Heat Wave Expected This Weekend

A Major Heat Wave is expected to hit our area this weekend. Please take the time to drink extra water and limit your time outdoors if you can. Here is some information from the National Weather Service: The Hazards of Excessive Heat When the body heats too quickly to cool itself safely, or when you lose too much fluid or salt through dehydration or sweating, your body temperature rises and heat-related illness may develop. Heat disorders share...

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The June 28, 2012 Hangout of Venture Local Franklin

I had a nice time hanging out with local entrepreneurs at Livingston's Bar and Grill last night in Franklin, NC. See more photos on my G+ page and find out more about this group on their website or Facebook page. The next hangout will be on August 23rd from 5.30pm to 7pm at the Frogtown Market located at 61 South Patton Avenue in Frogtown. Among the local events being promoted by the group are: June 30th...The WNC Photowalk that is...

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Review of Day One of the Google I/O Developers Conference

Wow. What a day yesterday was in the tech world! The first day of the 2012 Google I/O developer Conference was epic. The keynote was an experience. If you want to see the Google I/O Keynote, here are a couple of places to watch it: Twit TV Live Special Watch Chris Pirillo Watch the Keynote Here is a brief overview of what happened. Activations Google announced that its hardware partners have sold over 400 million Android devices....

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Google I/O 2012 Live Coverage

Here is the Google I/O Live-blogging widget for live coverage of Google I/O. I am hoping that it is a dry run for rolling this kind of product out for bloggers to use when covering live events. I would love to be able to use something like this to cover local government meetings and other events as they happen. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src...

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Beware Who You Share Your Info With Online

Just got a call from the NC GOP Victory Office in Asheville using info I had given on Mitt Romney's website. The caller has no idea where my town was and thought it was close enough to Asheville to go make calls from there for Romney. (I live an hour away from Asheville) I'm not happy that my info was shared with anyone. Even more so that it was shared with a NC GOP Victory Office. The Romney campaign might as well contract these calls out to...

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The Supreme Court expected to rule on ObamaCare and Arizona's Immigration Law Today

Photo Credit: Eddie Gehman Kohan Today is the day we may find out what the Supreme Court has ruled on as many as six cases, the most important of which are: DHHS v Fla. (Minimum coverage and Anti-Injunction Act) Fla. v. DHHS (Severability and Medicaid) National Federation of Independent Businesses v. Sebelius (Severability) Arizona v. United States (Does Federal Law preempt S.B. 1070?) Live coverage begins before 10am at http://scotusblog.wpengine.com/ I...

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Highlights of the 2012 Right Online Conference

The above video is of a Town Hall discussion at last weekend's Right Online Conference hosted by Americans for Prosperity. You can check out the highlights of the conference at Right Online. I have embedded some video below that haven't been embedded on the highlights page. Enjoy them and use them to energize you for the coming election season. Joe Heck Andrew Marcus Jonah Goldberg Lars Larson Rusty Humphries Breitbart Award Presentation S.E....

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Nobody Can See Me

This little bunny was perfectly still long enough for me to get a few shots of him. I like this one the best. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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Macon County Planning Board 06-21-2012

Here is video of tonight's meeting of the Macon County Planning Board.  I note that Al Slagle was absent, and that is very unusual for him. I hope everything is okay with him. I am still trying to get the board to send me an electronic copy of the agenda when it meets. So far, I have been unsuccessful. **Note** I missed the previous meeting ( the first regular meeting in months as this board has been in limbo) of this board due to a...

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AFP Launches Jobs Agenda for 2012 Election

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June, 20 2012 CONTACT: Levi Russell at LRussell@afphq.org or (703) 224-3200 AFP Launching $5.5 Million Ad Effort ARLINGTON, VA – Today Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nation’s largest advocate for economic freedom, announced a multi-state ad effort that demonstrates how badly President Obama is out of touch with the real economy. “When President Obama said the private sector was doing ‘just...

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Mitt Romney: The First 100 Days

From repealing and replacing Obamacare to slashing burdensome federal red tape, a Romney Presidency will be anything but more of the same. The first 100 days of a Romney Presidency will be the first 100 days toward getting America back on track and reversing the damages of the last three and a half years. Mitt Romney has the plans to turn our country around and the experience to get the job done. Visit Mitt Romney's website to learn more. ...

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Blue Mammatus

I derived the above from a photo I took of some Mammatus clouds on May 27, 2011 during a storm in Franklin, NC. The original photo is below. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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Macon County Commissioners 06-12-2012

**10.22pm** Here is the audio of tonight's meeting: Download MP3 The Macon County Commissioners will be meeting tonight and will vote on the budget for the coming year. Other items that will be discussed are on the agenda embedded below. I won't be tweeting from the meeting and will post the audio a couple of hours after I get home and the video a couple of days later. JUNE 12, 2012 AGENDA 1. Call to order and welcome by Chairman...

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Appalachian Afternoon

I seem to have lost my blogging mojo. Perhaps I have found another calling... (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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A Table and Chair on Main Street

From a photo I took yesterday on Main Street in Franklin, NC. (function() { var po = document.createElement('script'); po.type = 'text/javascript'; po.async = true; po.src = 'https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js'; var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(po, s); })(); ...

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Franklin Aldermen 06-07-2012

**7.15pm** Here is the audio and a photo of the letter that Mayor Joe Collins has sent to Chief Hicks regarding the Nikwasi Indian Mound. (I have a photo because there were not not enough copies to go around to the members of the press, Barbara McRae of the Franklin Press and myself, who were present at the meeting). Download MP3 Photo of letter sent by Franklin Mayor Joe Collins to Chief Hicks of the Eastern band of the Cherokee Indians: The...

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On the 68th Anniversary of D-Day

The above photo is an aerial view of the Normandy American Cemetery maintained by the American Battle Monuments Commission. More than 9,000 Americans are buried here. 67 years ago today, the Allies launched an invasion of Europe to liberate her from the clutches of Nazi Germany. Learn more about this momentous day in world history at the National D-Day Memorial. The Allied casualties figures for D-Day have generally been estimated at 10,000,...

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Franklin Aldermen 06-04-2011 Public Hearing on Budget

**10.25pm** Here is the audio of the meeting: Download MP3 The video won't be ready until Wednesday because I have to have my laptop free for the public hearing on the county budget that will take place tomorrow night. The Franklin Town Board of Aldermen will be meeting tonight despite what the dates say in the agenda packet I have embedded below. I will be there to cover the meeting and will post the audio and video as soon as I can after...

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From the Mailbag: Why Bush was so bad at the end of his term

I get some interesting email from time to time and have decided to start sharing some of them here on the blog. Here is one I received this morning: This is interesting and something to pass on by email and mouth!This tells the story, why Bush was so bad at the end of his term. Dont just skim over this, read it slowly and let it sink in. If in doubt, check it out. The day the democrats took over was not January 22nd 2009, it was...

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