Bush Cancels Great Smoky Mountains Visit
ABC News - USA
... WASHINGTON Apr 22, 2005 -- President Bush canceled an Earth Day visit to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Friday because of bad weather. ...

President Bush Celebrates Earth Day
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News. President Bush will spend Earth Day Friday working on a project to restore a nature trails in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. ...

Bad air, pests, man imperil Smokies
News & Observer - Raleigh,NC,USA
By WADE RAWLINS, Staff Writer. GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK -- Spring wildflowers and dogwoods are just blooming in the Smokies. ...

Earth Day was last month
Red State - USA
... has the President, who "often is at odds with [radical] environmentalists," celebrating "their holiday on Friday in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.". ...

A letter to the president on this Earth Day
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
I find it easy to say "these dear Smoky Mountains," "dear Cades Cove," "dear Laurel Falls," for these are places I take my family and friends to hike, to run ...

Beams Fit For A Dream Home
Boone Mountain Times - Boone,NC,USA
... For Dream Home 2006, HGTV has opted to build a stunning estate in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the luxury resort community of Grey Rock at Lake Lure, North ...

Speedy Hire in Cabin Deal
Scotsman - UK
By Phil Waller, PA City Staff. Tool hire group Speedy Hire today said it was buying engineering company Birse Group's portable cabin operation. ...

Curing cabin fever with May festivals
Korea Herald (subscription) - Seoul,South Korea
While the yellow dust season is finally subsiding, a different seasonal ailment is hitting the Korean Peninsula: cabin fever. But ...

Cabin room gets bigger
Economic Times - India
... at least 125 persons. "It's not just pilots, engineers and cabin crew ---- often associated with airline jobs. A lot of management ...

Report: Gas tanker, train collide in Mexico, killing two
San Diego Union Tribune - USA
MEXICO CITY -- The cabin of a gas tanker burst into flames after colliding with a train in central Mexico state Friday, immediately killing the truck's driver ...

Lesbian love in the First Class cabin of a 747 airliner
Pressbox.co.uk (press release) - London,UK
Christina d'Silva latest eBook is a tantalising story of lesbian sex in the First Class cabin of a 747 trans-oceanic airliner, en route from London to Nairobi ...

Old Cabin Site hike set by Sierra Club
Ventura County Star (subscription) - Ventura county,CA,USA
Hikers will meet at 8:30 am at the trail head at Wendy Drive and Potrero Road in Newbury Park. They will hike to the waterfall and Old Cabin Site in the park. ...

Cisco, CA: Where "Family Time" Begins; Romantic Honeymoon "Cabins ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... is what happens when you getaway from the fast track life and enter the slow lane of nature on the quiet side of the summit at Shinneyboo Creek Cabin Resort. ...

787's supplier list grows
Marysville Herald - Marysville,WA,USA
... company already revealed two weeks ago that it had received a $400 million contract to supply sidewalls and window settings for the Dreamliner's cabin, as well ...

What floats your boat?
Seattle Times - USA
... cruisemates.com. You'll get the cheapest fare if you book an inside cabin on the lowest deck, with no porthole/window. That's fine ...

EXCLUSIVE FEATURES FOR M-CLASS
CarPoint Australia - Australia
Mercedes-Benz is releasing a 'Special Edition' M-Class, fitting high-specification items such as sports seats and precious wood cabin finishes as standard. ...

Asheville High honors its top students
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- If becoming a rock star doesn't work out for 17-year-old Kathryn Young, she'll settle for being a computer programmer instead. ...

NBDL daily developments
OurSports Central (press release) - Marshfield,WI,USA
Tip off time for the meeting between the Asheville Altitude and Columbus Riverdragons is 7 pm EDT at the Columbus (Ga.) Civic Center. ...

Walk-in Movies return to West Asheville Friday night
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
WEST ASHEVILLE - Walk-in Movies are back for the season in the rear parking lot of the Bledsoe Building on Haywood Road in West Asheville. ...

Possibility of snow in forecast for Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- The National Weather Service says it could snow in Western North Carolina over the weekend as temperatures plunge. ...

Grasshoppers jump all over Asheville pitching
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By George Porter, Jr. ASHEVILLE -- Greensboro sure didn't look like the second worse hitting team in the South Atlantic League Thursday night. ...

Outdoors calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
... listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other outdoor activities in Western North Carolina, to: Outdoors Calendar, Asheville Citizen-Times ...

Committee prods city to mend aging Civic Center
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- City leaders hope a Missouri developer's plans to build a hotel near the 30--year-old Asheville Civic Center will also help them build a case ...

Investigators have possible ID of woman found dead in river
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- Investigators think they might know the identity of a woman whose body was found in the French Broad River. A kayaker ...

Cisco, CA: Where "Family Time" Begins; Romantic Honeymoon "Cabins ...
PR Web (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
... awhile. These cozy romantic cabins have provided a magical staging ground for wonderful days and nights of rest and fun and adventure. ...

Maui park campground may get major upgrade
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Wai'anapanapa, about 53 miles from Kahului, has a tent campground and 12 cabins that can be rented for a minimum of $45 per night. ...

Fort Smith : $2 million chopped from lake upgrade
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... Building three rather than five guest cabins, a savings of more than $398,000, and one rather than five group cabins, saving nearly $558,000. ...

The Nature of Conflict
National Review Online - USA
... minded organization is funding research into a number of new animal-related technologies, including cat-sized napalm bombs, mountain cabins that automatically ...

Fort Smith : $2 million chopped from lake upgrade
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (subscription) - Little Rock,AR,USA
... The Parks and Tourism Department is building a 60-room, 127,000-square-foot lodge and 13 cabins in Logan County atop Arkansas' highest mountain. ...

