“Dedicated individuals have made gains in the United States and North Carolina to clean up and protect the environment, but they have been undermined.”
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Smoke screen: Deciphering the heart of HB2
“It’s the latest iteration of an eternal attempt to eviscerate existing civil rights laws and, yes, a death struggle between rural and urban North Carolina over the state’s future.”
One on one with D.G. Martin: Finding our way out of a locked bathroom
“Would it be possible for a small group of public-minded citizens to design a pathway out of this crisis?”
Women’s work: Habitat for Humanity breaks ground on 11th Women Build home
“Women Build is a win-win situation: Women gain experience and confidence working on a project alongside other female volunteers, and a family gets the rare opportunity to purchase a safe, affordable home.”
Boundary issues: Where does Asheville end?
“I raise the question ‘Where is Asheville?’ because this community will soon be asked to consider the question ‘Where is Asheville going?'”
A community in danger: Why bathrooms aren’t the issue in HB2
“We have a responsibility as a community to show up for each other and to speak up when someone is in danger. Our transgender community is in danger.”
Want a greener, healthier home? Green Gauge can help
“This program can easily cut individual energy use by 15 percent, saving homeowners hundreds of dollars a year.”
Inside out: HB2 spells bad news for everyone
“Actually, this bill is in a way directed at every single person who lives in North Carolina. Discrimination of any kind applies to every one of us who lives here.”
Kids Issue 2016: Tackling challenges and more
More creative work from the 2016 Kids Issue, including this jewel: “I’m from a beer-guzzling city with bluegrass tattooed bodies and acupuncture for adults, kids and dogs.”
Worlds in collision: near-death experiences in WNC
The phenomenon of near-death experiences is more widespread than popularly believed, with some estimates placing it in the millions. Several Western North Carolina residents recount their experiences, which they say have been transformative and life-changing.
Kids Issue 2016: A collection of oddities and more
More gems from the Kids Issue 2016, including this excerpt: “Who am I? I don’t quite know yet. Who do I think I am? I could write forever.”
In photos: A rally in support of HB 2 and protesters against it share Pack Square
On Saturday, April 2, supporters and opponents of the recently-passed North Carolina legislation House Bill 2 demonstrated in Asheville’s Pack Square. The new law overturns a Charlotte ordinance that would have allowed people to use the bathroom that corresponds to their gender identity rather than the sex that matches their birth certificate. It also prevents other municipalities from passing similar ordinances to Charlotte’s, and it limits legal recourse for those who believe they have experienced discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex or disability.
Kids Issue 2016: Kindred ribbons and more
“My grandparents would also do anything for me. They support me in every way.”
Kids Issue 2016: Worlds to conquer and more
“I love the feeling I get when I’ve found someone who looks past my flaws and sees who I truly am.”
Kids Issue 2016: Heart wide open and more
“The way I let my body flow, be free to just let go and leap in a dance, is what makes me ‘me.'”
Kids Issue 2016: Perfect living and more
“Who am I? I am winter bonfires and chasing little kids and little animals. Afternoons spent out in the woods.”
Kids Issue 2016: With my own two hands
“Mom works, gets ready, cleans up, relaxes, goes to sleep. She has beautiful hands.”
Emma residents envision stable housing, healthy schools
By Andrea Golden Dulce Lomita Mobile Home Cooperative began in June 2013 with the purchase of a six-unit mobile home park in the Emma neighborhood. Members of the cooperative, who had been renting mobile homes in and around the area, created the cooperative as an opportunity for our families for first-time homeownership. But we also […]
Kids Issue 2016: Sand above the treasure and more
“I am from the wonderment of finding family out of friends who ran out in the rain on that hot summer day.”
The mystery of Sgt. Daniel A. Kanipe: Did WNC legend ride for Custer or just ride away?
“Journalists and writers everywhere sought out Daniel A. Kanipe, eager as they were for firsthand accounts of Custer and the battle, both of which had assumed mythic proportions by the turn of the century. “
Making a difference in a child’s life with Big Brothers Big Sisters of WNC
“If you’re reading this, I hope you’ll search your soul to see if you can find there the commitment to help a young person. If not, please talk to your friends, clergy and civic groups to help us locate more volunteers.”