The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
How Living Green Can Save You Money
That is the title of a “lunch and learn” seminar I have been asked to give in Andrews on July 28. Details:
A lot of people think they cannot afford to live green. But living green can reduce our cost of living, [...]

Weekly Update from Congressman Heath Shuler

White House Great Outdoors Celebrating our Nation’s Independence
I hope that everyone had a Happy and meaningful Fourth of July.  I was blessed to be able to celebrate our Nation’s independence spending time with my family and seeing many old and new friends at parades and at church.
Independence Day [...]

What can one person do?
by Paula Canup
Understandably, many people hate politics and want nothing to do with it. They may also believe that one person can’t really make any difference. But I would like to offer ten suggestions for what you can do to help build a stronger America:
1.  Do your own thinking.  No matter [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
You would not know it by listening to pundits but Obama’s less than two years in office has been a bittersweet experience for the left. Many progressive ideas, like an affordable public option for health insurance, have been left off of the table. Obama, contrary to what conservative pundits would have you believe, [...]

The Green Column
by Richard C. MacCrea, Andrews Valley Initiative
rmaccrea1@gmail.com
6% Electric Rate Increase July 1
A friend recently showed me a newspaper article announcing a 6% rate increase for Blue Ridge Mountain EMC customers. I was surprised that the article blamed energy conservation for the rate increase. So I went to the source, http://brmemc.com/rateincrease/Rate_Increase_Explained.html
There I learned that [...]

It appears that the White House and Democrat Party leaders have settled on their Fall campaign strategy – the economy! They will say it is a choice between the economic policies of Bush and Republicans that led us into this mess and those that are leading us out, namely Obama and the Democrat’s Stimulus spending.
They [...]

One of the most exasperating things encountered in discussing government policies is a lack of understanding by many of what causes corporations to move their operations and jobs overseas. They generally do not do it for greed as the purveyors of class envy would like one to believe because it is a very costly and [...]

Leaning Left
Jim Fitzgerald
I hate to be cynical but the next conspiracy theory I am waiting to appear concerns the tanning bed tax. I’m sure the spin will be that the tax was designed to be a whites’ only tax since blacks and Hispanics are unlikely to need a tan. Then the logic will leap to [...]

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Heath Shuler (D-Waynesville) has unveiled a full slate of job fairs, workforce training seminars, and small business information sessions.   The events will take place throughout Western North Carolina in July and August.
“Whether in the halls of Congress or at home in Western North Carolina, I’m always working to create a [...]

Job Fairs and Small Business Informational Sessions
This summer, I will be hosting a number of job fairs, workforce training seminars, and small business information sessions with a great group of local agencies, businesses, community organizations and colleges.  The events will take place in July and August in Henderson, Haywood, McDowell, Macon, Buncombe, and Cherokee [...]