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Taylor-Shuler: What’s expected to turn into a wide open congressional race as November nears is now just barely on the radar for WNC residents
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The race for the 11th District’s U.S. House of Representatives seat is officially off…
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A well-crafted, if not adventurous, electronic trip
By Chris Cooper The brainchild of programmers Robert Smith (no, not the guy from the Cure) and Bill Walters, Blue…
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Biggers on Appalachia: New book studies Appalachia’s national significance
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Travel writer and National Public Radio commentator Jeff Biggers spent 20 years collecting and…
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Enter the mystery: World-famous extraordinist Craig Karges comes to Western Carolina University
By Michael Beadle OK, first things first — Craig Karges is not a comedian though he makes his audiences laugh.…
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A look at three self stories
After reading three autobiographies in less than 10 days, I emerged from the encounter feeling much like a lover who…
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Waynesville students use art class to help raise money for soup kitchen
By Michael Beadle Art class is not just a place to make art for yourself — sometimes it’s a place…
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Kindergarten The other day I went to a kindergarten class for “Career Day.” I had 15 minutes to talk about…
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TDA wants Reece off board
The Haywood County Tourism Development Authority called for the removal of one of its board members, Wade Reece in a…
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Sequoyah: inventor of talking leaves
By Michael Beadle Sequoyah is perhaps one of the most recognizable names in Native American history — and quite rightly…
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School traffic expert offers alternative solution
Residents opposed to a plan to add a middle-turn lane along sections of Plott Creek Road in Waynesville have garnered…
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Saving the language: Teachers, parents, tribal elders and new innovative immersion programs are helping to keep the Cherokee language alive
By Michael Beadle It’s a special day for 14-month-old Tawodi Clapsaddle. Several adults including his father, Ethan, look on as…
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Town’s support of road project irks aldermen
Some members of the Waynesville board of aldermen are questioning whether Mayor Henry Foy acted in bounds when he wrote…
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Table Mountain pine
Have you ever been walking one of the wind-swept, sun-bitten, high-elevation rock outcrops in the Smokies region when you suddenly…
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Banning tobacco in schools shouldn’t be so difficult
There’s really not much to say except this: why has it taken so long? The Haywood County School Board apparently…
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No loaves, just fish ... sticks
I pride myself on being a good cook. After 10 years of effort, I have finally mastered homemade cinnamon rolls.…
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Power carries a yoke of responsibility
By Michael Beadle • Columnist The recent worldwide protests against cartoons depicting the Islamic prophet Mohammed have given humanity a…
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Logging plan for Kirby Knob forest upheld
A coalition of environmental groups and local residents lost their appeal against a logging operation in the Nantahala National Forest…
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A double crested whammy
We were leaving Monroe, La., just after dawn last Sunday, Feb. 19. We crossed over a small levee and dam…
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The Underground Panthers
A hunter was in the woods one day in winter when suddenly he saw a panther coming toward him and…
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Mountain lion lore
I frequently hear from people who have spotted a mountain lion in Western North Carolina. Or at least they think…
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We admired Andy but related to Barney
We lost Barney Fife last week. When the news came that Don Knotts had died of pulmonary and respiratory failure…
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Radical Islam is infiltrating U.S.
By Marshall Frank “A great civilization is not conquered from without until it has destroyed itself from within.” — Ariel…
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So many reasons to oppose forest sale
“This is an administration that believes in natural resource exploitation, and hang any future cost to the public owners. This…
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Handouts by the numbers
Counties with national forest or park land in their borders get two types of money from the federal government: payment…
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Just the dregs
Those pitching the plan to sell off pieces of the national forest claim the parcels on the list are inconsequential.…
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Land for sale — yours
When Dick Morgan, a fisherman from Maggie Valley, heard that two acres on Hurricane Mountain was on the chopping block…
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A daffodil by any other name
Around 8 a.m. last Sunday (Feb. 26), my wife and I backed out of the driveway and headed to Clyde’s…
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Accessible art: Macon County Art Association makes strides to bring art to everyone
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Macon County Art Association publicity manager Pat Mennenger busied herself arranging crackers on a…
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Sheik’s musical soup takes swings with brutal honesty
By Chris Cooper Duncan Sheik demonstrates a sort of understated brilliance that’s almost alarming when you hear it. Ballads slip…
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The Life Cycle: HART studio presents two shows in one night
By Michael Beadle A farm girl recounts her memories of a special calf named Rupert and a gravedigger tells of…
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Ali Farka Toure Guitarist Ali Farka Toure has been hailed for his distinctive mix of Arabic-influenced Malian sound and American…
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Modern twist on southern gothic
Dear readers, your attention, please! Hailing from the backwater town of Alexandria, Miss., allow me to introduce 12-year-old Harriet Dufresnes!…
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Greenway contract dispute settled
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Macon County and Natural Resources Conservation Services officials have negotiated a settlement to a…
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HCC gets grant for machining center
The Golden LEAF Foundation has made a $1,573,109 grant to Haywood Community College to establish an advanced machining center at…
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Interpretation of precedent could decide Reece’s fate with Haywood TDA board
The fate of a controversial figure on the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority is still up in the air two…
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National forest proposal provides fodder for Taylor-Shuler race
By Becky Johnson and Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writers A plan to sell off more than 6,500 acres of the…
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Rogers, newspapers earn Main Street awards
The Downtown Waynesville Association’s Patsy Rogers was honored as a Main Street Champion in a recent Main Street awards ceremony…
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Sylva aldermen put mixed drinks vote on May ballot
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Sylva voters will have another go at passing liquor by the drink in this…
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“Fortunes of War” Based upon the autobiographical novels of Olivia Manning, this BBC production tells the story of Guy Pringle…
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Leaving no doubt behind
About 15 years ago, one frequent guest at our bed and breakfast here in Waynesville was a Mrs. Irene Harrison,…
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LTLT helps conserve 53-acre historic farm
The Land Trust for the Little Tennessee (LTLT) recently acquired a “working farm conservation easement” protecting 53 acres of rich…
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May cause confusion: Medicare prescription drug benefit plan options create problems for participants
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Arthur Pitts sat in a plastic lawn chair waiting to pick up prescriptions from…
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Metal building in downtown Bryson raises eyebrows
A metal building recently erected on Main Street in Bryson City has sparked discussion over what can be done to…
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Pharmacists find themselves on the receiving end of Medicare confusion
By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer As the revamped Medicare system moves from policy to practice, pharmacies nationwide increasingly are…
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Taylor says forest sale ‘not going to happen’
Western North Carolina Rep. Charles Taylor, R-Brevard, has spoken out against the proposed sale of 300,000 thousand acres of National…
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The Asian connection
I’ve never been to Asia, but ever since I was a youngster I have, from time to time, fantasized about…
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Savoring the coming political season
When the political season cranks up, as it’s about to, this business gets a lot more fun. I’m one of…
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Burroughs Fund adds $138,600 for WNC science education
The Burroughs Wellcome Fund has announced a three-year, $138,600 grant to renew its support for science education programs for middle…
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Conservation groups file lawsuit to protect endangered warbler
Concerned by continuing decline of the cerulean warbler, five conservation groups, including some based in Western North Carolina, filed a…
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Spring is on the wing
Step out on the deck with your morning coffee or pause in the yard for a moment after you strap…
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