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From Staff Reports
Despite a weak economy and unemployment, hovering around 8 percent, President Barack Obama was re-elected president of the United States on Nov. 6, staving off a fierce challenge from Republican Mitt Romney.
Obama carried all th...
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From Staff Reports
Meteorologist Tom Ross predicted snowfall for Western North Carolina that will be closer to normal this winter during a Long-Range Forecast Seminar on Nov. 8 at A-B Tech’s Ferguson Auditorium.
Among the questions addressed was...
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Second in a series of two articles
From Staff Reports
While studies show that those who consume less than 10 percent protein tend to not to have cancer, Americans tend to consume — on average — nearly double that amount.
Or so said nu...
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From Staff Reports
Peace activist Mike Peled, author of “The General’s Son: Journal of an Israeli in Palestine,” spoke on Nov. 8 in A-B Tech’s Simpson Auditorium.
His talk, titled “Moving Beyond Zionism: A New Paradigm for the Future of Israel...
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By JOHN NORTH
john@ashevilledailyplanet.com
CHEROKEE — The snappily dressed 10-man a cappella group Straight No Chaser rolled its vocal dice masterfully during its Nov. 9 concert at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino.
SNC let loose with mostly contempo...
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Tea party movement? It's more needed now than ever
We must keep working to put this country on the path that our founders wanted when they wrote the Constitution.
To do this we must find workers, not just members, for our groups (Tea Party, 9-...
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Shame on those who organized and sponsored the 66th annual Asheville Holiday Parade for scheduling it on Nov. 17, nearly a week before Thanksgiving.
Based on several accounts, the turnout was good for the parade on an unseasonably mild morning, which was...
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By CARL MUMPOWER
For conservatives and others holding a traditional view of America, the Nov. 6 election was a disappointment. A fallen president was given a mulligan on his first four years and another opportunity to confirm his inadequacies. The libera...
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By D.G. MARTIN
CHAPEL HILL — Don’t like my election answers? You can get different ones almost everywhere you turn.
There are many different answers to the questions we are asking about the Nov. 6 elections.
Why and how did Obama win?
Was Romney...
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By CECIL BOTHWELL
Americans are in love with luck. And I mean that in a bad way.
As a nation, we seem to have embraced the idea that success in life is as unpredictable and happenstance as the asteroid strike that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 millio...
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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is an edited and consolidated version of a letter that the Daily Planet received around Thanksgiving to “friends” of the Flat Rock Playhouse, regarding efforts to avoid an FRP financial collapse.
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No doubt you’ve ...
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By WILLIAM STEWART CHALK
The d...
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By LEE BALLARD
In July, 2011, I wrote in the opinion pages of the Daily Planet:
“The Tea Party will go the way of so many similar movements before them. The anti-immigrant Know-Nothing movement of the mid-19th century elected mayors and...
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Do men in troubled relationships often seek someone to give them a nudge to get out? I often attract these men, some of whom I suspect just want a backup relationship before splitting with the wife. I happen to be interested in the current man confiding i...
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By JOHN NORTH
john@ashevilledailyplanet.com
Former Gov. Mitt Romney was joined by two conservative heavyweights — former presidential candidate Mike Huckabee and Speaker of the House John Boehner — as he fired up a full-house crowd during an...
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By JOHN NORTH
john@ashevilledailyplanet.com
A group of local Democratic women candidates and their supporters staged an Oct. 22 rally in downtown Asheville to protest what they claimed is a campaign of “slander and hatred” waged against them...
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From Staff Reports
A complaint filed by local conservatives against the Asheville Police Department regarding actions — or lack thereof — by its officers against purported violations during an Aug. 26 GoTopless event in downtown Asheville was investi...
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From Staff Reports
The Asheville Civitan Club hosted a luncheon forum featuring candidates for chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and Commission District 1 at Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Asheville on Oct. 16.
“...
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The second in a series of two stories
By JOHN NORTH
john@ashevilledailyplanet.com
Many people are so addicted to their 24/7 access to information that the “first thing they do when they get up in the morning is to check their smartphone or co...
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The second in a series of two stories
From Staff Reports
WAYNESVILLE — A class on “Being Prepared” was among the dozens offered during the Life Skills Conference held Sept. 28-29 at the Haywood County Fairgrounds.
Led by Preston Ing...
