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(Left to right) Republicans Joe Belcher and David King and Democrats Terry Van Duyn and Michelle Wood introduce themselves to voters at a candidates forum held Monday by the League of Women Voters of Asheville and Buncombe County. Voters will select two of the four to represent southern and western portions of the county on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Angie Newsome/Carolina Public Press
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October 25, 2012, No comments

With new district-based voting changing to the way Buncombe County Board of Commissioners are elected, four candidates vying to represent District 3 answered voter questions on Oct. 15 during a candidates forum. Inside: The complete forum, including talk about greenways, job creation, incentives and more.

(Left to right) Ellen Frost, Mike Fryar, Christina Kelly Merrill and Carol Peterson answer voter questions during a candidates forum held in Black Mountain by the League of Women Voters for Asheville and Buncombe County. Voters in District 2 will select two of the four to represent them on the commission. Angie Newsome/Carolina Public Press

VIDEO: Buncombe District 2 commissioner candidates talk jobs, greenways, more

October 17, 2012, No comments

With new district-based voting changing to the way Buncombe County Board of Commissioners are elected, four candidates vying to represent District 2 a ...

(Left to right) Don Guge, Holly Jones and Brownie Newman answered voter questions during a candidates forum held Oct. 1, 2012 at Pack Memorial Library. The three are candidates for two seats on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners representing the Asheville area, also known as District 1. Angie Newsome/Carolina Public Press

VIDEO: Guge, Jones, Newman debate Buncombe County’s future

October 8, 2012, No comments

Three candidates for two seats representing the Asheville area on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners answered voter questions during a recent ...

Candidates for the Buncombe County Board of Education discuss the issues at a forum held by the League of Women Voters for Asheville and Buncombe County on Sept. 24. Matt Rose/Carolina Public Press

VIDEO: Buncombe school board candidates debate budget, admin

October 2, 2012, No comments

Nine of 10 candidates for Buncombe County School Board debated issues ranging from the board's oversight of system administrators to the development o ...

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    We are WNC: John Belleme on how to be a father
    June 17, 2012, No comments

    In honor of Father’s Day, we present this portrait of Saluda resident John Belleme. A son in a traditional Italian family, Belleme shares how he struggled to find connections with his father, and how he worked to change that type of relat ...

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    We are WNC: Harold Gibson on food and home
    March 21, 2012, 1 Comment

    After years of drug-dealing and homelessness, Harold Gibson now lives in an apartment in Asheville, N.C., with his fiance, Rhonda Lytle. Both Harold and Rhonda are living with HIV, and they are among the more than 1,000 people who have reli ...