2007
archives
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1/07
1/3/07
The EDC question
A brief history
of a complicated situation
Phoenix says
transition smooth despite patient complaints
Hopeful thinking for
the coming year
Suffering
through a fever to find the holiday spirit
I Got A Guitar
For Christmas... Now What Do I Do?
Recommended diversions
Steps towards manhood
Working on
the fly
The Annual Balsam
CBC
It’s
that time again
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1/10/07
Land-use
planning takes center stage in Jackson
Self-preservation
Speaking out
Cherokee
heads into election with absentee limits in place
Wildlife Commission
proposes rule changes for hunting deer
WLOS no longer
available on Mediacom
Franklin
passes plan to help guide growth
Support builds
for Haywood land trust
County must take
role in new Jackson EDC
Overcoming
a dysfunctional relationship
Harlem Gospel
Choir aims to enlighten as well as entertain audiences
A hip, humanitarian
collaboration
Recommended diversions
Dexter: friendly,
gruesome with a twist of sociopath
Coexistence on
the Chattooga
ATBI identifies
5,000-plus species ... and counting
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1/17/07
Everybody wants on the
TDA
TDA applicants
Maggie alderman profits
from land sale to town
Hike in early voters
strains Swain election office
Voter intimidation
alleged in Swain election
Voter testimony
Canary Coalition
reaches membership milestone in 2006
Making the
case for using tax money to buy open spaces
We’re
all special, according to Time
Encountering my
own inner goddess
World wide from
Canton
In
your Internet ear
Diversions
Darren Nicholson:
Darren Nicholson
Carrying on
a tradition
Urban archery
and tally ho!
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1/24/07
Sylva may decrease
size of proposed taxing district
Swain chairman accused
of handling absentee ballots
Macon joins other
participants in drug discount program
More questions
raised in Maggie land deal
Haywood leaders
mull prison recruitment
Filling in
the blanks ain’t always easy
Haywood County prepares
for slope ordinance by hiring engineer
Remembering the spirit
of Saide Luck
Listening to the stone
Elana James:
Elana James
Recommended Diversions
Revenge rising
The Pigeon
flies again
Forest on fire
Deer dilemma
The school of fish
Medicinal plants
of the Southern Appalachians
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1/31/07
Meal deal at Swain
jail worth as much as $100,000 annually, new sheriff says
Economic commission
overhaul stalls over board make-up
TDA has equal
parts Maggie Valley, Waynesville
Downtown Sylva Association
weighs the benefits of a taxing district
Franklin
declines to help shopping center owner keep Wal-Mart
Swain election
investigation could be two months away
A better future
for the Pigeon
Just a blip, but
meaningful to some
Green gas heavy
metal
Local lo-fi gets
a high five
Recommended diversions
History 2 - Food
1
Bold & Cold
The Naturalist's
Corner
A.T. license
plates raise dollars for conservancy
Recounting natural
history
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2/07
2/7/07
Upping the ante
Betting on
the future
Jackson may
put temporary stop to growth
Rural growth prompts
ambulance response time debate
Emergency
room group sues HRMC
Time to get
in on Haywood 2008 bicentennial
Edwards brings
bright ideas
Jackson leaders take
a bold – and wise – step
The world according
to glass
Stone Black aims
high with a familiar formula
Recommended diversions
The Stone Raft
Bear your support
Finding the essence
of the Smokies
The Naturalist's
Corner
What Price
Sweetness
A harrowing tale
of bear encounters
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2/14/07
Twenty questions
Development
industry opposes subdivision moratorium
Greenwood’s
slow exit gives Macon leaders rare chance
Swain makes
appointments to first planning board
Sylva leaders
to discuss proposed downtown tax
DSA drops special
tax proposal
New golf
course owner promises major upgrades
Golf course
improvements
Harrah’s
success should prompt state to allow live dealers
A real-life
love story – sort of
Technology can
