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Tweens and teens to meet at library
The “tween” writing group “Write On!” for 8- to 12-year-olds will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the Jackson…
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A thoughtful examination of love and parenting
A distracted mother off to the store forgets to shut the door from the kitchen to the garage, puts her…
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Life in the GOP fact-free bubble
To the Editor: I just don’t get it. Many Republicans think that Obama is a Kenyan socialist out to destroy the…
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Conservatives take us down the wrong path
To the Editor: Webster’s dictionary defines the following terms as stated below: • Conservative: “of or relating to a philosophy of…
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Jim Davis living in Alice in Wonderland world?
To the Editor: Sen. Jim Davis, R-Franklin, is apparently living in a world in where up is down, less is…
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Don’t legitimize hate and violence
To the Editor: From U.S. media coverage we get the impression that the Muslim world is burning with anti-Western anger over…
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Thanks to the GOP communications chair
To The Editor: In Carol Adams’ reply to my column (“Proud to be an American … sort of,” SMN Sept.…
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Video archives useful in combatting lies
To the Editor: I noticed that last week some of Mitt Romney’s defenders tried to claim that the video from…
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Women’s rights, the unfinished struggle
To the Editor: Throughout America’s history courageous women have struggled to achieve social and political freedom and equality. They have…
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A different kind of freedom in the Middle East
Could you imagine how different it might feel to be an American today if the ideas of individual freedom and…
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Bear zoo charged with violation of Animal Welfare Act
Federal inspectors have upped the ante for a controversial bear zoo on the Cherokee Reservation, this time opening an official…
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Sylva soon to have a taxi man again
A new taxi service will be coming soon to Sylva. The Sylva town board last week unanimously approved a taxicab…
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Cost savings prompt Swain to outsource inmate health care
Swain County is outsourcing medical care for inmates at the county jail to an independent firm that specializes in the…
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News in brief
Haywood County Chamber of Commerce is launching its 2012 Business Academy from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 4 at The Gateway Club…
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Jackson commissioners at odds with task force on tourism overhaul
A tourism task force in Jackson County has spent several months formulating a major overhaul of the county’s tourism agency,…
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Crafting a new day for Maggie Valley
Maggie Valley has hired an outside consultant to help the once-bustling and now-struggling tourist town overcome an ongoing identity crisis.…
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Maggie debates whether to put its eggs in Ghost Town’s basket
As Maggie Valley business owners and leaders look toward the town’s future, it is unclear how large a role town…
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Ghost Town pledges to reopen rides and attractions
Maggie cheered when Ghost Town in the Sky reopened this summer, but with only a small portion of the rides…
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Community bank expands operations
When Old Town Bank opened in 2007, its founders already had plans for building a dream headquarters, but the grand…
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South Main renaissance may be in Waynesville’s cards yet
When Super Walmart opened in Waynesville in 2008, it was viewed as just the beginning of a business boom that…
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No way: Gaining legal access to landlocked tracts can get murky in Western North Carolina
Alice Parker Watty can’t get to her house. The only driveway to her front door crosses her neighbor’s land, and…
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Where state candidates stand: abortion and women’s health
During the past two years, several keystone issues regarding abortion and women’s reproductive health have been debated at the state…
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Reproductive health, abortion battles loom
State lawmakers during the past two years have passed several pieces of legislation centered around the abortion issue — including…
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WestCare wants out of hospital partnership with Haywood
The hospitals in Jackson and Swain counties formally declared last week that they want out of the partnership forged nearly…
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Call for art/writing submissions
Daydreamz Project is partnering with several local entities to display artistic expressions that promote healing of domestic violence, sexual assault…
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Demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters
Craft demonstrations at Dogwood Crafters in Dillsboro this week include Susie Ray, Susan Lingg, Claudia Lampley and Mary Ethel Prater.…
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Art/craft exhibition opens in Highlands
“American Craft Today” opened on Sept. 22 and will run through Dec. 29 in the Bunzl Gallery at The Bascom…
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Flying Cat Studio celebrates a decade
Professional potters Susan Phillips and Velda Davis will hold a special kiln opening and pottery sale from 10 a.m. to…
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Skate Jam rolls into Cherokee
The inaugural “SK8 Jam” will take place at noon Oct. 6 on the SK8 Park in Cherokee, with registration available…
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Georgia historian to deliver talk at WCU
A historian and author from the University of Georgia who specializes in Native American history will speak at 7 p.m.,…
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Scarecrow festival coming to Bryson City
The scarecrows are coming to Bryson City from Oct. 6 through Oct. 20.
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Illusionist coming to WCU
Western Carolina University brings magician Jason Bishop to the John W. Bardo Fine and Performing Arts Center in Cullowhee at…
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Rooted in the Mountains to be held at WCU
The Rooted in the Mountains symposium — designed to raise awareness of the intersection of health, language, environmental and indigenous…
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Cherokee Indian Fair turns 100
The Cherokee Indian Fair will mark its 100th year Oct. 2-6 with a five-day celebration of great music and traditional…
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Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival is Oct. 5-7
The Cashiers Valley Leaf Festival will include everything from concerts to crafts during its three-day run Oct. 5-7. The Lovin’…
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Cruisin’ show coming to Franklin
The “Cruisin’ in the Mountains” car, truck and bike show will be held Oct. 5 and 6 at Southwestern Community…
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WCU to celebrate Homecoming in October
Western Carolina University will celebrate Homecoming 2012 — whose theme is “Tradition Long, Catamount Strong — with a host of…
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Mountain Heritage Day returns to Cullowhee
Mountain Heritage Day gets under way Sept. 29 at Western Carolina University with a variety of arts and crafts, music,…
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Celebrate Oktoberfest in Waynesville
Celebrate Oktoberfest with the Haywood County Arts Council from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 6 on the patio at the Classic Wineseller…
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WCU presents ‘British Invasion’
Western Carolina University School of Music will present “British Invasion,” an evening of 20th century music for clarinet and piano,…
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Sacred Music Songfest coming to Franklin
“Hymns We Know By Heart,” a sacred music songfest, will be held at 4 p.m. Sept. 30 on Franklin’s Town…
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‘Beethoven Project' to perform
The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform all 10 Beethoven violin sonatas during a series of five concerts this fall and…
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The Bee Gees tribute band comes to Franklin
Stayin’ Alive Canada, the world’s number one tribute to The Bee Gees, will hit the stage at 7:30 p.m. Oct.…
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Winners chosen in Haywood talent competition
Haywood Arts Regional Theater’s regional talent show finals played to a standing room only on Sept. 22 at the HART…
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‘Smoke on the Mountain’ stages in Franklin
The Overlook Theatre Company will present “Smoke on the Mountain: A Rip-Roaring Musical Comedy Revival” at 7:30 p.m. throughout the…
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HART to present musical
The Haywood Arts Regional Theater will stage the musical “The Light in the Piazza” Oct. 5 through Oct. 21 at…
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Sarge’s plans Furry Friends Benefit Bash
Sarge’s Animal Rescue Foundation’s 4th Annual Furry Friends Benefit Bash will be held on Oct. 4 at the Cork and…
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Hop, tip and a pump away: Haywood welcomes a burgeoning brewery scene
It’s noon on a Wednesday and Scott Peterson already has beer on the mind.
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WestCare votes to dissolve hospital partnership
The WestCare Hospital Board voted 13-1 Tuesday night to dissolve its affiliation with Haywood Regional Medical Center. WestCare, which includes…
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Southern mountains a peninsula of northern climes
Geographically speaking, where are the Great Smoky Mountains in regard to the other mountain ranges in the southern Appalachians. Where…
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