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• Tally of partisan election referendum petition termed ëtoo close to callí as deadline nears

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 10:01

  As the deadline nears for verification of a petition drive to revert Ashevilleís election system to a non-partisan one, the number of signatures collected was termed ìtoo close to callî by election officials. The petitions call for a referendum ...

• Asheville City Council rejects plan for police to enforce immigration

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:56

  Asheville City Council rejected a proposal by Councilman Carl Mumpower on July 24 that would have authorized city police to participate in a federal immigration-enforcement program. Council voted 6-1 not to participate in the program, under which t...

• Sports Briefs: August 1, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:54

  Englishman finishes first in 5K race at Bele Chere Stuart Moran, native of England, finished in 15 minutes, 19 seconds in a steady drizzle to win the 28th annual Bele Chere 5K race in Asheville this past Saturday morning. Moran, a 31-year...

• ëOrder of the Phoenixí drags, despite good performances

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:52

  By JIM GENARO In the interest of full disclosure, I must admit that my Harry Potter addiction is, at best, a mild one. I have watched my friends and loved ones become intensely engrossed in the saga of the boy wizard and hero of Hogwartís Scho...

• Local flavor serves Bele Chere well

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:50

  In many ways, this yearís Bele Chere was the same festival that locals have come to both love and hate over the years. The throngs of people, frequent rain and ubiquitous marketing contrasted with a diverse array of music, performances and activities. ...

• Loviní Spoonful still dishes up the musical goodies

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:49

  John North Editor & Publishe My only foray to Bele Chere this past weekend was to see and hear the Loviní Spoonful, which provided a much-needed blast from the past among the final acts to perform late Su...

• Media needs to do more to bring down the corrupt

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:46

  Mark West In the period after the Civil War, corruption ran rampant in the United States. Most cities had gangs which controlled city hall, and whose patronage insured the outcome of elections while dispersing public ...

• Letters to the Editor: August 1, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:45

  Reader questions rationale of deputy in flag incident Concerned Asheville-Buncombe citizens want to know: Will local law enforcement now be entirely ignoring our inalienable right to free speech, as supposedly protected by the First Amendment o...

• Advice Goddess: Vegetarian boyfriend needs to live, let live

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:43

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon My boyfriend of eight months is a vegetarian, and believes all animals are created equal, and that we, as animals, donít have a right to eat other animals. Iím very much a carniv...

• Zinnís ëPeopleís Historyí remains a brilliant, insightful commentary

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:41

  David Forbes Itís sad that Howard Zinn and Noam Chomsky are often lumped in the same boat, simply as ìleftist intellectuals.î Iíve never gotten that, myself. Despite his indisputable brilliance in the fie...

• Are people as individualistic as we like to think we are?

  Created: Tuesday, 31 July 2007 09:39

  Janese Johnson An international study comparing 56 countries across a variety of categories (the Geert Hofstede Cultural Dimensions study) looked at is how individualistic or collective a country is. Maybe itís n...

• Letter to the Editor: ëSickoí film termed full of lies; government blamed for woes

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:08

  EDITORíS NOTE: The following letter, a copy of which was sent to the Daily Planet, is addressed to MoveOn.org (cc: Michael Moore, who directed the film ìSickoî): ï There is NO SUCH THING as free health care ó STOP lying to We the People! Ho...

• Merrimon high-rise proposal unveiled to mixed reactions

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:06

  From Staff Reports Merrimon Avenue may soon get two 13-story buildings where a car dealership once stood. Developers recently unveiled plans for a mixed-use construction project at the former Deal MotorCars property that would include several st...

• Shaking all over

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:05

  Performers from 10 countries are participating in this yearís Folkmoot USA, which continues through Sunday in venues around Western North Carolina. Above, a dancer from last year performs. For details on Folkmoot, see Calendar on pages 4-5. Spec...

• Construction starts on Woodfin park with play-castles to honor slain child

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:04

  By JIM GENARO WOODFIN ó The children of Woodfin will soon have an elaborate new park and playground facility, as the town has begun to renovate its Roy Pope Memorial Park to incorporate a smaller park for children. The Avery King Park, locate...

• Swannanoa residents discuss possible incorporation

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:03

  From Staff Reports Swannanoa ó More than three-quarters of Swannanoa residents support incorporating as a town, according to the preliminary results of a survey announced at a meeting last Thursday night. The session, sponsored by the Swannan...

• Peace needs to begin at home

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:01

  If thereís one group in Washington less popular than President Bush these days, it is Congress. Recent polls show the approval ratings for the Democrat-controlled Congress at an all-time low of 24 percent ó 11 points lower than it was two months ago....

• A letter to The Asheville Tribuneís Bill Fishburne

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 18:00

    John North Editor & Publisher Mr. Bill Fishburne Senior editor, Asheville Tribune Dear Bill: Last week, the Daily Planet reprinted your July 12 column, taking me to task ó at length...

• The future is already here; We need to be ready for it

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 17:57

  by D.G. Martin CHAPEL HILL ó About four million people. That is the answer. Now, here is the question: How many people lived in North Carolina when my family moved here about 1950? Here is another question that has the same answer: How m...

• Advice Goddess: Donít let another man buy your wifeís breasts boobs

  Created: Wednesday, 25 July 2007 17:38

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon After my wifeís jewelry business slowed down, she started bartending to pay her part of our bills. Sheís 35. A guy about 60 got friendly with her, leaving $50 tips for a few beer...