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This stretch of road deserves better care
To the Editor: As a Macon County native who learned to drive in these mountains more than 40 years ago,…
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How can faith leaders support Dream Act?
To the Editor: I read in the newspaper an article called “Faith Leaders support the Dream Act.” What reality do…
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New group seeks political solutions
To the Editor: We live in the greatest country in the world, but we have serious challenges — challenges that…
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Immigrants can enrich all of us
To the Editor: Scott McLeod writes accurately and with emotion about the Dream Act (“Hagen, senate wrong on Dream Act,”…
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Just shut up and bang it out
I’ve never been big on New Year’s resolutions. But this weekend I decided to list five and work seriously toward…
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Mistake is a reminder to tell it like it is
“… but a belief in hard work and treating others fairly was ingrained from a very early age in my…
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HCC offers help in managing time
The Small Business Center of Haywood Community College will offer a free seminar entitled, “Organizing your Work and Life -…
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Learn about animal rescue efforts
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s annual meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 13, at the Haywood County…
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Public hearing set for landfill problem
Jackson County’s old solid waste landfill is leaking contaminants in higher concentrations than allowed into the groundwater, and satisfying state…
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Commissioners demand ‘green’ wonder prove black-and-white dollar value
How fickle fortune can be, Timm Muth, the director of the oft-touted Green Energy Park, found upon tendering a simple…
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Situation still bleak for builders in the region
By Colby Dunn and Quintin Ellison • Staff Writers Although retail businesses might have found some relief toward the latter…
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Taking tabs on economic recovery: Economic situation in WNC seems to be improving for small businesses
By Colby Dunn and Quintin Ellison • Staff writers Despite a sour economy, many businesses in Western North Carolina are…
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Needmore proposal back for debate; this time in Macon County
People for and against the state Department of Transportation’s plans to pave and widen a 3.3-mile section of Needmore Road…
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West Elementary gets new classrooms
Swain County’s West Elementary School will be getting a classroom expansion thanks to $1.8 million handed to them by Swain…
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Haywood releases closed session minutes on its own accord
At their last meeting of 2010, the Haywood County Commissioners made what might seem like a rather mundane decision. They…
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Crowd revs up against proposed dirt bike racetrack
More than 100 people turned out recently to protest a Macon County farmer’s plan to save his land by building…
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Vote for Western Carolina University's Pride of the Mountains Marching Band
Southern California-area television station KTLA is polling Parade of Roses viewers to determine which participating band is the crowd favorite.…
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A family full of marriage, but not quite bliss
Editor’s note: This George Ellison column was first published in December 2004. Most everyone agrees that marriage is a noble…
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Holiday recycling hits Haywood
Between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, Americans throw away 25 percent more trash than any other time of the year,…
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Swimming lessons to start in the new year
The Aquatics Department of Haywood Regional Health & Fitness Center will begin the 2011 group swim lesson lineup with the…
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Viticulture conference coming to Candler
The North Carolina BioNetwork BioBusiness Center in Candler will host the first annual North Carolina Conference on Sustainable Viticulture on…
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Fees waived and free screenings at HRHFC
Haywood Regional Health and Fitness Center is waiving the usual initiation fee on six-month memberships as a holiday gift to…
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The Naturalist's Corner: 2010 through the Naturalist’s Corner’s window
Correction: Last week’s story regarding the Balsam CBC stated that dinner after the count would be at the Sagebrush. Wrong!…
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More Blue Ridge Parkway viewshed protected
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) recently protected Blackrock Ridge in northern Jackson County, a striking and important component of…
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Group to discuss ‘Time and Again’ at public library
The next Book Ends book discussion group will be held at the Jackson County Public Library on Thursday, Jan.13. The…
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In new novel, outlook is grim without technology
Let me begin this review by confessing that I never heard of E.M.P. (Electromagnetic Pulse), and I was distressed to…
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A fine time to order seeds
One of my favorite annual events is set to take place Jan. 15. I share this information now because it…
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Property values affected election and are a looming problem
By Mark Jamison • Guest Columnist During the recent election for county commissioner in Jackson County, both sides made reference…
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Contra dance in Jackson Jan. 9
The next Second Sunday Contra Dance will be held at the Barkers Creek Community Building from 3-5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan.…
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Elderly Brothers ring in New Year’s at Legion
The Elderly Brothers will perform on New Year’s Eve at American Legion Post 47 in Waynesville. The Elderly Brothers have…
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Chocolate lovers, head to Bryson City Feb. 12
The Friends of the Marianna Black Library will host the 4th Annual Chocolate Cook-Off from 2-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, Feb.…
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Gary Carden to present Old Christmas Traditions program at library
Storyteller and author Gary Carden will present a program titled “Old Christmas Traditions” at 7 p.m. on Jan. 4 at…
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Learn the art of bookmaking Jan. 6
Phyllis Jarvinen of Sylva will demonstrate and teach a mini-workshop on book arts and book binding at the Art League…
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Pride of the Mountains is California-bound
Nearly 400 members of Western Carolina University’s Pride of the Mountains Marching Band will travel to Pasadena, Calif., to march…
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Waynesville Inn to play host to second-annual Winterfest
Haywood County residents looking to brave the ice and leave their firesides this January can find an afternoon of respite…
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Year in review 2010
Editor’s note: Here is The Smoky Mountain News’ annual Year in Review, but ours comes with a nod and a…
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North Shore Road funds in danger of disappearing
Battles in Congress are nothing new. Practically every day that the legislature is in session, there is a fight, argument…
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Less might mean more if developers respond to lot-size changes in Sylva
When Mountain Projects came calling on Sylva leaders earlier this year because the group wanted to build five affordably priced…
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Shuler selects a familiar face to help bid for national prominence
Andrew Whalen, an up-and-coming political insider who helped craft U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler’s entry onto the political scene five years…
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Big fish of the Smokies
Each of us inhabits several landscapes. On the one hand, there is our everyday exterior topographic landscape. We call it…
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Appalachian Trail guide debuts 33rd edition
The legendary Appalachian Trail grew by 1.9 miles in 2010. Every December, the latest mileage and shelter information for the…
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Forest health takes teamwork
The University of North Carolina at Asheville and the U.S. Forest Service are joining forces to boost awareness and understanding…
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Learn to garden organically at UNCA
Early registration is now open for the 2011 Organic Growers School Conference on March 5-6 on the campus of the…
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Wildlife Advocates to meet at Lake J
The Western North Carolina Wildlife Advocates will meet from noon to 3 p.m. on Jan. 7 at the Lake Junaluska Conference and…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Invasion of the PUFIs
Don’t worry, PUFIs won’t harm you. They won’t even take you up to the mothership to probe and prod you…
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National Audubon’s 111th Christmas Bird Count
Tis the season to be counting. The National Audubon Society’s century-old citizen-science prototype — the Christmas Bird Count (CBC) —…
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Leavitt creates emotional story, realistic characters
In her previous novels — two of which, Coming Back To Me and Girls In Trouble, have been reviewed here…
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Make love, not war, when you garden
This is a good time of the year to order seeds and plant carrots. That’s not a misprint: It’s an…
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Shuler isn’t doing much to win my votes
To the Editor: The local radio station in Sylva, WRGC, has reported that the unemployment rate in Jackson County increased…
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Let the tax cuts for the wealthy expire
To the Editor: Give the wealthy $700 billion over the next decade? Absolutely, say the Republican politicians led by Rep.…
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