MAIN News Archives for November 2001

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	HEADLINE
	An open letter on the "Clean Smokestacks" bill, by Sen. Steve Metcalf and Rep. Martin Nesbitt
	Sprawl threatens forests, wildlife
	Public access TV: Get it while you can
	Lawmakers mull new limits on public disclosure
	Local TV news in crisis; Will deregulation help?
	WNC Farmers Cited for River Protection
	Heritage tourism to boost WNC economy?
	Public access TV = engine for high-tech jobs
	Opinion: Is terrorism creating a U.S. police state?
	Sugar Plum Farms markets holiday spirit
	Raleigh, Charlotte: Where cars rule
	WCU in high-tech accord with UNC-Charlotte
	Aircraft used to catch illegal hunters
	Buncombe considers new cable deal
	Easley names first Hispanic superior court judge
	Nantahala blaze bedevils firefighters
	MAIN loses a great friend
	Opinion: Florida vote news buried
	Canton mill regulations under fire
	Opinion: Public access TV a huge opportunity
	Spectacular meteor shower predicted
	Arsonists cite boredom as spark for wildfires
	Teachers eligible for low mortage rates
	Opinion: Smart growth or dumb growth?
	Swain, Madison fires continue to burn
	"Cold Mountain" filming may go to Canada
	Watauga wrestles with zoning
	Hunger a growing problem in WNC
	Worst wildfire season in a decade (map)
	Buncombe may be nearing public access TV
	Board advises more power for local government
	New mayors seek regional cooperation
	Conservatives denounce dissent
	Mountain fires continue
	Opinion: Patriotism & Corporate Welfare
	Gorges, new state park near Sapphire
	High-tech auditorium opens at BRCC
	Internet sales tax vote looms in Senate
	Drought worsens across N.C.
	14 states approve green space funding
	Moyers: Which America Will We Be Now?
	Asheville featured in Los Angeles Times
	N.C. set to toughen fake ID law
	Broadband users returning to dial-up
	Election reform report card
	Opinion: Spare Us Idiot Tax Cuts
	States may reject Microsoft settlement
	New activist women's group forms
	Six receive N.C.'s highest honor
	Redistricting plan may end up in court
	N.C. cities consider whitewater parks
	Study finds Sept. 11 slant in Times, Post op-eds
	WNC citizens worry about civil liberties
	Albright speaks at Guilford
	Asheville mayoral race gets personal

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