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• For those truly in need, consider the power of unconditional dough

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:26

  Carl S. Milsted, Jr.In my previous column, I listed the many merits of replacing a huge array of tax exemptions and welfare programs with a citizens?? dividend; that is, simply have the government send every U.S. citizen a mont...

• Privacy-invading safety rules should come with an opt-out

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:24

  Mark WestIn most areas, I argue that the government should stay out of our personal business. But I recently found myself in an argument with a friend about whether or not the law should require that...

• The Advice Goddess: Why not look for a sappy medium?

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:21

  The Advice GoddessAmy AlkonFor a year, I??ve been in a serious relationship with a woman whose ?®best friend?∆ is a guy she dated a while back. They e-mail each other about their daily doings ?? signing ?®love?∆ with an e...

• Zarqawi pothumously named Al-Qaeda??s ?¥Employee of the Month??

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:18

  Andy BorowitzIn a new videotape broadcast today on the Arabic-language Al-Jazeera network, terror mastermind Osama bin Laden named fallen terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Al-Qaeda??s ?®Employee of the M...

• Change? Gandhi had it right

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:16

  Janese JohnsonRecently, I was involved in a very lively discussion with a small group of diverse individuals.The subject of the conversation was global affairs and of course the discussion went in the direction of the effects tha...

• Only those with faithful doubt can enjoy its benefits

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 15:13

  Marc Mullinax?®If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.?∆   ?±  Rene Descartes?ÿSEOUL, South Korea ?± The next six or ...

• Police Blotter for June 28, 2006

  Created: Tuesday, 27 June 2006 14:55

  Autopsy reveals drowning caused death of local manAn Asheville man who was found dead in the Swannanoa River last week probably drowned, according to a preliminary autopsy. Michael Eugene Smith, 36, did not sustain any fatal injury, Dr. Ellen Riemer, a me...

• Buncombe County board approves new Wal-Mart

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:57

  Alan JohnsonBy MEEGAN KELLYThe Buncombe County Board of Adjustment granted Wal-Mart permission to build a supercenter on Airport Road in a unanimous decision last Wednesday.  However, the proposal was approved with various conditions to protect the...

• Spray paint space scenes

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:53

  Artist Scott O??Dell creates elaborate paintings of outer space landscapes using only spray paint and empty cans at Pack Square in late May. O??Dell, who is originally from Miami, Fla., has been practicing the art form for more than six years.Staff Phot...

• Weaverville OKs 30% tax boost; water fees raised

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:51

  By DAVID FORBESWEAVERVILLE ?? Weaverville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to hold the town??s tax rate the same for the coming fiscal year, resulting in a tax increase of about 30 percent for many residents, as a result of rising property valu...

• City delays new study on costs of repairing current Civic Center

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:49

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville City Council on June 13 agreed to delay a $20,000 study on the cost of basic improvements to the Asheville Civic Center for 60 days, citing disagreements about cost, how to proceed forward ?? and the need to hear back from count...

• Police Blotter for June 21, 2006

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:46

  Fletcher doctor sentenced for  killing, mutilating fatherABINGDON, Va. ?? A Fletcher, N.C., doctor has been sentenced to life in prison for the strangling death and mutilation of his father.Vance Gilmer, 43, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Randy Lowe ...

• Asheville media faces threat from duopoly, MAIN chief says

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:28

  Wally BowenBy MEEGAN KELLYAsheville is entering a cable-telephone company duopoly, where big companies intend to change how the Internet operates, Wally Bowen told party-goers last Thursday, as the Mountain Area Information Network celebrated its 10th ann...

• Proposed water, business fees draw fire from residents, merchants

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:26

  By DAVID FORBESSeveral city residents, including some business owners, criticized the proposed budget for the City of Asheville ?? especially increased business license fees and a different water rate structure ?? at a June 13 public hearing. ...

• ?¥All My Sons?? proves as emotional, pertinent as all of Miller??s works

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:24

  Meg HaleWhat I don??t understand is: How can someone who was sleeping with Marilyn Monroe be so moody? Arthur Miller is one of the most gifted writers of plays with messages that are so timeless and with plots that are so emoti...

• Sports News June 21, 2006

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:22

  Tourists wreck Drive 6-1 behind standout pitchingGREENVILLE, S.C. ?? Behind stellar pitching, the Asheville Tourists grounded the Greenville Drive 6-1 in baseball last Sunday.Starter Brandon Durden (5-1) got the win for the Tourists, pitching seven hitles...

• Homeland security starts here

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:17

  Hurricane season is upon us once again and many on the Gulf Coast have much to be concerned about.Though the Army Corps of Engineers has finished rebuilding the New Orleans levee system, independent analysts have reported that the ...

• Hank Williams musical packs ironic punch

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:08

  John NorthEditor & PublisherMARS HILL ?? The musical biography ?®Hank Williams: Lost Highway?∆ certainly was a crowd-pleaser last Friday night in Owen Theatre at Mars Hill College.My assessment is based on the enthused a...

• Michell Wie derserves a shot to compete with golf??s finest

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:06

  Roland MartinCHICAGO ?? For nearly 20 years I have been an addict.When I walk by the green stuff, my heart starts to race, my eyes light up, and all that comes to mind is the last time I got my fix on with my 14 sticks.Yep, I...

• Kennedy brings bright ideas to immigration reform debate

  Created: Wednesday, 21 June 2006 04:03

  Bill WalzI finally heard a politician speak intelligently (and forcefully!) about the challenge of illegal immigration on our Mexican border. In an interview with Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, in his marvelous blustering style, we...