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• ASU to host Coastal Carolina in 1st round of football playoffs

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:10

  BOONE ÇƒÓ Defending national champion Appalachian State earned the top seed in the 16-team NCAA Division I Football Championship field for the second year in a row and will host Coastal Carolina in first-round action at 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Kidd Brewe...

• Sports Briefs: November 22, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:08

  No. 3 Gators annihilateCatamounts 62-0 in footballGAINESVILLE, Fla. ǃӠ Third-ranked Florida stomped Western Carolina University 62-0 in football last Saturday.The season-ending loss also was the ninth defeat in a row for WCU (2-9) in a mismatch ...

• Scorseseës new cop drama destined to win at the Oscars

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:06

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• Rumsfieldës leaving bodes well

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:03

  In one of the first direct results from the Nov. 7 elections, Donald Rumsfeld has resigned as secretary of defense.We hope that this decision will presage a new, more accountable direction in foreign policy and the basic responsiveness of government.That ...

• Donët ask for what you want; ask what is Godës will for you

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 15:01

  Roland MartinCHI...

• Weaversë tribute concert proves to be a blast into leftistsë past

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:59

  John NorthEditor & Publisher"If...

• At last, progressives can begin to shape the future

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:56

  Bill WalzThe morning after the mid-term elections that swept Republicans out of control of Congress, this progressive De...

• Bush following in footsteps of delusional Ronald Regan

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:55

  Mark WestI can remember the puzzlement I fe...

• ǃÚFragile Thingsë proves superb despite ghost-story overload

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:52

  David ForbesTales of love, loss, death, rebirth and magic in every sense of the word make up Neil Gaimanës latest offering, the superb short-story collection "Fragile Things" (William Morrow, 360 page...

• Advice Goddess: From here to attorneyës fees

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:43

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• Thanksgiving: Are we responsible for the actions of our ancestors?

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:41

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• Opinion: New support group? Bi-theists and mal-theists anonymous

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:39

  Marc Mullinax"I ...

• Joan Jett proves to be smash at the Peel

  Created: Tuesday, 21 November 2006 14:37

  By MATT SWIFTJoan Jett and the Blackhearts rolled into town to promote their latest album, "Sinner," in front of a swarming sea of black-leather-clad fans last Sunday night at the Orange Peel.With her throaty roar and tough-as-nails presence, Jett still i...

• Downtown development plan unveiled in Black Mtn.

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:16

  By JIM GENAROBLACK MOUNTAIN ÇƒÓ Residents got their first look this past Monday night at a plan for a proposed development that, if approved, will radically alter the face of downtown Black Mountain. The townës Board of Aldermen heard a presentation f...

• Honoring veterans

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:13

  Mayor Terry Bellamy (right background) stands saluting the flag last Saturday at a Veterans Day ceremony in front of City Hall. Walter F. Ashe, Lt. SC USN, who served on the USS Asheville, was the keynote speaker. About 20 people attended the event. ...

• A-B Tech to open new technology, commerce center

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:12

  Buncombe County now has a facility to help new technology entrepreneurs develop business models and find financial support, Max Queen told the county Board of Commissioners Nov. 7. Queen, who is vice president of continuing education at Asheville-Buncombe...

• Author denounces ǃÚapartheidë schools at UNCA lecture

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:09

  Jonathan Kozol By JIM GENAROThe United Statesë educational system has declined into an apartheid system in which minority students are relegated to inferior schools with limited resources while white students enjoy a significantly higher quality of ed...

• Police Blotter: Nov. 15, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 15:03

  Sylva man charged, jailedin series of armed robberiesA Sylva man was arrested and incarcerated last Monday morning in connection with  a series of armed robberies ÇƒÓ all of which were committed within the same week ÇƒÓ in Asheville, Black Moun...

• Buncombe voters give Democrats the nod in mid-term elections

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 14:59

  By DAVID FORBESWhen Buncombe County voters went to the polls on Nov. 7, they gave Democratic candidates victories in several high-profile races, with Heath Shuler unseating Rep. Charles Taylor, R-Brevard, in the congressional race and Van Duncan defeati...

• Wingate ends MHC season by giving 37-14 thrashing

  Created: Tuesday, 14 November 2006 14:54

  WINGATE ÇƒÓ Wingate University rolled over injury-riddled Mars Hill College 37-14 in football last Saturday in front of 21,742 fans.While the Bulldogs amassed 502 yards, the Lions ÇƒÓ in their final game of the seasonÇƒÓ registered only 271 yards...