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• Asheville should honor poetry

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:13

  The City of Boston recently made headlines with a proposal to appoint a poet laureate as part of an effort to promote the cityís literary life.The resolution, introduced by City Council member John Tobin, was expected to be voted on last Tuesday.If itís...

• Starbucks losing its soul in bid for growth? Hah!

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:11

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• NCAA graduation rates give cause for anger every March

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:10

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• Letters: March 28, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:08

  Saying ëDonít be a victimíis not enough to end rapeIn Australia, where club and designer drugs are prevalent, one need not look very far to find public service announcements about them.Itís intriguing to study the different approaches of television an...

• Off-screen, ë300í still remains a flawed-but-gripping tale

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:06

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• Advice Goddess: You wonít find peace at bars

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:03

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• Voices, joined together, can be heard far away

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:01

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• Mars Hill College opts for split from Baptist State Convention

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 14:00

  RALEIGH ó Mars Hill College, as well as the four other remaining colleges and universities with ties to the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, are planning to cut their ties with the organization.The split could cost each school about $1.2 milli...

• Our diverse relationships all share one thing

  Created: Tuesday, 27 March 2007 12:46

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• Could the U.S. eliminate unwanted pregnancies?

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:43

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• Council rejects sales tax, mulls living wage ordinance

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:28

  By DAVID FORBESConcerns over the ability of Ashevilleís workers to make ends meet led City Council on March 13 to reject on a 5-2 vote an additional half-cent sales tax requested by the Chamber of Commerce, before setting several conditions on possible f...

• March for peace

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:26

  Students protesting the war in Iraq march from the UNC Asheville quad toward downtown last Tuesday afternoon to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of the conflict. The Socialist Unity League, the UNCA chapter of Students for a Democratic Society, or...

• Weaverville moves forward on conditional zoning

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:25

  By DAVID FORBESWEAVERVILLE ó Weaverville took another step towards approval of conditional zoning ó a new rule some are touting as a way to control development more specifically ó as Town Council on Monday night set a public hearing on the matter.ìAny...

• U.S. alone cannot fix climate change, lecturer tells forum

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:23

  By JIM GENAROThough its choices do have a large impact on global warming, the U.S. cannot tackle the problem by itself ó nor can the U.N. without the cooperation of both the developed and the undeveloped nations of the world, according to Lenny Bernstein...

• Police Blotter: March 21, 2007

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:20

  Castration ring participantsall will be free from jail soonWAYNESVILLE ó  Three members of a voluntary-castration ring that was raided by police last year will soon be released ó one on house arrest and the others for time served.The men were convi...

• Chancellor apologizes to UNCA community

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:17

  By JIM GENAROIn the wake of a controversy over several dismissals of longtime employees at UNC Asheville, the schoolís chancellor, Anne Ponder, apologized March 13 for the way university services have been restructured.Ponder addressed about 150 people a...

• Asheville council considers racetrack proposal

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:16

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville City Council moved forward on a possible racetrack at the Asheville Regional Airport on March 13, when members agreed to hear a future presentation from a racetrack advocacy group, including information on flooding, noise and poll...

• UNCA trustees to choose name for Math Lab

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:13

  The UNC Asheville Board of Trustees will hold a special called meeting at noon today in 251 Phillips Hall to consider a recommendation to name the universityís Math Lab in memory of Joe Parsons, mathematics professor emeritus.The meeting is open to the p...

• LSU rips UNCA 77-39 to halt Bulldogsí run

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:10

  AUSTIN, Texas ó LSU shellacked UNC Asheville 77-39 in the first round of the NCAA womenís basketball tournament last Saturday at the Erwin Center.The loss snapped a six-game winning streak for the Bulldogs and sent them home abruptly.In its first-ever a...

• Bulldogs nip Catamounts 7-6 in fierce regional rivalry

  Created: Tuesday, 20 March 2007 16:09

  CULLOWHEE ó David Williams swatted an RBI double in the seventh inning to lift UNC Asheville to a 7-6 baseball victory over regional rival Western Carolina University in baseball last Wednesday.In addition to Williams, who registered four hits for the Bu...