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• Edwards defends his speech to the Rotarians

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:32

  From Staff Reports  HENDERSONVILLE — Contrary to the assertions of some of his critics, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-Flat Rock, said his recent speech to the Rotary featured “facts, not political opinion,” the Asheville Citizen Time...

• Instead of abusing taxpayers, Buncombe, Asheville officials should reduce spending

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:29

  I’ve been watching the news about both Buncombe County and the City of Asheville proposing tax increases to balance their budgets due to losses caused by Helene.  Why can’t governments cut spending to balance the budgets — like ...

• The Daily Planet's Opinion: All hail Greenville for serving as a model for investing in police to attain lowest crime rate in decade

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:28

  The accolades for Greenville, S.C., continue to roll in at an amazing pace. Yes, the Upstate’s largest city recently was ranked among Forbes’ top 25 places for retirees in 2025... and was rated by HGTV among America’s 40 most-charmin...

• Leo XIV: He’s a worthy successor to Pope Francis

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:25

  “ Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: Habemus Papam.” “I announce to you a great joy: We have a Pope.”  By BILL PRESS Syndicated Columnist On Thursday, May 8, 2025, with that famous Latin formula (above), the whole world le...

• The Candid Conservative: You can’t do these at the same time...

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:22

  “A rant is the product of someone attempting to defend the belief that a round peg is a square hole and a square hole is a round peg in order to defend the opinion that each fit the other and can be used interchangeably. But this requires that we ex...

• How Zionism causes antisemitism...

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:19

  By TED RALL Syndicated Columnist Antisemitism as we know it has resulted from a complex witch’s brew of historical stereotypes, economic resentments, ignorance and political extremism.  Antisemites believe that Jewish people “have t...

• Bruce Springsteen kicked Trump’s fat (expletive deleted)

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:17

  “They declared me unfit to live, said into the great void my soul’d be hurled. They wanted to know why I did what I did. Well, sir, I guess there’s just a meanness in this world.”   —  Bruce Springsteen, from hi...

• Elon Musk half right about fertility crisis

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:16

  By VICTOR JOECKS Syndicated Columnist The world’s richest man isn’t just juggling multiple companies. He’s juggling multiple baby mamas. The Wall Street Journal recently had a long piece on Elon Musk’s complicated personal...

• The Democrats (including N.C. Gov. Stein) are lunatics as they attack Republicans.Hey, Dems, just call it quits!

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 12:14

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Daily Planet columnist Rober Buckner noted that he “wrote this in response to (North Carolina) Governor Josh Stein’s recent attack against the Republican Party.” • By ROGER BUCKNER Special to the Daily P...

• UNCA Centennial Campaign rates $72M of $100M goal

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:25

  FrFrSaUNCA Centennial Campaign rates $72M of $100M goalFrom Staff Reports From Staff Reports The University of North Carolina Asheville has raisd more than $72 mliion on the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, which was of...

• AMI says it is closely following HCA’s commitments

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:21

  From Staff Reports  ASHEVILLE – An independent monitor — assigned to help ensure HCA Healthcare complies with the terms of its 2019 purchase of Mission Health — met with community members May 13 to provide updates on its work an...

• 12,000-plus Buncombe houses damaged by Helene, FEMA says

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:20

  From Staff Reports  ASHEVILLE – Since Sept. 27, when Tropical Storm Helene devastated Western North Carolina, “the number of damaged homes in Buncombe County reported to the Federal Emergency Management Agency continues to rise,” ...

• A partial reopening of French Broad riverfront greenways. parks announced

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:19

  From Staff Reports ASHEVILLE — The City of Asheville on May 22 announced the partial reopening of French Broad riverfront greenways and parks — closed since Sept 27, when Tropical Storm Helene wreaked havoc on the region. Specifically, the...

• Asheville OKs 1-yr. extension with city bus system operator. City also spending $300K on study of public transit system.

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:17

  From Staff Reports ASHEVILLE — The city recently agreed to extend the contract of its bus system operator for another year, “a move that city staff said is necessary — after Tropical Storm Helene — to ensure a thorough rebiddin...

• Carole King musical (‘Beautiful’) to be staged by F.R. Playhouse. Show about ‘inspiring true story’ to run June 6-July 5.

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:15

  From Staff Reports FLAT ROCK, N.C.. — “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” will open at 7:30 p.m. June 6 on the mainstage at the Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, here. The show will be performed June 6-July 5. Showtimes va...

• ‘Merry Wives’ show to play June 6-28

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:15

  From Staff Reports  ASHEVILLE, N.C. —  The Montford Park Players will open its production of William Shakespeare’s “The Merry Wives of Windsor” at 7:30 p.m. June 6 at Hazel Robinson Amphitheatre, 92 Gay Street (in the ...

• The Chairmen of the Board to perform June 7 at PLV

  Created: Saturday, 31 May 2025 11:14

  From Staff Reports  EDNEYVILLE, N.C. —  The Chairmen of the Board, an iconic Carolina beach music group, will perform music for listening and/or dancing from 7 to 10 p.m, June 7 at Point Lookout Vineyards, 408 Appleola Road, Hendersonvil...

• UNCA launches landmark $100M Centennial Campaign

  Created: Sunday, 18 May 2025 22:23

    From Staff Reports On April 24, the University of North Carolina Asheville officially launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, aiming to raise $100 million in philanthropic support by the University’s 100th ann...

• UNCA launches landmark $100M Centennial Campaign

  Created: Sunday, 18 May 2025 22:23

    From Staff Reports On April 24, the University of North Carolina Asheville officially launched the public phase of its Centennial Campaign, aiming to raise $100 million in philanthropic support by the University’s 100th ann...

• 1 day after Buncombe labeled ‘sanctuary,’ N.C. House passes ICE bill

  Created: Sunday, 18 May 2025 22:20

  From Staff Reports ASHEVILLE — Just one day after U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., “labeled Buncombe County one of nine counties in the state he considers ‘sanctuary jurisdictions,’ the North Carolina House passed a GOP-backed bil...