Out With ’11, In With ’12 Open Thread
By · CommentsHappy New Year to all you Hooligans. Thanks for making this a place that remains fun, informative, intelligent, snarky, and relevant. Here’s hoping 2012 brings us all more peace, more prosperity, more justice, and more love.
History of Asheville’s Water System Part Three
By · CommentsAs we enter into a period when you’ll be hearing a lot about the Asheville Water System, I thought it’d be helpful to provide some historical background. After the fold you’ll find the third part of a paper authored by John S. Stevens. Give it a read.
Drew For Deeds Kickoff Party
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In the months that Drew Reisinger has been Buncombe County Register of Deeds he’s accomplished an enormous amount. You’ll be able to see a list of those accomplishments in ReadMoreLand. For now, I wanted to let y’all know that you’re invited to his campaign kickoff party on January 17th from 5:30 to 7pm at the home of Adelaide Key. The Facebook event details are here. Drew’s website is here. From the site:
“I would be honored to see you at my Campaign Kickoff & Fundraiser, which Adelaide Key and Maggie Smith have graciously offered to host at their home on January 17. If you cannot attend, I deeply appreciate your contribution of any amount that is within your means.
We are running a grassroots, volunteer-based campaign, and that is why we need you. With your support, I will continue to be a strong voice for sustaining and growing our Democratic base.”
Thanks, Drew, for ushering our County office into the 21st century and for being an outstanding human being.
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What Has Obama Ever Done For Us?
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History of Asheville’s Water System Part Two
By · CommentsAs we enter into a period when you’ll be hearing a lot about the Asheville Water System, I thought it’d be helpful to provide some historical background. After the fold you’ll find the second part of a paper authored by John S. Stevens. Give it a read.
History of Asheville’s Water System Part One
By · CommentsAs we enter into a period when you’ll be hearing a lot about the Asheville Water System, I thought it’d be helpful to provide some historical background. After the fold you’ll find the first part of a paper authored by John S. Stevens. Give it a read.
Water Blogged
By · CommentsLocal activist, artist, and raconteur Barry Summers, has been keeping an eye on our legislators’ efforts in regard to Asheville’s water system. In order to share information, Summers started a new website that I hope you’ll check:
An informational site about the legislative attempt to remove control of Asheville’s water system from the City of Asheville.
6th Annual Homecoming Job Fair
By · CommentsFrom the Citizen-Times:
ASHEVILLE — Job hunters can target more than 1,200 positions with 80 employers ready to pay good wages at the 6th annual Homecoming Job Fair next week.The annual event, sponsored by the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, the N.C. Division of Employment Security and Mountain JobLink, has grown into the region’s single largest roundup for companies seeking good workers and workers looking for jobs. The fair will be 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Thursday at Biltmore Square Mall.
I won’t be able to attend the job fair this year, but find it a good gauge of which way our local economy is trending. Not just in number of job seekers, but in number of jobs and the quality of available jobs. I look for a healthy manufacturing to call center jobs ratio myself. The year job seeker traffic backed up down the exit ramp onto I-26 was not a good year. Check out the fair yourself on Thursday and report back if you go.
