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Vouchers won’t help low-income families
To the Editor: Recently, I became curious about the N.C. Opportunity Scholarships (a new name for vouchers) that are being…
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Voting challenges may overwhelm system
To the Editor: It should be reassuring that so many groups are concerned about “voter integrity” on Election Day, making…
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Create Eden, drop animal products
To the Editor: TV host Glenn Beck and other stalwarts of the Christian right have attacked the recent blockbuster “Noah”as…
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Rep. Presnell will get my vote again
To the Editor: We must speak out against this proposed room tax increase. The county leaders may want it, but…
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Has Rep. Presnell lost her memory?
To the Editor: In a recent article about the sad state of North Carolina teacher salaries, Rep. Michele Presnell was…
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There are reasons for Presnell’s opposition
To the Editor: I find it noteworthy that in the March 26 column on Rep. Michele Presnell’s opposition to the…
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Support fair trade but beware free trade
By Doug Wingeier • Columnist For some years now I have been promoting fair trade products as a means of…
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Canton selects new town manager
Canton Mayor Mike Ray was happy to see it come to an end. Finally, a decision has been made. “We’ve…
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Bryson City and Sylva aim to make in-town navigation easier
Plenty of green is popping up in Bryson City, but it’s not all due to the growing season. Green wayfinding…
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Trick bikes fall from grace at Waynesville’s skate park
The Waynesville skate park became an instant rock star after its debut last fall, gaining repute as a wildly popular…
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A new paradigm
For decades, mountain tourism strategists have concocted catchy ways to state the obvious: come visit us because we are in…
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Growing a brand: New marketing plan offers the authentic
Lynn Collins has honed the art of eavesdropping. It began innocently enough, unavoidable even, since nothing but a cubicle separates…
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Stemming the sequester squeeze
The federal sequester came back to haunt Macon County last month when commissioners voted to spend $13,000 to keep the…
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Franklin community offers alternative gazebo plans
When Franklin town leaders meet in April, they will be digesting a number of alternative plans for revamping the downtown…
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Many moving parts to hospital sale
The sale of the hospitals in Haywood, Jackson and Swain counties to Duke LifePoint has entered the final stages but…
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Canton paper mill takes on $50 million air emission
Evergreen Packaging paper mill in Canton is embarking on a $50 million natural gas conversion of its coal-fired boilers to…
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Vision quest: Waynesville officials attempt glimpse into future
After a full day of brainstorming, the Waynesville Board of Aldermen had thrown a lot of meat onto the table.…
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WCU fine-tunes its course for Millennial Campus
Western Carolina University is expected to get the go-ahead this month to place development of the Millennial Campus under the…
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Occupancy tax supporters hold out hope
A tourism tax increase in Haywood County has virtually no hope of advancing in the N.C. General Assembly this year,…
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Another storyteller to add to the list
For years I’ve been enjoying and sometimes writing about a group of old-time Western North Carolina storytellers I think of…
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Great Smoky Mountains Association racks up awards
Great Smoky Mountains Association earned two first-place awards and four honorable mentions last month for its work in media and…
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Cherokee fishing tournament to kick off spring season
Anglers will have a chance to compete for $20,000 in tagged fish March 28-30 at the Cast Into Spring Tournament,…
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Fund supports watershed projects with cut of profits
Duke’s profits off the hydroelectric power dam on the Pigeon River in Haywood County have funded another round of environmental water…
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Duke chips in for projects in hydropower territory
Ideas are being solicited for riparian habitat enhancement projects in Jackson, Swain and Macon counties as part of Duke Energy’s…
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Free hiker breakfast in Franklin
Appalachian Trail hikers can get a free breakfast in Franklin through April 11. First Baptist Church in Franklin has offered…
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Celebrate the Appalachian Trail season
Whether you’re roughing it on the AT or just looking for a fun way to spend your Saturday, several upcoming…
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The AT experience won’t be left behind
It’s been nearly eight years since Amy “Willow” Allen passed through Western North Carolina as a tired-and-hungry AT through-hiker. But…
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Mann, ‘Les Miserables’ to stage at WCU
Directed by Broadway star Terrence Mann, the Tony-Award-winning musical “Les Miserables” will be performed at 7:30 p.m., April 3-5 and…
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Haywood festival gets new name, announces date
The Haywood County Arts Council has renamed their outdoor summer festival. Previously known as International Festival Day, the name has…
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‘Hunger Games’ fans flocking to N.C. film locations
In 2011 a large Hollywood film descended upon North Carolina. It was a secret and it went by the name…
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From trash to treasure, new art exhibit in Highlands
Artists transform everyday objects into works of art in the exhibit “Out of the Ordinary,” which runs April 5 through…
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Hugh Morton exhibit to include reception, talk
An exhibit celebrating the work of photographer Hugh Morton will open with a reception and talk March 27 at the…
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Winners of WCU’s annual Youth Art Month exhibit announced
Budding artists from across Jackson County were recently recognized during the annual Youth Art Month exhibit hosted by Western Carolina…
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Balsam Range, The Boxcars to play Franklin
Acclaimed bluegrass acts Balsam Range and The Boxcars will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 4, at the Smoky Mountain…
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WCU jam series continues with Crooked Pine
The 2013-14 First Thursday Old-Time and Bluegrass Jam Series continues with Crooked Pine at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 3, in…
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Wordsmiths converge on WCU for Spring Literary Festival
Established and emerging authors of poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction will discuss and read from their works at Western Carolina…
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In search of the perfect word: Literary festival returns to WCU
A writer looking at a blank page is a like a painter staring at a fresh canvas, a sculptor facing…
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You often get the results that you plan for
To the Editor: Here is what I think about Jackson County’s revised steep slope ordinance: self-serving, self-serving and self-serving. But…
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What’s up with all the litter in Haywood?
To the Editor: Just an observation that I am sure others have made also, but what about all the trash…
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Election laws target the wrong groups
To the Editor: I attended a political club meeting last night. I purchased tickets for a fundraiser — a dinner…
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The enduring myth of welfare cheats
To the Editor: Welfare cheats. It seems that every conservative has a favorite story about how someone on public assistance…
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To shoot or not to shoot?
To the Editor: Every two or three years I read in the newspaper that a homeowner shot an intruder. Typically,…
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In Rep. Presnell’s view, it’s local leaders be damned
Some teacher a long time ago explained to my class of intro to political science undergrads the difference between a…
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Macon ballfield complex to break ground soon
Macon County commissioners unanimously approved the first round of bids to begin construction of a $3.8 million sports complex in…
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Lake Junaluska Peace Conference
The Lake Junaluska Peace Conference, taking place March 27-30, will feature six leadership speakers from across the globe. The speakers…
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New apartment rules set the stage for a safer walk to campus for WCU students
The advent of three large student apartment complexes around Western Carolina University in the past few years has prompted concern…
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Gambling halls raided
Two video gambling halls were raided in Haywood County last week following an undercover investigation by law enforcement agencies.
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State, counties play hot potato over teacher salaries
Stagnating pay for North Carolina teachers is prompting some local school leaders to dig a little deeper for salary bonuses…
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On with the show
Though the process has been long, Steven Lloyd is beginning to see the fruits of his labor. “I sometimes feel…
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