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"Mountain communities cannot be forgotten and must have the capacity to address storm-related impacts."
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"A city that fails to create policies and opportunities to grow its residential population either goes into decline or morphs
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"However, abundant evidence suggests that the drive to maximize profits often overrides the demands of patient-focused care."
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"Simply put, most universities are just not that good at stimulating economic development, and UNCA’s urban forest may be the
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"Freezing communities in amber is largely why housing has become so expensive, and doubling down on this, even when well-intentioned,
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"Let’s prioritize the educational needs of our students over political divisions and embrace the opportunities that charter schools and other
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"Creating a greater variety of housing options would mean that more city residents’ children and friends could afford to stay
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"He told me that he was relentlessly bullied as a child and swore that if he ever had the chance,
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"In the distance, I could see the demarcation line of destruction above 3,000 feet where wind shear took down most
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"He always wanted what was best for the community, but like me, he felt that local government often overstepped its
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Reflections on the life of Asheville native and longtime Xpress columnist Jerry Sternberg.
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"It also seems fitting to remember — in his own words — the man who started writing 'The Gospel According
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"So do we really want to return to maximizing profits and exploiting the beauty of our marvelous mountains and the
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"I’m writing this because I have some thoughts to share on the subject of dying."
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The letters to the editor, commentaries and online comments published in Xpress over 2024 yield insights into readers' concerns that
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"I believe city and county officials, artists, historians, creative builders and thinkers should all join to come up with the
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By now, this story of locals living in flimsy tents post-Helene has taken on a life of its own. So
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Xpress asked readers to share their experiences of Tropical Storm Helene. This is one of those stories.
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"I worked from High Point and kept answering phones and coordinating help — finding out which tree crews with cranes
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