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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 00:00

Simple living: Up from grassroots

By Kathleen Lamont   There are lots of examples today of what a few determined and focused people can do. They can build low-income housing, rebuild devastated cities, and save disappearing farmland. That last one is shooting to the top…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

At the starting line: New running group gathers momentum in Haywood County

By Michael Beadle Running can be a lonely sport. It’s hard finding someone who has a similar pace, someone who runs when you do, someone who can get you through those tough, uphill climbs.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Newly formed Balsam Range features some of the finest

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Balsam Range, a newly formed group of all-star pickers, will play a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 16 at Haywood Community College.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Chocolate sensation

By Michael Beadle Come March 24, sink your teeth into blueberry truffles, fudge cookies, and mocha cheesecake.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Food of the Gods

By Michael Beadle Call it a Kiss. A sweet treat. A bonbon. A decadent delight.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Air skillfully paints a delicate soundscape

What exactly do you say about these guys? There’s certainly something nostalgic in just how painfully arty what they’re doing is — like the old Sylvian and Gabriel stuff. But then there’s that slick, ultramodern sheen to the music, the…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Recommended diversions

Lucinda Williams, West If you don’t already know her, go back to the beginning and catch up, because you’ve missed out on one of the premier singer-songwriters of the past 20 years, that rare artist who sings ‘em as well…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Fascinating as Lewis himself

Among Christians, C.S. Lewis has a reputation that runs in several directions. As the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, Mere Christianity, The Great Divorce, The Screwtape Letters, and a shelf of other novels, apologetic works, and Renaissance studies, Lewis…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

So you want to be a beekeeper?

If you want to keep bees, the best thing you can do is join a local beekeeping club. Here you’ll find expert advice and support, and perhaps a personal mentor to explain the intricacies of beekeeping.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Keeping of the bees: The changing face of apiculture

Hugh Gibby knows a little something about honeybees. He’s kept them for 63 of his 78 years, following in the footsteps of his parents, grandparents and great-grandparents.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

What commissioners said

Chairman Brian McMahan, lone “no” vote “I’ve thought long and hard about this process. I thought about what will the moratorium accomplish? What would the consequences potentially be? It’s not really going to stop anything. There will be more houses…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Compromise eases moratorium’s chill

Jackson County commissioners approved a five-month moratorium on new subdivisions in a 4 to 1 vote last week, but not without tacking on a compromise measure that will give developers caught in the lurch a way out.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Countdown to killer bees

With the Africanized honeybee now established in Florida, experts say it is only a matter of time before the so-called “killer bee” is introduced into this state.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Ghost Town begins selling tickets on-line

Ghost Town amusement park in Maggie Valley — slated to re-open on May 25 after five years — began selling tickets for the summer season on-line this week.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Haywood likely to hike room tax, change tourism board make-up

A proposed 1-cent increase in Haywood County’s tax on overnight lodging and a completely new make-up of its tourism board will likely be approved during this session of the General Assembly.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Planning office, advisory board to decide who keeps working

Jackson County planner Linda Cable has more than 60 applications on her desk from developers who hope the moratorium won’t apply to them.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Swain tourism leaders want to kill tax hike request

Tourism leaders in Swain County want county commissioners to withdraw state legislation requesting a 1 percent increase in the room tax to allow time for study.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Two studies, two takes on moratorium’s effects

When County Commissioner Will Shelton gave up time on his farm and with his four young children to run for political office in Jackson County last year, he made a pledge to voters to address the uncontrolled growth sweeping the…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Tradition of the cockfight

As most everyone knows, a cockfight is a match between two specially trained roosters traditionally held in a ring called a cockpit. The activity has a long tradition in American culture.
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Upper Chattooga River will suffer from boating

By James Costa • Guest Columnist There has been much discussion in recent weeks regarding the notion of opening the upper Chattooga River to boating. As a biologist and as a longtime resident of the Southern Appalachian region, I have…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

High time for a new morning ritual

I don’t wear a watch. Why should I? Everywhere I look, I see the time of day. In fact, no matter where I go or how hard I try, I can’t seem to escape the passage of time. It’s on…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Protecting the best of mountain culture

“The highest form of morality is not to feel at home in one’s own home.” “What has become alien to men is the human component of culture — which upholds them against the world.” — Theodor Adorno, social critic and…
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

A new approach to smart growth

“What we’re trying to do here is reduce the impact of development. That’s really what conservation is, the wise use of resources.” — Blair Bishop, Haywood Community College How come this isn’t done all the time?
Wednesday, 14 March 2007 00:00

Why the Easter bunny brings eggs

Did you ever wonder why this big, furry, long-eared mammal was hoping around with eggs in its basket?
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Consultant will lead public planning process for library

What would you like to see in your new library?
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Franklin may move administrative offices to other end of Main Street

Franklin’s elected leaders will review how much it would cost to replace the siding on a town-owned building in downtown before deciding whether to relocate administration offices there.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Haywood looking for best way to recycle glass

Haywood County’s new solid waste director intends for the county to dump the dubious distinction of being the only one in Western North Carolina not recycling glass. Stephen King, who came to Haywood County in February after holding previous solid…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Massie: Library site still to be decided

