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• Embrace, donít bash, immigrants

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:25

  Judging by the inflammatory and borderline-racist rhetoric at The Action Clubís June 23 Stop Illegal Immigration Rally ó such as Asheville City Councilman Carl Mumpower labeling illegal immigration ìcultural terrorismî ó the Republican Party is gea...

• Masseuse kidnapping rubs me the wrong way

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:23

    John North Editor & Publisher I didnít expect the Spanish Inquisition! But there it was in Islamabad, Pakistan, two weeks ago ó or at least the radical Muslim version of it. Reportedly, ...

• Bushís low approval rates reflect futility of Iraq war

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:22

      Mark West Were the president at all concerned with doing the will of the public, he would change the course of his administration in light of recent polling numbers. The percentage of peopl...

• ëSouthern Invincibilityí cuts to the heart of a very difficult matter

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:17

  David Forbes As I heard more than once growing up, in the South the Civil War never really ended. In addition to the economic and cultural effects its devastation left (widespread poverty, a vulnerability to funda...

• Wandering eyes? Heís not messed up, just a man

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 11:15

  The Advice Goddess Amy Alkon My wife of six months is the love of my life, and everything I want in a woman. Weíve been together two years, and have a 6-month-old son. The problem is, and always has been, my ...

• Dire plight of child soldiers in more than 20 countries calls for activism at home

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 10:51

  Janese Johnson Fortunately in our country we do not have to worry whether a militia group will abduct our children in the middle of the night and teach them how to kill. But this serious human-rights violation is ha...

• For 100th and final column, a meditation on freedom

  Created: Tuesday, 03 July 2007 10:49

    Marc Mullinax ìArgue for your limitations, and theyíre yours.î ó Richard Bach ï MARS HILL ó Two years ago I sat with Asheville Daily Planet publisher John North and agreed to engage spiritual, reli...

• Confront leaders on illegal immigration, speakers urge

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:46

  By JOHN NORTH Citizens can make a difference by making their voices heard by elected government leaders on key issues such as illegal immigration, the speakers at the Stop Illegal Immigration Rally at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community Colleg...

• Rally against illegal immigration rips politicians, media

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:44

  By JOHN NORTH A so-called ìunholy allianceî of corrupt corporations, Congress, President Bush, both major political parties and the mainstream liberal-biased news media ó particularly the Asheville Citizen-Times newspaper ó was lambasted repeat...

• Partisan elections decried

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:43

  Radio talk-show host Matt Mittan of Ashevilleís WWNC-AM 570 addresses a rally ó in support of holding a referendum on partisan elections ó at City-County Plaza last Monday evening. City Council recently ordered Mittan expelled by police from a meet...

• Partisan elections? Critics make plea for fairness at rally

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:41

  By JIM GENARO For many supporters of a referendum on partisan elections, the issue comes down to one word: ìfairness.î This was the message of several speakers at a Let Asheville Vote rally at City-County Plaza last Monday evening. The even...

• County bans sex offenders from parks, passes budget

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:39

  From Staff Reports The Buncombe County Board of Comissioners on June 19 passed an ordinance that will ban convicted sex offenders from all public parks in the county. Asheville and several other Western North Carolina towns already have simila...

• Police Blotter: June 27, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:38

  90-year-old woman robbed inside her Waynesville home WAYNESVILLE ó Police are searching for a thief who robbed a 90-year-old woman of her savings June 16 while posing as a workman. Waynesville police say the woman was working in her garden w...

• City Council approves funding to supplement firefightersí pension funds

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:36

  Asheville firefighters will get matching funds from the city for their reitrement funds starting Oct. 1. A City Council vote June 19 approved matching funds of up to 2 percent of firefightersí salaries. The move was part of the cityís $129...

• Deputies set up trap to ensnare two wolf dogs involved in attacks

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:35

  BLACK MOUNTAIN ó Buncombe County Sheriffís deputies set a trap last Wednesday for a pair of wolf dogs that have been terrorizing residents in the southeastern corner of the county, but so far the animals have not taken the bait. The animals repor...

• Legends win 4-3 to snare split of series with Tourists

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:34

  LEXINGTON, Ky. ó The Lexington Legends captured a split of its four-game baseball series with the Asheville Tourists with a 4-3 win in front of 5,877 fans this past Sunday. The game was delayed for one hour and 50 minutes, when heavy rains settled...

• Ashevilleís players make mark despite All-Star loss

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:34

  sheville Tourists ó a league-high record ó played in the 2007 South Atlantic League All-Star game won 3-1 by the North Division team in front of 5,105 fans on June 19. The participating Tourists were on the South Division team, coached by Ashevil...

• Reynolds ace signs pact with Kansas City Royals

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:33

  Reynolds High pitching ace Sam Runion signed a contract for unspecified terms with the Kansas City Royals to play professional baseball last Friday. Runion, a 6-foot-4 righthander, had been selected as the 66th overall pick of Major League Baseball...

• Former Roberson star to play in futures game

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:33

  For the second consecutive season, Cameron Maybin, a former standout at Roberson High in Asheville, has been named to the Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game. The game, which will be televised by ESPN2, is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. July ...

• Former Reynolds standout leaving UNCA for Wingate

  Created: Tuesday, 26 June 2007 16:32

  Brianna Worley, a former Reynolds High basketball standout, is transferring from UNC Asheville to Division II Wingate Univrsity, UNCA coach Nancy Blose announced last Wednesday. Wingate plays in the same conference as Mars Hill College and has the ...