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Buncombe Commissioners brief: grants, taxes (and prayer)

David Forbes | 02/02/2010

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners kept its Feb. 2 meeting short, authorizing tax collections, passing grants and, in closed session, discussing the contentious issue of its meeting prayer (though they took no action on that item).

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Buncombe Commissioners preview: grants, taxes (and prayer?)

David Forbes | 02/01/2010

Tomorrow's meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners looks to be light, with little business on the agenda except pursuing unpaid taxes and distributing low-income housing grants. But in the wake of a recent court ruling, the board's opening prayer may be a topic of heated discussion.

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Forsyth County commissioner prayer ruled unconstitutional; Buncombe next? ***Updated***

David Forbes | 01/29/2010

In a case that could have implications for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners invocation, a federal judge found Thursday that the use of a sectarian prayer to open a public meeting violates the First Amendment of the U.S.Constitution.

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Asheville City Council preview: Jan. 26 meeting

Brian Postelle | 01/25/2010

Council looks at restructuring the Housing Trust Fund, URTV and its own invocations.

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Buncombe Commissioners brief: on a meeting and a prayer

David Forbes | 01/07/2010

The agenda itself was light, but public comment took up over half the Jan. 5 meeting, as the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners got an earful on its pre-meeting prayer.

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Buncombe Commissioners will keep prayer, for now

David Forbes | 01/04/2010

The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will continue to hold a pre-meeting prayer, as the board has decided, after consulting via phone, to wait on a federal court case to play out before deciding if the prayer will be replaced with a moment of silence.

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Buncombe commissioners may end official prayer at meetings ***UPDATED 12:01 P.M. Friday***

David Forbes | 12/04/2009

On Jan. 5, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners may replace an official prayer before its meetings with a moment of silence, according to County Attorney Michael Frue. Contrary to Frue's original announcement, the commissioners have not yet made a decision.

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Henderson County Commissioners take prayer outside

Bill Rhodes | 04/03/2012

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