DKos Asheville Open Thread: UNCA, Airport growth, EBCI news, Mission news, Vouchers, Waterfalls

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Saturday June 29, 2024 · 11:20 AM PDT

2024/06/29 · 11:20

Welcome to DKos Asheville . This space appears each weekend to share links to news and opinion from Asheville and Western North Carolina. The floor is open for comment and discussion. Wishing all a good day from this beautiful part of the world.

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Please jump the fold. My daughter and grandson are UNCA graduates, and I experienced the Asheville Airport experience this week, coming and going, so some of these stories hit home for me. I hope you enjoy reading the following highlights I found interesting.

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Sunday June 16, 2024 · 10:02 AM PDT

2024/06/16 · 10:02

no image description available — An open-pit lagoon is filled with waste from a hog farm in Duplin County, North Carolina.

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Please jump the fold for links to a few North Carolina stories and editorials I found useful this week.

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Sunday June 09, 2024 · 10:20 AM PDT

2024/06/09 · 10:20

Last week seven years ago, residents in the Cape Fear region learned that their drinking water supply was contaminated with GenX, a type of PFAS being released into the river by the Chemours facility, a DuPont spinoff near Fayetteville.

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Sunday June 02, 2024 · 10:34 AM PDT

2024/06/02 · 10:34

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, Donald Trump, and candidate Hal Weatherman pose for a photo over the Memorial Day weekend.

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Sunday May 26, 2024 · 5:43 PM PDT

2024/05/26 · 17:43

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Saturday May 25, 2024 · 6:19 PM PDT

2024/05/25 · 18:19

As someone who travels on I-26 often, I am venturing a guess that Brent Brown does so as well.

Welcome to DKos Asheville. This space appears each weekend to share links to news and opinion from Asheville and Western North Carolina. The floor is open for comment and discussion. Wishing all a good day from this beautiful part of the world.

“Daily Kos fights for a progressive America by empowering its community and allies with information and tools to directly impact the political process.”

Please jump the fold for links to stories I found relevant this week. Our ongoing Mission/HCA hospital headache continues to feel more and more like a migraine as they now fight against new healthcare in the region. But don’t worry, the first two sad stories are followed by good stuff to kick off the summer, like picnics and swimming pools!

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Sunday May 19, 2024 · 2:52 PM PDT

2024/05/19 · 14:52

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Please jump the fold for links to a few North Carolina stories I found useful. The reasoning behind the mask ban legislation is a stark reminder of our state’s history, wrapped up in a modern bow reflecting fear of the recent Israel-Hamas protests.

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Sunday May 05, 2024 · 10:33 AM PDT

2024/05/05 · 10:33

An advertisement placed by the National Lead Company in National Geographic magazine in 1923. (Photo courtesy U.S. National Library of Medicine)

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Sunday April 28, 2024 · 10:10 AM PDT

2024/04/28 · 10:10

The sun rises over Polk Place as protesters sleep on broken-down tents, tarps and air mattresses on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

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Sunday April 21, 2024 · 10:23 AM PDT

2024/04/21 · 10:23

The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has unveiled its New Generation Patrol Vehicle: a 2024 Ford Mustang. The agency said 25 of the marked vehicles will debut in the coming months across the state. (North Carolina State Highway Patrol)

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Sunday April 07, 2024 · 10:23 AM PDT

2024/04/07 · 10:23

Colorado: Mondays, 7:00 PM Mountain Michigan: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Eastern North Carolina: Sundays, 1:00 PM Eastern Missouri: Wednesday Evenings Kansas: Monday Evenings

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Sunday March 31, 2024 · 10:18 AM PDT

2024/03/31 · 10:18

Adopting a bunny for easter? Animal rescue founders say to think twice If you're thinking about adopting a bunny for Easter, the founders of Paisley's Bunny Rescue want you to know exactly what you're getting into. https://www.wral.com/story/adopting-a-bunny-for-easter-animal-rescue-founders-say-to-think-twice/21355908/

This is a weekly feature of North Carolina Blue. The platform gives readers interested in North Carolina politics a place to share their knowledge, insight and inspiration as we take back our state from ~~some of~~ the most extreme Republicans in the nation. Please stop by each week. You can also join the discussion in four other weekly State Open Threads. If you are interested in starting your own state blog, weekly to occasionally, I will list your work below.

Colorado: Mondays, 7:00 PM Mountain Michigan: Wednesdays, 6:00 PM Eastern North Carolina: Sundays, 1:00 PM Eastern Missouri: Wednesday Evenings Kansas: Monday Evenings

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