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Corporate socialism rewards the rich
To the Editor: A Republican acquaintance who won’t vote for her party’s candidate for president recently said, “But I don’t…
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America, get your C.R.A.P. together
To the Editor: My grandmother Evelyn was a stickler for just a couple of things. She was fortunate that her…
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Wall a monument to damaged democracy
To the Editor: I am sickened by the thought of diverting yet another $18.4 billion for a border wall. That’s…
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Conserving for clean water: Project protects 710 acres in Maggie, with 1,350 more to come
Conservation leaders from across the state and nation gathered in Maggie Valley earlier this month to dedicate a land protection…
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Virginia Parkway section closed indefinitely
A section of the Blue Ridge Parkway’s Virginia portion that has been closed since September will continue to be closed…
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Environmental analysis complete for national forest’s Buck Project
The U.S. Forest Service has completed an environmental analysis for the Buck Project on the Nantahala National Forest’s Tusquitee Ranger…
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Webcams give round-the-clock Smokies views
Webcams recently installed at Newfound Gap and Clingmans Dome will give visitors nearly real-time access to weather conditions and views…
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Nature center lands grant for school outreach
A $4,500 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation is helping the Highlands Nature Center support its school outreach program.
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Delayed Harvest waters to close for trout fishing
Delayed Harvest Trout Waters regulations will go into effect in 20 Western North Carolina counties on Tuesday, Oct. 1.
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Family Heirlooms return to the Smokies
The Great Smoky Mountains National Park recently received a priceless donation of Cades Cove artifacts to the museum collections when…
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Ways of escape: Backlash and Game of Snipers
A recent review was of Abbi Waxman’s The Bookish Life of Nina Hill, a romantic comedy with sweet and wry…
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Cherokee had high regard for owls
Editor’s note: This article first appeared in September 2002 in The Smoky Mountain News The ancient Cherokees were astute observers…
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A look at health and fitness in WNC
The Smoky Mountain News’ annual Living Well special section aims to give readers a broad view of the many different…
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Western Carolina University event ‘walks the walk’ on opioid crisis
It’s been said time and time again after forums, panels and public meetings held in communities across the country over…
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Early plans for animal shelter presented
Plans are progressing for a new animal shelter in Jackson County, the first new construction to be completed in the…
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UNC-Charlotte shooter sentenced
The man who opened fire in an UNC-Charlotte campus classroom, killing Waynesville native Riley Howell, will now spend the rest…
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Local firefighter killed in the line of duty
A volunteer firefighter who died while responding to a call was laid to rest on Sunday, after a procession made…
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Board of Inquiry recommends removing ranger’s commission
A Blue Ridge Parkway law enforcement supervisor who admitted to using illegal substances still retains his position as head ranger…
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Where I’m going I’ll be seeing you: A conversation with Marcus King
At 23, guitarist Marcus King has quickly transitioned from a prodigy into a bonafide legend on the electric six-string. Crisscrossing…
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This must be the place: Their music being born of love, children danced night and day
This past weekend at Kickin’ It On The Creek marked my 20th music festival in the last 27 weeks.
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New president named at Haywood Community College
After more than six months spent searching, the Haywood Community College Board of Trustees announced on Sept. 19 that it…
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That urge just won’t go away
Every so often, she gets that feeling again. When she does, she scoots a little closer and begins tracing invisible…
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To reduce overdose deaths, start in the local jail
By Albert M. Kopak • Guest Columnist You may have a story about Peter, while someone down the road has…
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‘Blessed be the critics of newspapers’
To the Editor: Western North Carolina’s answer to Jim Acosta — Smoky Mountain News Editor Scott McLeod in his last…
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Time for Meadows to retire
To the Editor: Since North Carolina’s 11th Dist. Representative Mark Meadows, R, took office in 2013, 93,000 and counting US citizens…
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To the moon and back: Astronaut discusses the Space Age’s past and future at WCU
There are a few moments in history that every American alive at the time remembers in crisp detail. The assassination…
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Outdoor economy efforts wins WCU award nomination
An outdoor economy initiative at Western Carolina University has been selected as a finalist in the University Economic Development Association’s…
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Taylor to retire from Mainspring
After 18 years with Mainspring Conservation Trust and five years as its leader, Sharon Fouts Taylor will retire on Feb.…
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The Naturalist's Corner: Climate change brings more challenges
WNC Climate Action Coalition’s screening of David Weintraub’s new documentary “Guardians of our Troubled Waters” is both a history lesson…
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Humor, mystery and a wonderful menagerie of characters
Although migrations have become a significant and controversial aspect of our current history, there is another annual migration that has…
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“Deliverance” villain Cowboy Coward is not what he seems
The last of Fred and Moody Parker Coward’s nine children, Herbert “Cowboy” Coward, was born in rural Haywood County in…
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The softer side of Cowboy Coward
While Haywood County native Herbert “Cowboy” Coward may be best known for his spine-tingling performance as a toothless mountain man…
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Cherokee to crack down on fake Native goods
Passing off mass-produced tchotchkes as authentic Native American crafts could soon be illegal in Cherokee following Tribal Council’s unanimous vote…
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Haywood Commissioners decry cuts to mental health funding
The need for mental health, substance use disorder and intellectual/developmental disabilities resources in North Carolina is growing, but funding is…
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Cashiers Community Fund Awards Grants Totaling $141,000
The Cashiers Community Fund has awarded $141,000 in grants to nonprofits serving Cashiers and the surrounding region.
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Shining Rock fails to properly notice meeting — again
Taxpayer-funded Shining Rock Classical Academy’s attempt to address its long history of public transparency law violations got off to an…
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UNC strategizes for sustained enrollment
It’s no secret that Western Carolina University is a growing community, with enrollment topping 12,000 for the first time this…
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Boarding school moves into part of Folkmoot Center
Waynesville arts and cultural organization Folkmoot has reached an agreement with the Academy at SOAR, a longtime boarding school in…
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BRH to open new clinic in Swain County
Blue Ridge Health (BRH) has been awarded a $650,000 New Access Point grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration…
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Planning to begin on proposed Haywood Schools facility
Haywood County has taken its first formal step forward in pursuit of a proposed $13 million, 40,000-square-foot central administration facility…
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Shape of N.C. 107 plans set, DOT says
The time to tweak plans for Sylva’s controversial N.C. 107 project is past, residents were told during a well-attended town…
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New housing planned for Sylva
Five families could find themselves in a brand new home in Sylva if a planned endeavor by Mountain Projects comes…
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New voting machines demonstrated in Haywood
Election officials from across the region gathered in Haywood County last week to be among the first to witness public…
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Free from society’s handpicked hypocrisy: A conversation with G. Love
For the better part of the last three decades, G. Love (aka: Garrett Dutton) and his band Special Sauce have…
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This must be the place: Hear that lonesome whippoorwill, he sounds too blue to fly
I’ve been feeling some overwhelming gratitude this week during the premiere and continued rollout of Ken Burns’ 16.5-hour PBS documentary…
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Lockdown lifted at SCC
A lockdown at Southwestern Community College’s Jackson County campus has been lifted after law enforcement determined that students who reported…
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Ethically speaking, this can be a tough job
Remember those old movies where submarines find themselves navigating through an underwater minefield, sometimes relying on skill to avoid what…
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Coming full circle on an adventure
As a kid, I took the Blue Ridge Mountains for granted. They were always there in the background, but I…
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What’s peace got to do with it?
By Marsha Lee Baker • Guest Columnist Somewhere, sometime, and in some way, each of us thinks about peace. We…
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