From Drought to Drain

As I was riding my bike along the French Broad Sunday afternoon, I really enjoyed noticing the river at height, running at a merry clip. Brown and busy. Today's Citizen-Times has an article with more information about the turnaround since last summer/fall.

Citizen-Times: A Newspaper of Clear Priorities

(NOT). Check out today's front page and local news section on their website. The big news? Folks are peeved that the liquid dino-poop for their cars has gone up a dime or two. WAAH. The third little news item? A violent racially motivated hate crime in Canton. As a lead, I'd think this would get a lot more coverage and would be useful in getting the community talk about the currents of racism which still course through the mountains. Even the headline doesn't refer to the racist motivations cited in the article "Pub burned with owner tied up inside." At least WLOS leads with it. Sheesh.