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• Police Blotter: Nov. 7, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 06 November 2007 18:26

  Man charged with larceny, forgery in Hendersonville HENDERSONVILLE ó The Henderson County Sheriffís Office arrested a man last Friday night whom they had been looking for and considered ìextremely dangerous.î According to the sheriffís o...

• EPA orders cleanup of Skyland CTS site

  Created: Tuesday, 06 November 2007 18:24

  SKYLAND ó The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has ordered operators of a Skyland plant that used to make industrial switches to find a way to clean up contaminated springs nearby. Furthermore, CTS and current property owner Mills Gap Associat...

• Erwin High termed ëdropout factoryí in national education survey

  Created: Tuesday, 06 November 2007 18:23

  From Staff Reports Erwin High School in Buncombe County recently earned the dubious distinction of being called a ìdropout factoryî by a national survey of American high schools. The study by Johns Hopkins University applied the designatio...

• Despite all-star voice cast, ëBee Movieí never takes off

  Created: Tuesday, 06 November 2007 18:22

  Roger Ebert ìFrom each according to his ability, to each according to his need.î ó Karl Marx ï Applied with strict rigor, thatís how bee society works in Jerry Seinfeldís ìBee Movie,î and apparently in r...

• Conservatives urged to frame issues to win

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:08

  From Staff Reports Fox News contributor Michael Barone said the field is open for candidates in the 2008 president election and, for the conservatives to win, they need to seize the moment and dominate in framing the issues, during an address last ...

• Cristina mops up

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:06

  Senator and First Lady Cristina Fern·ndez, who won Argentinaís presidential election by a wide margin last Sunday, dries the hair of her husband, President NÈstor Kirchner, after a rainy closing of her campaign in Buenos Aires last Thursday. Fer...

• Opinions about aesthetics, free speech clash at meeting about newspaper racks in city

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 18:05

  By JIM GENARO Differing opinions about aesthetics and free speech clashed last Wednesday at a meeting of Asheville publishers, city officials and citizens about possible changes to the way newspapers are distributed in the city. Advocates of a...

• Police Blotter: Oct. 31, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:59

  2 teenage girls arrested in break-in at Mars Hill PD MARS HILL ó Two teenage girls were arrested Oct. 23 on charges that they broke into the Mars Hill Police Department and stole several items from a display case, including a counterfeit $100 b...

• Gannett puts Hammer on Citizen-Times

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:58

  Charles R. ìRandyî Hammer McLEAN, Va. ó Charles R. ìRandyî Hammer, formerly vice president/audience and content at The Courier-Journal in Louisville, Ky., has been named president and publisher at the Ashevill...

• City OKs security measures at rec. centers, hiring of 2 gang experts

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:55

  From Staff Reports Asheville City Council took steps to minimize violent crime in the city at its Oct. 23 meeting, approving the hiring of two experts on gangs and beefing up secuirty at city recreation facilities. The new investigators will t...

• Questions on upcoming presidential race fielded by Fox News pundit

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:53

  From Staff Reports Fox News contributor Michael Barone fielded six questions centering on the upcoming American presidential election following his speech last Thursday at the Haywood Park Hotel in downtown Asheville. Master of ceremonies Chad A...

• Advice Goddess: Strip-club foray doesnít justify hitting new hubby

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:52

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon My husband of two months has always treated me very well, and is usually thoughtful. But, one week before our wedding, he broke a promise. I hate the whole stripper thing, so he ag...

• Sports Briefs: Oct. 31, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:51

  No. 10 Appalachian holds off feisty Furman for 34-27 win GREENVILLE, S.C. ó No. 10 Appalachian State University held off Furman University for a 34-27 victory in football last Saturday. ASU (6-2, 2-2) scored on its first four possessions and...

• ë30 Daysí brings fresh blood to a dead genre of movies

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:49

    Roger Ebert   A gaunt stranger haunts the streets of Barlow, Alaska, warning: ìThat cold ainít the weather. Thatís Death approaching.î Since Barlow is said to be the northernmost town in ...

• Use time change to cash in on extra sleep

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:46

  At 2 a.m. this Sunday, most Americans (including those of us fortunate enough to live in Western North Carolina) will ìfall backî to standard time and gain an extra hour. As is the human tendency, most people probably will fritter away that preci...

• Mattelís apology to China portends global buck-passing

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:45

  John North Editor & Publisher Like many people, I was surprised when Mattel Inc., the premier American toy-maker (and the worldís largest), apologized to China for the recent recalls of millions of its un...

• A victimless crime?

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:42

  Carl S. Milsted, Jr. Legalizers claim that drug use ó even hard drug use ó is a victimless crime; unless a user commits some other crime, such as robbery or violence, the only person harmed by the drugs is the user. La...

• Letters: Oct. 31, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:41

  Self-proclaimed Dittohead defends Limbaugh program EDITORíS NOTE: The following letter refers to John Northís column headlined ìYes, Rush rules the radio, but his values merit debateî that appeared in the Oct. 17 edition of the Daily Planet. ...

• Generosity rises out of the ashes and falls on sunny days

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:36

  Janese Johnson Since my son and some of my clients live in California and are experiencing the fires, I have been staying actively involved in the details on what has been happening there. A common theme that I am h...

• Biltmore Lake homeowners sue to avoid annexation by Asheville

  Created: Tuesday, 30 October 2007 17:35

  Residents of the upscale Biltmore Lake development have filed a suit against the City of Asheville, claiming it failed to adhere to state law in seeking to annex the property. The suit, filed in Buncombe County Superior Court, makes it unlikely the...