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• Value of political parties in city campaigns? Candidates split over partisan election issue

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:48

  By JIM GENARO Strong opinions and sometimes-heated words clashed last Thursday at a forum on whether Asheville should switch to a partisan election system. Supporters of the change said it would encourage voter turnout and make the role of po...

• Colorful protest

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:45

  A woman waves a flag representing the Altiplano tribes during a march this past Monday in Santiago, Chile. The march participants demanded greater protection for the indigenous Mapuche people of Chile and Argentina. About 4,000 marchers participa...

• Merger plan for ABC stores remains on ice

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:44

  By JIM GENARO WEAVERVILLE ó Negotiations over a possible merger between the townís Alcoholic Beverage Commission and the City of Ashevilleís board again dominated discussion at Weaverville Town Councilís meeting last Monday night. Council...

• Incumbent candidates get top votes in City Council primary election

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:43

  The three incumbent City Council members were the top winners in Ashevilleís primary election on Oct. 9. Tire-store owner and former race-car driver Jan Davis got the most votes, with 3,622 or 17 percent of the vote. He was closely trailed by Brownie...

• Black Mtn. green-building initiative not entirely successful, official says

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:42

  By JIM GENARO BLACK MOUNTAIN ó An educational initiative between the Town of Black Mountain and the WNC Green Building Council was not entirely successful, Assistant Town Manager Bo Ferguson told the town Board of Aldermen on Oct. 8. The prog...

• Sports Briefs: Oct. 16, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:41

  Mocs thwart Catsí rally in 3rd quarter for 39-21 win CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ó Western Carolina University staged a rally in the third quarter but Tennessee Chattanooga held on to win 39-21 at Finley Stadium last Saturday night. Trailing 25-0 ...

• Police Blotter: Oct. 16, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:39

  Mars Hill police lock doors after break-in at station MARS HILL ó The Mars Hill Police station will start locking its doors after a burglar broke in and stole several items from a display case last Wednesday. Among the items taken were a t...

• City of activists gets ëFí for turnout

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:36

  For a city known throughout the state for its vocal political activism, we are puzzled by the embarrassingly poor turnout in the primary elections for Asheville City Council last week. A record-low 13 percent of the electorate, or 7,617 out of 57,0...

• Yes, Rush rules radio, but his values merit debate

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:35

    John North Editor & Publisher ìI donít need equal time, I am equal time!î ó Rush Limbaugh ï The more I listen to, read about and research Rush Limbaugh, both the man and his cause, the ...

• 10-second soundbites do a disservice to science

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:33

    Mark West Does eating lots of tuna lead to higher levels of mercury in your body? Scientifically, there isnít much doubt. The Environmental Quality Institute has amassed the largest database in the Un...

• Donít indulge insult by new husbandís friend

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:31

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon I recently married a wonderful man. A few of his friends who could be described as ìanti-marriageî attended our wedding, but everything was perfect ó until the next day when we ...

• ëWe Own the Nightí works thanks to Phoenixís acting

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:29

    Roger Ebert ìWe Own the Nightî was the slogan of the New York police in the 1980s, painted on the sides of their squad cars as a promise to take back the night from the drug trade. It might have been...

• Hidden cruelty to animals that we donít hear about

  Created: Tuesday, 16 October 2007 17:26

    Janese Johnson Many were shocked to hear about Michael Vick, the popular quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons football team who is facing a prison sentence after his dog-fighting sting was brought to ou...

• Scholar outlines origins of Latin Americaís rift with U.S.

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:33

  By JIM GENARO Despite its democratic rhetoric, Americaís long history of intervention in Latin America ≠ó particularly in support of totalitarian regimes ó has left much of the region with a strong mistrust of the U.S., Dr. Alvis Dunn told the...

• Confronting gang violence

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:30

  Bob Smith addresses a citizensí forum on gang violence at the fellowship hall of Tried Stone Missionary Baptist Church last Thursday. About 30 people attended the forum, which was held in response to a number of recent gang-violence incidents. A...

• Parents termed key to keeping kids out of gangs

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:29

  By Jim Genaro If children are going to stay away from drugs and gang violence, parents and other adults in the African-American community need to take a more active role in their lives, according to several participants at a forum on gang violence ...

• Sports Briefs: October 10, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:24

  No. 5 App. State waltzes past Gardner-Webb 45-7 BOONE ó Led by Walter Payton Award candidate Kevin Richardsonís four second-quarter touchdowns, No. 5 Appalachian State University rattled off 38 unanswered points to defeat Gardner-Webb 45-7 at so...

• Developer touts proposed condo plan to Pack Square Conservancy

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:22

  From Staff Reports The architect of a controversial proposed condominium development planned for Pack Square said last Wednesday that the building would enhance the park space being renovated in front of it. Charlotte architect Mark Fishero ...

• Thomasí public grudge raises concerns

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:21

  Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is making waves again, this time by dredging up the past and settling a few old grudges. In his new autobiography, ìMy Grandfatherís Son,î Thomas blasts liberal groups, Yale Law School and Democratic senator...

• Myanmar could use Kiplingís advice now

  Created: Tuesday, 09 October 2007 17:20

  John North Editor & Publisher ìBy the old Moulmein Pagoda, lookiní lazy at the sea,† Thereís a Burma girl a-settiní, and I know she thinks oí me;† For the wind is in the palm-trees, and the temp...