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• Trump bullet misses its mark, but is still doing harm

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:30

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet It was Saturday after the election when I heard brass band music coming from somewhere deep down inside me.  The faint tune was “Happy Days Are Here Again.” I smiled.My fingers tapped out the ...

• The Candid Conservative: Amerikanisch Kampf?

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:28

   â€œIt is a quite special secret pleasure how the people around us fail to realize what is really happening to them.” — Adolf Hitler   By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet   The election is behind us. Gott sei...

• Franklin Graham says U.S. under ‘attack from within’ by socialists

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:27

  From Staff Reports  Evangelist Franklin Graham posted a Veteran’s Day message on Nov. 11, stating his belief that the United States is “under attack from within.” “It seems our nation is under attack—attack from with...

• Christmas at Biltmore offers grace, grandeur

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:26

  From Staff Reports  The joyful spirit of the holidays combines with the nostalgia of the past to create a holiday experience like no other at Biltmore.  Christmas at Biltmore began Nov. 6 and runs through Jan. 10.  Grand décor of more...

• Arboretum ‘Winter Lights’ show runs Nov. 20-Jan. 10: Popular holiday lights show converted to a drive-through for safety during pandemic

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:24

  From Staff Reports  The North Carolina Arboretum’s Winter Lights holiday light show will light up hearts and spirits this holiday season but with a safe, spectacular twist.  This year, guests are invited to take a dreamy ride through th...

• At last, Tweetsie Railroad to fire up for the holidays

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:24

  From Staff Reports  BLOWING ROCK — As a challenging year comes to an end, Tweetsie Railroad will welcome guests for Tweetsie Christmas to celebrate the magical holiday season and end the year on a High Country note, according to an Oct. 29 Tw...

• The Advice Goddess: Apt. 201B or not to be ....

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:21

  By AMY ALKON Syndicated Columnist My boyfriend and I have been together for two years, and my lease is up in a few months. I was thinking about asking him if he wants to live together. When is the right time to move in with someone, and how do you kno...

• Sports Commentary: White liberals rig ‘Olympics’ to diminish black humanity

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:18

  EDITOR’S NOTE: This column was posted on Nov. 12. By JASON WHITLOCK Syndicated columnist   A white man conceived Dave Chappelle’s most famous comedy sketch, and a second white man collaborated with Chappelle on its execution. ...

• Maui Invitational opens Nov. 30 in Asheville; no fans in stands allowed

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:17

  From Staff Reports The Maui Invitational men’s basketball tournament will be starting on Nov. 30, “but organizers say the stands will be empty except for staff,” Asheville television station WLOS (News 13) reported on Nov. 12. Indeed,...

• Winthrop selected as 2020-21 men's basketball preseason Big South favorite; UNCA ranked 2nd

  Created: Thursday, 19 November 2020 20:17

  From Staff Reports CHARLOTTE — Winthrop University has been chosen as the favorites in the Big South Conference’s annual men's basketball preseason poll for the 2020-21 season, with UNC Asheville ranked second, the website BigSouthSports.co...

• Wilma Dykeman residence to house new UNCA Writers-in-Residence Program

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:41

  From Staff Reports The longtime Asheville residence of Wilma Dykeman (1920-2006), one of Appalachia’s foremost writers and conservationists, will become home to a new UNC Asheville Writers-in-Residence Program. The announcement was made today in a...

• Cawthorn does it!

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:29

  Hendersonville native, 25, tops tough foe, fools pollsters; elected youngest congressman From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — Madison Cawthorn, a Republican who was elected to U.S. House of R...

• Protest planned Nov. 4 in downtown Asheville cited for city’s early closings; APD issues warning

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:27

  From Staff Reports   The City of Asheville announced on Nov. 4 that it was would be closing early that afternoon in anticipaton of a protest in downtown Asheville that evening, but no violence, looting or property damage were reported. Specificall...

• Daily Planet appears with ‘Extra’ edition; next edition to appear after mail-in count

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:26

  This edition of the Daily Planet is the first-ever “Extra” printed in the 16-year-plus history of the nonpartisan, independent newspaper because of the potential magnitude of the Nov. 3 general election, and its aftermath, as many pundits have...

• Newman defeats Pressley for chair; Dems win 3 seats on commissioners

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:25

  From Staff Reports Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chairman Brownie Newman, a Democrat, fended off a challenge from Vice Chair Robert Pressley, a Republican, to retain his leadership over the county’s most powerful body on Nov. 3. With 100...

• Edwards, Moffitt win in their races

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:25

  From Staff Reports   HENDERSONVLLE — State Sen. Chuck Edwards, a Republican, beat his Democratic challenger Brian Caskey to win a third term on Nov. 3. Edwards has served since 2016. With 100 percent of precincts reporting, Edwards received...

• Asheville elects its 1st all-female City Council

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:23

  From Staff Reports Asheville elected three women to the three open seats on Nov. 3, giving the city known as “the Paris of the South” its first all-female City Council in its history. Three of the seven women also are black — anothe...

• Presidential race remains tight; legal fight looms

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:23

  From Staff Reports As of the evening of Nov. 4 (the Daily Planet’s press deadline), President Donald Trump and former Vice Presiden Joe Biden were battling over North Carolina, Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona and Nevada. Also,...

• In N.C. voting, presidential results still being counted, governor re-elected Cooper re-elected governor,

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:22

  From Staff Reports As of Nov. 4 evening, ABC News and The Associated Presss still had not declared a winner in North Carolina’s presidential election. Largely because of a massive number of absentee and provisional ballots attributed to safety co...

• Letters to the Editor: The cult of the uneducated

  Created: Sunday, 08 November 2020 23:12

  It may be weeks before we know who actually won the presidential election. Think of the Florida election challenge 2000 on steroids.  No doubt the corporate media will shortly call the election for (Joe) Biden, but it may take many weeks to actuall...