Asheville Daily Planet January 2014 by John North

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Holiday fun at UNCA

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Above, UNC Asheville’s annual Holiday Concert on Dec. 8 ended with a performance by its new Stax Ensemble. The student band, modeled on the famed 1960s’ sound of MemphisTenn.-based Stax Records, performed lively covers of holiday soul classics, capped by “Frosty the Soul Man,” a modification of Sam & Dave’s “I’m a Soul Man.” Kyla Rohe (foreground center) wowed the crowd with her vocals and stage presence — and the horn trio brought smiles with unpolished-but-energetic choreography. To the right, the Reuter Center Singers on Dec. 9 provided a concert at UNCA’s Reuter Center, where 8-year-old guest performer Ceili Taft (right) sang two songs, including “My Favorite Things,” much to the audience’s delight. She is the daughter of RCS Music Director Chuck Taft and dancer-singer-actress Heather Gallagher of Asheville.

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Art Pope targeted in protest By JOHN NORTH

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WEAVERVILLE — Amid bone-chilling winds, about 30 people staged a one-hour informational picket here Dec. 15 against North Carolina Budget Director Art Pope, contending that the owner of Variety Wholesalers is using his wealth to push extremist policies in state government that are hurting the working poor, which, they contend, include Pope’s employees and customers. Variety’s holdings include Rose’s, Super Dollar, Super 10, Maxway and several other discount store chains. The picketing — including waving anti-Pope signs and chanting slogans — began in front of Rose’s, just up the hill from Weaver Boulevard. About 10 minutes into the action, the store manager emerged, said the protesters were on private property and asked “politely” for those at the rally to move off the property — and they did at once, several protesters told the Daily Planet. See PROTEST, Page A13

Biased media aims to ruin him, Rep. Meadows claims By JOHN NORTH

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In no uncertain terms, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, R-Glenville, said in Asheville on Dec. 7 that his position in the recent partial federal government shutdown was highly overstated by what he termed a mainstream news media with a decidedly liberal bias, and his Democratic opponents. Indeed, Meadows said that while he was widely portrayed as “the architect” of the shutdown, such a characterization Mark Meadows is false. He admitted he played a role, but reiterated that his contributions actually were quite modest. Paradoxically, Meadows, the keynote speaker at the 21st annual Charles H. Taylor Holiday Dinner, differed with his introduction by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the emcee, who said, “He led the effort to say ‘no’ to Obamacare” via the shutdown. Following Forest’s introduction, Meadows was greeted with a standing ovation from the well-heeled crowd of more than 600 people attending the $50-a-plate gala that drew many of the Asheville area’s — and state’s — prominent Republican faithful. However, despite the cheering, Meadows promptly took issue with Forest’s characterization of him, noting that, “in Wash-

ington, D.C., they do play for keeps.” Therefore, he said, it is important that he not take the fall for the shutdown, which now is widely viewed negatively. The congressman said people in the area should know how a lengthy interview, or statement, could be selectively edited to damage someone. Meadows said it is important that he withstands his critics’ efforts to ruin his political career so that he can fight along with his fellow conservatives to stem the liberal excesses. In this effort, he said, “North Carolina is critical ... We will take back the (U.S.) Senate.” (The crowd cheered.) What’s more, he said, “In 2012, we shot and we didn’t hit the bullseye” in the national elections, but “I’m here to tell you, though, as I look around this room ... If we do not give up, not only will we take that seat back from (U.S. Sen.) Kay Hagan (D-N.C.), but we’ll take our country back.” (The crowd cheered again.) Having met with 60 to 70 foreign ambassadors in his first term in office, Meadows said, “All of them, even those who hate us, see us as one nation under God ... When they start to see that — they want that very thing.” He lamented that his countrymen tend to dwell on disagreements “instead of focusing on America’s greatness. We need to continue to have a nation that not only am I proud of,” but all Americans are proud of. See MEADOWS, Page A8

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Apodaca touts N.C. legislative achievements By JOHN NORTH

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Touting progress in the past year that, he contended, has been under-reported or omitted by much of the news media, state Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Hendersonville, presented a highly positive North Carolina legislative update Dec. 5 to the Council of Independent Business Owners in Asheville.

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As a matter of clarification, the Daily Planet — in an oversight — erroneously omitted that Carolina Readiness Supply was the organizer of the Sensible Mountain Readiness Seminar III on Nov. 1-2 at Lake Junaluska. The story, which appeared in December’s edition, was headlined “‘Scariest man in America’ warns of newest threats.” Carolina Readiness Supply — a fully stocked retail store that offers a wide range of emergency supplies and longterm food storage items — is located at 72 Montgomery St. in Waynesville. • Because of a production error, a subheadline was omitted in Carl Mumpower’s column in November’s Daily Planet. The missing subhead stated “Wantneed-right cycle” over the last topic of several that Mumpower addressed.

State Rep Nathan Ramsey, R-Fairview introduced Apodaca, noting that as chairman of the Senate Rules Committee, “Nothing gets passed in the General Assembly without his (Apodaca’s) approval. … He’s done a lot for Western Carolina,” including for Western Carolina University, UNC Asheville and other educational institutitions. “If we didn’t have Sen. Apodaca, it would be much more difficult for Western North Carolina.” Ramsey added a touch of levity to an otherwise serious session when he noted, “I went to UNCA and he went to WCU. So we joke with each other... I (once) said we shouldn’t merge UNCA and WCU because it would lower UNCA’s academic rating.” As the crowd laughed, Apodaca quipped that he disagreed with Ramsey’s assessment of the relative academic merits of UNCA and WCU, “based on your performance” in the legislature. He then grinned and said Ramsey actually has been a highly effective legislator, but that he and Ramsey nonetheless enjoy ribbing one another. The “Power Lunch,” held in the CIBO meeting room at Asheville’s Biltmore Square Mall, drew about 100 people. Apodaca began his talk by asking if anyone from the press was present. It was noted that the Daily Planet was represented, along with Carolina Public Press. “Any teachers present? No. Good. I can handle the press... I’m in trouble with teachers right now.” He noted, “I don’t see (state Rep.) Tim Moffitt (R-Arden) here. He does a good job....” Apodaca then added, “He asked me to say good things about him.” Turning serious, “Thank God, things have gotten better” for North Carolina residents as the results of the legislature’s actions in

