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DKos Asheville Open Thread [1]
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Date: 2025-03-22
This space appears each weekend with links to news and opinion from Asheville and Western North Carolina, and the floor is open for comment and discussion. Wishing all a good day from this still beautiful part of the world.
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) uses a weighted vote system.
The weighted vote system is outlined in Section 19 of the Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. “In order to provide equal representation to all members of the Eastern Band, the members of the Tribal Council shall, in their deliberations, cast votes on a weighted basis, with the weight of each vote determined by each Council member. A tribal census, for the purposes of determining the weight of the votes to be cast by each Tribal Council member, shall be conducted prior to the 1981 tribal election and prior to the election each ten years thereafter to determine the number of enrolled tribal members residing in each township.”
It continues, “After the regular 1981 tribal election and each ten years thereafter, the Tribal Council, at its first regular meeting, shall determine the total number of votes to be cast in the Tribal Council and shall allot a voting authority to each Council member. The voting weight allotted to each Council member shall be determined by computing the mathematical ratio, fraction, or proportion that exists between the number of enrolled tribal members residing in each township and the total number of enrolled tribal members. All Council members, including the Chairman, shall be entitled to vote on all issues.”
Prior to the Charter being approved in 1986, Res. No. 288 was passed on March 18, 1975 establishing the voting system for Tribal Council and the first weighted vote system for the EBCI.
That legislation states, “The Tribal Council is under mandate of the United States District Court of the Western District of North Carolina to revise its election procedure to provide equal representation for each enrolled member of the Tribal Council as guaranteed by the Indian Civil Rights Act.” <More>
CHEROKEE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Cherokee Reservation is mourning the loss of a World War II veteran, Mr. Rueben Taylor.
Although Taylor was 99 years old at the time of his passing, he was only 16 years old when he enlisted in he army in the height of WWII.
In his career, Taylor was one of the first members of the 82nd Airbourne, serving in North Africa and Europe for both the invasion of the Holocaust and the Battle of the Bulge.
He was awarded the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and the French War Cross for his actions and bravery throughout his seven years of service.
Many years ago, when I was starting out as a climate activist, some of us got a tour of NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) in the Federal Building in Asheville. We learned what an amazing agency it is, and what a treasure we have in our own community. Now it is being gutted by Elon Musk’s DOGE team, and there is even talk of selling the Federal Building in which it is housed. This is a tragedy and I’ll tell you why. NOAA is home of the National Centers for Environmental Information and the world’s largest archive of weather, geophysical, oceanographic and climate data. This data is used for a variety of applications including agriculture, construction, energy, forestry, health, recreation and tourism, transportation and water resources management. NOAA’s data is critical to our modern lifestyles. <More>
With several parks, greenways and businesses still closed, parents might be wondering, “What’s open? And where can I take my kids to have fun?” For those looking to get outside Asheville, consider venturing eastbound on Interstate 40, where you’ll find plenty of activities within 20 minutes of downtown to keep kids and families entertained.
Parks and trails, Eats and drinks, and Looking ahead are covered in the article.
Basketball fans might associate March Madness with the NCAA, but we in the American South know (as evoked in last week’s column) that in March our surroundings begin to erupt and there is no holding back the tide. In fact, we can count the number of hours before we will be overrun with poison ivy, stinging nettles, kudzu, copperheads, all manner of winged and crawling creatures who sting, and vines and weeds which twist around every plant we might wish to nourish in our gardens.
Fortunately, as you might already know, a huge majority of these weeds are as edible as the plants we cultivate. So why all the fuss of gardening? We could just as easily eat from the volunteer plants which surface in our well-planned plots, and which we go to such lengths to eradicate.
One of the early arrivals to add to last week’s list of edible treasures is chickweed (Stellaria media). A pea-green cutie with slightly succulent leaves and delicate star-like flowers, this plant loves untended soil, and will be glad to crop up in all your garden borders. If you have chickens, you can toss them handfuls, and know that your egg yolks will be the richer. If you don’t have chickens, you can pull handfuls for yourself, wash and chop, and throw in a pot with potatoes and onions and broth, and mix with a stick blender, stirring in heavy cream or butter just before serving. Or you can toss into a salad (the flavor resembles raw corn), or use for a garnish to any spring dish. <More>
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