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Parasites in Paradise
Progressives won the Asheville City Council race by a landslide. Conservative Dr. Carl Mumpower collected only 13.9% of the vote, just more than write-in Progressive Robin Cape. The three winners…
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Indian Giving
In accordance with expectations, Asheville City Council six-oned three opportunities to receive donations from the federal deficit to assist local public safety efforts. The dissenting votes came from Dr. Carl…
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Flashbacks of Roll Plays
Eighteen people showed up to address Asheville City Council about contaminated water in Buncombe County. The item wasn’t on the agenda because Asheville has no jurisdiction over something like that…
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Nuclear Fallout
It wasn’t pretty. Mayor Terry Bellamy had added to the agenda a discussion of nuclear waste transport. Instead of a staff report, the supporting documents contained one-sided hype. The word…
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700 Disheveled Zombies Somnambulate Past Door of Political Rally
VP candidate Sarah Palin visited the Asheville Civic Center last week. Following her visit, members of city council received emails about what has been described as a brouhaha. Police Chief…
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Some Like it Red
The following positions taken by members of Asheville City Council Tuesday mystify: • Two years ago, council decided to sell some of its lands to the private sector for developing…
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Unexplained Weirdness
Asheville City Councilman Brownie Newman sprung another item on the agenda. He requested that the item be added four days in advance, when two weeks’ notice is required. The urgent…
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Planning Penalty Does Its Thing
This article addresses housing on my street. If somebody works 1-3 jobs available to non-professionals in the Asheville area, this is what they can afford. I have a good deal…
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The Power to Green
In another interesting move, Asheville City Council approved a $500,000 annual fund for providing water system infrastructure to developers of affordable housing. A matrix was set up for screening applicants.…
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Leading with Monkeyshines
Asheville City Council had another strange meeting. Dr. Carl Mumpower wished to present a PowerPoint presentation on the follies of expensive, tax-subsidized renovations to the W. C. Reid Center. He…
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Mommy!
It was a typical Asheville City Council meeting. It opened with a long public hearing with members of city council trying to get a developer to commit to LEED certifying…
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Starts with a “w” and Rhymes with “Beard”
The big news is irrelevant. Asheville picked six candidates out of fifteen to move on to the general election November 6. This isn’t news because only 13.36% of registered voters…