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I recall reading a review of a Stephen King novel in which a political candidate ruined his career by cowering behind a child as guns were being fired. It was surely purely fiction, as even a corrupt lottery can be candy coated in children. Now, it is no surprise that…
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The Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Asheville/Buncombe County, a group of Black ministers wanting to do something about youth and crime, hosted a public meeting to address the recent gang problems. Rather than rabble-rousing, the ministers appeared sincere, intelligent, and searching. In almost cliché fashion, the ministers presented a statement that…
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Here’s some good journalism, and I don’t mean that facetiously. Shea indicates that government needs a good reason to implement the land transfer tax, and once they find it, they need a campaign to educate the public. Unfortunately, the public already knows everything it needs to, every bit…
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The following is printed with permission, with full acknowledgement that there are always two sides to custody cases. It provides a different perspective on the sacrifices people who still care about their country are making. The person of interest, whom I know, left her husband claiming abuse. Since there was…
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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 showed up. Further, Democrat activist David Roat recently warned council that he would be taking advantage of same-day registrations.
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Asheville’s city manager, Gary Jackson, and Councilman Jan Davis went to Pittsburgh to learn about this city. Speaking of the trip three times, Davis mentioned they were learning about a city that went bankrupt. The press has not published anything about the event. A call to the host of this…
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It’s campaign season. Asheville City Council cancelled a couple meetings, and the Buncombe County Commissioners cancelled theirs for failing to make a quorum. Yet Selina Sullivan remains in the news. After being arrested for writing a worthless check in the amount of $1500, Selina Sullivan is not dropping out…
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Greetings from Office Depot in north Atlanta. I spent the day in Suwanee, a vision of planning run-amok. The first sign was all the buildings that looked like they came out of the It’s a Small World ride in Disneyland. The second sign was a drug store that was encircled in…