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MAIN News Archives for December 2001

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HEADLINE
WNC's man's 911 party making global headlines
Latino Credit Union warns of predatory lending
Grants hope to lure "Cold Mountain" film to WNC
Wartime media: No women allowed?
Parkway stretch temporarily closed
N.C. lawyer played key role in WWII tribunal
Despite ban, payday lending persists
Polk couple helping preserve river
Bush to weaken Clean Air Act?
Housing costs hurting poor
Opinion: New bus service holds promise
French Broad, Nolichucky under new rules
Tips on home refinancing
Nonprofit ISPs on the rise
Panthertown preserve to be named for Jamie and Elspeth Clarke
Should non-lawyers conduct real estate closings?
Economic woes boost pawn shops, online auctions
WCU tests distance-learning courses
Getting businesses to go green
Buncombe-Yancey road hearing set
Wal-Mart settle disabilities suit
Marketers may face student-data curbs
Innovation grants for WNC farmers
Haywood opens low-income dental clinic
WNC honors rural community clubs
Murphy site chosen for E-NC telecenter
WNC fund helps locals start new ventures
Rising incomes cited as top state goal
Court may look favorably on GOP lawsuit
Gun owners urged to lock weapons
Minors buying cigarettes online
Julian Price remembered
Opinion: The stench of Enron's crash
Smokestack bill left unresolved
Air pollution, billboard laws tabled
Study: Mountain pollution mostly homegrown
Budget woes face lawmakers in 2002
The future of farming in WNC?
Has Ashcroft gone too far?
Opinion: Beware a national ID card
Opinion: GOP kills funding for child abuse prevention
Immigrants feel chill in the air
Vehicle emissions tests to expand
Community colleges must admit top students under 16
GOP lawmakers to boycott annual survey
Smokies could be named critical bird refuge
Many dial-up users not tempted by broadband
At 34, has PBS lost its way?
WNC shortchanged on key commission
MAIN cited among local ISPs
Opinion: Tax cuts for wealthy, corporations won't work
WNC loses matriarch
Memorial service for Julian Price