“I’ve never seen levels this high,” said Dr. Shea Tuberty, Assistant Professor of Biology at the Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Lab at Appalachian State University.
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Gannett dollars go to WCU scholarship that benefits Gannett execs
It’s not illegal, but it shows how Gannett pampers its top brass, says Gannett Blog’s Jim Hopkins about a disclosure that the Gannett Foundation helped Gannett CEO Craig Dubow and his wife establish a WCU scholarship in their name, with no credit to Gannett and unavailable to most Gannett employees
Tight-lips evoke raised eyebrows: What’s up with Gannett Foundation’s $40K gift to WCU?
Gannett’s philanthropic arm gives money. So what? But where did the money go in the taxpayer-supported university system and who got it? Gannett Blog is asking.
No bio-defense lab for N.C.; government recommends Kansas site
Fears that a controversial bio-defense lab might be moved to a North Carolina site have been put to rest. Kansas appears poised to be selected.
Gannett layoffs begin: Rochester, N.Y., leads; Asheville waits and wonders ***UPDATED Dec. 5***
Massive Gannett layoffs expected across the country. Asheville Citizen-Times likely to lay off workers, in addition to the 60 laid off from print-plant closure.
Gannett Blog claims Citizen-Times has 23.5% profit margin; posts other Gannett papers’ numbers
The Asheville Citizen-Times made 23.49% profit on ad sales of $20.6 million between January and September 2007, according to blogger Jim Hopkins.
A raucous, joyful noise
What has stayed with me down through the years is the swoosh of the street cleaner trundling through downtown’s deserted streets about an hour before dawn. The noise would often startle me out of a pinpoint reverie while doggedly writing or editing some story — reminding me that the night was slipping away and I […]
What happened to the news?
We knew we had a problem here at Xpress when readers across town started calling Thursday morning, the day after the paper came out, saying our boxes were empty and asking where they could get a copy of the new issue. Could these readers’ dilemma have anything to do with the fact that this was […]
CIBO sabotages WNC air
With dazzling disregard for the public health and the democratic process, some wily tricksters at the Council of Independent Business Owners are suing Asheville and Buncombe County, in an effort to block state approval of the county’s new air agency. And for this 11th-hour maneuver, they should be held accountable. [See “CIBO’s last-minute stand,” on […]