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Would You Want a New Jail?
Saith the Tryon Daily Bulletin: Polk County Sheriff Donald Hill told commissioners this week his last straw on the need for a new jail was falling down stairs and at…
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Blowing Another $500,000 out Our Ears because We Can
Polk County leadership wishes to extend water lines from Sunny View School to the Polk/Rutherford county line. “The majority voted to spend millions of taxpayer’s money on water lines to…
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Comical Interlude
The Polk County Commissioners approved renewing their economic development director’s contract. I am not putting Robert Williamson on trial, but any reader of this blog surely knows what I think…
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You Mean the Earth Can Grow Food without Government?
Informeth the Tryon Daily Bulletin: Polk County Commissioners learned on Monday, Nov. 16 that Polk Fresh Foods is merging with Sunny Creek Farm and will no longer need grant funding…
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Gobs & Oodles
The Tryon Daily Bulletin reports Duke Energy has received 9000 public comments pertaining to its Western Carolinas Modernization Project.
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Reminiscent of “The Octopus”
The Tryon Daily Bulletin today featured three articles about opposition to Duke Energy’s “greener” expansion for the people in Asheville who aren’t using more of their product.
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A Program to Eat All Other Programs
I once worked in a factory with a guy named Jake. He was a great guy who gave great pep talks. He himself had come out of a coma, and…
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Me Is-Like Four-Letter Words
Announceth the Tryon Daily Bulletin: Slow Money is a national/international organization assisting communities to seek a new approach to investment. ‘Investment’ sounds intimidating like Wall Street, but when it comes…
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Presented without Comment
Saith the Tryon Daily Bulletin: Town council first discussed an update to the town’s strategic plan, for which the town is seeking responses from the public. Tryon Town Manager Joey…
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And the Stinky
The Tryon Daily Bulletin has been covering the sad misfortune of one Ms. Whitmire in the Town of Tryon. Said Whitmire has, according to accounts of a two-sided story, had…
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What Do Government and Hollywood Have in Common?
AdvantageWest is one of those public/private partnerships that is supposed to boost the economy. Might I ask how that’s working for you? Anyway, an article in the Tryon Daily Bulletin…
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It’s Just That . . . You’re So Fragile
Saith the Tryon Daily Bulletin: [Polk County Commissioner Ray Gasperson] said he felt like he was kicked out of the Feb. 17 closed session meeting after the other four commissioners…