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• The Candid Conservative: Those deadly Democrats

  Created: Sunday, 14 June 2015 12:25

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.” — Henry David Thoreau The Problem hen it comes to politics, most of us run on habit first and reason second. How else can one explain the larg...

• Duke Energy to replace coal plant with gas

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 12:13

  Beyond Coal Campaign touts its effort for change From Staff Reports Duke Energy Progress on March 19 unveiled a proposal to retire its Asheville Plant, a coal-fired power facility located along Lake Julian in South...

• After being pulled, ‘The Kite Runner’ deemed OK for Reynolds High students

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 12:07

  From Staff Reports A controversial book, temporarily pulled from Buncombe County classrooms after a complaint from a parent, will now be allowed back.  “The Kite Runner,” a 2003 novel by Khaled Hosseini,was to be used in an honors English class...

• advice Goddess: June 2015

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 12:00

  The shoo must go on .... Q: I’ve been dating this guy long distance for six months. He’ll often fail to return texts for an entire day or even a few days. I keep breaking up with him, but he keeps apologizing, acknowledging t...

• Concerts on the Quad Return to UNCA with Sirius.B on June 15

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 11:53

  Gypsy punk band Sirius.B will launch the revival of the Concerts on the Quad series at UNC Asheville with a free performance at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 15. An eclectic ensemble that describes its music as "absurdist Gypsy folk funk punk," Sirius.B has bee...

• Solar’s possibilities discussed in forum

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 11:48

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com  ENKA — Sparks did not fly and there even was some agreement when an executive of an Asheville-based solar energy company and a local Duke Energy Progress official discussed — separately — the possi...

• Asheville rated top U.S. city for retirement

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 11:46

  From Staff Reports Asheville once again topped a list — this time as the best place to retire in the country. In its list titled “Where Baby Boomers Go to Find Their Best Place to Retire,” Retirements.com — released in late April -—  As...

• Asheville in the running for pro basketball team

  Created: Monday, 08 June 2015 11:45

  From Staff Reports  Asheville recently was named one of seven cities that the National Basketball Association’s Charlotte Hornets are evaluating for launching a development team in the so-called D-League. The Hornets, owned by basketball star Mic...

• School dress code on undergarments sparks bra debate

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 17:33

  From Staff Reports  The new principal of Asheville High School, Joyce Best, made an announcement warning students that the dress code would be more strictly enforced on the school’s P.A. system in mid-May. In the address, Best stated that student...

• Controversy erupts over photos of visitors to new abortion clinic

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 17:32

  From Staff Reports  In early May, a Facebook and Reddit user posted photos of a man using a long-lens camera outside Asheville’s new Planned Parenthood clinic, photographing what appears to be almost anyone coming and going. The original photos we...

• Wedding vows exchanged ‘Star Trek’-style

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 17:19

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com   Resplendent in their favorite science-fiction uniforms, the captain and a member of the Asheville Star Trek Club exchanged wedding vows on May 23 before a gathering of about 60 people at Jubilee Commun...

• The Daily Planet’s Opinion: June 2015

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:58

  Smoking puts WWC under cloud Warren Wilson College in nearby Swannanoa deservedly continues to win national collegiate awards for its environment-related efforts to maintain a gorgeous campus that operates in as “green” a way ...

• letters to the editor: June 2015

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:53

  Women deserve better than Hillary’s policy failures Much “news” lately laments the lower pay earned by women than by men for the same work. In legitimate scientific studies, in which both education and experience of both genders were included,...

• The Candid Conservative: Those deadly Democrats

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:49

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet “After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.” — Henry David Thoreau The Problem When it comes to politics, most of us run on habit first and reason second. How else can one explain the l...

• Historian probes Hillary’s challenges

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:47

  By D.G. MARTIN Special to the Daily Planet CHAPEL HILL — Is it too early to start putting the 2016 presidential election in historical perspective? Maybe. But it is never too early to ask presidential historian and UNC Chapel Hill emeritus history...

• Conservatives twist flags, patriotism

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:42

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet A shopping website opens its display of American flags with this headline: “Flags are a great way to display your Conservative values. Whether it’s a car flag, yard sign or traditional flag, display your v...

• N.C. House Republicans engage in spending spree

  Created: Sunday, 07 June 2015 16:33

  Pete Kaliner is the host of a daily talk show on Asheville’s WWNC (570-AM) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog. • By PETE KALINER Special to the Daily Planet The following was posted o...

• Review: Actor Jeff Daniels sparkles in concert

  Created: Saturday, 06 June 2015 20:19

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com  Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band proved entertaining in concert May 18 at the Diana Wortham Theatre in downtown Asheville. Daniels, well-known as an actor, also showed his skills as an ...

• Postmodern Jukebox proves elegant, fun with retro-pop

  Created: Saturday, 06 June 2015 20:16

  Scott Bradlee and the Postmodern Jukebox electrified the audience May 19 at The Orange Peel in downtown Asheville. The brash young ensemble, which got its start thanks to YouTube, plays retro versions of relatively current pop music hits in reiminaged wa...

• NFL hard and soft on Brady, Patriots

  Created: Saturday, 06 June 2015 20:13

  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...