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• Citing illness, Black Mountain mayor announces he will resign post

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:24

  BLACK MOUNTAIN ÇƒÓ Black Mountain Mayor Will Kennedy announced Sept. 19 that he will be resigning his position at the end of the month because of an illness.Kennedy served as mayor for 10 months, after having previously served eight years as a town ald...

• Buncombe commissioners hear from public on runoff ordinance

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:23

  By JEREMY MORRISONThe Buncombe County Board of Commissioners took public feedback Sept. 19 on a draft version of a new storm water-runoff ordinance that would combat potential flooding threats ÇƒÓ but also increase the costs of new construction in the ...

• Asheville official reports decrease in number of homeless residents

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:21

  By DAVID FORBESThe number of homeless in Asheville has dropped ÇƒÓ a trend that Amy Sawyer, coordinator of the cityës 10-year plan to end homelessness, hopes to continue, she told City Council on Sept. 19."Our goal is to get permanent housing first," ...

• Sports Briefs September 27, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:20

  ASU stomps Gardner-Webb41-6 behind 2nd-half surgeBOILING SPRINGS ÇƒÏ Dexter Jackson set an Appalachian State University record with two punt returns for touchdowns to break open a close game and lead No. 2 ASU to a 41-6 win at Gardner-Webb last Saturda...

• ǃÚThe Illusionistë movieës tricks appear more cutesy than cool

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:12

  Meg HaleI donët think Iëm alone when I say that I find Edward Norton ("American History X") to be one of the most promising young actors of our time.From the first time I saw him in "Primal Fear," I knew he would be a force to be reckoned with in the fi...

• Letës heed popeës call to reason

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 15:08

  Sometimes, a bit of context is needed to provide a proper perspective on an issue.Pope Benedict XVI learned a lesson in this last week when comments he made provoked worldwide outrage from Muslims ÇƒÓ and may have even contributed to the killing of a...

• Risk-averse British take it to the limit

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:57

  John North, Editor & PublisherAmong the most ridiculous fears that I have noticed in my nearly five years in Asheville is that of snow ÇƒÓ or even the threat of it.Schools close, as do many businesses, and some people are virtually paralyzed with fea...

• Advice Goddess: Donët hold on to wishful stinking

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:55

  The Advice GoddessAmy AlkonYouëll think Iëm making this up, but I havenët been kissed in...

• Another wasted opportunity by Black Caucus Foundation

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:52

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ÇƒÓ For the last four years Iëve traveled to Washington, D.C. to participate as a panelist or moderator of a workshop during the annual legislative conference put on by the Congressional Black Caucus Fou...

• 21st century requires leap of consciousness in politics

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:51

  Bill WalzPolitics emerges from consciousness. It has always been so. Humanity overthrowing monarchies, embracing democracy and egalitarianism, abolishing slavery, confronting racism and sexism ÇƒÓ t...

• For pope, freedom of speech sometimes comes with a price

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:49

  Mark West"All things are lawful to me, but not all things are profitable." ÇƒÓ St. PaulïI guess by now that Pope Benedict has had ample time to ponder the wisdom of those words by St. Paul. Benedictës quotation of the senti...

• Mickey Mouse skis a bland slope of corporate dollars

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:47

  Jeremy MorrisonIt is a call to arms ÇƒÓ er, I mean, skis. It is a call to the common folk (who live in high-end resort communities) to stand up and put a stop to the Disne...

• Child neglect is not just a domestic problem, itës societal, too

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:44

  Janese JohnsonChild Protective services receive about 50,000 reports a week on suspected child abuse.Out of those 50,000 calls a week, approximatel...

• Retired general fields questions about meaning of war on terror

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:42

  Lt. Gen. Thomas McIerneyBy JIM GENAROAfter discussing his perspectives on the War on Terror at a luncheon sponsored by the John Locke Foundation on Sept. 19, retired Air Force commander and Fox News commentator Lt. Gen. Thomas McInerney answered questio...

• Gilgamesh and us: one-third human; two-thirds divine

  Created: Tuesday, 26 September 2006 14:39

  Marc Mullinax"You will never find that life for which you are looking. When the gods created man, they allotted to him death, but life they retained in their own keeping."ÇƒÓ "The Epic of Gilgamesh"...

• Anne Ponder sworn in as sixth chancellor of UNCA

  Created: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 17:02

  By JIM GENAROEducators, students, politicians, friends and family members were among about 1,000 people who gathered at UNC Ashevilleës quadrangle last Friday afternoon for the formal installation of Anne Ponder as the schoolës sixth chancellor.The ev...

• Despite skepticism, Weaverville rezoning plan gets hearing

  Created: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 16:58

  By DAVID FORBESWEAVERVILLE ÇƒÓ Despite voicing doubts about the appropriateness and practicality of a proposed commercial rezoning request, Weaverville Town Council on Monday night unanimously agreed to schedule a public hearing in October to consider ...

• City cancels plans for new ball fields at Richmond Hill

  Created: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 16:56

  By DAVID FORBESLittle League ballfields for North Asheville will not be built at Richmond Hill Park because of fear of further erosion and environmental damage ÇƒÓ and the city will pay $50,000 to clean up existing damage, Asheville City Council decide...

• Police Blotter for Septmber 20, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 16:50

  Hendersonville man, 27, charged in stabbing deathHENDERSONVILLE ǃӠ Matias Zacarias Blanco, 27, of Hendersonville has been arrested in connection with a stabbing death on Sept. 6.Blanco was charged with the murder of 34-year-old Jorge Hernandez P...

• Sports Briefs September 20, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 19 September 2006 16:46

  WCU stages rally to upsetNo. 19 E. Kentucky 20-17CULLOWHEE ÇƒÓ Western Carolina University rallied to upset No. 19 Eastern Kentucky 20-17 in football at Whitmire Stadium last Saturday nightAt the half, WCU trailed 17-7 and had amassed no first downs. H...