Opinion
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Fighting Hotels as Poor People Die
By Leslee Kulba- The last meeting of Asheville City Council began with a last-minute addition to the consent agenda. The…
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Predator-Prey Models, Not Just for Ecology
By Leslee Kulba- An oversimplification would illustrate government in two polarities: Democrats who see only the demand side and Republicans…
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Compounding Bad Outcomes & Calling It a Cure
By Leslee Kulba- Like deity and scripture, a reference to families in a public setting is now considered churlish and…
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City employees COLAS (Cost of Living Adjustments) Questioned
By Leslee Kulba- About fifteen people were present during public comment at the last Asheville City Council meeting to support…
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To Understand Cultural and Economic Erosion, Go to the River
By Leslee Kulba- At the Buncombe County Commissioners’ budget hearing, a picture was painted of a community in need of…
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s It Hunger? Trauma? Systemic Racism?
By Leslee Kulba- “What’s most frustrating to me, is, we’ve known these facts for years. We’ve seen it happen. I…
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Council Trades Vision for Fancy Arena
Leslee Kulba- For the next 10 years, the Asheville Civic Center will be called the Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville.…
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Upcoming fiscal year budget meeting
Leslee Kulba- For the upcoming fiscal year, the City of Asheville’s projected general fund will be $132,262,366, and enterprise fund…
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Pauperism or Codependency, Pick a Side
By Leslee Kulba- The public hearing for Buncombe County’s 2019-2020 budget will be at the commissioners’ next formal meeting, June…
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County to Start Automated Trash Pickup January 1st
Leslee Kulba- Trash collector Waste Pro was awarded another franchise agreement with Buncombe County. Waste Pro had a less than…
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