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• The MAGA Republicans are NOT patriots

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:57

  By BILL PRESS Syndicated Columnist Words have meaning. To Americans, the word “patriot” has a very sacred meaning. And yet, no word is more abused today. In just one day this week, I received over a dozen emails from far-right Republican ...

• The Candid Conservative: Are homosexuality and Christianity in conflict?

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:54

  “Yea, they have chosen their own ways, and their soul delighteth in their abominations.” — Isaiah 66:2    By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet Recently a mother shared a conversation centered on her elementary g...

• Explaining conservatism II: Why the Left hates it....

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:52

  By DENNIS PRAGER Syndicated Columnist "Since at least the World War II generation, most parents who held conservative values either did not think they had to teach their children those values or simply did not know how to do so. Most still don�...

• Sometimes, what a Van Gogh needs is a splash of tomato

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:49

  By TED RALL Syndicate Columnist   From The Washington Post: “Just after 11 a.m. on Friday morning, two young climate protesters entered a room in the National Gallery in London containing one of Vincent van Gogh’s most famous paintin...

• MSD director delivers update on MSD plans, goals, major projects

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:46

  From Staff Reports The master plan and ambitious expansion plans for major projects involving the Metropolitan Sewerage District were presented by MSD Director Tom Hartye to the Asheville-based Council of Independent Business Owners on Nov. 4 at UNC Ashe...

• Buncombe election? It’s ‘secure,’ official says

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:45

  From Staff Reports The midterm election in Buncombe County on Nov. 8 will be secure, Corrine Duncan, director for Buncombe Election Services, told the Asheville-based Council of Independent Owners on Nov. 4 at UNC Asheville’s Sherrill Center. A s...

• ‘Atlanta Pops Holiday Radio Show Live!’ to soar — 1940s-style

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:34

  From Staff Reports  GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — The “Atlanta Pops Holiday Radio Show Live!” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 19 in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center, 212 Tusculum Boulevard, here. As for the show, an event promotio...

• ‘Christmas With Elvis’ to spin Spindale on Nov. 12

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:33

  From Staff Reports  SPINDALE —The “Christmas With Elvis: A Tribute to the King” show will feature Shelby native Travis Powell as the star at 7 p.m. Nov. 12 in The Foundation Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, 28...

• AC/DC tribute show digs deep to be true to iconic band’s spirit

  Created: Thursday, 10 November 2022 21:31

  From Staff Reports  NEWBERRY, S.C. — The band Thunderstruck: The AC/DC Tribute will perform at 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Newberry Opera House, 1201 McKibben St., here. As for the show, a promotion stated, “Thunderstruck gives fans so much more...

• UNCA awarded $110,000 for internship programs

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 14:04

  From Staff Reports Twenty UNC Asheville students spent their summer engaged in hands-on, community-based internships across North Carolina thanks to a $110,000 grant from the SECU Foundation, UNCA announced Oct. 25 in a press release.The SECU Public Fell...

• Merrimon Ave. narrowing for bike lanes? ‘It’s horrendous!’

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:58

  JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com   Since a contractor for the N.C. Department of Transportation began work converting Merrimon Avenue (U.S. 25) from Midland Road to W.T. Weaver Boulevard from four lanes into a three-lane configuration with...

• Student wears Confederate uniform to game; questions raised; officials clarify

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:56

  From Staff Reports A student wearing a Confederate soldier’s uniform at an Erwin High School football game ceremony on Oct. 7 prompted the voicing of concern from some area residents. In the aftermath, Buncombe County Schools officials on Oct. 17...

• Crime wave in liberal Montford could trigger hiring of security patrols for $20K per year

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:53

  From Staff Reports  Residents of Asheville’s upscale — and decidedly politically ultra-liberal — Montford community are considering hiring off-duty police officers to deter crime in what is billed as “Asheville’s mo...

• Who will win midterm elections on Nov. 8?

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:51

  From Staff Reports   In North Carolina, the statewide general election will be held on Nov. 8. The election is also known as the “midterm,” as it is held two years (midway) into the four-year U.S. presidential term.  On Elec...

• Letters to the Editor: Fling ‘defund police’ Roney from public safety panel to boost safety

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:36

  The petition, “Enough is Enough” is circulating. I picked it up at the gun show this past weekend. I found it to be a great read! This petition is requesting safety council (Asheville Public Safety Committee) member (Kim) Roney be removed fro...

• The Daily Planet’s Opinion: The Daily Planet’s Opinion

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:34

  More than half of working Americans considered holding multiple jobs to pay their living expenses as inflation continued to skyrocket in September and real wages fell, according to an Oct. 19 story by Bloomberg.com. Based on all that we at the Daily Plan...

• Herschel... and the gospel of Christian hypocrisy

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:32

  By BILL PRESS Syndicated columnist Back in the ’80s, when so-called Christian conservatives first got involved in politics, the popular joke was:  “The Religious Right — is neither!”  But, at least, back in the days...

• The Candid Conservative: Can we manage?

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:27

  “One of the greatest threats to mankind today is that the world may be choked by an explosively pervading but well-camouflaged bureaucracy. “ — Norman Borlau • By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet We live in a tim...

• Explaining conservatism

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:25

  By DENNIS PRAGER Syndicated Columnist There are a number of reasons many young people shy away from conservatism.  The most obvious is that they have been exposed only to left-wing values — from elementary school through graduate school, in...

• The 2-party system is under attack, stupidly

  Created: Wednesday, 26 October 2022 13:22

  By TED RALL Syndicated Columnist At least at first, America’s founders famously disliked political parties, and so failed to provide for them in the Constitution.  Like them or not, however, the two-party system has prevailed for 95 percent...