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• Escape artist disappoints loyalists ÇƒÓ again

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:14

  John NorthEditor & PublisherFor many people, Halloween inv...

• Kerry: Stuck in Iraq? No, stuck on stupid

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:12

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ÇƒÓ Would someone please tell John Kerry to ju...

• Instant runoff elections could open American democracy

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:10

  Bill WalzIn my last column, I bemoaned the fear, loathing and vapidity that now dominate American campaigning and governance, and offered arguments...

• Better to be safe than sorry in regard to global warming

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:08

  Mark WestThe costs of dealing with global warming right now are going ...

• Despite heavy-hand, ǃÚThe Plotë proves a fitting epitaph

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 17:05

  David ForbesIt is often assumed that the truth never dies. But, as the last work of legendary comics creator Will Eisner, "The Plot: The Secret Story of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion" (W.W. Norton &a...

• Advice Goddess: Itës very hard out there for a wimp

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:42

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• Humans, animals deserve equal compassion from vegetarians

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:38

  Janese Johns...

• Hereës how to interpret the Bible as a liberal

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:36

  Marc Mullinax"If Scripture is in fact God-b...

• Sports Briefs November 8, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:20

  UNCA womenës soccer nets NCAA bidCONWAY, S.C. ÇƒÓ The UNC Asheville womenës soccer team secured its first-ever bid to the NCAA tournament by winning the Big South Conference tournament last Sunday.Tied with Liberty after 90 minutes of regulation and ...

• Letters to the Editor - November 8, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:15

  ǃÚ06 Veterans  Day program in Asheville termed pitifulI have just received a copy of the cityës program for a Veterans Day ceremony.To say the least, it is a pitiful illustration of what our cityës leaders ÇƒÓ with a couple of notable except...

• Police Blotter For November 8, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 07 November 2006 16:02

  Federal officers join searchfor four illegal immigrantsFive local law enforcement officers were joined by at least three agents from the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency on Thursday in a search for four people who are accused of violatin...

• Bellamy receives death threats; castigates Tribune

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:42

  By DAVID FORBESSince voting in favor of substantially increasing the rent charged to an Army Reserve Center, Mayor Terry Bellamy said on Oct. 24 that she has received death threats."Iëve received death threats about this," Bellamy said. "Iëve had negati...

• Graffiti for peace

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:39

  Students with the UNC Asheville Socialist Unity League set up a temporary wall on the schoolës quadrangle last Wednesday and invited participants to spray paint graffiti on it as a protest against the construction by  Israel of a controversial wall ...

• State of women in developing world termed dire

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:38

  By JIM GENAROFor the United Nations to meet its five Millennium Development Goals, it will need the support of national and regional governments, as well as investment from the private sector, Dr. Roger Coate told an audience of about 40 people at UNC Ash...

• Legacy of Rome holds lessons for U.S., prof claims

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:36

  From Staff ReportsThe legacy of Rome, with a history that has affected many aspects of American culture and government, holds many lessons from which a modern day superpower ÇƒÓ such as the United States ÇƒÓ can learn, according to Dr. J. Rufus Fear...

• Police Blotter For November 1, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:33

  Student charged with havingloaded gun at Asheville HighAsheville police arrested a student who allegedly toted a loaded pistol in his book bag at Asheville High School early Monday morning.Joseph Eugene Patton Jr., 17, a junior, was charged with possessio...

• Free bus rides to end as city OKs $1 charge, effective Nov. 14 buses

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:29

  By DAVID FORBESRiders on the Asheville transit system will pay $1 per trip when the current free ride period ends on Nov. 13, but new, heavily discounted monthly and annual passes will be available ÇƒÓ and the system will operate for an additional hour...

• Questions on womenës status answered following U.N. talk

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:27

  By JIM GENAROAfter outlining some of the challenges facing women in the developing world at UNC Ashevilleës Reuter Center last Wednesday night, Dr. Roger Coate answered questions on the challenges ÇƒÓ as well as the positive trends ÇƒÓ for the Unit...

• Sports Briefs November 1, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:26

  Storm knocks Grizzliesout of playoffs with 10-7 winNASHVILLE ǃӠ The Nashville Storm nipped Asheville Grizzlies 10-7 in the third round of the North American Football League playoffs last Saturday.The Grizzlies finished the season 8-5.Ashevilleë...

• ǃÚMan of the Yearë proves funny, despite flaws in complex plot

  Created: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 16:23

  Meg HaleWith the way t...