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• Real change requires many uniting in a common cause

  Created: Tuesday, 05 February 2008 17:26

  Janese Johnson In every nonprofit organization, you will see the devoted and diligent volunteer who is working extra-hard for the cause that they believe in. Some people look at them and wonder, how could someone ...

• Detroit mayor says text-sex scandal not affecting cityís daily operations

  Created: Tuesday, 05 February 2008 17:24

  DETROIT — Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, who is currently facing accusations of sexual misconduct with his former chief of staff, said Friday that the scandal has not interfered with the city’s ability to operate. Kilpatrick admitted t...

• State takes over animal shelter after repeated neglect allegations

  Created: Tuesday, 05 February 2008 17:23

  HENDERONSVILLE — Veterinarians were hopeful about the future of 177 dogs and cats left at a shelter that had a long history of complaints and has since been taken over by the state. State officials took over operations at All Creatures Great ...

• KGís 17 points lead Bulldogs in 82-63 win over Highlanders

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:59

  UNC Asheville placed five players in double figures as the Bulldogs rolled to their fourth straight with a hard-fought 82-63 win over visiting Radford in Big South Conference action last Wednesday night before a sell-out crowd of 1,159 at Justice Center...

• Fueled by Smithson, UNCA whips Charleston-Southern

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:58

  Bryan Smithson scored 21 points to lead UNC Asheville Saturday night to an 86-73 win at Charleston Southern. Photo courtesy of UNCA NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Bryan Smithson scored 21 points as UNC Asheville r...

• Staples announces steps to beautify Merrimon building

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:55

  From Staff Reports Amid continued pressure from residents, Staples corporate officials announced plans last Monday to improve the appearance of the company’s Merrimon Avenue store. In a joint news conference with Mayor Terry Bellamy, r...

• Tea for three

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:54

  Members of ritual theater troupe Wicked Geisha perform a traditional Japanese tea ceremony as part of the Asheville Fringe Festival at the BeBe Theatre last Friday night. The festival, which is in its sixth year, features offbeat performances by ...

• Detroit mayorís alleged tryst colors King event

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:52

    Kwame Kilpatrick From Staff Reports Reports that Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick spent the night with a woman other than his wife during a stay at the Grove Park Inn prior to speaking at the Martin...

• Senseless war holds deep, lasting wounds for our nation

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:50

    Janese Johnson Tomorrow, I will say goodbye to my son who is heading for Iraq. They have told him that he will be deployed six months or a year, it just depends. So this week he is making amends t...

• Our Opinion: Detroit mayorís affair parallels Kingís trysts

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:48

  There is a certain irony to the current row over Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick’s alleged tryst with a woman at the Grove Park Inn prior to speaking at the Martin Luther King Jr. Prayer Breakfast in Asheville earlier this month. It is underst...

• 24/7 Britney-watch: Driving us crazy ó or her?

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:47

    John North Editor & Publisher America often is accused of being a celebrity-obsessed culture — and now we find out that this condition is, at least to some degree, pre-programmed. I ...

• Letter: Arctic thaw? Warming provokes scramble for hidden resources

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:43

  Last summer the Arctic became a fashionable place to visit. As the melting of sea ice accelerated, Canada, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland and the United States sent exploration teams northward. The Russians used a submersible to plant a titan...

• City lowers urban-village height limit in urban villages

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:41

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Council on Jan. 22 changed the city’s zoning ordinances to lower the maximum building height allowed within urban-village districts. The new rules, which lower the height limit from 150 to 100 feet, were...

• County delays vote on Haw Creek park

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:40

  From Staff Reports Buncombe County commissioners on Jan. 22 delayed a decision whether to spend $250,000 toward the purchase of nine acres in the upper part of Haw Creek Valley for a park. The board voted 4-1 to have the county Parks and Recrea...

• Regal Entertainment poised to buy competitor

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:39

  From Staff Reports Regal Entertainment Group, which operates several area movie theaters, announced ealier this month that it plans to buy rival Consolidated Theatres, solidifying its dominance of the Asheville market. Knoxville, Tenn.-based Reg...

• Red-hot Kenny George leads ëDogs past Chanticleers 56-52

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:35

  Kenny George led UNCA with 15 points. CONWAY, S.C. — Kenny George scored a game-high 15 points to go along with seven rebounds and six blocked shots to lead UNC Asheville to a hard fought 56-52 victory at Co...

• ëThere Will Be Bloodí falters in bid to achieve greatness

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:34

    Roger Ebert The voice of the oil man sounds made of oil, gristle and syrup. It is deep and reassuring, absolutely sure of itself and curiously fraudulent. No man who sounds this forthright can be other...

• Advice Goddess: 31-year-old man looking for love, not a lap dog

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:31

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon I’m a 31-year-old guy who’s just about given up on dating. My last girlfriend was desperately needy. She’d make me go to the store with her, and when I went to wo...

• Police Blotter: Jan. 30, 2008

  Created: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 16:29

  Former Asheville firefighter faces 10 years for sex crime A former Asheville firefighter faces a minimum of 10 years in prison after being convicted last Friday of trying to lure into sex someone he thought was 14 years old on the Internet. R...

• Environmentalists plan power boycott to protest coal plant

  Created: Tuesday, 22 January 2008 19:31

  By JIM GENARO Representatives of several local environmental groups gathered at Pritchard Park in downtown Asheville last Sunday to  launch an electricity boycott in protest of plans for two new coal-fueled power generators. Despite tempe...