Friday, October 4, 2024

Stranded in Asheville: One week after Helene

We know the people who will be hurt most as the waters recede are those who were already being left behind when the ground was dry. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 

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Fri Oct 4 2024

 
Pedestrians walk past debris left by Hurricane Helene in the River Arts District in Asheville, N.C., Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. Flood waters covered large parts of Asheville as a result of Hurricane Helene.

We know the people who will be hurt most as the waters recede are those who were already being left behind when the ground was dry.

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Joi McPherson, right, hugs her brother-in-law, Thomas Hall, as they remove items from her home which flooded during Hurricane Helene in Swannanoa, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.
 

North Carolina won't be the same after Helene. But we will recover.

I watched as my home state of North Carolina got overrun by floods and feared for the future. My friends told me stories of hope.

A billboard reads "Arizona Republicans for Harris" in Phoenix on Sept. 19, 2024.
 

Trump should be dominating the election. Here's why he can't.

New poll numbers spell trouble for Kamala Harris in labor-heavy swing states like Michigan and Pennsylvania. But Donald Trump carries heavy baggage.

A man listens on his phone outside CBS Broadcast Studios during the vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz.
 

Can we dump Trump and run Vance for president?

After the vice presidential debate with Democrat Tim Walz, all I could think was, forget Donald Trump: I want JD Vance and his vision for America.

Former President Donald Trump departs after making remarks at a rally at the Racine Festival Park in Racine.
 

That explosive new Jan. 6 court filing is very mean to Trump

We here at the Donald Trump campaign don't want voters to worry about a new Jan. 6 court filing by federal DEEP STATE prosecutors. Everything's fine.

JD Vance prior to Tuesday night's vice presidential debate moderated by CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell and Face the Nation moderator and chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan.
 

Why are Trump and Vance so annoyed by facts?

Donald Trump and JD Vance have shown a willingness to defend the lies they tell. Expect that to continue through November.

Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz debates Republican opponent JD Vance in New York City on Oct. 1, 2024.
 

Harris' support of censorship threatens our democracy

In the vice presidential debate, Tim Walz showed that he and other Democratic leaders need a class in First Amendment law.

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Fat Bear Week has turned violent. Give them guns!

It was only a matter of time before Fat Bear Week turned violent. An adult male bear named Patches killed bear 402, a female. And it was livestreamed

All of the headlines, none of the chaos.

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