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Trump's July approval rating poll results for NC, US are in
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (304+ words) With July underway, a new round of approval polls for President Donald Trump is in. Recent Trump headlines have highlighted the launch of Trump Accounts, the renaming of the Palm Beach, Florida airport to the "President Donald J. Trump International Airport,…...
New NC budget guts funding for civil legal aid
11+ hour, 54+ min ago (117+ words) The Asheville Citizen Times New NC budget guts funding for civil legal aid ASHEVILLE - A provision in the North Carolina state budget, signed into law by Gov. Josh Stein July 7, guts vital funding for organizations that provide civil legal aid…...
White House launches 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations in this region
1+ day, 22+ hour ago (369+ words) The White House launched 25 Freedom Fuel gas stations, all selling fuel at $3. 47 a gallon. The White House announced the initiative on July 7 on X with a video of customers thanking President Donald Trump for lowering gas prices. The gas stations…...
Doing nothing was not an option: What's next after NC Senate hemp ban
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (909+ words) On their last day before heading home for nearly a month, North Carolina senators voted July 2 to ban most cannabis products currently being sold in the state. The version of'House Bill 328'the Senate approved would ban all intoxicating hemp products…...
Property appraisal laws throw Buncombe into budget turmoil: 'Nothing but bad news"
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (87+ words) Property appraisal laws throw Buncombe into budget turmoil: 'Nothing but bad news' The Asheville Citizen Times Property appraisal laws throw Buncombe into budget turmoil: 'Nothing but bad news' ASHEVILLE - Taxpayers may see delayed tax bills in Buncombe County this year,…...
Opinion: Vance comment on Watergate scandal shows ignorance of history
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (138+ words) For anyone who lived through the Watergate era, Vance's characterization that it was nothing more than the "deep state" that took down Nixon is such a trivialization of the events surrounding Nixon's ultimate resignation that his historical analysis is laughable…...
Opinion: NC General Assembly guts legal aid funding for the poor
4+ day, 11+ hour ago (692+ words) Justice For All? Not in North Carolina. NC General Assembly Guts Legal Aid Funding for the Poor in New Budget As America marks 250 years, I am reminded that our nation's commitment to justice for all is deeply rooted in its…...
Opinion: At America 250, our duty to ensure inalienable rights for all
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (213+ words) My parents were some of the only liberals in town. They did not shy away from their activism. One of my first memories was bouncing on the bench seat of a pickup truck, just over the gear shift as smoke…...
Devotional: Declaration of Independence signers were martyrs for a cause
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (385+ words) As we approach the 250th birthday of our country, we pause to remember a group of men who proposed some radical, revolutionary beliefs and convictions. They wrote to the King of England a declaration of independence. All people are given certain…...
Many of Henderson County's first U. S. settlers were revolutionary veterans
1+ week, 11+ hour ago (946+ words) FLAT ROCK " The hot July sun beat down on a monument to Revolutionary War veteran Abraham Kuykendall in the graveyard of Mud Creek Baptist Church. "Kuykendall was one of the first people to come in and buy and lay claim…...