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Erasing ignorance expands opportunities
By Deborah Miles • Guest Columnist As the Director of the Center for Diversity Education, I and other educators have been…
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Don’t make sophs live on campus
To the Editor: First, let me say that I greatly respect Dr. Sam Miller and the administration at Western Carolina…
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Junaluskans should pay for upgrades
To the Editor: Your opinion piece a few months back, “Changing mind now won’t undo the damage,” left out a…
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A briefcase of possibilities
I grade about 2,000 essays a year. I do so because I am a high school English teacher, and because…
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Obama poised to give the GOP the finger
Just as President Obama seems poised to sign an executive order preventing the deportation of up to 5 million illegal…
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Marching toward The Big Apple
“The whole world is watching.” That’s the statement echoing from a megaphone strapped to the side of David Starnes, director…
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Teaching students about driving dangers
Safe driving program “VIP for a VIP” impacts students in partnership with EMS and local law enforcement. Harris Regional Hospital,…
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Canton aims for improvements at Recreation Park
The Town of Canton Recreation Commission is leading a volunteer effort to make safety improvements to the playground at Recreation…
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Turkey drive for Haywood county’s needy in full swing
Thanks to community generosity, many of Haywood County’s neediest families will eat a hot turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. The Maggie…
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Economic summit participants point to regional approach as key to success
The key to economic and community development in Western North Carolina is for leaders of the public, private and nonprofit…
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Haywood Pathways welcomes first guests, continues renovation
At T-minus three days until the scheduled opening day for Haywood Pathways Center, Nick Honerkamp still wasn’t sure how to…
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A new tax collector is in town, but the old one isn’t going anywhere, at least for now
The long-time tax collector in Haywood County was narrowly defeated in the November election, a surprise upset that has sent…
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Sylva commissions second 2014 study to look into two-way traffic on Main Street
After landing a $10,000 grant from the Southwestern Commission — and putting in $10,000 of its own money — Sylva…
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Franklin chews on traffic: Study looks at parking, crosswalks on Main Street
Downtown Franklin is sporting some fresh paint after an October decision to spruce up the fading road lines, but over…
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Walleyed mercury
It’s probably best to avoid eating fish out of Lake Glenville. At least the walleye. “I’d like to tell you…
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It’s just a Bojangle’s, but that’s a step up for Waynesville’s South Main
The commercial revitalization of South Main Street in Waynesville has taken another step forward this month with the bulldozing of…
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Maternity care landscape evolves: Additional OB practices increases choices, competition
A shake-up in the medical world of maternity care and childbirth means more choices for pregnant women in Jackson, Swain…
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Swain sheriff alarmed over false alarms
The Swain County Sheriff’s Office responds to its share of security alarms. Between January and the middle of November, the…
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Search still on for missing teen
The search for Alec Lansing, the missing 17-year-old in Jackson County, has yet to produce any viable leads. He has…
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Atlanta teen missing from wilderness therapy program
It’s been more than a week since Atlanta resident Alec Lansing, 17, walked off from the group he was camping…
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Hello darkness, my old friend
The full Hunter’s Moon is waning and the night sky will be revealing more of her secrets till we spin…
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Mountain photo contest open
The Appalachian Mountain Photography Competition is looking for the best images of the people, places and pursuits that characterize the…
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Protecting plants with a forest plan
With a new forest management plan now in the works for the Pisgah and Nantahala national forest, Brent Martin, regional…
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New edition of Kephart book released
A new version of Our Southern Highlanders by Horace Kephart is out, and it includes eight Kephart articles not included…
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Return of the meteors
Astronomers at the Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute are reminding the public of the annual Leonid Meteor Shower in November.
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Motion Makers bike shop reopens
Motion Makers Bicycle Shop has reopened in its new location at 36 Allen St. after an August fire in downtown…
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Bumper crop feeds animals, insects and future fall color
As fall colors fade from the landscape, the bright yellows and oranges become a vivid memory marking the peak of…
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WNC towns earn top outdoors honors
Bryson City earned the top honor in Blue Ridge Outdoors’ list of top outdoor towns of 2014, which appeared in…
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Pedaling the Parkway: WCU dean completes ninth fundraising ride to Mount Mitchell
Brian Railsback learned a valuable lesson when he missed a September meeting of the Western Carolina University Honors College Student…
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Book explores clash between religion and science
In Lauren Grodstein’s novel The Explanation For Everything (Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2013, 336 pages, $24.95), we meet Andrew…
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SMN editor lacks journalist ethics
To the Editor: Journalists like Scott McLeod, SMN Editor, usually follow a code of ethics that includes fairness and impartiality…
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Do something together for Nikwasi Mound
To the Editor: I have read the opinions going back and forth regarding the Nikwasi Mound in Franklin and am…
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Doing just as he accuses others
To the Editor: Regarding Bob Wilson’s latest letter on negative campaign rhetoric, Wilson exemplified the hate-filled distorted rhetoric that he…
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Franklin and Cherokee should work together on Nikwasi
By Bob Scott • Guest Columnist In a letter to the editor published in the Nov. 5 edition of The…
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Classrooom contemplations: Showing up is always half the game
Absenteeism in American public schools has reached epidemic proportions. Six million students, one in eight, miss 30 days of school…
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Trade you an itchy shirt for a little shiver
We called it “in-between weather,” too warm for a coat, too chilly for short sleeves. Back then, just about every…
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The bicycle puzzle: Exploring opportunities of cycling tourism
For the past few years, the Blue Ridge Breakaway has lured cyclists to Haywood for a ride through the mountains.…
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Forests for the future: First glimmers of forest plan draw polarized reactions
When Brent Martin emerged from the Forest Management Plan meeting in Franklin, the first glimpse into the direction that management…
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Contemplating the evolution of Fry Street
It’s not much of a street now. And soon, Fry Street might not be a street at all. “What we’re…
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Maggie’s big plan
Maggie Valley is on its way to building a downtown. “This is something I’m very excited to present to the…
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Ridgetop revisions in play for Jackson tower ordinance
Cell phone towers in Jackson County cannot currently be built on ridgetops. That looks likely to change as revisions to…
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Sorting out Haywood’s take on hospital sale will take time
It’s been three months since publicly owned Haywood Regional Medical Center became a private hospital owned by Duke LifePoint Healthcare,…
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New 911 center to up the game for Haywood emergency response
A $3 million project to build a central 911 dispatching center inside the Haywood County Sheriff’s Office aims to reduce…
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New tax collector had to have wages garnished
In a narrow upset in the Haywood County Tax Collector race last week, voters elected a man with a history…
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Upset election for tax collector prompts job reshuffling
A new tax collector has been elected in Haywood County, but when he takes office next month his duties will…
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Democrats, GOP see new era in Haywood
Karin Wollin had just taken a break from a sullen morning of sorting through stacks of campaign signs at the…
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Hymnbook breathes life into Cherokee lyrics
It’s Sunday afternoon, and a quartet of musicians — one guitarist, three vocalists — stands at the front of a…
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HCC showcasing fiber exhibition
A national fiber exhibition, EXCITE, will be on display through Dec. 6 at Haywood Community College in Clyde. The exhibition…
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Mountain Heritage Center curator wins lifetime achievement award
Pam Meister, interim director and curator of Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center, was honored Oct. 22 with the James…
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McCreery returns to Harrah’s
Country sensation Scott McCreery hits the stage at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, at Harrah’s Cherokee Event Center. Since coming into…
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