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STRAWS SUCK! Turtles Hate Them, and You Should Too
Stu Helm March 13, 2017

You saw that turtle video, right?

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Opinion: Tourists are great, but the Downtown Market is for locals
Jason Sandford August 19, 2014

"Our market is for locals, run by locals, with our economy in mind. We didn't locate it in a tourist path and we didn't try to make it something it wasn't."

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Opinion: Asheville City Council is poised to wreck a nonprofit to establish and manage city’s cultural center
Jason Sandford July 22, 2014

Former Asheville Mayor Ken Michalove says the dismantling of Pack Place is the result of greedy bullying tactics.

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