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Whole tax system needs an overhaul
To the Editor: We have been hearing much about taxing the rich more in order to help our debt problem,…
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Vindictive measure should send message
To the Editor: My grandmother always told me that, “nothing good happens after midnight.” I never quite grasped why until…
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Vote on NCAE dues like a slap in the face to teachers
When the state House voted to override Gov. Beverly Perdue’s veto and stop letting teachers use payroll deductions to pay…
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Waynesville welcomes a new bakery
Waynesville is getting its Main Street bakery back, but not just any bakery. City Bakery, a well-known café and bakery…
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Imperial Hotel restaurant opens
Sid’s on Main opened for business last Friday in Canton. The restaurant is housed within the Imperial Hotel, which has…
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Maggie Valley Chamber hires executive director
Teresa Smith completed her first day as the full-time executive director of the Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce Monday. Smith…
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Debate rages over proposed cell phone ban behind the wheel
Calling and talking on cell phones while driving is likely to continue, at least for now, in North Carolina. But…
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Swain ponders room tax increase
Swain County’s Tourism Development Authority will appeal to county officials for a 1 percent increase in the room tax rate.…
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Dillsboro hopes to broker funding deal for tourist railroad
Swain County has now been targeted as part of a regional effort to drum up financial support for the Great…
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Film series features ‘Women, War & Peace’
St. John’s Episcopal Church in Sylva is hosting a four-week film discussion program on the recent PBS series, “Women, War…
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GOP candidate Dan Forest to appear in Macon
Republican Lt. Gov. candidate Dan Forest will be the guest speaker at a Macon County Republican Party “Meet & Greet”…
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North Carolina wins federal award for education
North Carolina will receive a $69.9 million grant award from the federal Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge fund…
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MedWest to offer smoking cessation classes
MedWest Health System is offering smoking cessation classes starting this month at three of its hospital campuses. During the seven-week…
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Democrats sort out who will run for what in bid to reclaim seats
Two well-known Democrat senators from the mountains who lost in 2010 and hoped to reclaim their seats this year faced…
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House race shapes up following news of Haire’s retirement
Republicans aren’t the only ones who will have a reason to head to the polls in the May primary. While…
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A bold fix for South Main Street
Maybe it’s pie in the sky, but the right ingredients could transform South Main Street into a thriving commercial district.…
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Consultant takes bull by the horns in South Main master street plan
South Main Street is a mess. That’s the message from a consultant hired by the town of Waynesville to develop…
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Continue milking high-end homes for property taxes or realign real estate values?
Jackson County commissioners plan this week to discuss the upcoming property revaluation, though it remains unclear whether they will postpone…
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Haywood pitches in to help towns deal with trash transport costs
Haywood County has offered a helping hand as towns grapple with how to cover the extra cost of hauling resident’s…
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Architect mix-up over HCC project begs the question: can water run uphill?
Haywood Community College has hit a nearly $227,000 roadblock during the construction of it new creative arts building. The $10.2…
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Live well with diabetes
Learn how to better manage diabetes at a two-day workshop at Angel Medical Center. The event will be held Tuesday,…
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The playful raven is a Smoky Mountain favorite
Along with plants like red spruce, Fraser fir, yellow birch, mountain maple, mountain ash, Canada Mayflower, witch-hobble, and bluebead lily,…
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Garden seed ordering set for this month
The fourth-annual Group Seed Order will take place at St. John’s Episcopal Church on Jackson Street in Sylva on Saturday,…
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Calling volunteers for trail work at Gorges Park
Volunteers are needed at Gorges State Park in Sapphire to help build and maintain trails, with work parties scheduled weekly…
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Smokies’ partners renovate their final trail shelter in park
Volunteer organizations have donated labor and money to improve cooking and sleeping quarters for campers, while also reducing potential problems…
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DVD of national fly-fishing competition available for sale
Learn topnotch, competitive-level fly-fishing techniques via a filmed fly-fishing competition that took place last year here in Western North Carolina.…
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Night hunting now legal for wild hogs
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission now allows hunting of feral swine and wild hogs at night — but hunters need…
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WCU students help children with autism
A local fly-fishing guide and recreational therapy students at Western Carolina University teamed up recently to provide a fly-fishing outing…
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AT Bald Trail permanently protected
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy transferred 35 acres to the Appalachian Trail Conservancy and the U.S. Forest Service to protect…
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Rain for wind
This year’s ninth annual Balsam Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was held Friday Dec. 30. As I was driving home from…
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Slope bound: Snow, let alone skiing, proves a novel experience for some first-timers
Living in the mountains of Western North Carolina, it is hard to imagine never seeing snow — but Elizabeth Comberg…
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Submission being accepted for fiction prize
The North Carolina Writers’ Network is now accepting submissions for its 2012 Doris Betts Fiction Prize. The competition is named…
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Pulitzer Prize nominated writer to speak at Blue Ridge Books
The Mountain Writers of North Carolina will meet at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan.10, at Blue Ridge Books in Waynesville.…
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Planning a year of purposeful reading
The New Year’s resolution typically leads a short and tragic life. Its father is misdeeds, its mother remorse. Once born,…
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Same youth event, new year at Bryson City library
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will host several youth events in the coming weeks. The library will resume…
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Bryson City library puts on music jam
The next community music jam at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will be from 6 to 7:30 p.m.,…
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Family movie days continue with ‘Mr. Popper’s Penguins’
The Marianna Black Library in Bryson City will play the live-action adaptation of Richard and Florence Atwater’s children’s book, “Mr.…
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Chippendales performers dance onto Harrah’s stage
Tickets for two Chippendales shows at Harrah’s Casino will go on sale Jan. 6. The shirtless, bowtie-wearing performers will be…
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Sylva begins a new year of Contra dancing
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be on Jan. 8. on the second floor of the old courthouse in…
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Educator named Maestro of Early Childhood Music Education
Kindermusik International, a publisher of music and movement programs, has named Lori Richards a Maestro Producer for 2011-12. Richards is…
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B.B. King to perform in Asheville
B.B. King will make a pit stop at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville on Jan.14. All tickets must be…
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The Moody Blues to perform in March at Harrah’s Casino
The Moody Blues will perform at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Hotel on March 31 as part of their 32-city U.S.…
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Eve Haslam and Satin Steel Jazz come to Café 50
Eve Haslam and Satin Steel Jazz will perform at Cafe 50 restaurant on Main Street in Waynesville at 7 p.m.,…
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A small farm in photos
Photographer Rachael Bliss will showcase photos at Rosetta’s on Broadway in Asheville. The photos tell the story of a small…
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Groovy Movie Club to feature ‘Buck’
The Groovy Movie Club will host its first screening of the new year at 7 p.m. on Jan. 6. The…
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Voices in the Laurel holding auditions
Voices in the Laurel auditions for the 2012 winter season continue at the First Baptist Church, 100 S. Main St.,…
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Macon potter cuts ribbon on new studio
Hank Shuler has opened a new clay studio in Oak Grove. Having retired from Southwestern Community College two years ago,…
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The story behind the storyteller
Lloyd Arneach likes to make people cry. “That means they understand the stories I am telling,” said Arneach, a 68-year-old…
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Warm weather brings unseasonable activity
Cutting collards this past weekend, I was surprised to find colonies of purplish-colored aphids under many of the leaves. That…
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Court ruling promises sleazy campaign season
To the Editor: Are you sickened by the millions of dollars spent to elect politicians at a time when too…
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