The Transylvania Times -

I was disappointed but not surprised by the results of the Transylvania County Commissioners election. I had really hoped that Page Lemel and Mike Hawkins would be elected. Both of them had been lifelong Republicans but had the integrity and courage to stand up against a bully who has intimidated and corrupted the political party they loved.

Page and Mike were very good leaders of the county commissioners and helped reasonable Republicans and other conservatives with a conscience work with dedicated Democrats for the good of all. Under their leadership, the working relationship between Tra...