Union leaders expect a struggle with HCA but say Asheville nurses are “ready to engage in that struggle.”
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From EducationNC: In plan B, a district and a charter school find creative ways to help special ed kids
Under the state’s plan B,Davie County Schools and Brevard Academy have taken similar but slightly different approaches to find ways to provide individualized instruction to Exceptional Children, focusing on creative ways to bring them into school buildings safely.
Back to school blues
By Irene Olds
From CPP: Buncombe lawsuit: After jail employee reported sexual assault by supervisor, she was told to ‘resign or transfer’
The former jail worker’s lawsuit names the former sheriff, top officers, Buncombe County and the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office as defendants.
From CPP: Legislators subpoena Buncombe official over DSS handling of child’s case
Confidentiality rules preventing discussion of child welfare cases may limit much of the testimony NC legislators seek.
From The Center Square: Extended jobless benefits for North Carolina residents in the pipeline
Originally published by The Center Square: (The Center Square) – North Carolina residents have started receiving extra weekly unemployment benefits of $300 as a result of an authorization by President Donald Trump, according to a state-by-state tally published by the Forbes website. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has indicated it will provide six weeks worth of […]
From EducationNC: Land of Sky works to create a land of more opportunity
The Land of Sky Regional Council, which serves 71 local governments across Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties, recently added educational attainment to its portfolio of goals for Western North Carolina.
From CPP: Asheville nurses union vote unprecedented in NC
Labor scholar Bruce Nissen warns that HCA is signaling “not accepting the results.” But he predicts the hospital company can’t succeed after a landslide union win.
From AVL Watchdog: Debate fact-checker: zingers, jabs and lies
In their first public face-off, the candidates vying for the increasingly competitive 11th District congressional seat, Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Moe Davis, touted their differences on just about all issues and hurled accusations, with each calling the other “fast and loose” with the facts. Who was telling the truth?
From Education NC: Here’s how A-B Tech prepared for a fall semester unlike any other
EducationNC reporter Nation Hahn visited A-B Tech to learn how the school’s leadership is approaching “a semester like no other.”
From CPP: Fair warning: Pandemic drives cancellations of agricultural events across state
Canceled agricultural fairs in larger and smaller NC communities are having a substantial economic impact, organizers say.
Video: Cawthorn, Davis debate Sept. 4
Tonight’s the night! For the first time, the major-party candidates for WNC’s open congressional seat will meet to debate the issues. The event is hosted by Western Carolina University’s Biltmore Park instructional site and sponsored by Blue Ridge Public Radio, Smoky Mountain News and Mountain Xpress. Details for the event livestream and live updates here.
Sean Mason was the “steady pulse” of Asheville’s music community
Longtime friend and collaborator Matt Williams honors the late drummer, who connected and inspired numerous fellow musicians.
From NC Health News: Studies show North Carolina’s river otters are thriving, and that’s good news for all of us
The otters play a seminal role in determining the health of a river system. N.C. State University researchers tested hundreds of river otters throughout the state for diseases and metal accumulation. What they found could be good news for humans.
From NC Health News: Overdoses are on the rise. Is it time to provide medication assisted treatment in NC prisons?
COVID-19 stalled the expansion of medication assisted treatment into NC’s prisons, but the demand for it is just as high — if not increasing.
From NC Health News: NC outlines plans in wake of 36 COVID-related veterans deaths in state nursing homes
NC Gov. Roy Cooper says he’ll have his people check out the contract that a Georgia health care company has held for 22 years with the state.
That ‘friendly’ neighborhood website
From CPP: Tech hiccups plague virtual instruction across NC on first day of classes
NCEdCloud, a service supporting virtual education across North Carolina, went down briefly Monday morning as many districts began their first day of school with online-only instruction.
From CPP: Casting a North Carolina vote in 2020, an FAQ
Pandemic conditions, rumors about problems with mail-in voting, how to get a ballot, how soon to send it in, confusion about photo ID rules and many other concerns addressed in this NC voting in 2020 FAQ.
From CPP: Congregate outbreaks pose key challenge for NC mountain health care
Interventions by ‘strike teams’ help manage outbreaks at nursing homes; COVID-19 cases mount at Mission Health; St. Luke’s hastens test results through a partnership.
Why we moved to Asheville in the middle of the pandemic
Roy Parvin is the author of two books of fiction and more recently a funny yoga book, Yoga for the Inflexible Male. In this short piece, he describes his recent long-distance move to Asheville during the coronavirus pandemic.