Outside of Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ in the South Slope of Asheville, North Carolina, you will find a bus. This is the Hope Bus.
After decades of work, environmental groups finally achieved a major victory for the Watauga River. On July 2nd, the last dam on the waterway, Shull’s Mill Dam, began to be dismantled. This marks a significant milestone in the restoration of the river’s natural flow, stretching from its headwaters near Boone, North Carolina all the way to Watauga Lake in Tennessee.
Former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr announced this week his intention to appeal a three-judge panel’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that partisan gerrymandering results in unconstitutional elections. However, he plans to discuss the matter with the plaintiffs first.
States with highly restrictive abortion bans have seen a significant drop in prescriptions for birth control and emergency contraception, according to a new national study.