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Nurture your spirit, and the details will take care of themselves
By Jason Kimenker • Guest Columnist Winter has arrived, and the holiday season is in full swing. Wonderful and warm…
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The little things in life
I’m sure you’ve noticed it’s the little things that, in the long run, mean the most in life? That’s a…
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Newspapers in need of iPod moment
We in the newspaper business are supposed to be having the bejesus scared out of us because of the power…
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Methane gas project at old landfill is all good
It’s not always about the money, at least not at first. That’s a point to keep in mind as the…
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Get your birding on a trail near you
A North Carolina Birding Trail is under way and could one day could link popular birding sites across the state…
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It’s hornets vs. swans in OLF controversy
One would think swans would probably be a sure bet in such a scenario. After all, they are bigger and…
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At least I got the books
When I heard the screen door slam, I knew she was gone. I made it to the window just in…
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They said it — 2005
Residents of Western North Carolina confronted many important issues in 2005, whether it was another chapter unfolding in an ongoing…
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James Mooney’s devotion to WNC
For 36 years, from the time he launched his career with the Bureau of American Ethnology in 1885 until his…
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Words of warning, words of wisdom
At a time when weather and the environment is making all the news headlines and is rendering hundreds of thousands,…
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Environment in 2005
Outdoor recreation and the environment go hand in hand. Paddlers like clean rivers, hikers prefer old-growth forests over those that…
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Parks in 2005
Nature’s lessons A $105,000 grant from North Carolina’s GlaxoSmithKline Foundation to Friends of the Smokies will connect several hundred teachers…
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Outdoor rec
The world of outdoor recreation had several milestones this year, especially in the whitewater arena.
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Eureka! Dilemma dissolved
I can’t understand how imminent ornithologists, in particular, and biologists, scientists and researchers in general have overlooked the obvious truth…
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Gypsy Bandwagon plays true to the Appalachian tradition
By Joe Hooten Throughout the 1700s, immigrants from European nations began pouring into the 13 colonies with dreams that were…
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Recommended Diversions – Best Albums of 2005 Edition
1) The Hold Steady, Separation Sunday If lead singer Craig Finn weren’t fronting this band, he’d be writing short stories…
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Hail, hail the gang’s still here
I’ve recently been seeing lots of posts like these on Carolina Birders’ FaceBook page: “… My pine siskins have departed,…
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AT lay-over, Fontana Dam knighted as official trail town
Hiker Haze Weekend will welcome the season’s first Appalachian Trail thru-hikers at Fontana Village Resort March 25-26, along with a…
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WNC air quality to be unpacked
The Annual Ozone Season Kickoff will unveil the state of Western North Carolina’s air quality in 2014 with a program…
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Family Nature Summit comes to Lake J
Each year, the Family Nature Summit is held in some part of the country known for its special beauty and…
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Nature for the whole family
By Danny Bernstein • Guest columnist When I first thought about taking my granddaughter, Hannah, on an outdoor experience, I looked…
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Nation’s best paddlers to compete at NOC
The Nantahala Racing Club’s Whitewater U.S. Open will keep the river churning at Nantahala Outdoor Center March 27-29.
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Prescribed burn planned for Cataloochee
A 550-acre prescribed burn will start soon near Cataloochee Valley in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Blazing a trail: Work starts on first Bartram Trail addition since the 1990s
It’s been nearly 20 years since Burt Kornegay first started looking into land along Hickory Knoll Road in Macon County,…
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Is Sen. Tom Tillis some kind of traitor?
To the Editor: Sen. Tom Tillis, R-N.C., is probably not a traitor, but he surely is an embarrassment to the…
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Waynesville smoking ban just a bad idea
To the Editor: For years I have promoted downtown. I tell my friends to shop locally, eat at our local…
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It just couldn’t get any better for young Hornets fan
Over the past few months, my 10-year-old son, Jack, has developed an insatiable appetite for all things basketball. We spend…
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Below ‘the line,’ it’s a world unto itself
I spent a week reading this novel, and each time I laid it down, I expected to find a damp…
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Trademark dispute heats up between local, national breweries
Nicole Dexter and Chip Owen haven’t been able to sleep well lately. “I think all I’ve been feeling the last…
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HCC participates in American Craft Council show
Haywood Community College’s Creative Arts Professional Crafts and Continuing Education departments recently participated in the American Craft Council show March…
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Rash book turned film to make WNC screen debut
The film adaptation of the Ron Rash novel The World Made Straight will make its Western North Carolina big-screen premiere…
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Diffie brings country hits to Franklin
Country star Joe Diffie will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 21, at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing…
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Rollergirls season opener is March 21
The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls and their junior league The Lil’ Nemesisters will open the 2015 home season with a doubleheader…
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This must be the place
Great people. Beautiful music. Endless outdoors. Delicious beer. Simply put, those are the exact reasons I moved to Western North…
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Overnight tourism spending strong in Haywood
The Haywood tourism industry is on a winning streak.
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Lake Junaluska merger bill racks up endorsements
Elected government leaders in Haywood County have lined up behind a state bill to add Lake Junaluska to Waynesville’s town…
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Food truck trend traveling to Canton
Downtown Canton could have more food options if the town board approves allowing food trucks to set up shop.
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Maggie calls on higher power to referee ridgetop cross proposal
A lofty vision to build a 220-foot cross on the mountaintop above Maggie Valley has been downwardly revised to 125…
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Tribe gains ability to prosecute non-Indians
Proponents of domestic violence prevention are cheering following the launch of a federal law that will allow tribal courts to…
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New Haywood animal shelter on the fast track
The Haywood County Fairgrounds is being eyed as the possible site for a new county animal shelter. The fairgrounds was…
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Elections board threatens Swain with lawsuit
“We’re not on trial here,” said Swain Commission Chairman Paul Carson. But the commissioners’ meeting room did feel more like…
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Commissioners consider designated smoking area
Haywood County commissioners aren’t convinced a designated smoking area is needed after receiving little feedback on proposed changes to the…
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Franklin Main Street Program takes a break
Without much warning, the Franklin Main Street Program board of directors decided last week to suspend the program. The board…
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Rescue squad volunteer charged with embezzlement
After allegedly depositing money meant to purchase emergency rescue equipment in a personal account, Cullowhee resident Addam Carl Holdorf, 21,…
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WCU bucks national trend toward more part-time hires
Western Carolina University has held steady on its rate of tenured and tenure-track professors over the last decade, keeping numbers…
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Aging WCU faculty points to job satisfaction, university says
When Bruce Henderson first came to Western Carolina University back in 1978, he was just happy to have a job.…
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For better or worse, a new day dawns for the embattled Haywood GOP
A new guard sewed up its takeover of the Haywood County GOP at the party’s annual convention last weekend.
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Celebrating the odiferous ramp
Purple rhododendron is the most admired flowering plant in the Southern Appalachians. Ginseng is the most celebrated medicinal plant. And…
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