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• 3 new members join Weaverville council

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:57

  From Staff Reports WEAVERVILLE ó Three newcomers were sworn in as members of Weaverville Town Council on Nov. 19. Doug Jackson, Walter Currie and Gene Knoefel were all sworn in and sat down for their first session of council. Among the ...

• Letters to the Editor Dec. 5, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:55

  ëWannabeí arts town termed stymied by business interests Perhaps Asheville is a good place to pursue the argument ó the argument about what humanists or humanism contributes to art. Does art thrive where humanism flourishes or can art s...

• ëEnchantedí proves magical, with heart-warming charm

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:48

    Roger Ebert By ROGER EBERT Itís no surprise to me that Amy Adams is enchanting. She won my heart in ìJunebugî (2005), where she told her clueless husband: ìGod loves you just the way you are, ...

• Advice Goddess: Size matters to the Incredible Sulk

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:46

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon Iím not the biggest horse in the barn, but my wife of 35 years has always said Iím perfect, sheís satisfied with me, and my size doesnít matter. Recently, a commercial for ìma...

• Behind every successful organization are motivated persons

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:40

    Janese Johnson There are countless nonprofit organizations that start out with a really great idea, and most often that idea is to have a positive impact on the planet. But if it were the idea alo...

• Two elections show study in contrasts

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:39

  The results of the votes in Russia and Venezuela this past weekend shed interesting light on the state of democracy in two countries led by strongmen on opposite political poles. In Russia, Vladimir Putinís United Russia party won a resounding vic...

• Once, there was a teddy bear named Muhammad ....

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:38

    John North Editor & Publisher Religious intolerance should be an oxymoron because, after all, religion is supposed to be about honoring the divine through practicing love, respect and harmony a...

• Americans must choose between fear and hope

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:36

  Eventually, you manifest what you fear. America calls itself a spiritual (read Christian) nation, but weíve been living from decidedly un-Jesus-like principles since our inception. Peace, respect and tolerance for others, generosity to the unfo...

• Police Blotter: Dec. 5, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 04 December 2007 16:34

  17-year-old girl suspected of setting multiple blazes A 17-year-old girl was arrested last Saturday and charged with setting two downtown fires. Furthermore, officials say they are planning to charge her with eight other fires in the downtown area...

• Woodfin board discusses ways to help needy

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:21

  By JIM GENARO WOODFIN ó Questions from a resident about opportunities for community service and concerns about a shortfall of funding for Meals on Wheels prompted a lively discussion of the role of town government in charity at the Nov. 20 meeting...

• Old-school boom box

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:19

  Members of the Firecracker Jazz Band play music on a mobile stage designed to look like an antique gramophone during the 61st anual Asheville Holiday Parade on Nov. 17.† The band was part of the Mystik Mountain Krewe Asheville Mardi Gras Parade...

• Use of Native American images as mascots ignores legacy of genocide, activists allege

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:18

  By JIM GENARO SWANNANOA ó For activists David Voyles and Monroe Gilmour, the elimination of school mascots based on Native American characters and symbols is about more than political correctness ó itís about acknowledging a brutal legacy of g...

• Finally, intuition is gaining a greater respect in the professional world

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:16

    Janese Johnson Up until the Middle Ages, intuition was part of most peopleís everyday life. They had not yet learned to separate the rational from the intuitive. That change from a more integrate...

• Hate Staples? Donít repeat its mistakes

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:10

  Itís hard to miss all the news lately about development in Asheville. While some residents call for higher buildings and more urban density, others decry such structures as the 130-foot Ellington building planned for downtown. Nonetheless, there i...

• As reding for fun deklines, riting crisis loomz ....

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:09

    John North Editor & Publisher To probably nobodyís amazement, a recent study showed that reading for fun in the United States is declining. The analysis, released on Nov. 19 by the Nation...

• The Upper Left awakens

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:07

    Carl S. Milsted, Jr. The Ron Paul phenomenon has caught the mainstream media by surprise. A fringe candidate with some very extreme views, hostility from the Republican leadership, and tiny numbers in ...

• Black Mountain rejects request to increase height in I-2 districts

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:05

  From Staff Reports BLACK MOUNTAIN ó Despite support from several members of the business community, the Black Mountain Board of Aldermen voted 3-2 on Nov. 12 to reject a request by emulsion manufacturer Hammaker East to raise the building-height...

• City rejects offer of $50K to drop claims on failed housing project

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:04

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Council on Nov. 20 rejected an offer of $50,000 to drop claims on loans made to a failed subsidized-housing complex, hoping to find a better offer and recoup more money in a foreclosure sale. Council voted 4...

• County board intensifies penalties for stormwater-runoff rule violations

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:03

  From Staff Reports Developers who violate Buncombe Countyís stormwater-runoff rules will now have to pay penalties as high as $25,000 per day, as the Board of Commissioners on voted on Nov. 20 to stiffen penalties for violations. The move bri...

• City Council recount shows little change

  Created: Tuesday, 27 November 2007 19:02

  From Staff Reports A sample hand recount of the ballots cast in two precincts in the Asheville City Council election on Nov. 6 showed little change. Councilman Bryan Freeborn, who lost his seat in the election, had requested the recount after an i...