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08/31/2026

Upcoming film screening and panel discussion event in Hendersonville, NC! Learn more about the importance of worker protections for our agricultural and other outdoor workers.

Read more about the event and documentary here: https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/upcoming-event-without-shade-without

~B.

Image shows the event flyer for Without Shade, Without Rest on Thursday, September 10 from 5:30-8pm at St. James Episcopal Church; 766 N. Main St.; Hendersonville, NC 28791.

Free film screening & discussion about the fight for heat protections for outdoor workers.

Food, Childcare, & English & Spanish interpretation provided. Halcones will also be at the event.

Hosted by: El Centro Hendersonville, League of Women Voters Henderson County, Indivisible Henderson County, Progressive Alliance of Henderson County, Just Economics, Creation Care Alliance, and Working Films.

08/25/2026

The More You Know, Hendo! takes a look at newly appointed NC-11 Republican candidate Jennifer Balkcom and just a few of her uncanny similarities to the previous three Trump-backed candidates. None of these folks appear to have done us any favors, instead causing embarrassment for our region across the nation.

May we stop doing the same things and expecting better results. May we move on and try something different this year!

~B.

https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/district-nc-11-three-strikes-for

Image shows a photo from the top of Bearwallow mountain in November. The title of my piece linked above is at the top over the sky: "District NC-11: Three Strikes for the Trumpublicans. Nobody says "fourth time's the charm!"

08/21/2026

This piece about Ranked Choice Voting in NC (and generally) has been a long time coming! I hope it’s helpful and informative

08/19/2026

School board candidates for Buncombe County, NC will be present this evening at a forum where community members can ask questions about reinstating the orchestra programs in Asheville public schools!

Read more here: https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/asheville-schools-orchestra-update

~B.

Image has a plain purple background with words that read: Asheville Schools Orchestra Update. It's not great news... so there's more to do!

Click the link above to read more.

08/17/2026

A rough one to write, but also a good one to write!

My two oldest children are leaving and everything is changing.

As time goes by... transitions are challenging: https://barefootbetsy.substack.com/p/as-time-goes-by

~B.

Image is a photo of a rainbow on a drive to my child’s college this week. The colors are brighter against the sky and richer against the mountains in the background.

08/10/2026

Today on The More You Know, Hendo! I take a brief look at three current/recent NC news stories. In particular, if you live in the Asheville area or otherwise have children who attend Buncombe County schools, please check out the first story about the Asheville School Orchestra program.

The Buncombe County school board meeting is this evening at 5pm, please attend if you are affected and want to be heard!

More information, links, and options for taking action are included in my article here: https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/endangered-school-orchestras-in-asheville

Thank you for your support!

~BB.

Image shows a mock-newspaper with the very beginning of each news story copied and pasted. The top reads: “The More You Know, Hendo! August 10, 2026: State News Summary by BarefootBetsy” and then has each news story listed underneath its location: “Asheville, NC; Wake County, NC; and Durham County, NC."

08/09/2026

My new post about my personal stance on generative ai is now live! Find the link below and enjoy

08/06/2026

This past Monday evening I attended my very first meeting of the Henderson County, NC Board of Commissioners. You can find my thoughts and impressions of the meeting at the link below

08/01/2026

The More You Know, Hendo!

I’m so tired of moderate Democrats. SO TIRED. In the article linked below I go through the “Promise to America” from several moderate Democrats and discuss what I think of their promises.

https://themoreyouknowhendo.substack.com/p/im-tired-of-moderate-democrats

~B.

Image shows a screenshot from the piece linked above. The words read:

"A quick reminder:
One million seconds is about 11 and a half days.
One billion seconds is about 32 years.
One trillion seconds is 32,000 years. (Source)"

07/28/2026

Last night, on Substack, I shared the below quote from Shay Stewart-Bouley. That quote inspired me to write quite a bit more and here it is! You can find the link to Shay's original piece as well as an excellent video/podcast from Jemar Tisby at the link below:

https://barefootbetsy.substack.com/p/history-is-context-for-the-current

~B.

Image is a quote in white lettering on a black background from Shay Stewart-Bouley, Black Girl in Maine’s, piece “History will remember but will you be on the right side of it?” The quote is: “Those who keep history must resist twisting history into some neater, more cheerily marketable form or they simply support fascism, lies, totalitarianism and all the rest. To kowtow to this regime at all is a moral failure and a shameful offense to truth and to the memories of those who came before us. History is messy, and so it must contain darker and more accusatory facts as well as inspirational and congratulatory ones.”

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