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• The Daily Planet's Opinion: November 2016

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 12:03

  Asheville area proves to be big political draw Asheville is not a particularly large city in comparison to many others in the United States, but it certainly is the political, business, communications and cultural hub o...

• The Candid Conservative: Don’t let the nonsense get you down

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 11:57

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.” —  2 Timothy 3:13   The problem By the time you read this, America will have elected a new pr...

• N.C. has descended into the Third World

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 11:54

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet   "Third World” was originally used to describe countries that weren’t rich democracies and not Soviet bloc – mostly countries that had widespread poverty, ramshackle infrastructure, rich elites –...

• ‘Beehive’ buzzing with fun

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 11:51

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com FLAT RACK  — “Beehive: the ‘60s Musical,” a dance-happy tribute to the female singers of that iconic decade, sparkled with fun and talent during an Oct. 15 sold-out performance at its 506-s...

• Fleetwood Mac’s glory days celebrated in fiery tribute show

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 11:49

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com HENDERSONVILLE — A tribute show, “The Music of Fleetwood Mac,” recreated the rock band’s legendary persona and its youthful glory from 1975 to 1987 during an Oct. 1 performance at Flat Rock...

• Dead cell sets off years of mayhem

  Created: Saturday, 05 November 2016 11:46

  By SHELLEY WRIGHT Special to the Daily Planet You’ve all probably seen Stephen King’s mini-series “Rose Red.” It was about an extremely haunted house located where several disappearances of family and high-profile individuals occurred, as well a...

• Tibetan monks to lecture, offer guided meditation Oct. 21 at UNCA

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:47

  From Staff Reports The Tibetan Monks of Drepung Loseling Monastery will give a public lecture and guided meditation Oct. 21 at UNC Asheville. These events are free and open to everyone. The lecture, "The Psychology of Enlightenment," will take pl...

• Trump rally rocks Asheville

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:41

  From Staff Reports Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump packed his campaign rally with enthusiastic supporters Sept. 12 in downtown Asheville’s U.S. Cellular Center. Trump spoke in front of a full-house crowd of about 7,000 people, according t...

• Views clash over refugee resettlement in Buncombe

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:39

  From Staff Reports A contingent of Asheville Tea Party members attended a meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Sept. 20 “to lay out the legitimate concerns and stark facts regarding the security health, and financial risks of refu...

• The Advice Goddess: October 2016

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:30

  Loaf, actually Q: I’m a 35-year-old woman, and my boyfriend of a year is 43. Sadly, my friends and family don’t like him. They think he’s “not good enough” for me. Their argument: He doesn’t have a full-time job with benefits (like me)...

• Subdivision law changes given overview

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:29

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Recent changes made to the Buncombe County subdivision ordinance were given an overview by Assistant County Manager Jon Creighton during the Sept. 9 meeting of the Council of Independent Business Owners at C...

• Avadim to add 551 jobs, build HQ in Buncombe

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:27

  From Staff Reports BLACK MOUNTAIN — Avadim Technologies will add 551 jobs in Buncombe County while investing $25.4 million in capital over the next five years, Gov. Pat McCrory announced on Aug. 31. The Asheville life-science company will begin constr...

• Participation sags at Go Topless rally

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:26

  From Staff Reports   About a half-dozen women — a decrease from past years — went topless for they termed gender equality during the sixth annual Go Topless Day rally in downtown Asheville on Aug. 28.  Participants said the event is inten...

• SoCon mulls whether to let tourney stay in Asheville

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:25

  From Staff Reports   Southern Conference presidents and chancellors did not make a decision about the future of the league’s basketball tournament in Asheville during a conference call on Sept. 22. The league was expected to announce to either k...

• State plans wider I-26 in Skyland, Arden, Fletcher

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:23

  From Staff Reports SKYLAND — The widening of Interstate 26 along the congested route from Ashevlle to Hendersonville cleared a major hurdle in mid-August, with some funding secured and construction scheduled to begin in 2020, according to local officia...

• Asheville Black Lives Matter stages a Blackout boycott

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:22

  From Staff Reports   The Black Lives Matter Asheville group called for a “Blackout” — an economic boycott against white-owned businesses — in Asheville Sept. 26-27, but the event did not appear to trigger much interest.  As of Sept. 2...

• Letters to the editor: October 2016

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:12

  Refugees being slipped in who oppose pro-choice? I think the IRC (International Rescue Committee) is slipping in refugees who will threaten our pro-choice principles, so (David) Gantt (chairman of the Buncombe County Board o...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: October 2016

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:09

  County manager merits praise for giving up $34K  Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene deserves praise for taking the high road by relinquishing an increase in benefits worth more than $34,000, explaining that the compensation, which had co...

• The Candid Conservative: Conservatives are the real free spirits, Part II

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:02

  “Conservatism is a hard choice for a society that has become accustomed to big government and big entitlements promoted by liberals.” —  Jesse Helms   By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet The Problem Last month we cov...

• The election will be over, not HB2

  Created: Sunday, 09 October 2016 12:01

  By D.G. MARTIN Special to the Daily Planet   CHAPEL HILL — What do you hate more? The presidential election campaign? Or the furor over HB2? The good news is that one will be over in a few weeks. The bad news is that the other won’t. On No...