Raleigh. “I’m happy to report that this year the budget was balanced. Our pension plan is rated one of the top five in the country. So, for our retirees, that is very important. Those are the ‘little things’ you don’t hear about” in the news media. Several times Tom Apodaca during his address, Apodaca touted Buncombe County’s November jobless rate of 5.6 percent — lowest of any locality in the state. Among 2013’s state legislative highlights, Apodaca cited tax reform “We did extensive tax reform. From now (2013) until the end of next year (2014), it’s really taking effect. One woman complained to me that you have to pay sales tax now when you go to a movie. If you have a child in college, you have to pay taxes for their food service.... “We found an antiquated tax system. Our goal was to simplify the tax system and go more to a consumption tax… This is nothing new. Since I’ve been in the General Assembly,” tax reform has not had joint support. This time, “we’ve had a bipartisan effort to do this…. Every time it failed. … This time, we got it started.... “On the personal side, the tax rate will drop each year, if revenues rise.... “On corporate side, 6.9 to 6.0 percent in ‘13 and then to 5.0 percent in ‘15 and a possible 3 percent in ‘16, if we meet revenue projections. This is huge, folks. This is a game-changer. Before that, we had one of the highest corp taxes in the United States.

“We are on the map. The Wall Street Journal has written that up. I know we hear a lot of what The New York Times said... But, as I’ve said many times, I prefer what The Wall Street Journal says, in that it’s read and respected in the business community... So, when you hear all the talk, that’s the truth.” Further, Apodaca asserted, “Another thing we don’t hear much about… is the overall unemployment rate in North Carolina — it’s 8 percent now. We used to be about the highest in the United States ... now we’re 10th-lowest. The trends are right,” thanks in part to the efforts of the legislature. As for education reform, he said, “I think we’ve heard a lot about that…. We’re trying to make a difference. We’re not writing off education. So we’re devoted to the public education system. But it’s time to change it. … This is a national trend, this is not just North Carolina. The Obama administration has been a key in education reform — they’re pushing the charter schools…. So we’re not reinventing the wheel here. This is part of a national push to get our education system up to par.” Later, Apodaca said, “So our ultimate goal here is to increase the performance of the students. Whatever we have to do to get that… A big goal is to get people to be able to read after they leave the third grade.” He noted that “prisons predict how many beds they need, based on third-grade literacy. So it is crucial. As Sen. (Phil) Berger (R-Eden) liked to say: ‘From K-3, you learn to read. After that, you read to learn…. We’re training our teachers more and more” to deal with the literacy situation… Tenure, we want to do away with, and go with performance…. A good teacher is going to make more money — that’s the bottom line. A bad teacher is going to have to change careers….” See APODACA, Page A4

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Ex-UNCA official aims to unseat Moffitt From Staff Reports

Brian Turner, a former assistant vice chancellor at UNC Asheville, announced Dec. 10 that he is going to run against the legislator Ashevillians love to hate — state Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Arden. Moffitt, the two-term incumbent serving in House District 116, which covers western Buncombe County, already has said he will seek re-election. Like any candidate these days, Turner is promising to use his position as legislator to better invest in the community. To maximize returns, he would put more funding into education and economic development. Turner is a small business-owner and the former head of manufacturing and operations for Mills Manufacturing. His background would allow him to bring a wealth of information about both public and private

sector needs to Raleigh, he said. “My wife and I chose to raise our daughter and build our business here because this is where I grew up, our families are here, and we believe this is a great place to live and work. Unfortunately, many of the things that make Brian Turner this area great have been threatened and, instead of just standing on the sidelines, I want to do something about it,” Turner said. “We need to be strengthening our schools, community colleges, and universities, or we will no longer be competitive in attracting

the kind of stable, well-paying jobs this region was built on. While we need to attract new businesses we must not forget to invest in helping locally owned small businesses. These businesses are the foundation of a strong local economy; they are the businesses we all know, the businesses that have been here for generations,” the candidate noted. “I want to listen to the concerns of people and the businesses in our region that are affected daily by the decisions made in Raleigh, I want to give voice to those concerns, and ensure the interests of this community are being fairly and honestly represented in the capital. “We need elected officials who understand the winner-take-all mindset that has infected Raleigh is not sustainable, and we need to be willing to work together, regardless of party, to achieve positive solutions to the challenges we face,” Turner said.

Incumbent responds to rival’s announcement

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is Rep. Tim Moffit’s response to an inquiry by the Daily Planet about Brian Turner’s announcement that he will challenge him in the upcoming election.

First, I’d like to say that it is an honor to serve and it is truly humbling at the same time. On a regular basis, I receive calls and emails from citizens in the district that are in need of help. Sometimes it’s a simple issue like a driver’s license renewal problem for a deployed soldier and other times it might be a former state employee who has lost a

loved one and needs help navigating our benefit system. Solving these problems is some of the most rewarding work I do. As for policy, we must complete the budget for the second half of the biennial cycle. Conservative budget planning last year, along with an improving business climate appear to be aligning to produce surplus state revenues for 2014. Directing those funds toward education and DHHS should pay dividends to our citizens in the future. As for a specific local issue, I continue to work hard on resolving the ever present problem of groundwater contamination around the old CTS site. Most recently, I’ve been working with

state, federal and local agencies to release funding for extending more municipal water lines to the affected residents while continuing to seek a full clean up of the site. This is a problem that was decades in the making, but I want to see it through to its complete resolution. Lastly, as you know, I tend to tackle big issues, such as ending forced annexation and protecting private property from the overreach of government, lowering taxes through tax reform, creating a better business environment through regulatory reform.... I will continue working on these policy areas and more while striving to make our area and North Carolina a better place to live as well as raise our families.

