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• Try trusting boyfriend not to cheat

  Created: Tuesday, 06 June 2006 12:58

  The Advice GoddessAmy AlkonMy 43-year-old boyfriend is sweet, caring and somebody I believe I can trust. During our year together, he??s mentioned his boss?? 22-year-old daughter from time to time. Granted, he??s a ?®talker,?∆ sometimes telling me mo...

• CIA unveils new nationwide friends and family eavesdropping plan

  Created: Tuesday, 06 June 2006 12:52

  Andy BorowitzIn a sign that the Bush administration intends to ratchet up its program of domestic surveillance, the Central Intelligence Agency today announced that it was offering what it called a ?®Friends & Family?∆ eavesdropping plan.Under the ...

• Humanity??s fall from nature is more tragic than most of us think

  Created: Tuesday, 06 June 2006 11:02

  Marc Mullinax?®We have become better connected, but more divided. In this iPod age, we are finding it harder and harder to look beyond the ?¥I.???∆ ?? Mark WarnerMARS HILL ??? Human beings are hard-wired for rich relationships with the entire uni...

• Asheville board

  Created: Thursday, 18 May 2006 07:58

  By JIM GENARO UNC Asheville??s board of trustees bid farewell to two of its members and welcomed two trustees at its meeting May 16 at the campus?? Red Oak Room at Ramsey Library. James Shields has resigned as a trustee and Tarik Glenn, the former pr...

• Plan for new Civic Center approved by City Council

  Created: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 20:00

  By DAVID FORBESAsheville may have a performing arts center in its future, as well as a renovated Civic Center, as Asheville City Council on May 9 voted 6-1 to accept the findings of the city??s Civic Center task force, which put forth two different opti...

• Grads told to remember UNCA as 'nurturing mother'

  Created: Tuesday, 16 May 2006 20:00

  By JIM GENAROIn remembering their alma mater, UNC Asheville graduates should consider the meaning of the term, which is ?®nurturing mother,?∆ Chancellor Anne Ponder told the graduating class of 2006 last Saturday morning.Ponder addressed a crowd of a...

• Weaverville development draws fire from residents

  Created: Monday, 26 December 2005 06:15

  By DAVID FORBESWEAVERVILLE ?? Controversy continues to swirl over a more than 85-acre development passed 4-1 by the Weaverville Town Council last month, as several residents raised complaints in the public comment portion of council??s meeting last Monday...

• Residents speak out against new Wal-Mart store

  Created: Friday, 23 December 2005 07:38

  Bryan Freeborn is sworn in as a member of Asheville City Council following his appointment on a 4-2 vote on a Bible held by his daughter Wild, while his wife Bridget and son Emmett observe.By STEPHANIE THOMAS     Four of the seven prop...

• Brad Norman: There's magic in those mountains: ASU's long road to Chattanooga

  Created: Friday, 16 December 2005 01:35

  Brad NormanBOONE ?? There??s something magical happening in the hidden mountains of North Carolina.And while most unbelievable sports stories unfold in large cities with big colleges, the Division I-AA program at Appalachian State University has capt...

• Outside hitter Unlu snags UNCA's 1st All-East honors

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 10:10

  UNC Asheville outside hitter Elif Unlu was named last week to the All-East Region team, the first volleyball player in UNCA??s history to earn such an honor, by the American Volleyball Coaches Association.Unlu led the Bulldogs to 25-7 overall and ended se...

• UNCA takes down Furman 79-65 with second-half run

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 10:09

  UNC Asheville placed four players in double figures as the Bulldogs picked up their first victory of the season by roaring past Furman, 79-65.Asheville (1-4) was led by senior guard Omar Collington, who scored a career-high 21 points, 18 of which in the s...

• Asheville High's football team wins 1st N.C. title since '22

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 10:06

  DURHAM ?? Asheville High triumphed over Western Alamance 13-10 last Saturday at Wallace Wade to take its first state football championship since 1922A game-clinching interception by quarterback Crezdon Butler with 2:44 left on the clock secured the win fo...

• Janese Johnson: This holiday season, let's give ourselves a rest from stress

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 08:01

  Janese JohnsonWith the holidays upon us, I have noticed that the pace everyone is going has been notched up a few times, and most people are moving faster than the pre-holidays pace. I think that it is very important for us to remember the true meaning of...

• Marc Mullinax: Like conservatives, liberals should own up to weaknesses

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:45

  "It??s all good.?∆Marc Mullinax?? Asheville bumper sticker?ÿMARS HILL ?? We turn this week to liberalism, but first an announcement: During 2006, I would like to be invited to your place of worship (whatever religion or denomination). Then, I will...

• Eastern Europe's culture still entices Westerners, author says

  Created: Thursday, 15 December 2005 07:40

  By DAVID FORBES Elizabeth Kostova SWANNANOA ?? Despite bloody ethnic civil wars and decades under repressive regimes, the people of Eastern Europe continue to keep up ancient traditions and a connection with the land ?? a mystique that...

• Mayor touts new direction; Freeborn appointed

  Created: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 01:31

  By DAVID FORBESBryan Freeborn is sworn in as a member of Asheville City Council following his appointment on a 4-2 vote on a Bible held by his daughter Wild, while his wife Bridget and son Emmett observe.In its first actions, Asheville??s new City Counc...

• By saying 'God is Dead,' Nietzsche aimed to upset status quo, prof says

  Created: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 01:20

  "Question every single value constantly.?∆?? Friedrich Nietzsche?ÿBy JOHN NORTHHENDERSONVILLE ?? German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche??s assertion that ?®God is dead?∆ was intended to ?®rattle the cages?∆ of 19th century Lutherans, ...

• County OKs proposal to update its land plan

  Created: Wednesday, 14 December 2005 01:09

  By STEPHANIE THOMASThe Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 6 unanimously agreed to hire a professional planning service that will update the county??s land use plan, incorporating recent changes to state laws that are not included in the orig...

• Asheville opens first natural gas station; January startup set

  Created: Friday, 09 December 2005 08:55

  Asheville Fleet Manager Chris Dobbins (center) fills up a Honda Civic GX with compressed natural gas at the opening ceremony last Wednesday.By DAVID FORBESWith the opening of Asheville??s first compressed natural gas station last Wednesday, residents may ...

• Mural ticket stirs debate over Freeborn's appointment

  Created: Friday, 09 December 2005 08:44

  By DAVID FORBESA ticket arising from an unauthorized street mural that remained unpaid for over a year has become an issue in the possible appointment of Bryan Freeborn to Asheville City Council.Freeborn, who finished fourth in the Nov. 8 general election...