Lake Glenville Nc

GOP's list of accomplishments is impressive

Ever since the budget debate began and the legislature overrode Gov. Bev Perdue's veto, naysayers have been critical of the spending cuts but especially those in education. You would think that the education budget was reduced to $0! What is actually true is that the legislature trimmed bloated areas in education in favor of increasing funding for K-12 programs. The budget fully funds classroom teachers and teaching assistants and makes important education reforms that will lower class sizes by hiring 1,100 additional teachers, pay teachers based on merit, and ensure students can read. A law to eliminate the charter school cap means now North Carolina parents will have the school choices they deserve and control over their children's education. Presently there are only 99 public charter schools in North Carolina — not enough to meet the needs of about 20,000 students on a waiting list. Money from the federal government, states and counties has poured into education for years. What do we have to show for it? A high level of school dropouts, middle and even high school children who cannot read, students who must take remedial courses in college before they are able to handle college level material, disgraceful disciplinary behavior in classrooms and subject matter that includes time spent educating students on condom use. I read these statistics recently that “in 1954 the U.S was No. 1 in the world in elementary school enrollment, math and science and college graduates. Today we are 19th in science, 24th in math, 79th in elementary school enrollment and 12th in the world in the number of college graduates.” Obviously just throwing more money at education does not work! Thank you North Carolina General Assembly not only for reforming education but for reducing spending, cutting taxes for job-creating private small business and for taxpayers, reforming costly medical malpractice laws and for finding a reasonable solution to our state's financial woes.

Zip Lining: Nantahala Gorge Canopy Tours – No Passport Required ...

No need to travel to the tropics to fly through a rain forest. The first Canopy Tour in the North Carolina Smokies is now as close as the Nantahala Gorge. The three-hour “glide and slide” experience that simulates flying is fueled by gravity and a gradual elevation change. More than just a zip-line ride (as if that weren’t enough), it takes you through multiple ecosystems, over hemlocks and into hardwood treetops. The route takes you above the forest floor which is blanketed with mountain laurel, dogwood, fern, rhododendron, flame azalea, wild magnolia and many other native plants. Reservations are through Nanatahala Gorge Canopy Tours .

Complete your “tropical travel” day when you return to Lakeside Cottage at the Point . with a healthy and delicious dinner featuring Tropical Grilled Sea Bass. (Fresh seafood and produce is available daily from the Produce Stand at the crossroads in Cashiers.

Fishing North Carolina

Waterfalls of the Blue Ridge, a hiking guide to the cascades of the Blue Ridge Mountains

Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains, 8th, Including Asheville, Biltmore Estate, and the Blue Ridge Parkway

The Hiking Engine, A Hiker's Guide to the Care and Maintenance of Feet and Legs

Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains, Including Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Cherokee, and the Blue Ridge Parkway