Continued from Page A2 Regarding the I-26 connector, proposed to improve traffic congestion through West Asheville, Apodaca said, “Instead of 2020 or 2025” for its projected construction, “we have moved I-26 connector to modern times... The other thing we need is to widen I-26 (between Asheville and Hendersonville) to six lanes” each direction. “I met yesterday with the people from Mission (Hospital) … and health care is probably the No. 1 item we deal with in Raleigh. We put an additional $1.5 billion in the (state) budget for health care. .. We just didn’t feel comfortable expanding a broken system. Nobody’s going to be denied health care. We do a pretty job providing health care. After briefly reviewing regulatory reform, energy policy and other issues, Apodaca said, “That, in a nutshell, summarizes what we did in Raleigh. The last item is photo ID. We feel you need to present a photo ID when you vote. Starting this week, people are going to have to provide photo ID when they apply for unemployment insurance.” He added that, as the result of policies enacted under former Democratic Gov. Bev Perdue, “We were down $2.6 billion” which is “what we owed the federal government so we could pay unemployment benefits during the Recession.” However, with Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and the GOP-led legislature, “The businesses in North Carolina stepped up to the plate… We should have it (the debt to the federal government) paid off, hopefully by ‘16 or ‘17.” At that point, he asked, “Anyone here from the Asheville Citizen?” When nobody replied, Apodaca, who has

had some clashes with the Citizen-Times, quipped, “I actually was going to say something good about them.… ” Apodaco then noted that North Carolina has recorded a net migration of 2 million residents since 1990 and, that, overall, 42 percent of North Carolinians have moved into the state. “So it’s truly becoming a state of non-natives.” He prompted much laughter from the CIBO crowd when, with a grin, Apodaca listed Mexico behind New York and Virginia as the “three biggest states,” in attracting new residents. He then noted there are a number of North Carolina legislators and mayors who were born out of state, including McCrory, the governor. By 2050, North Carolina is expected to exceed Michigan, and by 2030, it will surpass Pennsylvania in population, Apodaca said. “By 2025, we’re going to be short 20 (million) to 30 million in our workforce. So we need to keep that in mind when we look at immigration policy.” After a pause, Apodaca said, “So that’s what’s going on in Raleigh. The legislature is going back into session in May, but we hope to be in and out before the U.S. Open…. That’s our goal. Nothing too big… Get cleaned up on the budget.” In a question-and-answer session that followed, CIBO member Mac Swicegood asked, “Any attempt to improve port cooperation?” “I know we’re building that inland facility in Charlotte that should help us with rail service” and other transportation issues, Apodaca replied. “The problem with Wilmington and other North Carolina ports is our infactructure isn’t adequate. One problem is the bridges aren’t high enough….”

On a question about moving up the I-26 connector project on the state’s priority list, Apodaca said, “The real factor in the upgrading of the I-26 connector is that it was the highest count in the state.” Carolina Press’ Jon Elliston asked about crime lab update. “We received $2 (million) to $3 million in planning money. Hopefully, we can get the ground broken in the next two or three year,” Apodaca said. A man asked, “Any talk of a toll road for I-26?” “No, I haven’t heard any talk of the ‘T’ word for I-26,” Apodaca answered. Another man queried the legislator about the fuel tax. “It (the fuel tax) was capped in the new tax plan,” Apodaca said. “It was 2 to 4 percent ahead of last year. Also, the death or estate tax was done away with.” A man asked, “Our city and county are plagued with vandalism in the form of graffiti. Have you looked at the laws on the books to do something about that?” “I haven’t heard that,” Apodaca said. “But we will look at that because it’s not only a problem in Asheville, but in Hendersonville, too.” Another man asked, “Medicaid, mental health — any plans for raising taxes to support Medicaid?” “I don’t think you’ll see anything being done on the state level on that,” Apodaca said. “Who knows what your county and city guys will do?” Thirty-three state counties “are losing population every month and 70 percent of growth in North Carolina is along the I-85 corridor. About 70 percent of the folks are moving into the municipalities. As we move forward, there will be more tug of war between counties and municipalities.”

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Katuah Market begins business with soft opening From Staff Reports

Katuah Market, Asheville’s newest natural foods grocery store and café, opened its doors for business with a “soft opening” at noon Dec. 18. Located in historic Biltmore Station in Biltmore Village, the 14,000 square-foot store boasts an extensive selection of readyto-eat foods as well as a wide variety of natural grocery offerings. Katuah strives to offer wholesome food selections, vegan and allergen-free options, local products and scratch-made dishes. While Katuah is a vendor of locally grown organic produce, it offers a wide variety of fruits, vegetables and meats. Sausages made in-house include lamb merguez and kielbasa. The store smokes its own bacon, including duck bacon. Alcoholic beverages are also available. In addition, live performances will take place in the café on Fridays and Saturdays, and the store will remain open until 11 or later. The store also offers catering as well as a personal shopper and delivery service. A grand opening celebration is planned from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Feb. 22. Vendors, performers, or community groups interested in participating are asked to contact the Katuah Marketing Department at 676-2882. Katuah, located at 2 Hendersonville Road, Suite D, next to Ichiban restaurant, are 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Sunday.

