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By JOHN NORTH
john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com
The North Carolina governor’s office honored Danny Wilkins, who was the winningest football coach in Asheville High School history, during the Council of Business Owners’ March 4 meeting at Chick-fil-A res...
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From Staff Reports
Brian Wilson and his band will celebrate the 50th anniversary of his iconic Beach Boys album, “Pet Sounds,” live and in its entirety during an 8 p.m. Aug. 18 concert at Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
Wilson and his b...
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From Staff Reports
The Asheville metro area comprising Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties in January set a record job high for each respective month for 16 months running.
The record is for the number of nonfarm payroll jobs i...
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From Staff Reports
Officials in Asheville are warning drivers to be on the lookout for fake parking tickets with a QR code that opens a YouTube video of Rick Astley’s “Never Gonna Give You Up” when scanned.
Asheville’s Parking Services pos...
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From Staff Reports
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders swept Buncome County in the March 15 statewide primary in which Buncombe also set a voter-turnout record for a presidential primary year, dating back at least to 2008.
Sanders won B...
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From Staff Reports
Duke Energy’s plans to convert its coal-burning generating units at Lake Julian to natural gas was trimmed down — and then approved — by the state Utilities Commission on Feb. 29.
Duke’s plans to build two “combined-c...
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From Staff Reports
A remake of the 1987 classic “Dirty Dancing” filming in the Asheville area (including the counties of Henderson and Jackson) this spring is seeking extras and dancers for onscreen roles, as well as cars from 1950 to 1975.
The movi...
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UNCA chancellor thanks voters for OK’ing bond
Yesterday (March 15), the citizens of North Carolina went to the polls and voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Connect NC bond referendum.
This important initiative will provide $980 million in...
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Buncombe voters rock!
Congratulations to Buncombe County voters for exercising their duty as responsible citizens in a constitutional republic by setting record high numbers — at least in recent years — for turnout in the March 15 primary.
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“Liberalism is financed by the dividends from Conservatism.”
— Craig Bruce
The Problem
The other day I received an angry note from a GOP stalwart. It seems we “right-wing extremists” are hurting her Republican Party. She’...
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By D.G. MARTIN
Special to the Daily Planet
CHAPEL HILL — If Hillary Clinton is elected president in November, her very first thank-you should go to Bernie Sanders.
“What?” you ask. “How could she thank Sanders when his vigorous campaign took pe...
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By LEE BALLARD
Special to the Daily Planet
My son, a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer, is working part-time reviewing classified documents to see if they should stay classified.
Last month he wrote an email that said, in part:
“One thing that co...
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By JEFF MESSER
Special to the Daily Planet
Jeff Messer is the host of a daily radio talk show on Asheville’s WPEK (880-AM, The Revolution) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog.
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The fo...
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By HARTWELL CARSON
Guest Columnist
So we almost added another jewel on the crown that is our region’s brewery scene.
Asheville just lost out on Deschutes River Brewery locating on a beautiful piece of property along the French Broad River.
Thi...
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By JOHN NORTH
john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com
The pro show — performed in four different segments during the finale night between competitions — was a major highlight of the 29th Annual Heritage Classic DanceSport Championships held March 1-5 at...
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By SHELLEY WRIGHT
Special to the Daily Planet
My parents were moving out of a house in Mars Hill that sat on 19 acres of mostly wooded land. It had formerly been a working organic farm that was featured in several magazines.
I was certain it was ...
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“I’ve been searching for the daughter
Of the devil himself
I’ve been searching for an angel in white
I’ve been waiting for a woman who’s a little
Of both
And I can feel her but she’s nowhere
In sight.”
— “One of These Nights”/Th...
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By TANK SPENCER
Special to the Daily Planet
Tank Spencer is the host of a weekly sports talk show, “The Sports Tank,” on Asheville’s News Radio WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Spencer also serves as WWNC’s news anchor...
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By TANK SPENCER
Special to the Daily Planet
Tank Spencer is the host of a weekly sports talk show, “The Sports Tank,” on Asheville’s News Radio WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Spencer also serves as WWNC’s news anchor...
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From Staff Reports
Both the mens and women’s basketball teams at UNC Asheville were selected to participate in the post-season NCAA Tournament, but both teams lost in the first round of play.
The season ended March 18 for UNCA’s men’s basketball t...
