Newsletters
Issue 51 | December 1, 2024 | Parental Voices Matter – But Are They Being Heard? Transparency & Fairness at Risk in County Relief Program 2026 Elections: Why Preparation Starts Now |
Issue 50 | November 12, 2024 | Reactivating First Tuesday Where Do Our Senators Stand on Senate Majority Leader Selection Buncombe County Commissioners’ November 7, 2024 Meeting Recap |
Issue 49 | August 22, 2024 | We’ll Be Back Soon! People & Goldfish Buncombe County Schools Survey |
Issue 48 | June 27, 2024 | NC11 Congressional Race: Rudow vs. Edwards Why Does Rep. Prather Want to Help Drug Dealers? Fueling Victory: Support Conservative Candidates Debunking James Carville’s Misinformation |
Issue 47A | June 3, 2024 | Hidden Financial Commitments in County Consent Agenda Left-Wing Dominance of City Council May 2 Buncombe Schools Board Decisions Unveiled “Progressive” Funding for City Schools School Board Extends Candidate Review Period Funding a Conservative Future |
Issue 46A | April 12, 2024 | Show Them the Money! “Stop the Harm” Audit NC GOP Runoff (2nd Primary) Consent Agenda: Asheville’s Silent Spending HHS Proposes “Smoking Supplies Distribution for Harm Reduction” Why are People Supporting Trump? |
Issue 45A | February 25, 2024 | Shaping Futures? or Promoting Special Interests? Democratic Socialists of America Picks for City Council Bullying in Buncombe County Schools Buncombe Schools Board Opposes Redistricting Help Wanted: Social Media Volunteers Power Politics? or Principled Rule of Law? |
Issue 44A | January 20, 2024 | Asheville’s public safety reality Buncombe County Schools Redistricting How Your Vote Impacts the Future Covid Relief Funds Left Unspent Help Wanted in Precinct 54-2 Buncombe County Salaries Check Your Voter Information Absentee Voting is Easy |
Issue 42A | November 13, 2023 | Tense Trail to Education System Merger Study Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Questioning Buncombe’s Multimillion-Dollar Spend on an Environmental Agenda In Search of Transparency Update on Municipal Elections in Buncombe County A Threat to Election Integrity |
Issue 41A (print) | October 1, 2023 | Trans Activists at Sept 7 Buncombe Schools Board Meeting, Talking Points: Protecting Childhood Innocence, Human Relations Commission of Asheville (HRCA) September 21 Meeting, Asheville’s Accountability Crisis: Three Years Without an Internal Auditor, NC Senate Bill 747 – Elections Law Changes: Another Veto by Governor Cooper, How Conservative Voices Are Making a Difference, Candidate Filing Deadlines for 2024 Elections, Local Government Boards: A Training Ground for Future Leaders |
Issue 41 | October 1, 2023 | Trans Activists at Sept 7 Buncombe Schools Board Meeting, Say “NO” to Biden’s New Federal Office Of Gun Control!, Time to Get Involved in Local Government, Override Cooper’s Veto of SB 747, Human Relations Commission of Asheville: September 21 Meeting Overview, Talking Points: Protecting Childhood Innocence, Filing deadlines, fees and more for anyone considering a run for public office in Buncombe County in 2024. |
Issue 40B | September 10, 2023 | Accountability Crisis: Three Years Without Internal Auditor, A Conundrum for Buncombe Co School Board, Demand More from Asheville’s Highest-Paid City Employee, Talking Points: Protecting Childhood Innocence, Survey Reminder (Local Govt Commissions), The Power of Civic Engagement: Real-World Examples, Speaking Up & Being Heard |
Issue 40 | August 1, 2023 | A Training Ground for Future Leaders, Petition Against Hairstyle Discrimination Ordinance, Don Yelton August 5, 1947 — July 26, 2023, Petition on Overriding Cooper’s Veto of HB 574 and HB 808 |
Issue 39C | June 30, 2023 | Buncombe School Board Elections to Be Held by District, Is There a Bias Against Conservatives on Local Boards?, Drag Queen Book Will Stay on BunCo Library Shelves |
Issue 39B | January 1, 2023 | Conservative Events Calendar, How’s the Merrimon Ave road diet working out for you?, Boondoggling Basics, Buncombe GOP Helps GOTV |
Issue 38 | October 15, 2022 | Candidate Interviews, Community Happenings Calendar, Let’s Fix the City, Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 General Election, Accepted Narratives and Unasked Questions, Asheville Boards and Commissions Vacancies, U.S. Congressional District 11, NC Supreme Court Candidates, NC Senate District 49, Guns, Knives & Candidates, Remove Roney Petition, Oops She did it Again |
Issue 37 | October 1, 2022 | Recent Battles Over Defunding the Police, Remove Roney Petition, Patriotic Proclamations, The Summer of AHAC, Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 General Election, Earn Money, Support Democracy |
Issue 36 | September 15, 2022 | August Community Reparations Meeting, August Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee Meeting, Introduction to Health & Human Services Board, Where Are the Adults? |