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UNC Asheville announced Dec. 12 that it is included once again among the top 100 “Best Values in Public Colleges,” in rankings recently released by Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Beginning with a pool of almost 600 public institutions, Kiplinger’s selected the top 100 based on a combination of best academic quality and value. UNCA, which ranks

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Sometimes people ask him if he is optimistic about or hopeful for the future of humanity, internationally known rebel theologian Matthew Fox said during his Nov. 16 evening address at Jubilee Community Church in downtown Asheville. “I say hope is someone with sleeves rolled up,” Fox, a postmodern theologian and the author of 30 books, said. “It’s time to go to work... That begins with love and the stillness that gives birth to authentic love.” Fox spoke for about an hour — and fielded questions from the audience for another 15 minutes. Fox is an American Episcopal priest. Formerly a member of the Dominican Order within the Roman Catholic Church, Fox was silenced and then expelled in the 1980s by Cardinal Ratzinger, who later became Pope Benedict XVI. The action was taken reportedly because Fox was teaching liberation theology and creation spirituality. Fox is now a priest in the Episcopal Church. While the “cosmic Christ radiates luminosity and glory,” Fox said, “there’s only one question: How to love the world?” To that end, he cited an abused woman who said the “three rules for living” are (1) pay attention, (2) be astonished and (3) share your astonishment. The aforementioned women, he added, became a mystic and poet. “Still what I wanted in my life is to be willing to be dazzled,” Fox said. “Are you willing to be dazzled? Life is not just about facts, folks.” He added, “We’re so shortchanging ourselves if we think love is about two-legged ones appreciating us.” After a pause, Fox said, “It’s kind of like the astronauts going out and returning mystics.” Willingness to risk takes courage, he said. “There’s no way to be a warrior without courage. We need to gather in our communities’ stories of courage.” Fox then shared three brief courage stories beginning with Fred, a “street guy” in the civil rights movement, persuaded the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to fill the jails with teenagers, through protests. “King didn’t want to do it,” Fox noted, but “it worked.” Fred was attacked by the Ku Klux Klan three times and “they also blew up his house while he was in it.” Fox noted that he “asked Fred where he got his courage. He said, ‘They may call it courage, but I call it trust’” in a higher power. Fox called Fred’s view of trust “the real word for faith. This trust in the universe will hold you while you carry out your full adult vocation. You have to love something more than the fear of death, if you’re going to live. “We teach that fear is a door in the heart …. Your heart grows and expands through joy. Fear shrinks everything, including the heart. Joy is expansive — it grows the heart.” In a second story of courage, Fox told of meeting a South American bishop, who was a poet and mystic. “He was there defending the Amazon rainforest and his people, as well as he could,” Fox noted. “At the end of the mass, everyone was

asked to come up and light a candle. I was blown away. Ordinary people who wore jeans and T-shirts. If you believe in something, more than the fear of death, losing your job or losing your reputation, it’s all about love.” His third example focused Matthew Fox on Sister Dorothy Stain of Ohio who worked in the Amazon region also. “Her life was in danger and she knew it,” Fox said. “She was the leader of the group. She wrote that she was staying because she wanted to be with the people and the land. “About a year afterward, she was walking along a dirt road and three men with machine guns gunned her down.. seven bullets. She had time to pull out her Bible and read the Beatitudes. Her friends said they were not burying her, but rather planting her…. Now they’re making a movie of her story. “Of course, there are thousands of stories like hers in South America, but because this involved a North American, it’s being made into a movie. I suspect Dorothy’s name will be in the title.” Pausing, Fox asserted, “I’ve been talking about the mystic in you, the lover in you and the first step, courage. Turning to science, Fox cited Rupert Sheldrake’s book “The Science Delusion” — based on Dawkins “The God Delusion” — that was published two years ago in England. Sheldrake’s book “became a bestseller, but no science journal reviewed it... I wrote a review asking if it was the most important book of the decade.” Fox noted that “Rupert knows the history of philosophy, as well as the history of science. So we’re both kind of heretics — he in his field and me in mine.” He said each chapter in “The Science Delusion” focuses on dogmas, including “Is nature mechanical?,” “Are the laws of nature fixed?,” “Is matter unconscious?,” “Is nature purposeless?,” “Is all biological inheritence material?” and “Are minds confined to brains,” the latter of which Fox said is one of the biggest dogmas he examines. “Are psychic phenomena illusory? Fox asked, rhetorically. “Science is entering a new phase. The authoritarian structure of sciences have all outlived their usefulness.” On a cynical note, Fox noted that “if you want grant money, you (for the most part) have to work within these dogmas.” More optimistically, he said, “The scientists of India can interpret (things) through a much larger context because they have a tradition of consciousness that is very deep and very old. Science has to become ecumenical, just like religion.” Science is powerful. It’s influence is larger than anything else. We need to rid science of dogma. Many scientists are unaware that materialism is an assumption,” Fox said.

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Tuition will hold steady in the 2014-15 academic year for in-state students at UNC Asheville, as part of a tuition and fee plan approved unanimously by the university’s Board of Trustees at its Dec. 6 meeting. For North Carolina residents, undergraduate tuition will remain at $3,666 per year, a rate that has helped UNCA earn “best value” and “least student debt” accolades from U.S. News and World Report, Forbes magazine, Fiske Guide to Colleges, The Princeton Review and Kiplinger’s Personal Finance. Because of mandates from the North Carolina General Assembly, tuition will rise six percent ($1,049) for out-of-state undergraduate students, bringing the undergraduate non-resident tuition rate to $18,537 annually. Revenues from this increase, and from the new expansion of the state’s seven-percent sales tax to include campus meal plans, will go to the state, not to UNCA. General and debt service fees will increase by $151 or approximately six percent in the 2014-15 academic year under the plan approved by the UNCA Board of Trustees: • The Education and Technology Fee will rise by $64 to fund improvements in Internet connectivity and increase bandwidth, improve wireless on-boarding, provide a

new campus portal and mobile applications for registration and scheduling, and additional media lab managers. The Student Health Fee will increase by $30 to fund several improvements including addition of a triage nurse and administration of allergy injections and I.V. therapy, now possible with the relocation in January of the Student Health and Counseling Center to its new larger space at 118 W.T. Weaver Boulevard. • The Athletic Fee will increase by $30 to create a director of compliance position with sufficient independence from athletics staff, to convert the athletic trainer position from part-time to full-time, and to continue gender equity initiatives in athletics. • The Debt Service Fee will increase by $27 to fund needed renovations in the floors of the multipurpose courts and make locker-room improvements in the Student Recreation Center, and to renovate the Karl Strauss Track Building. • There will be no changes in the Student Activity Fee and Transportation and Safety Fee. For in-state undergraduate students, the cost of attendance, including tuition, fees, room and board will rise by 4.45 percent or $627, to a total of $14,724 in 2014-15. The total cost of attendance for out-of-state undergraduates will rise by 6 percent or $1,676 to a total of $29,595 in 2014-15.

