/tags/david-forbes David Forbes en-US Copyright Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes The people of Asheville successfully fought against an effort from the North Carolina state legislature to change how the city’s local elections were run.… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes The people of Asheville successfully fought against an effort from the North Carolina state legislature to change how the city’s local elections were run.… Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:15:00 GMT /politics/2019-12-26/public-pressure-in-asheville-squashes-state-imposed-local-election-changes Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Why is Asheville not fighting a redistricting plan from the state legislature? Asheville’s local elections use an “at-large” system, which means that the… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:24:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /politics/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Why is Asheville not fighting a redistricting plan from the state legislature? Asheville’s local elections use an “at-large” system, which means that the… Thu, 07 Feb 2019 17:24:23 GMT /politics/2019-02-07/asheville-city-government-delays-action-on-state-imposed-district-plan Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-16/more-than-two-sides-to-north-carolinas-civil-war-story A new exhibit at the Rural Heritage Museum at Mars Hill University hopes to show people that the Civil War played out in North Carolina in complicated… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:06:19 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-08-16/more-than-two-sides-to-north-carolinas-civil-war-story Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-08-16/more-than-two-sides-to-north-carolinas-civil-war-story A new exhibit at the Rural Heritage Museum at Mars Hill University hopes to show people that the Civil War played out in North Carolina in complicated… Wed, 16 Aug 2017 16:06:19 GMT /arts-culture/2017-08-16/more-than-two-sides-to-north-carolinas-civil-war-story Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-03/why-north-carolinians-struggle-to-find-affordable-housing In North Carolina, two million families live without adequate housing. Thousands of families are living in hotel rooms and many more live without heat or… Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:20:03 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-02-03/why-north-carolinians-struggle-to-find-affordable-housing Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /politics/2015-02-03/why-north-carolinians-struggle-to-find-affordable-housing In North Carolina, two million families live without adequate housing. Thousands of families are living in hotel rooms and many more live without heat or… Tue, 03 Feb 2015 17:20:03 GMT /politics/2015-02-03/why-north-carolinians-struggle-to-find-affordable-housing Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-20/public-housing-evictions-spark-concern-in-asheville Public housing residents in Asheville are raising concerns with the city's housing authority because of a recent rise in evictions. The rise in evictions… Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:25:23 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-01-20/public-housing-evictions-spark-concern-in-asheville Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio /business-economy/2015-01-20/public-housing-evictions-spark-concern-in-asheville Public housing residents in Asheville are raising concerns with the city's housing authority because of a recent rise in evictions. The rise in evictions… Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:25:23 GMT /business-economy/2015-01-20/public-housing-evictions-spark-concern-in-asheville Hady Mawajdeh, Frank Stasio