from Clayton Wood. Mr. Wood has once more accused us of lying.

If you are a regular reader you know that we have worked to profile the Commission candidates of the fourth and fifth districts in the Knox County Republican primary and to share that information here.

Regarding Mr. Wood we feel we should restate

– we sent a list of questions to Mr. Wood via his website, Clayton for Commission several three times (by way of the comment function and also by private message) asking him to elaborate on his comments in a previously published interview.

-each time we submitted them, our questions were either deleted (or hidden) without response, until

-without signing his name, but referring to the questions we sent him, Mr Wood posted a response accusing us of lying and of endorsing his opponent.

Some of us, as individuals have endorsed John Schoonmaker and Scott Broyles.

Northshore Corridor Association, which is comprised of several thousand loosely affiliated individuals has not endorsed any candidate.

We regret any confusion to Mr. Wood or to any followers of our page.

Should Mr. Wood choose to submit his positions we will happily post them.