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Legislature can strike a blow for openness

Hendersonville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Parking deck opens; earth keeps spinning

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Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Too soon to panic over tax bill

Commissioner Daniel Andreotta sounded the alarm last week after anxious taxpayers filled his inbox and voicemail with questions about the new countywide property revaluation.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Should city cede water system to county?

When Henderson County urged the city of Hendersonville to act quickly to supply city water to homeowners in Dana, where tainted wells had been discovered, the city immediately said yes.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

5 stories to watch in 2023

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Henderson County Opinion

Here is MountainTrue's open letter to county commissioners

On Dec. 1, the Planning Board approved, with no opportunity for public input, a catalog of edits undermining and further weakening the County’s ability to meet its own goals.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

MossColumn: Mining for nuggets in candidate responses

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Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Comp Plan 2045 presents opportunity for solutions

It’s hard to divine at this point the ultimate meaning of the populist uprising over land-use at a meeting of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 6.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Opp House winddown calls for strict oversight

The Opportunity House, led by a president-chairman of questionable management ability and a board made up of two allies, has now voted to dissolve itself.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Opinion

Here's why we should celebrate farmers markets

What comes to mind when you think of farmers markets?   Read Story »

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