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Give Said the LITTLE Stream
The Buncombe County Commissioners will be asked to give over $7 million in money (from taxpayers who can’t afford to buy their children food or shoes) to outside agencies. The…
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Defining Wellness in Terms of Productivity and Contribution
The Buncombe County Commissioners presumably won’t be ironing out their subsidies to welfare organizations until March, but the list of requests was posted with the retreat agenda. Were I in…
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Beyond My Pay Grade
There are two big stories in Asheville. Both pertain to allegations of wrongdoing that defendants refer to as “personal attacks.” In the first, 44 Asheville police officers signed a no-confidence…
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Maybe “Warren Buffet Museum” Would Help
At last night’s city council meeting, there was a big brouhaha over whether or not a building should sell naming rights. The Asheville Art Museum is in a lot of…
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Allegations against the Asheville Art Museum Continue
Former Asheville mayor and city manager Ken Michalove, who has been dogging the footsteps of the Asheville Art Museum for nearly two years, now says it is headed for bankruptcy…
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Oh, We Love & Support You – Psych!
It seems like ten days ago, but last night, the Buncombe County Commissioners changed how they would be subsidizing the tenants of what is about to become the former Pack…
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Gossip & Mismanaged Money – I Mean, Not News
Rober McCredie, investigative reporter for the Asheville Tribune, is confrming rumors I published earlier about money problems being covered up at the Asheville Art Museum. He provided another article on…
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Take It or Leave It
So, I was wandering in the woods yesterday, and this person appeared and told me that the Asheville Tribune’s coverage (You can start here.) of the Pack Place controversy was…
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Hooray – Tax Me More
The CRA, that great unelected taxing authority looking after your recreation needs in Buncombe County, agreed to to give the Asheville Art Museum $500,000. Claims of mismanagement and city corruption…
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Oversimplified, No Doubt
The Asheville Art Museum was made the poster child of City of Asheville profligacy by former mayoral candidate John Miall. (He may still be running, since one enthusiastic supporter, whose…
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More on That Amazing, Non-Fungible Government Money
An item on Asheville City Council’s consent agenda calls for permission for the city to reimburse itself for up to $19 million in expenditures. Line items include the controversial $2…
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Why Solve Problems in That Boring Real World?
It’s officially Silly Season. That is when people stop making sense in order to get their guy elected. Before taking your place in the game, you must remember that if…