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• ‘A Grand Night for Singing?’ A sparkler

  Created: Wednesday, 02 July 2014 15:43

  ‘Chicks and ducks and geese better scurry...’ (and do) in fun Rodgers & Hammerstein revue By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com WAYNESVILLE — “A Grand Night for Singing” is a certifiable smash hit for the Haywood Arts Re...

• A REVIEW: ‘Breaking Up Is Hard to Do’ misses mark with weak plot

  Created: Wednesday, 02 July 2014 15:39

  WAYNESVILLE —  Countering an implausible book that strains to link Neil Sedaka songs in Broadway-show fashion, the Haywood Arts Regional Theatre’s production of “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” still managed to muster enough enthusiasm and effort ...

• Labeling of GMOs demanded

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:55

  From Staff Reports Urging a boycott of food products containing genetically modified organisms, more than 100 people participated in the March Against Monsanto on May 24 in downtown Asheville. Participants gathered for a rally on Pack Square, which was ...

• ‘Something for nothing’ pitch ripped

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:49

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com FLETCHER — In offering “something for nothing, President Barack Obama is “a card-carrying member of the ‘People of the Lie’ Society,” Dr. Carl Mumpower charged during an Asheville Tea Party rally a...

• McHenry addresses income inequality, education

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:46

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com    ENKA — U.S. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-Cherryville, addressed income inequality in America and the importance of education and training to resolve the issue during a May 2 breakfast meeting of the...

• If there’s an ‘American Spring,’ then what?

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:42

  By JOHN NORTH john@AshevilleDailyPlanet.com  WAYNESVILLE — It would take “something profound to make the Internet go away,” but given recent efforts by the United States government to erode individual liberty, the possibility is there, an aut...

• Playhouse chief steps down

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:41

  From Staff Reports FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Playhouse announced May 19 that producing artistic director Vincent Marini would step down on May 31 “to pursue new opportunitis.” Named interim artistic director is Lisa K. Bryant, who has served as associ...

• MC’s faculty rescinds vote

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:40

  From Staff Reports MONTREAT — The faculty at Montreat College in mid-May rescinded a vote it had taken nearly three months earlier, expressing “no confidence” in the college’s board of trustees. Via a letter to alumni, the faculty cited progress...

• Ethics board clears Moffitt

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:39

  From Staff Reports RALEIGH — The State Ethics Commission in mid-May dismissed a complaint against Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Arden, that was filed by his political challenger Brian Turner. The commission determined there was no probable cause to show Moffitt...

• After losing $1.5M, Moogfest grant request rejected

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:37

  From Staff Reports  Moogfest 2014, which recently revealed that it lost more than $1.5 million during its  five-day Asheville festival, was turned down May 20 in its grant application for $250,000 to help put on next year’s Moogfest. However...

• Moore’s primary loss: Did ‘machine’ beat him?

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:36

  From Staff Reports  It was a bad night for incumbents in the May 10 local primary races. Two incumbents, Commissioners Brownie Newman and Ellen Frost, fared well, winning each of their primaries by sizable margins. By a nearly three-to-one margin (...

• Advice Goddess: June 2014

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:32

  Along came polygraph.... My girlfriend is really insecure and gets furious that I meet my ex-girlfriend for lunch a few times a year. This ex and I broke up years ago, but I’d never cheat anyway, and I’ve explained that I have zero romantic...

• Guest column: Kaliner’s wrong; flap over governor proved valuable Kaliner ripped

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:28

  By OLOF POHLSON Special to the Daily Planet In response to Pete Kaliner's column in May's Daily Planet, regarding Gov. Pat McCrory's visit to Asheville in April for Moogfest, I think the protesters had full right to do what they did. However, I think t...

• Let’s debate... as I bang these pots and pans

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:27

  By PETE KALINER EDITOR’S NOTE: Following are recent postings from Pete Kaliner’s blog. Kaliner hosts a talk show from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday-Friday on WWNC-AM (570). On May 15, Kaliner posted: Whoever dreamed up the idea of protesting at the North Ca...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: June 2014

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:20

  Caleb Johnson’s true grit carries him to ‘Idol’ victory Congratulations to Caleb Johnson, Asheville’s “American Idol” winner, who, as a rough-hewn, straight-out rock ‘n’ roll singer, is the antithes...

• Letters to the Editor: June 2014

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:16

  City Councilman corrects report on his graffiti stance I’d like to correct the representation of my position on Asheville’s new graffiti ordinance as reported in the May issue of The Daily Planet. I do not object t...

• On the left: Injustice in America

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:12

  By CECIL BOTHWELL Special to the Daily Planet Over the past few decades law enforcement in the United States has taken a troubling turn for the worse. While the rich have always enjoyed better treatment in court, presumably ever since the invention of ...

• Would a real veto power help McCrory?

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:09

  By D.G. MARTIN CHAPEL HILL — There’s a secret nobody in the Raleigh power establishment will confirm. It is this. Our Republican governor, Pat McCrory, would not mind if there were a few more Democrats in the General Assembly after this fall’s e...

• The Candid Conservative: Stealing is as stealing does

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:05

  By CARL MUMPOWER Special to the Daily Planet In last month’s letters to the editor, two writers enthusiastically endorsed the idea of a regional water authority. That this proposed authority is founded on the legislative theft of Asheville’s system ...

• ‘Do nothing’ GOP ripped; Dems lauded as doers

  Created: Thursday, 05 June 2014 10:02

  By LEE BALLARD Special to the Daily Planet An old friend wrote me an email reminding me that she was raised “an Evangelical, liberal-hating, NRA-supporting Republican.” Now, she said, she’s terminally disenchanted with Republicans but isn’t read...