Day: August 7, 2012
Think green, think right, think local!
As a downtown business owner in the Grove Arcade, the subject in question is literally in my backyard. I am absolutely shocked and dismayed to hear about the city's proposal to allow yet another high-end hotel to be built on the property opposite our historic Basilica! We already have the Hotel Indigo just a block … Read more
Bicyclists need to share the road too
I frequently drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway and enjoy seeing others taking advantage of the beauty of our area. There are many cyclists who are more than willing to share the road with my vehicle and others, as I am with them. But when you come around a corner and have cyclists riding right … Read more
Legislators should understand the ecology/economy connection
The N.C. General Assembly's recent actions show that our legislators do not understand the value of a healthy natural environment. It seems lawmakers have bought into the myth that environmental protection somehow weakens the economy. This is untrue. Legislators should understand that ecology and economy are very similar. Think of the environment as an investment … Read more
Meadows thinks the U.N. threatens American sovereignty
At the state GOP convention in Winston-Salem in 1993, I noticed that the John Birch Society table featured books and materials on the United Nations. I commented to a bystander: “I thought JBS was anti-Communist.” “Communists are gone,” he said. “They’ve switched to the U.N.” The materials screamed that the U.N. is a threat to … Read more
Under the gun
After a consultant discovered a $3 million shortfall, the Western Highlands Network must undergo close state oversight aimed at getting the agency back on track. And if the managed-care organization doesn't strictly adhere to the recommendations in the state’s Aug. 1 correction plan, it could face severe consequences. The board has already fired CEO Arthur … Read more
Cranky Hanke’s Weekly Reeler August 8-14: Take This Legacy Spring Campaign
Once again we have some of those Wednesday openings. Why? I have no earthly idea. But we do. We also have two other mainstream titles, one art film, and a curio that I can’t quite classify. It perhaps doesn’t matter, since it seems to me to be a very long shot in terms of audience appeal. Time will sort that, of course.
