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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Growth management is on the ballot (2)

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Growth management is on the ballot

Qualifying for the 2024 elections got off to a robust start on Monday as 20 candidates visited the Henderson County Board of Elections to sign up and pay their fees.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: (more questions than) Answers Desk is open

The Lightning editorial board was invited to take a turn behind the (more questions than) Answers Desk as this week’s guest prober of important public issues.   Read Story »

North Carolina Opinion

JOHN HOOD: To fix our politics, try conversation

At the start of each North Carolina Leadership Forum, we ask our participants to introduce themselves by telling a story about a person or experience that helped make them who they are today.   Read Story »

Etowah Opinion

Etowah Valley responds to 'Nimby Nation' editorial

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Etowah Opinion

NIMBY NATION: No more dwellings after we move in

Not in My Backyard campaigns are ascendant across Henderson County — powered by homeowners ready to cross swords with developers wherever a shovel threatens to turn dirt.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Opinion

An endorsement of 'muscle-powered transportation system' on 'a new cultural Main Street'

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North Carolina Opinion

JOHN HOOD: Is Big Guy v. Perfect Caller the best we can do?

If current surveys are taken as predictive, the Democratic Party will nominate President Joe Biden for reelection next year, the Republican Party will nominate former President Donald Trump, and whoever wins will begin his term in 2025 as one of the most disliked politicians in American history.   Read Story »

North Carolina Opinion

Florida is a poor model for the next pandemic response

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North Carolina Opinion

Stats are in: How N.C. fared during pandemic

Because Gov. Roy Cooper’s former secretary of health and human services, Mandy Cohen, is now the new director of the Centers for Disease Control, politicians and analysts are again debating how North Carolinians fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read Story »

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