Continued from Page A1 Meadows received his second standing ovation of the night when he closed his brief address by asserting, “It’s an honor to serve you. If we stand together, we will take back our country. God bless you — and God bless America.” The Taylor dinner, billed as the largest political sit-down dinner in the state, has been hosted for 21 years by Taylor, a former GOP congressman from Brevard. Also speaking at the dinner were four of the men running for the chance to challenge Hagan for her U.S. Senate seat next year, including state House Speaker Thom Tillis, who is widely recognized as the frontrunner; Dr. Greg Brannon, a physician from Fuquay-Varina, N.C.; radio broadcaster Bill Flynn of Concord, N.C., and the Rev. Mark Harris, pastor of First Baptist Church of Charlotte. The first speaker, Brannon, noted that he was raised by a single mother who gave birth to him when she was 19 and that his subsequent success confirms America as the land of opportunity. He touted the U.S. as having “the first government ever, based on the individual over the collective.” He said the best aspect of America “is the ability (for each individual) to fail and back get up again.” Brannon added, “We’ve give our consent not to be ruled over... And the moment a government oversteps that ... we’ve got tyranny... Today, we’re being attacked in the most insidious way. I say not now, not ever.” Next, Flynn, the broadcaster, triggered much laughter from the crowd when he quipped that “there’s more people running for this seat than have successfully been enrolled by Obamacare.” On a more serious note, he said, “Our

country is being lost before our eyes.” In a slap at the Obama adminstration, Flynn asserted, “Not everything requires a government response.” He noted the success of some broadcasters from the past who have had success in politics, including former Republican N.C. Sen. Jesse Helms and former president Ronald Reagan. “You and I have to send Kay Hagan home,” Flynn said. Looking around the room, he noted that “we need to bring in the tea party, libertarians” and others outside the Republicans’ mainstream membership. Harris, the Charlotte pastor, said, “Folks are concerned about our sluggish society ... Perhaps the greatest concern they have is we have elected officials who just don’t seem to care.” He then cited Reagan, who spoke about the necessity of having a “three-legged stool” to achieve a strong America. These legs include a strong domestic agenda, strong foreign policy and strong traditional values, Harris said. Tillis, who spoke last, was the only candidate to receive a standing ovation at the end of his speech. The House Speaker spoke proudly of the legislature’s efforts to cut taxes and spending.” Tillis also said he was pleased that the state “refused to implement (Obamacare) exchanges” and “we refused to expand Medicaid.” Going forward, Tillis said, “The federal overreach is unacceptable.... “The moment someone depends on the government for their livelihood, they lose their freedom ... God bless you all. God bless the state of North Carolina. God bless America,” Tillis said as the crowd stood and cheered.

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Wednesday, Jan. 1

FLAPJACK 5K RACE, 10 a.m., Fletcher Community Park, Howard Gap Road, Fletcher. The senior class at Trinity of Fairview will host a New Year’s Day Flapjack 5K race. Following the race, pancakes will be served to all participants before the awards ceremony. The entry fee is $25 in advance by registering online at trinityoffairview.com, or $30 on the day of the race. Proceeds go toward travel expenses to Central America for high school seniors next summer, to work, serve and learn.

Sunday, Jan. 5

ADULT FORUM, 9:15 a.m., Felix Building, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave W. at White Pine Drive, Hendersonville. The topic will be “A White Stone Ceremony to Start the New Year,” led by Ed and Romella Hart O’Keefe. Admission is free and open to all who wish to participate. CONCERT, 1:30 p.m., Center for Spiritual Living, 2 Science of Mind Way, Asheville. Asheville space music composer John Serrie, pianist Richard Shulman and flute player Marina Raye will perform in “Winterlude: A Musical Event.” A donation of $10 is suggested. GRIEFSHARE PROGRAM, 3 p.m., Pole Creek Baptist Church, 96 Snow Hill Church Rd., Candler. A new 13-week cycle of GriefShare — for those experiencing grief — will begin, featuring a video by grief counselors, discussion and a workbook for note-taking and “daily helps.” To register, call Gail Harding at 667-4899. CONCERT, 6 p.m. Beaverdam Baptist Church, 2524 Beaverdam Road, Canton. The Land of the Sky Boys will perform in concert. MOUNTAIN SPIRIT COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. Chuck Brodsky will perform during the monthly Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse Concert. Brodsky is billed as a storyteller, a songwriter, a troubadour and a modern-day bard. “His acoustic guitar and voice draw you in with genuine, down-to-earth warmth and quirky, rootsy, finely crafted songs,” the UUCA noted. “Chuck’s wit and irony, set to haunting melodies delivered over syncopated guitar strumming or sweet fingerpicking, tells stories of oddball and underdog characters. His songs celebrate the goodness in people, the eccentric, the holy, the profound, the courageous, the inspiring, the beautiful. They poke fun at what needs poking, and sometimes challenge what

Singer-songwriter Chuck Brodsky will perform at 7 p.m. Jan. 5 during the Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse Concert at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at 1 Edwin Place in Asheville. needs to be challenged. They’re sworn to tell the truth.” For tickets, which are $15 for adults, $10 for students and free for youngsters under age 14, call 299-4171.

Tuesday, Jan. 7

WOMENS MORNING BIBLE STUDY, 9-11 a.m., Billy Graham Training Center At The Cove, 1 Porters Cove Rd., Asheville. A women’s morning Bible study will focus on the books of Luke and Matthew. Admission is free. DISCIPLE BIBLE STUDY, 9-11:30 a.m., First Baptist Church of Asheville, 5 Oak St., Asheville. Registration is being held for groups to meet every Tuesday. Disciple is a nondenominational, in-depth study of the Bible. WOMEN’S EVENING BIBLE STUDY, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Billy Graham Training Center At The Cove, 1 Porters Cove Rd., Asheville. A women’s evening Bible study will focus on the book of Nehemiah with Kendra Graham. Admission is free.

