Meetings Aim for Balance Between Preservation and Growth in Sevier County
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By Tom Benning, The Knoxville News-Sentinel, Tenn.  Jun. 1--Two years ago, Abe Whaley watched in agony as construction  progressed on Legacy Mountain, a ridge nestled between Pittman Center and  Pigeon Forge.
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There looks to be more room for healthy growth.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Rebecca Boyle, Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Jun. 3--Weld County Democrats have little reason to feel lonely these days.   Three of their kin are vying for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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When a spate of black officials were sworn into office this month in Clayton County, it was supposed to be a sign of progress for the historically white, rural county that was the setting for "Gone With The Wind."
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By Jefferson George, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 22--A collection of vastly different but similarly deliberate landowners has created a contrast in development along Interstate 85 in eastern Gaston County.
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By Beth Velliquette, The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.  Jun.
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By Jannette Pippin, The Daily News, Jacksonville, N.C.  Sep. 11--BEAUFORT -- A proposed ordinance to preserve water quality in Carteret County's Down East communities won't get the endorsement of a citizens group that has fought for greater protection against development.
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The state Department of Environmental Protection will host three public meetings to discuss proposed water quality improvement plans for the Elk, Lower Kanawha and North Branch of the Potomac watersheds.
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PROVO -- Utah County Commissioners Larry Ellertson and Steve White will deliver state of the county messages Friday at the Provo/ Orem Chamber of Commerce's monthly First Friday Forum in the Clark Auditorium at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center's Northwest Plaza, 1134 N. 500 West.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.
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By Chris Woodka, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 17--FOUNTAIN -- A group trying to develop a vision for Fountain Creek was asked to move from stating positions to expressing interests Friday, exposing both areas of disagreement and common ground.
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Officials are promoting a corner of their state as a good place for financial companies to build backup facilities in case of a disaster.
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By Travis Talent, High Point Enterprise, N.C.  Jun. 1--DAVIDSON COUNTY -- Mother Nature has not been kind to the state so far in 2007.
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By Tim Thornton, The Roanoke Times, Va.  Feb. 11--Mickey Apgar doesn't like to speak to crowds, but the Elliston resident hopes he'll be talking in front of a big group at Monday evening's Montgomery County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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By Aaron Burgin, The Porterville Recorder, Calif.  Feb. 3--TULARE -- Several government officials on Friday urged public  involvement in the planning of two documents that will guide growth in the  Valley and the county for the next 50 years.
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By Art Chapman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas  Dec. 16--There is a movement in Austin to transfer a number of state historic sites from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department to the control of the Texas Historical Commission.