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An Asheville band's reckoning with Hurricane Helene (opens the original)
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Two years ago, Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, displacing families and reshaping communities across the region. Daniel Shearin, of the band River Whyless, was home in West Asheville when it hit. Now, on the storm’s second anniversary, River Whyless is releasing “One of a Thousand,” a song Shearin wrote about the storm and the hard questions it left behind. BPR’s Helen Chickering spoke with Shearin about the song. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. "Whe
Asheville Symphony lends a hand — and an ear — after cuts to student orchestras (opens the original)
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Asheville Middle School's orchestra program became an after school club this fall after the city school district cut the class due to low enrollment. Now, the Asheville Symphony is helping fill the gap. They're launching a new initiative called PLAY, or Private Lesson Assistance for Youth, aimed at keeping affected students playing their instruments. BPR’s Helen Chickering spoke with Tyson Hamrick, the symphony's director of education and youth orchestra, about the new program. The conversation
House censures Chuck Edwards as his congressional career winds down (opens the original)
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Chuck Edwards went to the House floor Tuesday with one last chance to convince his colleagues that the ethics case against him had gone too far. "I am imperfect. I have made mistakes, but I do not believe I committed sexual harassment," Edwards said. "And the factual findings of this investigation do not justify branding me as though I did." His colleagues weren't persuaded. The House voted 413-2 to censure him, with only Edwards and South Carolina Republican Ralph Norman voting no. Afterward, E
Measles exposure reported in Asheville and Hendersonville (opens the original)
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North Carolina health officials are warning that people in Asheville and Hendersonville may have been exposed to measles after a person from another state traveled through the area while infectious. People who were at either of these locations may have been exposed: The hotel and gas station are cooperating with local health departments to make patrons and staff aware of the potential exposure, according to the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Measles is a highly contagiou
UNC Asheville professors win NIH grant to fight drug-resistant "Superbugs" (opens the original)
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It's a familiar scenario in medicine: A patient takes the antibiotic their doctor prescribes, and it just doesn't work. "If you have an infection and you take amoxicillin, drink the pink liquid, but the infection doesn't go away, that means the bacteria are no longer able to be killed by that drug. They've become resistant, and you have to keep hitting them with new antibiotics to kill them," said Amanda Wolfe, who chairs UNC Asheville's chemistry department, " It's happening more often, in more
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