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• Game on: Keever and Bellamy compete in 10th Congressional District Democratic primary

  

  NEWS IN PRINT

  Jake Frankel | 04/26/2012

  Two popular Asheville politicians are competing in the May 8 Democratic primary to represent the party in the 10th Congressional District, which was redrawn last year to include most of the city.

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• Democrats running for congress in 10th District make their case

  

  Jake Frankel | 02/17/2012

  Two of the three Democrats running for Congress in the 10th District spoke at a Feb. 17 meeting of the Democratic Women of Buncombe County. Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy, Statehouse Rep. Patsy Keever and writer/musician Timothy Murphy are all hoping to be the Democrat that takes on Republican incumbent – and likely nominee – Rep. Patrick McHenry in the fall.

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• Keever says experience sets her apart from Bellamy

  

  Jake Frankel | 01/26/2012

  Rep. Patsy Keever huddled with a group of supporters in downtown Asheville on Jan. 19 to formally announce her candidacy for Congress in the 10th District, which stretches from the mountains to Gaston County. Now she faces Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy and a host of other Democratic challengers vying to be their party's congressional nominee against Republican Rep. Patrick McHenry in the November election. Photo by Bill Rhodes.

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• Asheville one of 29 cities surveyed in national report on hunger, homelessness

  David Forbes | 12/15/2011

  Asheville is one of 29 cities surveyed in a new report on hunger and homelessness from the U.S Conference of Mayors. Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy co-chairs the USCM's task force on the issue.

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• Asheville City Council preview: Who's going to be Vice Mayor?

  David Forbes | 12/06/2011

  Asheville City Council will have a short organizational meeting this evening to swear in new members Marc Hunt and Chris Pelly, welcome back Jan Davis for a third term and bid farewell to Brownie Newman and Bill Russell. They'll also select a Vice Mayor, a position that could be more important than usual in the coming two years.

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• Patsy Keever: I'll run for Congress in the 10th District if redistricting maps hold

  

  Jake Frankel | 11/18/2011

  Statehouse Rep. Patsy Keever confirmed today, Nov. 18, via a message on her Facebook page, that she's planning to run for Congress in the 10th District if the redistricting maps proposed by the General Assembly become law ahead of the February 2012 filing deadline. If so, she would face Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy in the Democratic primary.

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• Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy announces run for Congress

  

  Jake Frankel | 11/15/2011

  Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy announced today, Nov. 15, that she's running for Congress in the 10th District, which the North Carolina General Assembly redrew earlier this year to include most of the city.

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• Asheville City Council faces showdown over Blue Ridge Pride proclamation

  

  David Forbes | 09/26/2011

  City proclamations aren't typically a point of controversy, but the Asheville City Council meeting tomorrow, Sept. 27, will see an exception. A proclamation recognizing the Blue Ridge Pride festival is on the New Business portion of the agenda, as Mayor Terry Bellamy refused to endorse it.

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• The big deal: Linamar will bring almost 400 jobs to Asheville

  

  David Forbes, Jake Frankel, Margaret Williams | 07/01/2011

  County buys Volvo plant. County sells Volvo plant to Linamar Group, a Canadian manufacturer, the following year. Asheville gives Linamar $2.2 million in incentives over four years. Buncombe puts up $6.8 million in incentives. North Carolina pitches in $9 million. The hoped-for results? Almost 400 jobs for the Asheville-Buncombe area that pay, on average, more than $39,000 a year. Governor Bev Perdue announces Linamar's expansion. Photo by Jonathan Welch

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• About those city salaries

  

  David Forbes | 03/21/2011

  So how much do the members of Asheville City Council and Mayor Terry Bellamy get paid? What about City Manager Gary Jackson and the other department heads? Xpress has the details, along with a comparison to two other similarly-sized North Carolina cities.

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