The hills are alive
Southern Voice - Atlanta,GA,USA
... from the evils of metro Atlanta traffic to the Enota Mountain Retreat Center ... Slumbering options include cabins, RV sites, bunkhouses and plenty of land for tent ...

North Carolina lose more to draft
BBC Sport - UK
Three more members of North Carolina's 2005 national championship team have decided to leave school early and enter the NBA Draft on 28 June. ...

The North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Joins IBM's ...
Market Wire (press release) - USA
DURHAM, NC -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 04/22/2005 -- IBM today announced that the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) has joined IBM's Academic ...

Lottery likely in North Carolina
Seahawk (subscription) - Wilmington,NC,USA
By Kate Turner. The chances of a lottery in North Carolina are now higher than ever. The House recently passed a bill supporting ...

Maryland Hosts North Carolina In Key ACC Softball Series
UMTerps.com - USA
The Maryland softball team opens a 12-game homestand at the Terrapin Softball Complex this weekend with a three-game series against ACC foe North Carolina. ...

Lady Monarch Lax Travels To #9 North Carolina For Season Finale
CollegeSports.com - New York,NY,USA
-- The Old Dominion women's lacrosse team will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face the ninth ranked Tar Heels in their 2005 season finale. ...

Possibility of snow in forecast for Western North Carolina
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
ASHEVILLE -- The National Weather Service says it could snow in Western North Carolina over the weekend as temperatures plunge. ...

GTC Telecom launches in Georgia, North Carolina
Telecom Paper (subscription) - Netherlands
... provider of internet and long-distance service, has completed testing of its local exchange telecoms services in the states of North Carolina and Georgia, and ...

Dell Donates $50,000 to Support North Carolina Center for 21st ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
... Skills, which will bring together educators, administrators and the business community to identify the skills needed to help ensure North Carolina continues to ...

No. 10 Carolina Hosts Rival Duke
TarHeelBlue.com - USA
CHAPEL HILL, NC - Tenth-ranked North Carolina (30-8-1, 11-4-1 ACC) hopes to return to its winning ways in the Atlantic Coast Conference this weekend when it ...

USC Men's Track and Field Signs North Carolina Standout
USCsports.com - USA
Columbia, SC - South Carolina's head track and field coach Curtis Frye announced the signing of North Carolina high school standout Johnathan Hancock to the ...

Maui park campground may get major upgrade
Honolulu Advertiser - Honolulu,HI,USA
... Resources is proposing a master plan of improvements for Wai'anapanapa State Park near Hana, one of only two places on Maui where the state offers cabin rentals ...

BLUE RIDGE Just Country
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat - Sherman/Denison,TX,USA
BLUE RIDGE - The Just Country Band will perform Saturday, starting at 7:30 pm, at the Blue Ridge Fine Arts Sanctuary (formerly the First Baptist Church building ...

One Killed, Three Injured In Highway 14 Crash
Carolina Channel.com - Greenville,SC,USA
... south. The SUV hit the car on the driver's side door, killing the driver, Jessica Marie Wheeler, a Blue Ridge High School student. ...

Outdoors calendar
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
By bike. ASHEVILLE AMBLERS 25K BIKE TRAIL RIDE: Ride daily on the Blue Ridge Parkway and through Biltmore Forest on a 25K bike trail, sponsored by the American ...

Hotel occupancy rose across Utah in March
Hotels Magazine - Oak Brook,IL,USA
There were fewer empty hotel rooms across Utah in March, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report. Statewide, 71.6 percent ...

Business briefs
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
... occupancy rates were flat in March compared with last year, but average room rates continued to rise, according to the Rocky Mountain Lodging Report released ...

Woods honored as woman trailblazer
The Robesonian - Lumberton,NC,USA
... To receive the award, recipients must be from North Carolina, be accomplished in a ... Enterprises, a firm for consulting, farm management and real estate rentals.

Transcript of Bush's speech
Knoxville News Sentinel (subscription) - Knoxville,TN,USA
... to report since 2000, the ozone levels have dropped -- but there is more to be done to make sure the Smokey Mountains and the Smokey Mountain National Park is ...

Amazing Sea Hawks haul 27 swim golds
Philippine Star - Manila,Philippines
... In other fronts, Smokey Mountain trounced Barangay Beata, 15-9, to rule elementary baseball while Ramon Magsaysay High School ended Villegas School's three ...

Bush defends environmental policies on Earth Day
Reuters AlertNet - London,England,UK
... Bush said ozone levels have dropped since 2000, "but there's more to be done to make sure the Smoky Mountains and the Smoky Mountain National Park's as ...

OUT THERE: News and briefs from around the region
Asheville Citizen-Times - Asheville,NC,USA
It's ramp season, and Robbinsville will celebrate the pungent with its 30th annual Smoky Mountain Ramp festival today through Sunday with music, crafts and ...

Press Gaggle by Dana Perino and Jim Connaughton
Whitehouse.gov (press release) - USA
... decrease as we go forward. Q Jim, what was the cause of the pollution in the Great Smoky Mountain Park? MR. CONNAUGHTON: There is a ...

On Earth Day, CREA Praises President's Commitment to Parks ...
Environmental Media Services (press release) - Washington,D.C.,USA
... Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency stated the Great Smoky Mountain National Park had one of the most persistent regional haze and air pollution ...

Styles wins NWA Title, Storm retires, Heyman returns, Steamboat ...
Pro Wrestling Torch - USA
... He previously worked for WCW during the Nitro era, ECW as a tag partner with Justin Credible, and Smoky Mountain Wrestling as one half of the Thrill Seekers ...