Archive for the ‘Columns’ Category

Rep. Shuler to Announce Federal Appropriation for CarePartners

Rep. Shuler to Announce Federal Appropriation for CarePartners
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) will formally announce on Monday, February 22nd that he has secured $300,000 in federal appropriations for CarePartners Health Services of Asheville to integrate all home-based services with a mobile electronic health record.  ...
February 23rd, 2010 | Columns, From the Desk of Heath Shuler | Read More

Jim Fitzgerald’s Column

Jim Fitzgerald As I sit in Guam, half the world away from the American South, I realize the power of the internet and satellite television. The political debates in the US are evident even here. After watching Fox News and reading several letters to the editor that were posted online, I am reminded that...
February 23rd, 2010 | Columns, Jim Fitzgerald | Read More

Shuler Praises Establishment of Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform

Shuler Praises Establishment of Bipartisan National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform Washington, DC – Today, Representative Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) expressed his support for the President’s establishment of a bipartisan commission created to evaluate federal spending and recommend...
February 23rd, 2010 | Columns, From the Desk of Heath Shuler | Read More

Shuler Announces USDA Rural Development Grant awarded to Land-of-Sky

Shuler Announces USDA Rural Development Grant awarded to Land-of-Sky Washington, DC – Land-of-Sky Regional Council of Asheville received a grant of $50,700 from USDA Rural Development’s Rural Community Development Initiative Program, Congressman Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) announced today. The...
February 23rd, 2010 | Columns, From the Desk of Heath Shuler | Read More

The Green Column

The Green Column by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea@verizon.net In order for the green movement to create jobs, a long bridge must be crossed, that of education. Local green builders deal with a lack of training among their workers. Organizations like the Southern Appalachian Sustainable...
February 23rd, 2010 | Columns, Hayesville, Murphy, The Green Column | Read More

The Green Column

The Green Column by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative rmaccrea@verizon.net Are you thinking of building or remodeling? The best time to start working on lower energy costs is before the plans are made. The greatest savings for the least cost starts with how the building sits on the site....
February 16th, 2010 | Life & Arts, The Green Column | Read More

REEL MEMORIES NO. 114

My Fair Lady by William V. Reynolds If you think the idea of the make over is modern, you are sadly mistaken. Although it has become popular in recent years on television and other locations, the idea goes back to the days of Greek mythology. Pygmalion, the King of Cyprus, either hires a sculpture or...
February 9th, 2010 | Columns, Reel Memories | Read More

Shuler Applauds Swain County Commissioners on Vote Approving North Shore Road Agreement

Shuler Applauds Swain County Commissioners on Vote Approving North Shore Road Agreement Washington, D.C. – The settlement agreement that Representative Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) worked for three years to secure was officially accepted by the Swain County Commissioners today. “As a native of...
February 9th, 2010 | Columns, From the Desk of Heath Shuler | Read More

HAGAN, PERDUE APPLAUD CMS ANNOUNCEMENT THAT MORE NORTH CAROLINIANS WILL BENEFIT FROM PATIENT CENTERED MEDICAL HOMES

U.S. Senator Kay R. Hagan (D-NC) and Governor Bev Perdue today praised the recent Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement that the North Carolina Community Care Networks (NC-CCN) was selected to expand patient-centered medical homes. The successful model of care will be extended...
February 9th, 2010 | Columns | Read More

Jim Fitzgerald

Jim Fitzgerald Several years ago, I wrote a series of columns on the burgeoning national debt. I pointed out the steep loss of Bill Clinton’s budget surplus of billions of dollars, the first President in decades to end office with a surplus. I pointed out the unbelievable increase in budget deficits...
February 9th, 2010 | Columns, Jim Fitzgerald | Read More