This is a summary approved by the N.C. Board of Governors that discusses 2009 legislative cuts to UNC system schools, including centers and institutions. Click here to download a PDF of the report. This is a budget reduction plan dated June from the UNC General Administration. Note the mention of the 10 percent reduction. UNCA … Read more
The Buncombe County Health Department held a news briefing on Aug. 21, 2009, to update media outlets on the status of preparations for the upcoming flu season. With the new H1N1 strain of the virus, local public health officials fear higher-than-normal cases of the flu this year. The health officials provided this document, which covers … Read more
Buncombe County public health officials are readying to deal with up to 30 or 40 percent of Asheville being infected with either seasonal flu or the H1N1 virus at any one time in coming months, and will be distributing vaccines to school children and other vulnerable populations.
For reasons I can’t begin to fathom certain members of my family have been stricken with list-o-mania (as distinct from Lisztomania). It started innocently enough with lists of favorite books and favorite movies and other such things. This I understood because lists are fun, but then they moved from the safety of “favorites” into the realm of “bests,” which strikes me as definitely risky and possibly unnecessary.
