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Ashe residents urge commissioners to adopt resolution against racism, hate speech

Seven Ashe County residents urged the Board of Commissioners to adopt a resolution opposing racism and hate speech at a meeting on Aug. 17.

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♥ Why this matters

Seven residents showed up to the August 17 commissioners meeting asking the board to pass a resolution against racism and hate speech. The board has not yet done so. That it takes a public push to get a county government on record against bigotry is the story here, and it is a story about what gets taken for granted and what does not.

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