MAIN News Archives for January 2002

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	HEADLINE
	Macon land-use battle common in WNC
	McDowell steam plant challenged over toxic emissions
	Geologist predicted Spruce Pine rock slide
	Natural gas rate cut in N.C.
	Funds available for abandoned orchards
	Organic growers eligible for certification help
		Opinion: County should demand full value for cable rights of way
	Warning issued about media-merger oversight
	Death of Enron executive ruled suicide
	Local feline distemper outbreak prompts emergency vaccination clinic
	Opinion: U.S., Afghan victims meet
	Ecusta, union showdown looming
	House forced to vote on campaign finance
	Mars Hill College president resigns
	New study: Valley air pollution mostly local
	Taylor still opposes campaign finance reform
	WNC gets $4.3 million for broadband Internet
	Who is holding back broadband?
	WNC contra dancing attracts all ages
	The goal of Enron donations to Bush & Congress?
	Southern memories, histories diverge
	How media missed the Enron story
	Bush FCC to ratify cable Internet monopoly?
	Opinion: Is Washington turning its back on Enron?
	Retrospective: Bush energy policy and the California crisis
	Enron debacle spurs campaign finance reform
	WNC foursome continue Dupont Forest challenge
	Cullowhee moratorium may stall development
Mall developer tries to silence online critic
	Sylva dramatist publishes new collection
	Freedom fighters of the digital world
	Cable rate hikes exceed inflation
	Grocer surveys downtown Asheville
	Etheridge asks Bush for tobacco buyout
	N.C. politicians received Enron money
	Gaustavino: Master of Domes
	N.C. Attorney General sues payday lender
	MLK Prayer Breakfast features NYC leader
	1815 house being restored
	14 Bush officials owned Enron stock
	Opinion: County must make savvy deal for public access TV
A call for media reform
	Opinion: As economy sours, Bush caters to his class
Environmental tussles return
N.C. Education Board supports more charter schools
	Easley stops execution
	Study: N.C. pollution is homegrown
	Media accused of burying story on civilian deaths
	Macon County zoning debate heats up
	Report links Enron, White House to California energy crisis
	Fight over Clean Air rules looms
	Review: The Art of Thomas Kinkade
	UNC botanist: Avoid invasive plants
	Nonprofits face cuts if United Way misses goal
	Dissent can bring FBI to the door
	N.C. puts names of delinquent taxpayers on website
	Ecusta plant negotiations intensify
	Alliance offers land conservation plan
	Public access TV gaining viewers
	Is child abuse more prevalent in WNC?
Blacks have known terrorism for years, says UNC head
	N.C. has 11 key sites for bird conservation
	Colleges collaborate on new Web course system
	Opinion: Free speech and Harry Potter
	Malaprop's celebrates 20th year

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