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There’s Only One Way to Love
I chose that title because it has multiple meanings, and I hope those who only see one meaning will make an effort figure out at least a second one. Then,…
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Zoning Scrunches another Good Idea
The Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting was more dynamic than usual, even though most votes of the expanded and newly bipartisan board were unanimous. Of note was a zoning hearing. Recent…
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And Then There Were Seven
The courts have decided to let Ellen Frost have the seventh seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. As of this writing, the newspapers didn’t know to what extent…
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Digging Deeper
There is more in the news about the contest for the Buncombe County Commissioners’ District 2 seat. My opinion is that Christina Kelley G. Merrill is only making herself unpopular…
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Fourth-Place Peterson Looking Better
Christina Kelley G. Merrill’s protest of the Buncombe County District 2 election was rejected by the State Board of Elections. Merrill now intends to appeal her contest to the Wake…
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Are We There, Yet?
The manual recount of votes for Buncombe County District 2 Commissioner is complete. Mike Fryar was still the top vote-getter, and Ellen Frost was still the second-place vote-getter. This time,…
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The More Things Stay the Same
The winner of the second seat in Buncombe County’s District 2 commissioner race remains unknown. A manual recount of 3% of votes cast, or two precincts, showed a difference of…
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The More They Recount, The More Things Stay . . .
The recount of District 2 votes for Buncombe County Commissioner finished early, but that doesn’t mean anything. Mike Fryar had 19,991 votes; Ellen Frost, 19,903; Christina Kelly G. Merrill, 19,886;…
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One of Three Will Keep the Hairdresser Appointment
Christina Kelly G. Merrill’s protest of the recent county commissioner contest was rejected. In a very close race, Merrill claimed procedures for verifying addresses were not strictly followed. In particular,…
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More on Buncombe’s District 2
The post-canvass third- and fourth-place candidates in Buncombe County’s District 2 race have requested a recount. Muckraker Mike Fryar won one seat by a smidgeon. He was the only candidate…
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How Buncombe’s Close Race Emerged from Canvass
To recap: Representative Tim Moffitt spearheaded legislation that changed the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners from a five-seat to a seven-seat body. He also divided the county into districts. Republicans…