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• UNCA chancellor search panel announced

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:52

  RALEIGH – University of North Carolina System President Peter Hans and University of North Carolina Asheville Board of Trustees Interim Chair Roger Aiken on June 28 announced the formation of a 13-membe...

• Rep. Edwards fires back at his Democratic, media critics

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:42

  Asheville mayor excoriated for snatching his ‘mic’ at Anti-Crime Summit  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com Verbal jabs from his local critics — including certain area elected Democrats and a newspaper reporter â€...

• Asheville awarded $3M for ‘reshaping’ of Pack Square Plaza, The Block gateway

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:40

  From Staff Reports  The City of Asheville has been awarded a $3 million grant “to implement the community’s vision in and around Pack Square Plaza” in the heart of downtown Asheville, the city announced in a June 23 press release....

• HVAC issues cut (in half) business at city’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:38

  From Staff Reports Audiences will be sparse at shows over the next few months at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in Asheville as HVAC issues are prompting the venue to shift to running at around half capacity, Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) repo...

• Asheville Symphony fed up, opts to hit the road

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:34

  From Staff Reports    EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is the complete press release posted on June 26 by the Asheville Symphony regarding its decision to leave its home at the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium immediately this year and perform at di...

• Anti-Crime Summit stymied by pseudo-criminals, critic claims

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:32

  From Staff Reports Some of the choices to serve on the panel in a moderated discussion at the Anti-Crime Summit on June 16 in Asheville doomed the  two-hour session to chaos, according to H.K. Edgerton, who is an Asheville native who grew up here du...

• Letters to the Editor: Amy Churchill earned BCGOP censure, chair claims

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:30

  Amy Churchill, the current vice chair of the Buncombe County School Board — “a true Republican,” she claims — continues to show she is actually a true progressive Democrat. At the June 19th BCGOP committee meeting, the Buncombe ...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: Local leaders should hold a job fair for the homeless

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:29

  We believe it is high time for local leaders in the greater Asheville area to host a job fair for the city’s rapidly proliferating homeless community as well as those who are at risk of becoming homeless. Specifically, we think a job fair would al...

• Book banning: It’s the new Puritan scourge

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:27

  By BILL PRESS Syndicated Columnist A couple of weeks ago, I attended the annual awards ceremony of the Capitol Hill Community Foundation.  Among those honored and receiving grants were two organizations devoted to literacy programs among children ...

• The Candid Conservative: We are not trying to stop crime...

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:25

  “For our society to be better, we must revive our conscience and do Godly things.” ―  Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet Congressman Chuck Edwards recently did two Godly things:  (1) H...

• Can you define leftism?

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:23

  By DENNIS PRAGER Syndicated Columnist After a speech in Romania last week (mid-June), I was asked a question by a young member of the audience that, remarkably, I don’t remember ever having been asked: What is leftism? The question seems so si...

• For God’s sake, give Trump a plea

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:20

  By TED RALL Syndicated Columnist No one is above the law.  But indicting the front-runner for a major political party’s presidential nomination, a former president to boot, on charges with a maximum sentence of 400 years in federal prison, ...

• ‘Bye Bye Birdie’ musical to rock SMCPA

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:18

  Show offers a loving send-up of the 1950s, small-town America, teenagers and rock ‘n’ roll From Staff Reports FRANKLIN — “Bye Bye Birdie — A Musical Comedy” wlll be performed at 7:30 p.m., July 14-15 and July 21-22...

• ‘A Chorus Line’ to offer high-stepping July 13-Aug. 6 at FRP at FRP

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:17

  From Staff Reports FLAT ROCK — The musical “A Chorus Line” will open at 7:30 p.m. July 13 and continue (showtime varying) through Aug. 6 on the main stage at 2661 Greenville Highway, here.  “‘A Chorus Line’ is ...

• Monkees’ ‘Head’ film to be screened, discussed July 10

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:17

  From Staff Reports The 1968 film “Head” (starring the Monkees) will be screened at 7 p.m. July 10, followed by a moderated discussion as part of the Music Movie Mondays seres at Grail Moviehouse, 17 Foundry St., in Asheville’s River Ar...

• David Bowie’s ‘Ziggy Stardust’ 1972 classic album to be revisited (with guest) on July 5

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:15

  From Staff Reports A moderated discussion of David Bowie’s landmark 1972 album, “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars” (often shortened to “Ziggy Stardust”), will be held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. July 5 ...

• Human bones found on site? No secret, history buff says

  Created: Wednesday, 05 July 2023 21:13

  From Staff Reports Contrary to other news media reports, the recent discovery of human remains under a vacant lot on the former car wash next to West Asheville Presbyterian Church at 697 Haywood Road is a not-so-recent — or startling — phen...

• Getting it right

  Created: Saturday, 24 June 2023 15:49

  Because of a reporting error, the Daily Planet incorrectly reported the date and time for the Independence Day fireworks show at Lake Lure in its June 21-July 4 edition. The Lake Lure fireworks show will be held on July 1 — and not on July 2, as t...

• Getting it right

  Created: Thursday, 22 June 2023 21:42

  Because of a reporting error, three statements attributed to Greg Lowe, president of HCA HealthCare’s North Carolina Division, during his June 2 address to the Asheville-based Council of Independent Business Owners, appeared incorrectly in the June...

• Anti-Crime Summit includes some fiery outbursts

  Created: Thursday, 22 June 2023 21:32

  Asheville mayor, assistant DA, sheriff ask for more funds By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com An Anti-Crime Summit sparked pushback from some Asheville and Buncombe County officials during the two-hour, early-afternoon session on June 16 in A...