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Come Hell Or High Water, Asheville Is Climate "Winner"


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Back in 2006, when Scott Shuford was Asheville’s planning director, he reluctantly accepted a friend’s invitation to attend a meeting about the impact of climate change on local governments. 
“I didn’t see how a two-degree temperature change could affect the community,” he recalled, referring to the predicted rise in earth temperatures in years to come. “But I agreed to attend, thinking it would only be about 15 minutes. 
“After about an hour-and-a-half I came out of the meeting drenched in sweat.”
All the plans he had drafted up to that day suddenly seemed to have overlooked an unsettled future fraught with unanticipated challenges. Those two degrees of temperature change meant greater threats of weather extremes of torrential rains, devastating floods, and landslides, and of their opposites, extended drought and wildfire.  ....

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Cawthorn's First 2 Months in Office: Under Attack, He Moves (Farther) Right


Since Madison Cawthorn took office two months ago, vowing to represent everyone in his Western North Carolina district, not just those who voted for him, nearly all of his votes in Congress on substantial issues have been against proposals supported by Democrats, an analysis of his record by
Asheville Watchdog found. 
Records show that Cawthorn has not introduced any original legislation so far in the 117th Congress. He has, however, co-sponsored 52 bills and resolutions as of Thursday, nearly all in support of causes that are popular with what he calls his “patriot” base.
One of the bills Cawthorn co-sponsored, H.R. 450, would prohibit the use of federal funds “to propose, establish, implement, or enforce any requirement that an individual wear a mask or other face covering, or be vaccinated, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.” ....

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The making of Madison Cawthorn: How falsehoods helped propel the career of a new pro-Trump star of the far right


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The making of Madison Cawthorn: How falsehoods helped propel the career of a new pro-Trump star of the far right
Michael Kranish, The Washington Post
Feb. 27, 2021
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1of9Freshman Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., heads back to his office on Jan. 6 after speaking to Trump supporters protesting the certification of Joe Biden s victory in the 2020 presidential race.Photo by Gabriella Demczuk for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less
2of9Donald Trump supporters make their way to the U.S. Capitol after the rally that featured Madison Cawthorn as a speaker.Photo by Gabriella Demczuk for The Washington PostShow MoreShow Less ....

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