A weekend roundup of key links to Asheville-area breaking news. This week: Naturopaths seek licensing; Bolton bolts from the Citizen-Times; Shuler in the “OpenCongress”; Anti-warriors get ready to rally; a very Fitzgerald anniversary.
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UNCA’s “restructuring” controversy continues as long-term staffers are dismissed
UNCA students and faculty members alike are continuing protests against personnel restructuring that led to the termination of some veteran university employees, most notably student counselor Maggie Weshner.
UNCA students up in arms over counselor’s dismissal: Walkouts, rallies planned
Some UNCA students say that recent “restructuring” of the university staff has led to the termination of a counselor who’s relied on and trusted. Maggie Weshner, a 28-year employee at the Asheville campus, recently received a two-week notice after administrators decided to eliminate her job — director of the UNCA counseling center.
Oscar preview: Catch Ken Hanke on the radio Wednesday at 6 p.m.
It’s time again for the Academy Awards. Xpress film critic Ken Hanke will offer up his insights on what to expect in a radio program airing Wednesday afternoon.
Inside the “State of Black Asheville” conference
Some 300 participants attended yesterday’s “State of Black Asheville” conference at UNCA, discussing education, housing, law enforcement and a host of other topics.
Time mag: Asheville “crisis pregnancy center” and “the abortion campaign you never hear about”
This week’s Time magazine puts an Asheville “crisis pregnancy center” in the national spotlight.
Xpress makes radio waves
The Mountain Xpress multimedia juggernaut is coming to your radio dial. Our writers and editors will be gracing the local airwaves (at least) three times this week, so tune on in:
Edwards’ bloggers call it quits amid brewing online controversy
Big developments in N.C. presidential candidate John Edwards’ blog imbroglio: Both of his campaign employees who became controversial last week for their record of raw blog posts have now reportedly resigned, just days after Edwards said he was keeping the two on staff.
About those “foul-mouthed feminists”: The John Edwards blog storm
North Carolina homeboy and second-time presidential candidate John Edwards had a hell of week. First came the widely published news of his posh digs near Chapel Hill, which are outfitted with a racquetball court and other ammenities, with subsequent commentaries suggesting that he can no longer claim to be a man of the people.
Inside the Chimney Rock buy
The Charlotte Observer‘s Jack Betts appears to have the skinny on the state’s recent purchase of Chimney Rock. Meanwhile, librarians at UNC-Chapel Hill cast a loving historical eye on the sale of the scenic landmark.
New York Times on “street church” in Asheville and elsewhere
The Times reports today that “a small but growing number of congregations now recognize that many homeless people will not attend traditional services indoors. So these congregations now go outdoors to bring church to the homeless and anyone else who happens along.”
Tatamount to treason? Franklin GOP slams Susan Fisher, other state legislators over “torture flights
As Xpress noted in this week’s Buzzworm news briefs, a North Carolina-based air-transport company, Aero Contractors, is under scrutiny for its alleged role in the CIA’s so-called “torture flights,” wherein terrorist suspects are kidnapped and secretly shuttled off to be interrogated in other countries. On Jan. 18, 22 state legislators wrote N.C. Attorney General Roy Cooper asking that he direct the SBI to investigate Aero for “alleged involvement in a conspiracy to support the kidnap and torture of individuals.”
Ain’t no thing but a chicken wing: Xpress cover story is something to chew on
The cover story in today’s Mountain Xpress, “Asheville’s Best Wings: A Super Bowl-sized chicken-wing challenge,” has our office phones buzzing and people stopping us in the street to share their opinions. Some don’t like it. Some love it.
Mumpower and APD clash on the streets and via e-mail
By now, the nighttime roamings of Asheville City Council member Carl Mumpower to observe drug dealers – and his staunch criticism of law enforcement’s performance in fighting drugs – are becoming familiar fodder for conversation around town. And while it may be easy to paint a picture of interdepartmental clashes and conflict between city leaders […]
Small Bites
What’s good for business may be good for your belly. On Thursday, Jan. 25, the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce will hold the first “Chow Down with the Chamber,” a fund-raiser to support the chamber’s many local programs. On that day, participating restaurants (see a list at www.ashevillechamber.org) will donate 10 percent of their profits […]
Food for thought: Blogging Asheville’s grocery stores
Western North Carolina has no shortage of tourist draws. There’s the scenery, the outdoor adventure, the cultural events etc. But how about the grocery stores? That’s right, grocery stores. A Charlotte-based blogger publishes Grocerying: A collection of grocery store photos and information. A new post there casts a hungry glance at Asheville’s grocery scene. – […]
Asheville couple lets it all hang out: More on the Myrtle Beach exhibitionist arrests
If the recent news accounts of an Asheville couple getting popped for allegedly showing their love on a the balcony of a Myrtle Beach resort hotel didn’t spark your curiosity, then you might want to stop reading this post now. But if you want to know more, thank Web-based documents clearinghouse The Smoking Gun for […]
Tar Heeled and feathered
If you leave early and arrive late, you can drive across North Carolina in a single day. The online trip-tracker Mapquest calculates the west-to-east distance “from Murphy to Manteo” — from the mountains to the sea (or vice versa) — as 560 miles, or roughly 10 hours by car. If you took Mapquest’s route and […]
What was he thinking?
Maryanne Vollers: “You can’t read this guy’s mind,” she says of Rudolph — but her investigation turned up signs of what drove the serial bomber. Western North Carolina’s most notorious terrorist may be submerged in solitary confinement in a “supermax” penitentiary, but that didn’t stop Eric Rudolph from making the national news again recently. In […]
Rudolph on Rudolph
Since Eric Rudolph pleaded guilty in April 2005 and was given two life sentences without parole, the serial bomber has issued his side of the story — or parts of it, anyway — to various correspondents, family members, media outlets and the public at large. Below are excerpts from Rudolph’s writings on why he did […]
‘Xpress’ food writer moves on to make her own menu
Mackensy Lunsford is sitting on a barstool at the Usual Suspects in Asheville, a fan-like set of paper paint-color samples in her hands. “I’m so excited,” exclaims the woman who has written Mountain Xpress‘s food reviews for the past year and a half. “Look at this one,” she says, pointing out the color she’ll be […]
