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Because I Don’t Have a Smart Phone
I visited AB Tech today, in the old Elm Building where I worked over a decade ago. I couldn’t help but notice a Safe Zone. I almost went inside to…
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College
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Creating Hazards to Prevent Them
Cyclists do not like proposed state bicycling rules; namely, cyclists want to be able to swerve out of bicycle lanes to become more visible and discourage motorists from passing at…
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Good for the Economy
Sorting the mail here, I looked through the continuing education class schedule sent out by AB Tech. I was expecting to find a whole lot of PC, trendy, touchy-feely garbage,…
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Hard Decisions
A-B Tech’s board of directors has decided to close two buildings on the college’s Enka campus. One of the buildings will be closed because: That building is only 50 percent…
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Running It Like a Business
I have to rejoice in hearing of government organizations who aren’t bent on wringing the hard-working little taxpayers. A-B Tech announced it will be cutting staff and facilities expenses to…
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When 1 + 1 = 9, It’s Just As Well
It’s been one of those days, waking up with a migraine and all, so I doodled over to the AB Tech web site and clicked on the “Diversity Awareness” link.…
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Abnormal Order of Operations
Why, it looks almost as if the local daily is trying to oust AB Tech’s president Hank Dunn.
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Watch You Like a Child
Buncombe County now has dominion over what will be built with proceeds from the quarter-cent tax increase levied for AB Tech. In earlier reports, the county had expressed dissatisfaction with…
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Money Needed for . . . for . . . for
AB Tech needed new buildings so badly, multiple underhanded tactics were employed to narrowly pass a referendum requesting an additional quarter-cent tax for Buncombe County. Now, it is not certain…
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Maddening
Residents of Buncombe County are now receiving a PR bulletin from AB Tech in the mail. It brags about the new beer curriculum and the POTUS’ visit to celebrate bestowals…
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Spend to Kill & Pay Bureaucrats Later
Construction of a $50 million auditorium at AB Tech has been halted due to questionable tax-exempt status. Assistant Buncombe County Manager Jon Creighton is giving the impression the glitch is…
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And That’s Edumacation?
Have you seen AB Tech’s new catalog for enrichment courses? In the career category, it looks like Wesley Mouch’s School for Environmentalists. I mean, I don’t mind the traditional courses…