For weeks, Occupy Asheville protesters have camped out on the Patton Avenue sidewalk at the Federal Building. Today, Nov. 14, they relocated to a grassy knoll next to the Biltmore Building and near City Hall. (Photos by Bill Rhodes)
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Oh, for joy.
And this is news?
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And you’re commenting because…?
We could revisit the City Council election numbers?
According to the Asheville Citizen-Times on Monday evening, Nov. 14:
“About 20 people were part of the camp that was set up in front of the Biltmore building.
“Around 10:15 p.m. Monday, about a dozen Asheville Police officers came to the encampment asking those in the group to move to the sidewalk and off park property.
“Members of the group maintained that they were on private property and not in the public park.”
http://www.citizen-times.com/article/20111114/NEWS/311140069/1001/NEWS
I can’t wait for the next report of their every move.
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Its interesting to me that you choose to comment on every report of something that you don’t want to see in the news. Why don’t you just ignore it?
New here much, Mr. Burd? This is what TimPeck(1) does. Try to turn any topic into a thread about him. This is what people who can’t get elected or can’t afford naming rights do to keep their name alive, apparently.
Now, now, Barry: no snippiness needed today.
Now, now, Barry: no snippiness needed today.
Well OK – but you’ll let me know when, right?
hmm, how can we spin the historical comparison to another infamous grassy knoll?
“Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.” Albert Einstein
In other news: Occupy Asheville has again moved to the Biltmore building sidewalks
Maybe that’s because nobody’s coughed up enough moolah for the naming rights yet:
http://tinyurl.com/72v8ax6
Well, I am interested. I don’t hang on every word, but a daily update is appreciated.
I’ve seen this on the news for days, what are they demanding?