Winning the war … together While the war against HIV/AIDS has produced many individual heroes — and even a few villains — it’s the sustained effort of entire communities of people that has really made a difference. Shared information, shared challenges, and a collective vision all go a long way toward keeping the flame of […]

Racism and Native Americans Western North Carolina is certainly not the only area of the country to experience tension between American Indians and the Caucasian majority. But the recent controversy over an athletic-team name at Erwin High makes Charlene Teters’ Asheville visit particularly timely. Teters, one of the Native American community’s most outspoken foes of […]

Bring back that sack Attention, Ingles shoppers: Quality Forward and Ingles Markets are challenging you to “Bring Back That Sack.” From now through October, for every month that shoppers return more than 5,000 plastic and paper bags than are currently collected, Ingles will donate a planter made of recycled plastic to Quality Forward. Recycling stations […]