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• ǃÚBrains in a vatë talk prompts questions focusing on skepticism

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:22

  By JOHN NORTHHENDERSONVILLE ÇƒÓ Following her Oct. 3 lecture on American philosopher Hilary Putnamës quote, "We arenët brains in a vat," Keya Maitra fielded questions.Maitra, an assistant professor of philosophy at UNC Asheville, spoke at the school�...

• ǃÚAll the Kingës Menë worthwhile, despite its painfully slow pace

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:18

  Meg HaleIt is generally considered in poor taste to remake a film that has already been produced to its...

• Amish have much to teach us

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:16

  In a tragic incident last week, a gunman  entered an Amish school in Nickel Mines, Pa. and shot 10 adolescent girls, killing five of them before turning the gun on himself.It was a scene that has become all too familiar in a nation that has sadly gro...

• Who needs ǃÚJetsons?ë rolling through the woods, city?

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:15

  John NorthEditor & PublisherEver the Luddite, I was disappointed to read recently about the Asheville Police Depar...

• Bush administration officials have difficulty facing reality

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:13

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ÇƒÓ If you talk to economists, one will tell you that the economy is going up and the other will say itës going down.Somebody will be right. And some...

• Criminalization of marijuana? It does nothing to protect us

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:10

  Laura EshelmanAccording to U.S. statistics, a child goes missing every 40 seconds. Someone becomes the victim of sexual assault every two and a half minutes. And every year, roug...

• Ignorance poses the real threat to Americaës homeland secruity

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:08

  Mark WestA little-noticed news item in the publication Defense News shows how blind the current administration has become to the real threats facing the United States.The news st...

• ǃÚCounterculture Through the Agesë proves to be madcap fun

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:05

  David ForbesTo every authority there exists a rebel. Sometimes, there are whole cultures of them ÇƒÓ and thatës when the fun really starts.Those ...

• Fountain of youth? It exists within each individual

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 15:03

  Janese JohnsonOld and young people alike have heard about the alleged "fountain of youth." Most look to their external e...

• Opinion: Healthy faith requires that we practice active disbelief

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 14:56

  Marc Mullinax"The refusal to choose is a form of choice; disbelief is a form of belief." ÇƒÏ Frank BarronïMARS HILL ÇƒÓ I believe. Credo. We are...

• Letters to the Editor - October 11, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:42

  Meaning of fundamentalismchallenged by columnistCarl Milstedës piece on fundamentalism (Oct. 4 Daily Planet) needs more background. He seems happy to define the F-word as "reactionary," which it is. But he goes on to lead the reader astray by suggesting ...

• Advice Goddess: Send mooching boyfriend packing

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:36

  The Advice GoddessAmy Alkon My boy...

• Police Blotter For October 11, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:33

  Chicago man, 27, chargedwith selling LSD at concert A Chicago man was arrested by undercover police Saturday night on charges of selling hallucinogenic drugs outside the Asheville Civic Center.Asheville police charged Benjamin Thomas Schaeffer, 27, with t...

• Sports Briefs: October 11, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 10 October 2006 13:25

  No. 2 Appalachian cruisespast Chattanooga 56-21 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. ÇƒÏ In one of its most dominating performances in recent memory, Appalachian State jumped out to a 49-0 lead early in the third quarter and never looked back in a 56-21 rout over Chatta...

• Cities are ǃÚliving organisms,ë author Starhawk says

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:45

  StarhawkBy JIM GENAROTo envision a cityës development, one must think of it as a living organism, author and activist Starhawk told a crowd of several hundred participants at a forum titled "Visioning Ashevilleës Future" on Sept. 25.The four-hour even...

• Fanning the flames

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:41

  A 15-foot fire sculpture is unveiled on Sept. 23 in Boone by Danish ceramic artist Nina Hole, alongside students from UNC Asheville, Western Carolina University and Appalachian State University. Hundreds gathered on the ASU campus to watch as participants...

• U.S. Army facility poses threat, speaker claims

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:39

  By JIM GENAROThe biblical commandment, "Thou shall not kill," is a spiritual law that should be honored above all earthly laws, according to Father Roy Bourgeois.He is the founder of the School of the Americas Watch, an organization that opposes the contr...

• Asheville rejects cell phone towers in residential areas

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:37

  By DAVID FORBESConcerns about aesthetics and intrusion into residential areas led Asheville City Council on Sept. 26 to vote 4-3 to narrowly defeat a measure that would have allowed cell phone towers in some residential areas under certain conditions."The...

• Buncombe County enacts rules to deal with storm water runoff

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:31

  The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners last Wednesday voted unanimously to pass a new stormwater ordinance designed to minimize damage from runoff.The measure took effect immediately, though the board will review the measure in 90 days.Under the new r...

• Activist-priest answers questions on challenges of activism

  Created: Tuesday, 03 October 2006 18:30

  By JIM GENEROAfter telling the story of his struggle against the School of the Americas, SOA Watch founder Father Roy Bourgeois answered questions on the challenges and importance of working for social justice.About 50 people attended the Sept. 26 lecture...