The best location for a new library in Jackson County appears to be up for discussion once more — with the idea of renovating and adding on to the vacant historic courthouse downtown back on the table.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Out of the frying pan, into the fire: Commissioners send meal deal to DA for investigation

The Swain County Board of Commissioners has formally asked the district attorney to investigate spending practices by former sheriff Bob Ogle.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Planners nearly done with subdivision ordinance: Steep slope draft expected to take longer

The moratorium on new subdivisions in Jackson County might be over before the five-month time period originally estimated if the planning board charged with drafting development regulations keeps up its current pace.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Neufeld’s book on Appalachia

There is a newly published collection of essays that deserves the full attention of any reader interested in this region’s history. Titled A Popular History of Western North Carolina: Mountains, Heroes, and Hootnoggers (Charleston SC: History Press, 2007, 126-pages, soft…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Contacting my hirsute love

Back in the early 1950s when Western Carolina University was still Western Carolina Teachers College, I got a crush on a feisty little co-ed named Hedy West during my sophomore year. Hedy played a banjo and sang exhilarating songs about…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

A mother’s remedy for shark attacks

By Stephanie Wampler It was one of those days .... One of those days when an unnecessarily shrill alarm clock tears you from deep slumber, when you swing out of bed and land your foot on a particularly sharp Lego,…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Giving up too much for fear

There’s been a lot of discussion about the attack on the student in the cafeteria of Tuscola High School a few weeks ago where one student beat up another and inflicted some relatively serious injuries. Apparently it wasn’t the guilty…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Initiative puts a new face on an important issue

Being environmentally conscious has become mainstream, but we still have a long way to go before mankind figures out how to live and prosper without negatively impacting the very earth that sustains us. A relatively new front raising awareness in…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Importance of N.C. Wildlife Federation Endangered funding

Chris North might not wile away his work week scaling trees in search of endangered Carolina Northern Flying Squirrels, but as a project manager with the N.C. Wildlife Federation, his job is just as critical to the flying squirrel’s survival.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Ice age relics

Chris Kelly didn’t seem fazed by the frigid February temperatures as she rock-hopped an icy stream and plunged down a trail into the Middle Prong Wilderness for another daily adventure into the world of flying squirrels.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

The great salamander adventure

Twelve of the world’s foremost salamander authorities converged on Balsam Mountain Preserve Sunday March 11 for an informal survey. The program was facilitated by Balsam Mountain Preserve’s senior naturalist Blair Ogburn, who seemed right at home with her most distinguished…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Honoring the lost voices

By Michael Beadle Iranian-born author Farnoosh Moshiri writes about people who are enemies of the state, those who have disappeared, and those displaced by war and oppressive governments. And yet she breathes a light of hope into her characters, a…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

For a swinging sound, look no further than downtown

By Chris Cooper If you’ve wandered down Main Street in the early part of a summer evening over the years, you’ve probably paused mid-step to the sound of a lady singing the blues bouncing off the bricks. And there’s a…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

From Waynesville to the Big Apple

By Michael Beadle Nick Taylor’s career in journalism has spanned four decades and several cities, but it all began in Western North Carolina.
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Recommended diversions

“300” OK, to be perfectly honest, this is a “qualified recommendation.” “300” is currently in the theatres, but the original work — a graphic novel by Frank Miller (“Sin City”) and Lynn Varley, contains some of the most “vibrant” art…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

War can be murder

Recently, a distressing bit of information surfaced on CNN about the war in Iraq. There has been a significant increase in the number of civilian rapes and murders in Iraq and Iran (and correspondingly in West Africa). New evidence indicates…
Wednesday, 21 March 2007 00:00

Cashiers librarian takes Sylva post

A new director has been hired for the Jackson County library system — Dottie Brunette, currently the head librarian at the Albert-Carlton Cashiers Community Library, will be promoted to the post.
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

Franklin carver hatches a unique idea

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer The duck egg is just slightly larger than the chicken egg, its shell a little harder, making it the perfect egg for Rebekah Joy Brown to turn into a Christmas tree ornament.
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

Masters of their musical domains

By Chris Cooper Two very different artists and albums, but similar in the pursuit of uniqueness and mastery in their respective genres: the enigmatic Andrew Bird and Dobro virtuoso Jerry Douglas.
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

Mélange of the Mountains: Culinary event returns to temp the taste buds March 29

By Sarah Kucharski • Staff Writer Culinary connoisseurs will have a chance to sample the skills of a dozen local restaurant chefs at the third annual Mélange of the Mountains to be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March…
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

Recommended diversions

Slam Poetry Poetry need not be lame. Two Tuesdays ago Western Carolina University’s Lectures, Concerts and Exhibitions series and Last Minute Productions brought Saul Williams to the Fine and Performing Arts Center stage for one of the most well student-attended…
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

The rise and rise of the American empire

H.W. Crocker’s Don’t Tread On Me: A 400-Year History of America at War, from Indian Fighting to Terrorist Hunting gives us the good, the bad, and the ugly versions of popular history.
Wednesday, 28 March 2007 00:00

Life in the blogosphere

Go to scoopscott.squarespace.com on the Internet and you enter the world of Macon County resident Bob Scott.
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