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Jessica Pishko

Jessica Pishko is an Asheville-based independent journalist and lawyer who is working on a book about sheriffs and the threat to democracy to be published in 2024 with Dutton. 

  • Sheriff Richard Mack stands at a podium in a coat and tie with his left hand outstretched.
    Local News
    Fed Up
    Jessica Pishko
    A Western N.C. gathering of far-right sheriffs who believe they are “the last line of defense standing between the overreaching government and your constitutionally guaranteed rights” draws both praise and scrutiny.