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Try My Jelly Roll Diet
Once upon a time, it was argued that inexpensive and abundant “energy” allowed people to lift themselves from poverty. Nowadays, government puts the kibosh on inexpensive and abundant “energy” and…
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How to Do It?
I want to give a shout out to Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones today. She got the county involved in an initiative to decrease the incidence of domestic violence. There…
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Remembering Calcutta
At last night’s meeting of the Buncombe County Commissioners I went through the routine of turning my face red and flipping my pen. It’s something I do when people are…
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A Clause for Every Mood
Another issue that reared its head a couple times at the Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting was the inability of a proliferation of legislation to result in clarity. Going into the…
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Joint Meeting
A joint meeting with city council and the legislative delegation is scheduled for September 18, at 1:00 p.m., in the US Cellular Center Banquet Hall. The last I heard, Rep.…
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De-Subsidizing Golf
Much to their credit, the City of Asheville will finally take seriously the prospect of getting out of the business of subsidizing golf. Several years ago, Councilwoman Holly Jones expressed…
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Let’s All Be Special & See Who We Can Leave out
The Buncombe County Commissioners put an end to the current wave of controversy the media were trying to stir. Commissioner Holly Jones announced she would be making a motion to…
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No Bandwidth for Special Interests
The Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting ran extra long tonight. Commissioner Holly Jones wished to make some amendments to the county’s personnel manual. Bill Stanley acknowledged the presence of cameras during…
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Naively Playing into Their Hands
It is difficult for one as uneducated as I to discern when I am being duped at a public meeting. Sometimes, I think victims and heroes are selected a priori…
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House Dodge ‘Em
The Buncombe County Commissioners met to approve stricter steep slopes/ridge top ordinances. (Read the twitter account, or Chapter 70 or Chapter 78 of the county’s Code of Ordinances.) About twenty…
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Running out of Dreams
I felt like a sucker at the meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners tonight. Questioning why I had never felt so before, I realized this was the first…
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Uncommonly Good
Today’s Gold Star or Understanding is awarded to Buncombe County Commissioner Holly Jones. Although it wasn’t the best of contexts (i.e., a reference to corporate welfare), she acknowledged that economies…