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• Opinion: U.S., World Cup? Maybe they??re just not in same league

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:58

  Erik RhyneBOONE ?? As I write this, the 2006 World Cup has been underway for just over a week. What a surprise to see the United States knocked out early!Do not get me wrong; I??m a huge fan of the U...

• Like many other popular trilogies, third X-Men film proves weakest

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:55

  Meg HaleThere??s a trend with all of these epic trilogies that have become so popular to make lately. The third installment always seems to be the worst of the three.This is true of the ?®Lord of the ...

• Advice Goddess: Sexy doesn??t necessarily mean thin

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:42

  The Advice GoddessAmy AlkonMy husband and I have ?®date night?∆ every Saturday after we get our kids to bed. He??s told me numerous times that it would really turn him on if I??d dress trashy. Over ...

• Karl Rove, Satan meet to discuss G.O.P. Fall ?¥06 campaign strategy

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:40

  Andy BorowitzAt a joint press conference today in Washington, White House advisor Karl Rove said that he would be plotting the Republican Party??s fall election strategy with ...

• Are you living the life you are meant for, or someone else??s?

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:39

  Janese JohnsonA common frustration for many is the unfulfilled desire to live and work in a field that is what they are meant to do.A big question I hear from people often is, ?®What is my purpose??...

• Religiously, ?¥One?? presents a predicament

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:36

  Marc Mullinax?®Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it??s the only one you have.?∆?± Emile-Auguste Chartier?ÿSEOUL, South Korea  ?± And I thought the USA was a religiously diverse na...

• Police Blotter for July 5, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 04 July 2006 13:27

  BuieKidnapping, rape charges filed against Asheville manAsheville police officers have charged James McQueen Buie, 30, with first-degree kidnapping, first-degree rape and armed robbery following an i...

• Woodfin annexation plan draws fire from hundreds

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:30

   By DAVID FORBESWOODFIN ?? Plans by this North Buncombe town to annex surrounding areas including around 3,500 people on 2,000 acres were met with harsh criticism from residents of the areas at a June 20 hearing held by the Woodfin Board of Aldermen....

• County approves study of zoning options, despite protests

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:27

  A group of protestors stand outside the Buncombe County Courhouse on June 20 in reaction to possible zoning in the county. Several of the demonstrators attended the Board of Commissioners?? meeting afterward and expressed opposition to what they te...

• How Bible evolved? Theologian-author chastises ?¥Bibliolatry??

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:21

  Donald L. O??DellBy JOHN NORTHFLETCHER ?? A theologian-author explained how a collection of scrolls, laws, songs, poems, narratives and letters ?®somehow all got put together, declared sacred and called the Holy Bible?∆ duri...

• Asheville mulls higher business privilege fee in new budget

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:15

  By DAVID FORBESDiffering proposals for raising the business privilege fee in Asheville??s 2006-07 budget spurred debate at the June 20 work session of Asheville City Council, with council members taking differing stances on how to raise more money for the...

• City considers changes to filling of vacant council seats

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:13

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville City Council is considering changes to the city??s charter, following a discussion of the possibility of altering the current system for filling vacant council seats at its work session on June 20.When former Councilwoman Terry Be...

• Buncombe commissioners OK budget with tax increase

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:11

  By MEEGAN KELLYThe Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on June 20 voted unanimously to adopt a county budget for the next fiscal year that will increase property taxes by 18 percent. Though the tax rate will technically drop from 59 cents to 53 cents p...

• Sports Briefs June 28, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:07

  Lexington beats Asheville 5-2, thwarting rally in ninthLEXINGTON, Ky. ?? A late comeback effort was to no avail, as the Lexington Legends clipped the Asheville Tourists 5-2 in baseball last Sunday.Trailing 5-0 in the ninth, shortstop Chris Nelson swatted ...

• Who noticed that the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup?

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 16:02

  Erik RhyneSports OpinionBOONE ?? The Carolina Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup, the team??s first-ever championship, on June 22.It was also the first championship in one of the four major pro sports in North Carolina.  ...

• ?¥War Bonds?? closes theatre festival with nostalgic depiction of war

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:57

  As the last show I was able to catch during The Stoneleaf Theatre Festival, I attended the cabaret ?®War Bonds?∆ by EbzB Productions at North Carolina Stage Co. The show was not so much a play, as it was a collection of letters back and forth from Worl...

• ?¥Green?? WWC sets good example

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:53

  In the national debate over global warming, oil depletion and other issues surrounding energy consumption, rhetoric often drowns out practical solutions. However, the students at one local college are doing their part to resolve these issues.Warren Wilson...

• ?¥Jersey Boys?? proves to be smash for all seasons

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:51

  John NorthEditor & PublisherI??ve never been a fan of New Jersey ?? the state, that is, but I was pleased when I read recently that ?®Jersey Boys?∆ won the Tony Award for best Broadway musical.While I have not yet seen t...

• Looking for good black men? There are many, all around us

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:48

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ?? When I was the news editor of Savoy Magazine when it was led by New York-based Vaguarde Media, there was a dream cover I had in mind: Ossie Davis, Earl Woods and Richard Williams under the title, ?®Auth...

• Letters to the Editor

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:45

  Video footage termed proof of animal abuse by circusThanks for covering our protest of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (June 7 edition of the Daily Planet).There were almost 40 of us demonstrating and leafletting on Wednesday and about 6...