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By Jon Ostendorff, USA TODAY
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Rob Miller, general manager of the Pisgah Inn, watched the news this week as World War II veterans pushed past barricades to get to their memorial in Washington after the federal government shut down.
He got to thinking about his own situation at the inn along the Blue Ridge Parkway. The government owns the building and the land. The National Park Service had given him until 6 p.m. Thursday to shut down and kick out his 78 guests.
He called Bruce O’Connell, owner of Pisgah Inn Inc., who was in Mexico. O’Connell had seen the same report about the veterans. They came up with a plan.
“We thought if those guys can do it, we can
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