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When it comes to development, everybody has heard of the concept of NIMBYism — "Not In My Back Yard." But the Asheville area also experiences another form of anti-development backlash, one fueled by folks who move here from other areas, sometimes into relatively new developments. And then they want development to stop. "That's a real thing," said former Buncombe County Development Director Jim Coman, who retired in 2010. "We used to call it IGMSY — I Got Mine, Screw You. I've already moved here, I'm happy and don't you dare come.'"  To be clear, Coman, a Buncombe County native whose roo...

ITHACA, NY -- The DeWitt Middle School’s Technology Engineering Department has been offering half-hybrid and half-remote learning this school year. The department is training students by offering classes about technical sketching, drawing and computer-aided design. This school year, students participated in the DeWitt Middle School Advanced Manufacturing activity called “Tiger Tank.”  The project is a spin-off of the television show “Shark Tank,” where people have the opportunity to pitch their start-up ideas to professional investors. DeWitt’s Tiger Tank requ...