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    Tag:  population

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    Tuesday History: Scoping out Asheville’s prospects in 1869

    Posted on May 16, 2017May 16, 2017 by Thomas Calder

    Take a look at Asheville’s people, population, climate, institutions, churches, wine making, factories, rent and faith in 1869.

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    Putting numbers to Asheville’s housing crunch

    Putting numbers to Asheville’­s housing crunch

    Posted on May 23, 2013May 23, 2013 by David Forbes

    It’s commonly said that housing’s hard to find in Asheville. Numbers from the U.S. Census and elsewhere shine a light on exactly how hard.

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    Where Asheville’­s new citizens come from

    Posted on November 21, 2011November 21, 2011 by David Forbes

    A new map from Forbes reveals interesting information about what parts of the country Asheville’s new residents migrate from — and where the city’s inhabitants go when they leave.

    2.6 K views3Community News
    How capitalism will help save the planet

    How capitalism will help save the planet

    Posted on April 26, 2011April 26, 2011 by Tom Adams

    That's right, you heard me; I used the “C” word in conjunction with environmentalism. But before you dismiss the idea as elitist, corporate propaganda, hear me out and try to keep an open mind. It seems to me we have two choices for creating an indefinite state of abundance: we can continually reduce our rate […]

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    Live in the world? Hope you like people!

    Live in the world? Hope you like people!

    Posted on January 11, 2011January 11, 2011 by Harry Jell

    Some chilling thoughts on a cold winter day: The population of the world will reach 7 billion by 2011, and 9 billion by 2045, according to the January 2011 National Geographic. Gee, people of the world have really [been] loving up a storm in the last 100 years. The world population at the time of […]

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    If you believe in global warming, stop making people

    If you believe in global warming, stop making people

    Posted on December 21, 2010December 21, 2010 by Norman Plombe

    I hope Susan Andrew was aiming for irony in her Green Scene article criticizing Blue Ridge Paper [“Pulp Nonfiction,” Dec. 8 Xpress]. She is aware of the medium she's employing to send her message, isn't she? I mean, she's writing for a company that sells advertising to polluters on paper that was processed by a […]

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    Public infrastructure: Buy now or pay later

    Public infrastruc­ture: Buy now or pay later

    Posted on December 14, 2010December 14, 2010 by Jesse R. Jacobson

    Last week, the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform issued a report providing recommendations for reducing the federal deficit. One of the proposals from this report was a recommendation to adjust the gas tax. No one likes to see an increase in user fees, but consider the following. According to the American Society of […]

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