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Asheville City Council Live Chat for 07/27/2010

? 27 July 2010, 2:06 pm - brainshrub
 
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Wall Street stocks mostly down

hide NEW YORK -- The stock market's rally was chilled Tuesday by news that consumers have grown more pessimistic this month.
 
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WikiLeaks: US braces for blowback over Afghan war disclosures

hide WASHINGTON -- Operatives inside Afghanistan and Pakistan who have worked for the U.S. against the Taliban or al-Qaida may be at risk following the disclosure of thousands of once-secret U.S. military documents, former and current officials said.
 
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Court reverses Asheville judge's TVA emissions ruling

hide RICHMOND, Va. -- A federal appeals court on Monday reversed a judge's ruling requiring prompt installation of upgraded emission controls at three coal-fired power plants in Tennessee and one in Alabama.
 
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Consumer confidence falls to lowest since February

hide NEW YORK -- Americans' confidence in the economy eroded further in July amid worries about a still-stagnant job market. The report raised concerns about the economic recovery and the back-to-school shopping season.
 
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BP replaces CEO Hayward, makes record loss

hide LONDON -- Robert Dudley will become BP PLC's first ever non-British chief executive, the company said as it reported a record quarterly $17 billion loss and set aside $32.2 billion to cover costs from the spill.
 
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Family-friendly show comes to the Transylvania County Library

hide BREVARD -- South Carolina "kindie-rockers" Lunch Money will play a free family show at the Transylvania County Library at 3 p.m. July 28. This performance will be the final summer show for the library.
 
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Three more headliners added to Asheville's Moogfest

hide ASHEVILLE -- Three more headliners have been added to Moogfest. Big Boi, Caribou and Jonsi - have been announced for this fall's Moogfest, a new festival honoring the late electronic music inventor Bob Moog.
 
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Asheville habitual felon sentenced to 6 years

hide ASHEVILLE -- An Asheville man with a long criminal record was sentenced at least six years in prison.
 
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Ambrose leaving JTG Daugherty Racing

hide HARRISBURG -- Marcos Ambrose is leaving JTG Daugherty Racing at the end of the season.
 
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Fit moms equals fit kids…beer contests…

? 27 July 2010, 12:55 pm - edgymama
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I knew this column might create a little controversy…because being a role model for your kids pisses some people off. Sigh.

In the much more fun than working out category, I’m helping run a beer naming contest for Asheville Brewing Company on my other blog. Other WNC Brews News here.

Kids running through Splashville in front of Asheville’s City Hall. Slippery fun.

Makes this mom nervous. Just saying.

What’s happening in your worlds? Other than heat.

 
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Takes issue with minority who reject climate change

hide A recent letter, "We need to rely more on citizens than congressmen" (AC-T, July 24), cites the 31,487 American "scientists" who signed a petition against global warming.
 
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Motor vehicle fatality in Smokies

hide GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK -- At about 10:05 a.m. today rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
 
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Pisgah Legal Services supersizes its domestic-violence legal team

 
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