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Hurricane Helene: When Things Fall Apart
Some things can’t be fixed. Some things lost, are lost forever.
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Jeffrey Howard
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Commissioners Disregarded the Will of the People
Residents pled for the Burke County Commissioners to delay voting on a resolution they believed would harm the most vulnerability in our community. The…
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Jeffrey Howard
Burke County Commissioners Seek to Take Over the Board of Health and Department of Social Services
With little time for the public to respond, Burke County Commissioners are poised to consolidate power by restructuring two boards vital to our…
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Jeffrey Howard
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'There's Not Enough Water': Foothills Residents Sound Off Against the Catawba River Basin Water Transfer
During a public forum regarding Charlotte's request for an additional 30 million gallons per day from the Catawba River Basin, residents decried its…
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Jeffrey Howard
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Oak Hill Community Park and Forest Launches Bike Program
In celebration of World Bike Day, Foothills Conservancy announces a partnership with Overmountain Cycles to launch a community bike program.
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Jeffrey Howard
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Sen. Warren Daniel, Leave Our Municipal Elections Alone
Senator Warren Daniel may soon introduce a bill requiring all candidates for municipal elections to register with a political party—undermining local…
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Jeffrey Howard
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Conservation Groups Propose Environmental Guidelines for Controversial Great Meadows Megasite
Potentially up to 1,300 acres of rural land directly south of Lake James could be developed for industrial use. If the project moves forward, several…
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What to Like About IMAGINE Morganton 2040 So Far
With two public workshops next week, IMAGINE Morganton 2040 has already displayed encouraging results for the city's new master plan.
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Jeffrey Howard
Oak Hill Community Park and Forest Officially Opens in Morganton
On October 15th, the Foothills Conservancy will host the grand opening of its 652-acre property a few minutes west of downtown Morganton.
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Jeffrey Howard
Potential Passenger Rail Line in the Foothills Should Include Rejection of Car-centric Culture
As hopes for a 139-mile passenger rail line in western North Carolina gain traction, we examine the devasting effects of our car-centric culture.
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TIC's Innovation Campus Will Be Ground Zero for a More Egalitarian Morganton
The Industrial Commons' Innovation Campus brings with it a 40-to-45-million-dollar investment in the community and a much more democratic way of doing…
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Jeffrey Howard
Liberty, Equality, and...Community in Appalachia
A thick sense of community has been in decline during the past half-century plus, and that's in part because we’ve come to treat community so…
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Jeffrey Howard
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