Winston-Salem Journal, N.C., Scott Sexton Column: Movement Toward Zoning Runs Through Mountains
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By Scott Sexton, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 13--Change comes slowly to the mountains, whether it's the thousands of years it took rivers to carve the breathtaking valleys and gorges or the decades it's taking to change the way people think about their stewardship of the land.
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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The Department of the Interior is about to approve a regulation that would allow and even encourage mountain top mining, which involves blasting off the top of a mountain and dumping the remains in nearby valleys and streams. Yes, that's as bad for the environment as it sounds.
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By Joe Gamm, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb.
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By Jim Sparks, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Jun. 17--Substantial rain in recent weeks eased drought conditions throughout much of central and Northwest North Carolina.
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By Bruce Henderson, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  May 26--A 64-year-old mountain feud that pitted a promise against pragmatism moved closer Friday to fading into folklore.
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There&#39;s a new game in town concerning luring businesses to a state, and we have to point out that North Carolina, under the leadership of Gov.
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By MARGARET K. COLLINS, STAFF WRITER  WAYNE  Township officials still hope for tax-generating development on the last big tract of available land in town. But after having butted their heads against state environmental restrictions in the past, they're now willing to go along to get along.
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State moves ahead on coal-burning suit  ASHEVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's attorney general is pressing forward with a lawsuit that accuses the nation's largest federal utility of causing  a "public nuisance" by failing to reduce pollution from its coal-fired power plants.
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I'm worried about North Carolina's future. We are indeed privileged to live in a state of stunning natural beauty and a state that is also poised for rapid population growth in the near future.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 5--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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By Blair Goldstein, Winston-Salem Journal, N.C.  Feb. 11--Twice a month for almost two years, Wayne Morton has met with his neighbors to organize against a dump.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. _ The rumblings of a dynasty can be heard in the mountains of North Carolina.
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KAYFORD MOUNTAIN, W. Va  - Larry Gibson's tiny house sits in a green oasis on top of the Appalachian peak his family has called home for 230 years. The setting would be peaceful if not for the roar of machinery scraping away the surrounding mountain in search of coal.
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By Ryan Basen, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 17--Members of Marvin's Parks, Greenway and Recreation Advisory Board are upset with the slow progress of its key project -- establishing public parks and trails.
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By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Jun. 14--The Summit at Snoqualmie ski area has settled on an expansion plan after input from conservation groups.   The plan for expansion is smaller than what the four-area resort wanted.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Dec. 10--Among the complaints that people have about a proposed land-development code for Catawba County's unincorporated areas, rules on home businesses, minimum lot sizes and trailer homes top the list.