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• Orwellian voices? Hard to escape

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:05

  The 21st century appears bent on making the crazy† seem normal. Once, the guy in line next to you yammering loudly to himself was a psychiatric outpatient. Now, heís just another self-important jerk with a cell phone. And it used to be tha...

• Think twice before taking a dip around here

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:03

    John North Editor & Publisher Whatís going on in the waterways of North Carolina? Exotic wildlife is turning up surprisingly close to home. For instance, I read about a 1-1/4-lb. piranha...

• Itís time for a fresh look at the potential of solar

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:02

  In the June 25 edition of the London Times online, Jeroen van der Veer, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, questioned whether green energy can replace fossil fuels. He suggested that we will need to use more coal as oil becomes scarce. ...

• Asheville architectsí plan for I-26 termed flawed, expensive by DOT

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 15:00

  An alternative design for Interstate 26 across the French Broad River proposed by a group of local architects has been termed flawed by the N.C. Department of Transportation. Representatives of the DOT told Asheville City Council on June 26 that t...

• Letters to the Editor: July 11, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 14:59

  Columnist, ëGang of Fourí criticized for pushing ëtruthí In ìSpiritual ideals needed for successful politicsî Bill Walz has significantly redefined spirituality to mean ìthe embrace of interconnectedness and self-transcendent love.î He als...

• Advice Goddess: To love is to care about otherís happiness

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 14:56

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon I am 36, with one son, and I had been dating a wonderful man for a year. We were planning on moving in together and discussing marriage . . . until one day I said to him, out of an...

• An excess of plots, puns hamstring daredevil ëTerminal Cityí

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 14:53

  This, honestly, is a work that is alternately addictive and infuriating. Dean Motter and Michael Larkís ìTerminal Cityî (Vertigo, 234 pp. $19.99) seems to be the result of every old serial, film-noir piece and sci-fi B-movie all rolled into o...

• Do we really need to be inundated with ëme-modeí thinking of ëThe Secret?í

  Created: Tuesday, 10 July 2007 14:51

  Janese Johnson In the past six months, there has been quite a rave about ìThe Secret,î a book and DVD that talks about how we create our own reality. Critics have been arguing with the advocates of ìThe Se...

• U.S. recession predicted, but Asheville expected to fare well

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:52

  By JIM GENARO Though a national recession is likely in the coming year, Asheville is set to weather it well, with a robust job market and strong home-value appreciation, according to economic analysts Tom Tveidt and James F. Smith. The pair ...

• Solstice dancers

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:49

  Soubhi Kiewiet and Nur Barrie of the troupe Tribalesque bellydance at the Stone Soup Summer Solstice Gathering June 23 at Hominy Creek Park. Several dozen people attended the gathering, which featured yoga, dancing, disc golf, herb education and ...

• Hispanic community center opens up in West Asheville

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:48

  From Staff Reports Members of Ashevilleís Hispanic community have a new resource for getting information, services and workshops. Nuestro Centro (Our Center) opened its doors June 23 at Calvary Baptist Church in West Asheville. The community...

• El Eco weekly paper returns to serve regionís Hispanics

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:47

  From Staff Reports Ashevilleís first Spanish-language newspaper, El Eco De Las MontaÒas, returned to area newsstands last Wednesday, four years after it ceased publication. The new El Eco is under new ownership and management after its name ...

• Police Blotter: July 4, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:44

  Feds, state, sheriffís office raid alleged illegal casinos In a series of raids last Thursday and Friday, federal, state and county officials shut down what they said were illegal gambling operations and sezied cash and video poker machines. ...

• Tourists slugger smashes 2-run homer in 9th for win

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:40

  The Asheville Tourists scored two runs in the ninth inning to edge the Hickory Crawdads 4-3 in front of 1,272 fans at McCormick Field last Sunday afternoon. Victor Ferrante smacked a two-run, walk-off home run ó following Jay Coxís one-out triple...

• 5K Firecracker Run set this morning in Brevard

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:36

  BREVARD ó The 12th Annual 5K Firecracker Run and Run Through the Mountains will be held at 8 this morning. Following the race, Brevard will hold its annual all-day Fourth of July celebration, which will center around a street festival featuring fo...

• Three players from WNC sign pro baseball contracts

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:35

  CULLOWHEE ó Three players with Western North Carolina connections recently signed contracts ó and all three agreed to forfeit the remainder of their college careers to play professional baseball. The signings included Greg Holland, Jordan Hotchki...

• Registration accepted for Folkmoot 5K Race

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:33

  WAYNESVILLE ó Registration is being accepted for the 2nd Annual Folkmoot 5K Race and Kids Fun Run, which will begin at 8 a.m. July 21 at Folkmoot USA. Trophies will be awarded to the top three male and female finishers in the race, sponsored by t...

• UNCA professor named chairman of BSC board

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:33

  UNC Asheville associate chemistry professor Herman Holt recently was named chairman of the Big South Conference Faculty Athletics Representatives. The appointment was announced at the Big South Conference annual spring meeting. Holtís two-year ter...

• Four ASU games chosen to be televised this season

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:32

  BOONE ó Four Appalachian State football games have been chosen for live television broadcasts this season, the Big Ten and Southern Conference announced recently. ASUís Sept. 1 season-opener at Michigan will be televised nationally on the Big Ten...

• ëA Mighty Heartí brings vividness to story of Daniel Pearlís murder

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:27

  Roger Ebert ìA Mighty Heartî begins with shots of the teeming streets of Karachi, Pakistan, a city with a population that seems jammed in shoulder-to-shoulder. Terrorists will emerge from this sea of humanity, kid...