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ON
THE COVER:
When
the health care crisis hits home
Three sisters share stories of insurance
illusions... full
story
When
insurance falls short, out-of-pocket costs become rapidly out-of-reach
Past
illness leaves woman ‘uninsurable’
At
free clinics survival trumps politics
While
politics reign in Washington,
real people struggle with health care costs |
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Developers
have plans for sites near Wal-Mart
A local developer has purchased a key parcel alongside Super Wal-Mart
in Waynesville, potentially kick-starting long-awaited commercial
redevelopment along the South Main Street corridor... full
story
Haywood library to accept canned
food in lieu of fines Jackson
commissioners faced with resigning EDC members
Swain
braces for loss of jail revenue
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recently got a big push forward
in building its own jail after receiving an $18 million grant from
the Department of Justice... full
story
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Macon
County asks for public input, take three
After two unsuccessful attempts at creating a comprehensive... full
story
Shuler
caught short of truth
While Congressman Heath Shuler, D-Waynesville, was cleared two weeks
ago by the House Ethics Committee of any wrongdoing... full
story
WCU
rides wave of new applicants
Over the past three years the applicant pool at Western Carolina University
has nearly tripled... full
story
Caliber
of student could rise as admissions get more selective
ALSO:
Hope
of paper mill job attracts hundreds to ESC
Commissioners
perplexed by paint samples
Ghost
Town’s spotty financial disclosure frustrates creditors
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The
Naturalist's Corner When you’re
stuck in one place for 12 hours at a time, a lot of weird stuff goes
through your head. The other night at work, the refrain, “I
wanna go home with the armadillo,” from Texas troubadour Gary
P. Nunn’s classic “London Homesick Blues” crept
in and would not dislodge. Twelve hours of “armadillo”
brought back lots of Louisiana memories. The little roly-poly, weird
looking, armor-plated nine-banded armadillo...
full story
Creeks
form character across WNC Flowing
water is as central to life here in Western North Carolina as the
mountains themselves. You can’t have ancient mountains like
these without the seeps, springs, branches, creeks and rivers that
sculpted them... full
story |
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