help us beat global warming
Tipping one
back with Baby
Peaceful sounds
As her craft evolves,
Jones’ spirit remains true
Recommended diversions
Two outta three
ain’t bad
Catamount Conservation
American
Whitwater withdraws lawsuit on Chattooga paddling
The Naturalist's
Corner
Ivey wins conservation
award
A chip off the ole
mauler block
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2/21/07
Election
controversy plagues Swain
Swain seats
new planning board
Ghost Town
deal with state should expedite May opening
Opponents
lining up to challenge Chief Hicks
Plug pulled
on downtown Sylva taxing district
Haywood
leaders say tax hike a possibility to meet needs
Common goal is
the same – a thriving downtown
Ask not what your
county can do for you
Tribe, unlike
Google and others, isn’t asking for a handout
Broadway comes
to Cullowhee
Mountain Heart
serves up musical surprise
Recommended diversions
Locked away
On the mark
Landmark
Learning Classes
The Naturalist's
Corner
Old remedies for
the toothache
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2/28/07
Emotions
build in run-up to moratorium hearing
WCU launches
ambitious $40 million campaign
Wi-Fi part of
regional wireless initiative
Downtown Waynesville
wi-fi to go live by April
Project will
track growing number of lots
River group
considers car removal from Tuck
This time, neighbors
want Wal-Mart’s drawing power
Moratorium will
preserve building industry, not destroy it
Now what will
the wagging tongues talk about?
The day Uncle
Curtis’ rabbits did the town
Dial-A-Story
Marianna
Black library caters to kids
The Broken West
nails vintage pop — in all the right ways
Recommended diversions
Thankfully, some
books are short
One acre at a
time
LTLT preserves
850 acres in Cherokee County
The Naturalist's
Corner
N.C. side of
Smokies goes biodiesel
The thaw begins
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3/07
3/7/07
Improving
the science of development
Moratorium
debate reveals deep rift in Jackson
Crowded,
contentious hearing remains civil
New Macon library
to become Fontana system’s showcase
Plan to buy
building with room tax hike meets opposition
Easley’s
budget goes wrong way on lottery
Tax policy can
help save rural land
Y’all come
back
Chapin channels
something powerful in The Calling
Recommended diversions
A debut reminiscent
of other stirring westerns
Fire on the mountain
The Naturalist's
Corner
Simple living
Accounts of a horned
serpent
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3/14/07
Keeping of the bees
So you want to
be a beekeeper?
Countdown
to killer bees
Swain tourism
leaders want to kill tax hike request
Compromise
eases moratorium’s chill
Two studies,
two takes on moratorium’s effects
Planning
office, advisory board to decide who keeps working
What
commissioners said
Haywood likely
to hike room tax, change tourism board make-up
A new approach
to smart growth
High time for
a new morning ritual
Protecting
the best of mountain culture
Upper Chattooga
River will suffer from boating
Chocolate sensation
Food of the Gods
Newly formed
Balsam Range features some of the finest
Air skillfully
paints a delicate soundscape
Recommended diversions
Fascinating as
Lewis himself
At the starting
line
The Naturalist's
Corner
Tradition of the
cockfight
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3/21/07
Out of the frying
pan, into the fire
Planners
nearly done with subdivision ordinance
Franklin may
move administrative offices to other end of Main Street
Massie: Library
site still to be decided
Consultant
will lead public planning process for library
Cashiers
librarian takes Sylva post
Haywood looking
for best way to recycle glass
Initiative
puts a new face on an important issue
Giving up too
much for fear
A mother’s
remedy for shark attacks
Contacting
my hirsute love
The wide world
of authors
From Waynesville
to the Big Apple | Honoring
the lost voices
For a swinging
sound, look no further than downtown
Recommended diversions
War can be murder
Ice age relics
Importance
of N.C. Wildlife Federation Endangered funding
The great salamander
adventure
Neufeld’s
book on Appalachia
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