Saturday, Jan. 11

SYMPOSIUM, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Room 125, McLarty-Goodson Hall, Brevard College, Brevard. A symposium titled “All Are Welcome” to explore why so many people no longer feel the need for formal religious ties will be hosted by Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Leading off the symposium will be the Rev. Stan Gumula, abbot of the Trappist Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey outside of Charleston, S.C. He will highlight Pope Francis’ call for a church intertwined with the real world. The audience members will be asked to share their own experiences with organized religion and any thoughts they might have on how church might become an important resource in their lives. The symposium is being organized by Father Andrew Nowak, pastor of Sacred Heart Church. There is no fee nor any preregistration requirement. Light refreshments will be provided from 8:30 to 9 a.m.

Sunday, Jan. 19

ONE-WOMAN PLAY, 1 p.m., Congregation Beth Israel, 229 Murdock Ave., Asheville. Presented will be the one-woman play “For You My Door Is Always Open: A Visit With Golda Meir.” The play will be preceded by a light brunch will at noon. ETHICAL MEETING, 2-3:30 p.m., Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Rd., Asheville. “Fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream Through Education” will be the subject of a panel presentation at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville. Highlighted will be the “Read To Succeed” after-school program, presented by Isaac Coleman, Catherine Alter and Pat Bastian; and the MacNolia Cox Spelling Bee (sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta sorority), presented by Marjorie Locke. After the presentations, a discussion

will be held, followed by informal conversation. All are welcome and admission is free.

Tuesday, Jan. 21

POTLUCK, 5:30 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The Earth and Social Justice Committee will share a potluck meal.

Sunday, Feb. 9

MOUNTAIN SPIRIT COFFEEHOUSE CONCERT, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. Dana and Susan Robinson will perform during the monthly Mountain Spirit Coffeehouse Concert.

Sunday, March 9

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Monday, Jan. 13

2ND MINISTER INFORMATION MEETING, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The Earth and Social Justice Committee will share a potluck meal. An information meeting on a proposal for the UUCA to hire a second minister will be held.

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Continued from Page A1 Specifically protest organizer Vickie Meath said that the Rose’s manager told her that he respects her group’s right to picket, but “that it is private property and that he needed to ask us to move... The manager politely asked us to move, about 10 minutes into the protest.” She added, “He addressed me. My response was: ‘We will move.’ And that this informational picket was not aimed at the employees of Rose’s Vickie Meath and that we will move down to the street” — to Weaver Boulevard. Meath noted that the group contacted the Weaverville Police Department in advance, to let it know of the planned informational picket. “We completely anticipated that we’d be asked to move,” Meath said. “It was done in a very non-confrontational manner (by the Rose’s manager), which was very much appreciated.” As for the picketing, she said, “It was mostly holding signs and a little chanting. Among the chants heard by a Daily Planet reporter — arriving mid-protest — were “Who owns Rose’s? Art Pope.... Whose money is negatively impacting North Carolina? Art Pope.” Regarding the public’s response to the protest, Meath said, “It seemed to be all positive. One guy in a car might have said, ‘Art Pope is good.’ Most of it was positive (toward the protesters, though). A lot of honking in favor. I think we maybe printed up 200 informational flyers. I came back with 25, so we came back with only a few.”

Meath, who also is executive director of Just Economics in Asheville, said, “It’s important for us as North Carolinians to know where the money” that is being used to support legislation “is coming from.” She contended that it favors the interests of the wealthy over the poor. “Our protest was part of a larger statewide effort to educate North Carolina individuals where that money is coming from.” The state NAACP and Forward Together Moral Movement is spearheading the statewide movement, she said. As for the protest turnout, Meath said, “We anticipated a small effort ... 10 to 25, so we were pretty happy with the turnout (of 30), especially on such a cold day.” She emphasized, “Our informational picket, which is what this was today, was not intended to hurt the manager or workers at Rose’s, who often are low-wage workers. “It was an informational picket to let folks know about it (Pope’s activities) and not planned to be an act of civil disobedience. I’m director of Just Economics and part of the larger movement, Forward Together. The Forward Together was started by the Rev. (William J. Barber (II) and NAACP ... We are initiating a local coalition in Henderson and Buncombe counties.” Regarding her specific criticisms of Pope, Meath said, “Everyone’s human. I don’t necessarily look at anyone all bad or all good... but the way he is using his money... Significant amounts of money ... He’s high up in the (Gov. Pat) McCrory administration... It’s been devastating for North Carolina residents.” Further, she said of Pope, “His work and his money are hurting so many of the people in the communities where he has stores. He’s exploiting the people working for him, as well as his customers. His employees do not make a living wage, so

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Participants in an informational picket wield signs as they brave the cold. many of them are depending on federal and cerns with the direction of North Carolina. state programs — and those programs are I’m also very pleased that our crowd of being cut” with his support and actions. folks was very diverse, in terms of race Meath added, “Well, I think the Forward and class... Its representative of this larger Together movement, with a larger agenda, movement.” can use a variety of tactics to point out and Meath, who is white, noted that she also expose the negative influence (of Pope) on a member of Asheville branch of NAACP our state... I think it’s important for us to and part of leadership committee of Foward educate North Carolinans who don’t see Together in the Mountains. behind-the-scenes where there money is Meanwhile, a press release from Barber, going. And Art Pope is very behind-thehead of the state NAACP, noted, “Throughscenes ...It’s extremely useful” to bring his out the holiday season, the NC NAACP and efforts out into the open. the Forward Together Moral Movement “I’m very pleased and I’m thankful that will hold statewide informational pickets there’s so many individuals in Western outside of Budget Direct Art Pope-owned North Carolina to show up on short notice on a very cold day to illustrate their constores.

