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Parking problems plague downtown Bryson City
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Entire half hours dedicated to finding a parking space. Cars backing into each other.…
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Summertime and the reading’s hazy
On the Road by Jack Kerouac. Penguin Classics. 310 pages Summertime, and the living is easy ... For most of…
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A smashing residency in Asheville
By Joe Hooten As I was barreling down Interstate 40, racing to make it to Asheville in time to see…
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Macon wants to use incentives to foster responsible development
Instead of the stick, Macon County might try carrots as this fast-growing area tries to control its booming construction industry.
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Road supporters not giving up
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Canceling the public hearing on the North Shore Road couldn’t shake the unwavering determination…
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The thrill of new discoveries
I’ve had the opportunity to spend a lot of time recently up on the Blue Ridge Parkway conducting natural history…
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Sediment build-up causes environmental concern
One of the top concerns over the removal of the Dillsboro dam is the unleashing of sediment backed up behind…
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The defense rests: Prominent attorney Reid Brown becomes prosecutor
One of the most prominent defense lawyers in the region is trading in a long and lucrative career defending the…
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Regulations may prompt lawsuits: John Locke Institute has taken strong interest in Jackson proposals
Jackson County is on the verge of passing the toughest development regulations in the state this week, potentially making it…
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Author’s bias shows through
What’s Liberal About The Liberal Arts? Classroom Politics and “Bias” in Higher Education by Michael Berube. W. W. Norton, 2006.…
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North Carolina side of park needs bigger, better visitors center
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park has known it needed a new visitors center on the North Carolina side of…
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The truth about the ‘Three R’s’ of conservatism
By Arthur Hancock • Guest Columnist With 70 percent of Americans now disapproving of the way George W. Bush is…
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Climate Change vs. National Park: New report predicts environmental crises while Park works on solutions
By Michael Beadle More acid rain and invasive insect pests. Fewer trout in mountain streams. More “code red” days with…
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Police: Cherokee voting results not affected by break-in
A break-in at the Cherokee election office a few days after the primary last month did not compromise the results…
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Dam removal process faces stiff opposition
The proposed removal of the Dillsboro dam on the Tuckasegee River is up for review by state water quality officers,…
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Ingles announces expansion, gas station for Waynesville store
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer A proposed project by Ingles to expand its Waynesville store and add a gas…
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Al Gore to ride to the Democrats’ rescue
As the war in Iraq drags on with no end in sight amid reports that al-Qaeda has regrouped and is…
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In my neighborhood, I’m proud to say, the cows are homies
By David Curtis The cows ate my corn. My corn is Silver Queen sweet corn. It’s an 80-day corn, which…
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Recommended diversions
Guide to William Bartram’s Travels There are guidebooks and then there are GUIDEBOOKS. If you’re a Bartram junkie as I…
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Steep Canyon Rangers sharpen their bluegrass skill set
By Chris Cooper Finding a line between respecting the bluegrass form and tradition, while gently pushing its boundaries, is a…
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Fuels down the pike
This week’s alternative fuels column will discuss three fuels (methanol, p-series and hydrogen) that all have one thing in common…
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Meeting, no meeting: Swain leaders cancel North Shore hearing on 3-2 vote
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Supporters of a 30-mile road through the Great Smoky Mountains National Park that would…
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Old is new again
The diesel engine created by Rudolf Diesel was designed to run on biodiesel. The prototype demonstrated at the World Fair…
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Pinnacle Park
The town of Sylva has nearly completed its goal of eternal preservation of the 1,100-acre Pinnacle Park in the Plott…
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Haywood pulls out after bid for recreation land tops $1 million
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Haywood County commissioners last week put a halt to their bidding for a 22-acre…
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Moratorium gives Macon time to develop floodplain rules
The developer of a proposed upscale RV community alongside Cartoogechaye Creek in Macon County says a moratorium on floodplain and…
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Crowded field likely to ramp up election interest in Waynesville
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Waynesville voters will have plenty of choices on their ballot for mayor and town…
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A new tax by any other name
By John Hood • Guest Columnist The North Carolina General Assembly seems poised to enact a new $300 million tax…
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Reaching out: Hispanic market looms large for WNC businesses
By Julia Merchant • Staff Writer Hispanic culture has infused nearly every aspect of American life — from restaurants to…
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Deer hunting in the twilight of American culture
The Twilight of American Culture by Morris Berman. W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. 224 pages. When I think of…
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What other towns have done
• Bryson City recently conserved the old Lands Creek watershed, getting $1.5 million from the Clean Water trust fund to…
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Here’s what is wrong with the debates
By Marshall Frank As of this writing, five presidential debates — three Republican and two Democratic — have been held,…
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Forest Hills coin toss election returned to voters this fall
The voters of Forest Hills will get the chance to weigh in on their preference for mayor this fall after…
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Fresh tunes, new faces: Like the swallows of San Juan Capistrano, summertime’s home-grown music has returned to the mountains, bringing with it a host of new CD offerings
By Chris Cooper It’s warm out, people are out wandering the streets later in the evening, guitars clang and drums…
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Jackson should lift subdivision moratorium Aug. 6
Jackson County commissioners heard yet another round of public comment last week in the final countdown to passing the most…
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Town elections are important for future of WNC
A coin toss. That’s what decided the race for mayor two years ago in the Jackson County town of Forest…
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Hike to Pinnacle Peak
There are two ways to hike to Pinnacle Peak, renowned for its 360-degree views from the Plott Balsams. Option one:…
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Recommended diversions
Canton Two weeks ago this Thursday my husband and I moved to Canton. Anyone who’s been in the area for…
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Cherokee students join scientists for environmental research
Cherokee Middle School students have been getting a dose of hands-on science in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park this…
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Conserving Fisher Creek
The steep slopes of the Fisher Creek watershed provided drinking water to the town of Sylva for many decades, from…
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Sicklefin redhorse and the Cherokee
An article by Jon Ostendorff headed “Rare fish released into Oconaluftee River” appeared in this past Monday’s edition of the…
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It’s not about the trees at all
I really don’t think we are as stupid as they think we are. Developers of commercial retail shopping centers have…
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Kudzu’s unstoppable march across the South
Few people want to get close enough to observe the attractive flowers that kudzu produces. The plant probably won’t actually…
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Land Trust offers unique glimpse at unique Whiteside Cove property
The Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust and John Warren will lead an Eco Tour to Timber Ridge, part of the Warren Estate…
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Kids in the Creek invites community to take part
The 15th annual Kids in the Creek program for Haywood County eighth-graders will be held Sept.17-19 at the Canton Recreation…
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Trout Unlimited brings conference to WNC
Trout fishermen from across the country will convene in Asheville this weekend for the Trout Unlimited annual conference Sept. 14-16.…
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Blaze a farm trail through the mountains
Farms across Western North Carolina will welcome the public to traipse through their fields, barns and greenhouses during the annual…
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Pitch in for the Big Sweep along your local waterways
Volunteers will rescue creeks and rivers from a tangle of accumulated trash that builds up along the banks and in…
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Get a taste of fishing, archery and shooting
National Hunting and Fishing Day will be celebrated with family-oriented outdoor events at the Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education from…
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Potentially fatal disease could pose risk to deer
An outbreak of a disease spread by biting gnats has turned up deer populations in several foothill counties.
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