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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Big Dogs bite Big Med
Apr
29
The powerful alliance of the News&Observer of Raleigh and the Charlotte Observer has come out with a series on hospitals in the state’s two largest metro areas, and put these ever-growing health care giants on the defensive. Why? Because they … Continue reading
Meet me in the kitchen
Apr
28
You know how everybody always gathers in the kitchen? There’s even one of those cheesy signs that people stick up: No matter where I serve my guests they always like my kitchen best. Last night a whole fundraiser felt that … Continue reading
Asheville’s Thomas resigns after affair exposed
Apr
27
Charles Thomas, the top aide to state House Speaker Thom Tillis and a former Republican legislator from Asheville, resigned Thursday night after a reporter from the Raleigh News&Observer confronted him about his relationship with a homebuilders association lobbyist. The News&Observer … Continue reading
Little substance, plenty of ‘pop’ at farm forum
Apr
27
Candidates delivered nothing original at a forum Thursday night on agriculture issues sponsored by the North Carolina Farm Bureau. But there was at least sound effects to keep the audience jumping. Longshot candidate Chris Petrella, the snakebit hopeful who was … Continue reading
Front porch or woodshed?
Apr
25
Mayor Bill Moore told board members of Fletcher Youth Baseball that the board and the Town Council should discuss their differences like they’re sitting on the front porch. At times the two-hour meeting was more like a trip to the … Continue reading
Lightning news spreads
Apr
24
Ashevegas, the Asheville Citizen-Times local and sometimes delightfully snarky blog by Jason Sandford, discovered hendersonvillelightning.com with good investigative reporting. It went to our website yesterday and saw the notice that we were launching today. “Word on the street is that … Continue reading
NC looks strong in GOP House defense
Apr
20
A New York Times story today focuses on the Republican Party’s favorable electoral map in North Carolina. It adds to the growing body of evidence that the Republicans have a strong chance of gaining four seats in North Carolina, going … Continue reading
McGrady plugs mayoral support
Apr
19
First-term state Rep. Chuck McGrady plugs his support among Henderson County’s mayors in an email to supporters on Wednesday. He’s got ‘em all behind him, he boasts, except of course Mills River’s mayor, who is running against him. “Yesterday, Rep. … Continue reading
‘Honor flight’ of Raleigh said to be state’s last
Apr
19
It started in Hendersonville in 2006. Since then the HonorAir program led by Miller’s Dry Cleaning owner Jeff Miller has flown tends of thousands of World War II veterans to Washington for free to visit the National World War II … Continue reading