Issue 35 | August 31, 2022 | Easy to Vote – Hard to Cheat, July Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee Meeting, Amazon Frowns & Smiles, Home & Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee, Earn Money, Support Democracy |
Issue 34 | August 15, 2022 | Your Property – Your Choice?, Citizens Committees – Part Deux, Earn Money – Support Democracy, July HCCBG Meeting, Blue Ridge Republican Women’s Club Meeting, Earn Money, Support Democracy |
Issue 33 | July 31, 2022 | ASC Wants Your Guns, NC Don’t Say Gay Bill, More Taxpayer Funding for Non-Profits, Tell NC Politicians: Pass 2A Preservation Act. |
Issue 32 | July 15, 2022 | What is Going on Here?, Prepare for Your Next Left-wing Encounter, The Conservative Consumer. |
Issue 31 | June 30, 2022 | Justice Resource Advisory Council (JRAC), Final Candidate Filings, How Much Do Votes Cost?, Infiltrate Local Government, First Tuesday Planning Meeting |
Issue 30 | June 15, 2022 | First Tuesday Planning Meeting, Woke, Inc., General Obligation Bond Public Hearings, Passionate Public Hearing on Proposed County Budget, County Committee Applicant Interviews |
Issue 29 | May 31, 2022 | Public Hearing on County Budget, Candidates – General Election, $70 Million in New Buncombe County Debt |
Issue 28 | May 15, 2022 | Election Day, FY2023 County Budget Presentation, Army of Parents, ARPA Spending Jubilee, County Supporting the City |
Issue 27 | April 30, 2022 | Early Voting Information, Municipal Primary Candidate Voting Records. |
Issue 26 | April 15, 2022 | Local Socialist Candidates for Public Office, More Millions for the Homeless, Everything You Need to Know about the 2022 Primary Elections. |
Issue 25 | March 31, 2022 | Sample Ballots Information, East Asheville for Safety and Truth (Candidate Interviews), Absentee Voting Information. |
Issue 24 | March 15, 2022 | Asheville City Schools & Savvas, Police Funding Vote, Parental Control of School Boards, Election Integrity |
Issue 23 | February 28, 2022 | Asheville Board of Education Candidates, Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee Vacancy. Candidate Filing Ends |
Issue 22 | February 15, 2022 | Candidate Filing Resumes, Buncombe 2043 |
Issue 21 | January 31, 2022 | Team Asheville for Change, Meet Candidates |
Issue 20 | January 15, 2022 | Healthy Helping of Hope |
Issue 19 | January 1, 2022 | Reading, Writing & Racism; Asheville’s Regard for History |
Issue 18 | December 15, 2021 | Part-time jobs that support election integrity; December Asheville Citizen Committee Vacancies; Candidate Filings and Findings/Analysis; |
Issue 17 | November 30, 2021 | Redistricting, Buncombe 2043 Comprehensive Plan, Restore Asheville Police, Giving Tuesday, Citizen Committee Vacancies – Asheville |
Issue 16 | November 15, 2021 | Public Safety (?) Committee; Business Directory |
Issue 15 | November 1, 2021 | Defund BLM; APD Response to 2020 Protests; Asheville Citizen Committees – Vacancies; Public Hearing on Corridor Studies |
Issue 14 | October 15, 2921 | Update: November 2021 Elections; Asheville City Council Appoints BLM Activist to School Board; How to Run for Political Office |
Issue 13 | September 30, 2021 | Conservative Activism 102; May I call you Mayor; Should you run for Office? |
Issue 12 | September 15, 2021 | Conservative Activism 101; BunCo Commissioners Vaccine Mandate; David Jeremiah Video on Socialism. |
Issue 11 | August 31, 2021 | 2021 Elections; 2022 Elections; Boards & Committees; Save our Schools; Presenting Public Comment. |
Issue 10 | August 15, 2021 | Buncombe County Mask Mandates. CDC Covid Mortality numbers. DeFEND the Police. |
Issue 9 | July 31, 2021 | Media Bias; Citizens Committees; Apathy; City Council Meeting; Activism. |
Issue 8 | July 9, 2021 | Buncombe County “systemically racist”? HOUSE BILL 324: Anti-CRT. School Administrators Survey. Classroom Mask Mandates. |
Issue 7 | June 12, 2021 | Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and Critical Race Theory. HOUSE BILL 324: Ensuring dignity & nondiscrimination in schools. June 3 Buncombe County Board of Education Meeting. Media Accountability. |
Special – Call to Action | May 27, 2021 | June 1 Buncombe County Commissioners Meeting. June 3 Buncombe County Board of Education Meeting. |
Issue 6 | May 19, 2021 | Recap May 6 Buncombe County Board of Education Meeting. Recap May 18 Buncombe County Commissioners Meeting. |
Issue 5 | May 1, 2021 | Buncombe County Board of Education Meetings. |
Issue 4 | April 17, 2021 | Buncombe County Commissioner meetings. Planning meeting recap. Training Opportunities. |
Issue 3 | April 1, 2021 | Adding an Events page to the website and preparing for a Planning Meeting. |
Issue 2 | March 5, 2021 | A status report on efforts to get the word out. |
Issue 1 | February 15, 2021 | An introduction to First Tuesday and an attempt to recruit some help in getting this effort started. |