An excellent #AVLWatchdog article about the challenges our trail system are still facing, almost 18 months after hurricane Helene. The extraordinary work of volunteers is ongoing, as is the hugely increased risks of wildfire and property damage.
#Asheville #Hiking
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For anyone following the mess at #MissionHospital in #Asheville, apparently CMS is finally getting serious about the recurrent deadly ineptitude and isn't falling for "we'll staff up for a month until this goes away" BS.
Via the #AVLWatchdog
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Great reporting from #AVLWatchdog about an issue that has become ridiculously divisive. Failure to vaccinate is child neglect and abuse.
The #AVLWatchdog has a story on our country's slide into "irresponsible ignorance" as Buncombe County NC announces 5 cases of #measles.
I am simply without words for how we can do this to ourselves.
#Asheville
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Average payments for the policies will more than double, says an independent research group, and costs will be higher in WNC. #Buncombe #Asheville #ACA #Premiums #HealthInsurance #Health #AVLWatchdog #NC
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The crippling of the #ACA will ultimately affect every American.
Excellent piece from #AVLWatchdog on what it means in the #Asheville area, where HCA/Mission and the lack of competition in our hospital systems, we are also 15% over areas in the state like Raleigh.
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#MissionHospital placed in "immediate jeopardy" for the 3rd time since HCA bought them. This is the harshest sanction that CMS can levy against a healthcare institution.
THREE TIMES.
Via the #AVLWatchdog
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#Asheville
Well. This isn't going to improve anything in the 11th in #NorthCarolina
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Per the #AVLWatchdog #NCPol #USPol
The #AVLWatchdog points out the enormous impact cuts to SNAP and other programs are having on Manna, our local #foodbank.
And this is after the pandemic, the destruction of Manna's warehouse, and ongoing effects of the Helene disaster here in #Asheville.
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A new #AVLWatchdog story on our loss of tree canopy during #Helene, and the larger missing piece of our Urban Forestry committee and Tree City designation.
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#Forestry #Trees #Planning
#Asheville is a dangerous place to cycle on the roads (our narrow, twisty, traffic-strewn roads) and people see "a lot of hate" per the #AVLWatchdog and their new article.
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#Cycling
A new piece from #AVLWatchdog on the failure of #FEMA flood maps in #Asheville area during #Helene. NFIP is a mess.
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#Flood
Our local independent news source, the #AVLWatchdog had an excellent piece today, equating the natural disaster of #Helene with the man-made disaster the GOP is inflicting on this region and the nation. It's worth a read.
avlwatchdog.org/opinion-hele...
#Asheville
More information on the dangers of cycling bicycling in the #Asheville and #BlueRidgeMountain area from the #AVLWatchdog
avlwatchdog.org/death-of-2-y...
#Death
The #Asheville Watchdog has an excellent story about yesterday's #HandsOff protest here, where they estimated 7,500 people attended, the largest protest in the city in a decade.
#AVLwatchdog
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#Asheville continues to lose nurses, something that this area with its large population of retirees, can ill afford.
Via #AVLWatchdog
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#Asheville French Broad Park will never be the same.
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#Helene #trees #AVLWatchdog
"Wildfire Season is Here. Helene and Doge Could Make it Worse."
Via #AVLWatchdog
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#Asheville #Helene #Wildfires #NCwx
No, 10,000 people did NOT die during #Helene, for heaven's sake. Isn't our situation here bad enough, without ratcheting up the BS?
Via the #AVLWatchdog
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#Asheville
Well, this is going to make a lot of people in West Asheville quite unhappy.
The long-dragged out I26 revamping now comes with a flyover of Patton Ave. Which no one has heard about, although apparently part of the "new" design for a year.
Per the #AVLWatchdog :
avlwatchdog.org/enormous-and...
The fear in my community is increasing. We need all of our neighborhoods to be safe, and all of our residents to be helping in #Asheville's recovery. #NC
Via #AVLWatchdog:
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The repairs of roads and bridges in the #Asheville area post- #Helene will take years, as you'd know if you'd ever seen the devastation.
Per the #AVLWatchdog
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A scary near-mid-air collision at #Asheville airport last October is just now coming to light.
Per the #AVLwatchdog
avlwatchdog.org/passenger-je...
#AirTravel #Planes
Please take your loved ones out of this place. #Woodfin #AVL #AVLWatchdog
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Support #IndependentJournalism #BlueRidgePublicRadio #TheAssemblyNC #AVLWatchdog and many other outlets. #NCpol #AVL #NCJournalism
Another good article from #AVLWatchdog, on the attempt by the losing candidate for NC Supreme Court to subvert the election... after the fact.
#NCPol #WeNeverLose
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Looking back on this #Asheville year with #Helene and our water issues, per the #AVLwatchdog, which did a marvelous job of keeping us informed during a tremendously difficult time for our city.
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PS I want one of those "turbidity" t-shirts.
This is gratifying. Would be great #AVLWatchdog, if you also shared the support that has been provided to #IndependentJournalism reporting on #Helene, including yourselves, Blue Ridge Public Radio, @theassemblync.bsky.social #WNC #Helene #Philanthropy
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Just contacted Asheville Watchdog in hopes they'll set up shop here on Bluesky. Send them a nudge if you are so inclined. avlwatchdog.org/contact/
#asheville #avlwatchdog
Well. Let's hope this is the case.
#Asheville may get potable water by next Wednesday, and we are SO READY for that!
Via the #AVLWatchdog:
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#Helene
