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MAIN News Archives for June 2001
George Orwell speaking from the grave
Feds may require better gas mileage for SUVs
House votes to block Bush energy plans
Edwards says black voters were cheated in Florida
Latino regional legal center opens
Your local station, signing off
WNC group files lawsuit to protect eagles
Students ponder mystery of 300-year old bones
"Horn in the West" drama opens June 22
WNC heroine remembered
Thoreau, Melville et al to "appear" in Asheville
Should we pay for a hike in national forests?
Buncombe County to seek more bandwidth in cable deal
Canton Gap closing of I-40 west begins today
New bridge over Green River gorge opens
Edwards' actions speak louder than words
Six lanes for I-26 challenged
School reform expert to speak June 18
June 20 documentary to assess Southern sprawl
High radon levels found in northwest mountain wells
EPA fines Wal-Mart for stormwater violations
Duke Power to spray herbicides in WNC
Conservative, liberal groups unite to oppose Channel One
Cherokee debate fate of Kituwah
Ten Commandments legislation tacked onto bill
NC lawmakers consider cutting Smart Start $10 million
TVA joins coalition to fight clean-air legislation
New political party forming in NC
Smoky Mountain elk thriving
Governors sign clean air pact
Families on tight budgets concerned about state budget crunch
Residents debate widening of I-26
Warren Wilson goes solar
Tax-free education accounts could help narrow digital divide
NC Senate approves plan for Internet sales tax collection
Public hearing to focus on I-26 plans
NBDL worries ACC and Asheville Smoke
ISPs raising rates
Exxon boycott launched in UK, Europe
NC hit hard by layoffs
Hidden provisions in state budget plan
College heads ask Bush to reverse energy plan
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Montford bus stops offer local history
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Xpress welcomes two journalists to paper’s staff
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Communities along Upper French Broad work to restore water quality
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Exploring WNC’s mixed role in the Civil War
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West Asheville Yoga purchases One Center Yoga to become The Embodiment Center
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Affordable? Area has gap between housing, incomes
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Elections director: Polls won't be staffed with armed residents
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Habeneros Mexican Grill opens in Hendersonville
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'Big Sweep' returns to Henderson County Sept. 10
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Community briefs: Donations for animals, Henderson County board game