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WEEKLY
COMMUNITY
NEWSPAPER
January 7 - January 13, 2010 Vol. 8 • No. 01 Woodfin • Weaverville • Barnardsville Fifty Cents
Police bust man for pot, DWI
Where are the jobs?
outsourced. Whether the coun- benefits.
By Clint Parker
try's economy is in a recession However, jobs are out there if
or depression doesn't matter if you know where to look and have
Times continue to be hard and you're out-of-work and collect- the skills to qualify for the posi-
jobs tough to find for those who ing the meager check that the tion. After you have the first two
have been downsized, laid off or government calls unemployment
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Montreat offers assistance
to upset teachers
By Matt Tate
MAEd student claims. We are in City, Transylvania and Haywood
discussions with IPD (Institute for school systems to sign up for an
Professional Development) about elementary education master’s pro-
Nathan Lane Baker faces six charges after Saturday’s arrest. Montreat College has agreed
the resolution of the MAEd stu- gram at the school.
to work with the 50 teachers af-
dent claims and about terminating Teachers say IPD told them they
By Matt Tate
Road, is charged with felony pos-
fected by erroneous promises
our relationship prior to the con- would all qualify for the federal
session of marijuana with intent to
about student loans that resulted
clusion of our contract.” teacher forgiveness loan equal to
Weaverville police arrested a man manufacture, sell or deliver, main-
in thousands of dollars out of the
Montreat has used IPD since $17,50 0.
in the early morning hours Saturday taining a vehicle for the purposes of
educators’ pockets.
1994 for its marketing and recruit- “We were told not to worry
(Jan. 2) on charges of marijuana distributing a controlled substance,
On its Web site, a release
ing services. IPD helped recruit about the cost because we would
possession and suspicion of driving possession of drug paraphernalia
from the college states, “We are
elementary school teachers in the graduate in 18 months debt-free,”
under the influence of alcohol. and driving under the influence
working diligently to resolve the
Buncombe, Henderson, Asheville
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Nathan Lane Baker, of Eller Cove
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