Local Republicans air views on protest(s)

By LESLEE KULBA

Special to the Daily Planet

What do local conservative leaders think about Mountain Moral Monday? Well, they try not to. Buncombe County Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor Jeff Foster, one of the few Republicans holding local elective office, says first and foremost, “Whatever their perspective, right or wrong, whether I agree with it or not, we need to work together to protect that opportunity to exercise free speech. I support that 100 percent.” The problem, if there is one, would pertain more to self-respect than due process. The protesters appear to, for whatever reasons, be exercising someone else’s free speech, and not articulating their talking points very well. Much like protesters at Occupy rallies, MMM participants express a jumble of reasons for coming, many of which are misinformed. MMM, which has plans to go national, recently made The Nation’s “Progressive Honor Roll of 2013.” Asked if he thought the movement was deserving, former 11th District Chair Steve Duncan quipped, “Sure . . . I think we should honor any organization that creates a regular protest where those at the rally cannot offer any answers to any questions asked of them about the very subject they are there to protest. We need to recognize those that try to answer questions where they contradict themselves without enough knowledge of the subject to realize they just contradicted themselves. Sometimes your greatest support is created by those that scream at you the loudest.” Matt Hoagland, vice chair of the North Carolina Federation of Young Professional Republicans, attended the Aug. 5 rally in Asheville.

“I’m particularly frustrated, and my sensibilities are offended, by the entire Moral Monday scheme,” Hoagland said. The MMM protests are not a spontaneous grassroots uprising. Instead, they are merely follow-through with Blueprint N.C., he said. Blueprint NC has been described as a “shadowy, left-wing hydra.” An expose from a leaked memo published earlier this year in the Charlotte Observer disclosed plans to “Eviscerate, Mitigate, Litigate, Cogitate, and Agitate” Republican leadership. Copies of the “not for distribution” memo, with its two- and ten-year visions for discrediting Governor Pat McCrory and other Republicans with means fair and foul, may still be found online. Hoagland and local Young Republicans interviewed and videotaped several at the rally. Calling themselves the League of Informed Asheville Residents (LIAR), they circulated a petition to return state education spending levels to those of the last Democrat budget. They collected pages of signatures without a single challenge. Although a clever statistician can cherry-pick and parameterize any set of data to say anything, Hoagland stands behind his initial claim that state Republicans increased education spending this year to $7.9 billion from $7.3 billion in the Democrat’s 2009 budget. Since he was engaging in guerilla politics at the time, he didn’t try to probe anybody’s mind. He just let people talk. The escapade confirmed suppositions that attendees were not familiar with the facts. MACPAC community organizer Robert Malt used Bill Bonner’s term “zombies” to describe the scene. “Basically, a zombie attacks when his free lunch is taken away,” explained Malt. Zombies, he said, are the same thing as Ayn Rand’s moochers and looters.

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Cellphone-free zones? Billy Graham, really, Cecil? Modest plea unveiled Around the world, some of the more contemplative societies boast businesses, especially restaurants, which offer cellphone-free zones. In such case, roped off areas with signs emphasize the presence of “quiet” zones, where cellphone-use is banned, with other zones for those who like to yack away at the top of their lungs, if they like. (It’s poetic justice that the louts are able to annoy only one another.) From all reports, there is satisfaction with this setup. Sadly, Asheville, which so proudly touts its cosmopolitan-bohemian culture, inexplicably appears to be lacking in this amenity, enabling rude people (who probably could not capture the spotlight otherwise)

to thoroughly annoy those trapped in seats near them at restaurants, concerts and in other close quarters where such an intrusion into one’s personal space can ruin the experience. We’re just talking about phone-free zones, but Courtney Carver took this even further when she wisely wrote the following on her website (“Be More With Less: Life on Purpose”): “When you stop using your phone in the car, during social events and while generally living your life, you will start to relax, engage and realize what you’ve been missing, and it’s not a phone call.” So let’s draw a line in the sand, Asheville businesses, and declare cellphone-free zones ... for sanity’s sake.

Where is Waldo? Where is Wolfe? CHAPEL HILL — Do people in North Carolina remember Thomas Wolfe, their once famous son, author of “Look Homeward Angel,” whose books helped many of us get through the transformation from childhood to adulthood and opened the door to an appreciation of fine writing? Do his words still inspire new writers to open their mental guts and spill out their words and stories? For answers to those questions, I decided to play a “Where’s Waldo?” type game and look for Wolfe in recent North Carolinarelated books to see if I could find any evidence of his continuing influence. In “What I Came to Tell You” by Asheville’s Tommy Hays, according to one reader, Thomas Wolfe’s spirit “hangs over the novel like a shimmering mist.” A young boy named Grover is the lead character. His father is director of Asheville’s Thomas Wolfe house, where much of the action takes place. The father named his son after Eugene Gant’s younger brother and his sister after Sudie, both characters in “Look Homeward, Angel.” The action begins in Riverside Cemetery, where Wolfe is buried and Hays’s characters visit their mother’s grave. Lee Smith’s “Guests on Earth” is set in Asheville, so it is easy for her to have her main characters visit Wolfe’s “mother’s boardinghouse downtown” and his grave at Riverside. The title of Wiley Cash’s debut novel, “A Land More Kind than Home” is a tribute to Wolfe. Here is the complete quote from Wolfe’s “You Can’t Go Home Again.” “Something has spoken to me in the night, and told me that I shall die, I know not where. Saying: ‘To lose the earth you know, for greater knowing; to lose the life you have, for greater life; to leave the friends you loved, for greater loving; to find a land more kind than home, more large than earth.’” Pat Conroy’s new memoir, “The Death of Santini,” renews his longstanding gratitude for Wolfe’s influence on his writing. He once wrote, “My writing career began the instant I finished ‘Look Homeward, Angel.’ Thomas Wolfe taught me that the great books change you immediately and forever.”

