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• Sports Briefs October 25, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:57

  No. 1 ASU prevails 27-20in double-overtime thrillerSTATESBORO, Ga. ÇƒÏ Kevin Richardson scored a three-yard touchdown on the first series of double overtime and Appalachian State Universityës defense made the lead hold up to give No. 1 Appalachian a t...

• ǃÚThe Dresserë brings laughter, but surprisingly, tears as well

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:51

  Meg HaleI knew that the latest show being perform...

• Swannanoa needs its autonomy

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:49

  Spurred to action by an onslaught of new development, some Swannanoa residents have begun organizing and planning for the future of their region ÇƒÓ a scenic, but economically depressed area nestled between Asheville and the Town of Black Mountain.More...

• Good girls go bad ... for Halloween

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:47

  John NorthEditor & Publisher"In her thigh-highs and ruby miniskirt, Little Red Riding Hood does not appear to be e...

• Letës not dismiss Iraqi deaths, regardless of total numbers

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:46

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ÇƒÓ It is inevitable in war that people will die. The idea of using forceful action to fight another...

• Want to see political change? Start by reforming elections

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:44

  Bill WalzThe late, great "gonzo journalist" Hunter Thompson coined the term, "fear and loathing on the campaign trail." Politicians, particularly right-wing Republicans, saw ...

• Auburn prof beautifies Hale County with cutting-edge architecture

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:43

  Mark WestHale County, Ala., isnët where youëd expect a radical experiment in social engineering to be taking place. Just t...

• ǃÚEnd of Gayë challenges beliefs about sexual orientation

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:41

  David ForbesHere is a book that, from the title on, is bound to start some discussions ÇƒÓ and  probably even more arguments. Bert Archerës "The End of Gay (and the death of heterosexuality)" (Thunderës Mouth Press, ...

• WCUës Ron Rash wins Sir Walter Raleigh Award

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:38

  CULLOWHEE ÇƒÓ Ron Rash, the John and Dorothy Parris Distinguished Professor of Appalachian Cultural Studies at Western Carolina University, has received the 2006 Sir Walter Raleigh Award for Fiction for his third novel, "The World Made Straight."The aw...

• Advice Goddess: Holding out for chemistry worth wait

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:37

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• Citizen-Times shows disheartening lack of non-partisanship

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:35

  Janese JohnsonOver the years I have grown more and more weary of t...

• God not enough? A little atheism leads to healthy faith

  Created: Tuesday, 24 October 2006 16:07

  Marc Mullinax"See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over aga...

• $53,600 in spending OKëd for decorative light poles

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:09

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville will spend $53,600 to install three decorative traffic light poles downtown, as Asheville City Council voted 5-2 on Oct. 10 to set aside funds for the project ÇƒÓ but also to pursue private funding to offset the costs."Weëve...

• Contact juggling

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:07

  In front of a landscape of changing leaves at UNC Ashevilleës quadrangle, Rob Clupe and a man who identified himself as "Hot Soup" perform contact juggling ÇƒÓ a form of juggling in which balls are balanced, moved and rolled on the performerës body...

• With Wal-Mart coming, Weaverville ponders zoning

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:06

  By DAVID FORBESWEAVERVILLE ÇƒÓ Following reports that a Wal-Mart Supercenter will be included in the new Northridge Commons shopping center, Weaverville Town Council took another step toward conditional zoning last Monday night by hearing a presentatio...

• Christianityës split from Judaic roots explained by prof

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 12:04

  By JIM GENAROThough Christianity was born from a Jewish spiritual movement, several key events ensured that by the year 135 A.D. it was a non-Jewish religion, separate from ÇƒÓ and often antagonistic towards ÇƒÓ Judaism, according to religious sch...

• Tunnel Road parking lot rezoning OKëd after compromise reached

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 11:54

  By DAVID FORBESThe rezoning of a parking lot on Tunnel Road in the wake of the ownerës allegedy illegal modifications was approved on a 6-1 vote by Asheville City Council on Oct. 10, as a new, compromise solution was accepted.During the Sept. 26 meeting,...

• Scholar fields questions about roots of Christianity, Judaism

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 11:53

  Walter ZifferBy JIM GENAROFollowing his lecture last Wednesday on the orig...

• Despite economic ascendancy, China faces serious problems

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 11:50

  By JIM GENAROThe Peopleës Republic of China is a country on the rise ÇƒÓ but also beset by serious economic, social and environmental problems, diplomat G. Eugene Martin told an audience of about 100 people Oct. 10 at UNC Ashevilleës Highsmith Univer...

• U.S. diplomatës lecture on China prompts plethora of questions

  Created: Wednesday, 18 October 2006 11:48

  By JIM GENAROAfter discussing the political and economic history of the Peopleës Republic of China at UNC Ashevilleës Highsmith University Union on Oct. 10, diplomat G. Eugene Martin fielded questions on the countryës current condition."If they are an ...