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• Police Blotter: June 4, 2008

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:27

  Woman’s report of rape triggers police investigation Asheville police detectives are investigating an alleged rape reported May 23. A woman told officers that a man held her down by force and raped her when she was at his Sand Hill Ro...

• UNC Asheville Kicks Off 26th Annual Concerts on Quad Summer Music Series

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:25

  Music lovers of all ages will enjoy free concerts under the stars at UNC Asheville’s 26th annual Concerts on the Quad summer music series. Concerts get under way at 7 p.m. each Monday evening June 9-July 14 on UNC Asheville’s Quad. Concer...

• Official clears away smoke about U.N. perceptions of U.S.

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:22

  By JOHN NORTH United Nations spokesman Will Davis fielded questions about his organization from a totally pro-U.N. audience for 45 minutes before the meeting was shut down because of time constraints last Thursday night in Asheville. Davis, ...

• ëSex and the Cityí lurches along with curious banality for its fans

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:19

  In a scathing review, Roger Ebert describes the film “Sex and the City” as “probably just the movie fans of the HBO series are hoping for.” Otherwise, he said it offers barely a witty line. ...

• Advice Goddess: Gurus just wanna have fun?

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:17

  ‘Genius’ urged to clearly ask women out on dates in ego-protecting style The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon   It’s hard being as conscious as I am, which is why I come to yo...

• Obama merits praise for quitting his church, distancing self from a divisive ëpolitical circusí

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:15

  We have serious reservations about each of the three remaining major party contenders for the presidency, so we are not extending an endorsement when we take this opportunity to praise Senator Barack Obama, a Democrat. Specifically, Obama showed he...

• What in the !/#!!+&! happened to my box of Wheaties?

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:13

    John North Editor & Publisher Oh, great. As if things weren’t gloomy enough with skyrocketing gas prices, now comes news that manufacturers are scaling back product portions in an effort ...

• Chip implants could provoke next technological revolution

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:12

    Mark West Some technologies are inherently disruptive. It isn’t always obvious at first glance which innovations will end up changing the world and which will end up as footnotes, relegated to th...

• Look to The Netherlands to spark U.S., speaker urges

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:10

    Dr. Olson Huff From Daily Planet Staff Reports Dr. Olson Huff, who addressed “Poverty in Our Times: Wasted Lives” on May 21 in Asheville, fielded questions for 15 minutes. A wo...

• Physician equates poverty with wasted lives

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:09

  EDITOR’S NOTE: Following is a slightly condensed version of a prepared statement, titled “Poverty in Our Times: Wasted Lives,” which was distributed to attendees just before a talk by Dr. Olson Huff at a Critical Issues Luncheon Forum ...

• Is propaganda being used again for a war with Iran?

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:06

    Janese Johnson The Pentagon created a program leading up to the war in Iraq that was called the Pentagon Military Analyst Program. The goal of this program was to hire retired military analysts for the...

• Asheville sacks Rome 7-4 for sweep

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:03

  ROME, Ga. — The Asheville Tourists completed a four-game series sweep by whipping the Rome Braves 7-4 last Sunday. Asheville (40-17) took the lead 3-2 in the fourth inning off a three-run home run smashed by Brian Rike. The Tourists adde...

• Seven Tourists honored as SAL all-stars

  Created: Tuesday, 03 June 2008 12:03

  St. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Asheville Tourists manager Joe Mikulik, pitching coach Doug Linton and seven players for the Tourists have been named to the Southern Division team for the 2008 South Atlantic League All-Star Game, scheduled to be played on ...

• ëI hear that train a-cominí....í

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:52

  The annual Model Train Show rolled smoothly — with lots of action — last Friday and Saturday at the Haywood County Agricultural Center in Waynesville. More than 100 tables of displays, vendors and operating layouts were featured. Left, atten...

• Liberal pundit ties U.S. problems to corporate news media

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:50

  From Daily Planet Staff Reports Liberal broadcast journalist, columnist and author Amy Goodman in a talk last Friday in Asheville blamed the media, which she said largely is controlled by corporate conglomerates, for failing to fully report the new...

• Future of U.S.: Expert gloomy, but sees hope

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:48

  By JOHN NORTH The next president of the United States will face a formidable challenge requiring decisions that likely will have an influence of a magnitude seldom seen in human history, foreign-policy expert Casimir Yost said during a May 19 addre...

• Police Blotter: May 28, 2008

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:45

  Following downtown rapes, caution urged for women Following a series of reported rapes in downtown Asheville and adjoining areas, the Asheville Police Department issued a caution last week for people to keep personal safety in mind when out at ni...

• Asheville council slashes support to cityís festivals

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:42

  Asheville City Council on May 20 voted to cut its aid to a number of city festivals, such as Goombay and the Greek Festival, to tighten its financial belt as the economy continues to weaken. In a 4-2 vote, council agreed to slice $68,831 in free eq...

• Teacher, who fought test, axed

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:41

  SYLVA — A teacher who refused to administer state end-of-grade tests to his students with severe disabilities was fired this past Monday on a unanimous vote by the Jackson County Board of Education. Following a two-hour closed session, the board ...

• Questions focus on U.N., NATO, Bushes, Obama, McCain

  Created: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 18:40

  By JOHN NORTH Following his lecture on “Foreign Policy Challenges Facing the Next Administration,” Casimir Yost fielded numerous questions from the audience at UNC Asheville’s Owen Conference Center. A man asked about his v...