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• AC-Tís hyper-local accent strikes me as pandering

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:50

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• Christians need to transcend divisive political affiliations

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:47

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• ëRising Up and Rising Downí a perfect book for violent times

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:44

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• Advice Goddess: Lifeís not fair; you might as well get over it

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:42

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• Interracial families see a different side of race

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:40

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• ëThin placesí portray the borders between the physical and the spiritual

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:38

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• Skeptic fields queries on global warming

  Created: Tuesday, 17 April 2007 17:32

  By JOHN NORTHFollowing his luncheon presentation titled ìAl Goreís ëAn Inconvenient Truthí: A Skeptical Tour,î Marlo Lewis fielded questions for about 20 minutes from an audience that appeared mostly sympathetic to his ideas at the Grove Park Inn &am...

• Asheville mayor aspires to create diverse ëcity of neighborsí

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:48

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville will draw strength from its diversity, while cracking down on nuisances, rethinking environmental initiatives, forming neighborhood councils and acknowledging that its needs are different from those of surrounding Buncombe Count...

• Graffiti alley

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:45

  Graffiti covers a wall along downtown Ashevilleís Chicken Alley. The Asheville Police Department recently established a task force aimed at combatting downtown graffiti. The task force, comprising patrol officers from each of the cityís districts and on...

• Peace in Middle East is possible, journalist says

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:44

  By JIM GENARODespite the complexity of the challenges facing the Middle East, peace in the region is possible, according to former CBS News correspondent Mitchell Krauss.The retired journalist and radio news anchor outlined some of those challenges to a...

• Newspapers face tough challenges, publisher asserts

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:41

  By JOHN NORTHThe newspaper industry is changing, and must continue to change, to remain relevant amidst  rapidly shifting readership patterns, especially by emphasizing local news content ó every paperís biggest strength ó and by providing informa...

• Police Blotter: April 11, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:39

  Man strikes officer, tears off radar antenna, police sayA man who Asheville police allege grabbed and struck an officer and tore the radar antenna off a police car faces charges of assaulting a police officer and injuring personal property. He was arreste...

• UNCA recognized for commuter accessibility

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:33

  Every weekday morning, UNC Asheville Associate Professor Doug Miller boards an Asheville Transit System bus near his home in Arden. He shows the driver his university ID and enjoys a free commute to his office on campus.Miller is just one of a number of U...

• Publisher challenged on wisdom of changes, paperís responsibilities

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:32

  By JOHN NORTHJeffrey P. Green, president and publisher of the Asheville Citizen-Times, fielded numerous questions ó many of them critical ó about recent changes in his newspaperís format to an ultra-local emphasis, following his March 30 address on ìT...

• Asheville native Roy Williams joins Basketball Hall of Fame

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:30

  Roy Williams, an Asheville native, was among seven men selected to join the Basketball Hall of Fame on April 2.He is head basketball coach at his alma mater, the University of North Carolina.Williams, 56, has registered a 524-131 record in 19 seasons as a...

• Tourists stage rally to nip Bulldogs 8-6 in exhibition

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:30

  UNC Asheville roared to a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning, but the Single A Asheville Tourists later mustered two big innings of offensive fireworks to defeat the Bulldogs 8-6 in exhibition baseball on April 3 at McCormick Field.UNCAís Matt Henso...

• Winthrop defeats UNCA 8-3 to win baseball series

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:29

  ROCK HILL, S.C. ó Winthrop University beat UNC Asheville 8-3 in baseball on April 1 to win the series 2-1.Winthrop scored three runs in the third, and four in the seventh inning to secure the victory. The Eaglesí Josh McDonald allowed seven hits and thr...

• Commissioners hear update on stormwater board

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:28

  By JIM GENAROIn the six months since the Buncombe County Commissioners passed a new stormwater-runoff ordinance, the agency charged with enforcing the ordinance has received 19 permit applications covering 116 acres of land, according to Stormwater Admini...

• ëBlades of Gloryí inspires laughs, but never gets beyond stupidity

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:22

  By ELIZABETH MEADSThe pitch session for the comedy ìBlades of Gloryî had to have been the shortest in Hollywood history. The producers must have said, ìPicture this ... Anchorman and Napoleon Dynamite... on ice skates!î From that point on, this bloc...

• Living wage in Asheville: Itís time

  Created: Tuesday, 10 April 2007 18:19

  On March 13 a coalition of local groups known as the Living Wage Campaign presented a proposal to Asheville City Council that the city adopt an ordinance ensuring that city employees are all paid a living wage ó which the campaign defines as at least $10...