D.G. Martin “Lookaway, Lookaway,” Wilton Barnhardt’s inside fictional look at Charlotte, has been compared to Wolfe’s treatment of Asheville. Barnhardt has one of his characters mention Wolfe as “a manic-depressive and drinker.” In his award-winning first novel, “A Short Time to Stay Here,” Terry Roberts describes an Asheville boarding house “with its pinched, puritanical proprietor, a woman named Wolfe.” Ron Rash, in “The Cove,” introduces “an old man, tall and gaunt, stooped through the open doorway, his hands and leather apron smudged with white dust. ‘W.O Wolfe, at your service,’ the stonecutter said, and made a slight bow. ‘How may I assist?’” In “Return Trip,” a story in Elizabeth Spencer’s upcoming book “Starting Over,” Wolfe’s ghost plays a role as one of the story’s characters insists on visiting the fire-damaged memorial at Wolfe’s mother’s “The Old Kentucky Home” boarding house. “‘It is for my soul,’ he explained. ‘I have got to live again. Every little bit helps. Didn’t Wolfe have an awful family? I wonder how he stood it.’” “‘Think of all that talent in that one house. Busting to get out. And it did.’” As her characters drive away from the memorial, Spencer writes, “Gray, oldfashioned, rambling and unsavory, the old house had still managed to assert itself. The long-ago meetings, quarrels, seductions and heartaches of that big lumbering man’s life, the family’s torments, had all smoked up right out of the windows and porches to sit on the backseat of the car, leaning awkwardly over, speaking in their ears.” Where is Waldo, I mean, Where is Wolfe? Everywhere I looked. • D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs Fridays at 9:30 p.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV.

Last month (in the Daily Planet), Cecil Bothwell’s article was yet another attack on Billy Graham and his association. The accusations he made have no roots, unless you have a liberal bias. Most of us know what Billy Graham is really all about. He teaches us, as did Jesus himself, to love your neighbor as yourself, feed the hungry, tend to those who are sick or in need. Billy Graham and his outreach programs do exactly that, helping countless people over the years. Tell me how you compare to Mr. Graham in this area, Mr. Bothwell. But most importantly, we hear to turn away from the wickedness that is in each of us, to put our faith and trust in the God who made us, in Jesus and the message of the cross. But, as the Bible says, the message of the cross is foolishness to those who choose to perish. I believe we are approaching the real source of Mr. Bothwell’s hatred of Billy Graham and what he stands for. After all, if you’ve taken the time to write a book trying to find fault in a man like Billy Graham, something other than attempting to make a name for yourself has to be driving you. Of course, none of us are

without fault and sin. There is a book being written on each of us, with our name on the cover. God himself is the author, so there are no fabrications or inaccuracies. Our life here will soon reach its end, and our book Billy Graham will determine our fate. But there is something wonderful here. For all of us who have put our trust and faith in the Jesus that Billy Graham has always point us to, the pages of our book have been washed clean. They’re as white as snow! I hope you find this for yourself, Mr. Bothwell, before it’s too late. BRUCE HENDERSON Asheville See LETTERS, Page A16

The Candid Conservative

Comfort food comes in many addictive forms

Fully 30 percent of Americans are obese. For comparisons, in Japan that figure rests at 3 percent. This obesity epidemic validates a cultural dedication to food as a primary source of comfort. On average we eat 156 pounds of sugar, 200 pounds of meat, and 85 pounds of fat each year. That’s a lot of comfort, and Mickey D’s management are not the only folks figuring out our addictive pattern. Most journalists, ministers, and politicians are following the same marketing scheme – giving us what helps us feel comfortable and pretending to serve our best interests. Our government, liberal media outlets, and many houses of worship function around our dedication to feeling good above all other motivations. That formula doesn’t fit everyone all the time, but it fits most of us much of the time. So while it’s obvious that the pursuit of comfort is making our fannies fatter, the same process is working on our heads, hearts, and spirits. Comfort food comes in many forms – all of which provide a temporary fix – none of which are consumed without consequence….

Turning green into red

President Obama and other Washington leaders continue to accuse China, Inc. of undervaluing their currency. They’re absolutely correct. Lest we forget, however, China is a communist country, and communist countries manipulate everything. That includes truth, people, power, and, yes, money. Needless to say, China has blown off our criticism and they can afford to. Our own indebtedness, overreliance on their imports, and dysfunctional leadership leave us with limited clout, influence, and credibility. Of equal interest is our arrogance in criticizing others while we’re doing the same thing or worse. Qualitative easing is nothing more than a deceptive

Carl Mumpower name for turning on the dollar printing presses. That’s a cheap and unethical way to compensate for systemic management failures in business, industry, government, and our own homes. If we print or electronically generate dollars out of thin air, over time we devalue the greenback. In doing so, we’re manipulating our creditors because the loans they’ve extended lose value. That’s red behavior unbecoming to a free nation. It carries shame and long-term consequence – and explains one reason China is quietly getting into solid assets and out of greenbacks.

Darth Vader was a liberal

Along time ago in a galaxy far, far away, Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader did battle for the hearts and minds of their solar system. Darth was the guy who had a thing for black outfits, central control, and ruling the universe. He was certainly a liberal. If that assumption is confusing, comparisons between liberal and conservative thinking might help. If a conservative doesn’t like guns, he doesn’t buy them. If a liberal doesn’t like guns, he wants them outlawed. If a conservative is a vegetarian, he doesn’t eat meat. A liberal wants meat banned. If a conservative is homosexual, he quietly leads his life. A liberal demands legislation. If a Conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels. Liberals demand censorship. See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A17

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Commentary Water, food and shelter are non-negotiable needs for human beings seeking a shot at long term survival. We can endure some thirst, some hunger and some exposure to the elements, but few would argue that those three, together with air to breathe, comprise the basics of tenability. In a humane society most of us share the feeling that no one among us should be systematically denied adequate water, sufficient food and a safe, dry, warm place to lay one’s head. Even our prisons provide three squares and a cot. Over the years America has embraced the idea that none should be condemned to live in squalor. We have made elimination of slums a national priority, though execution of that imperative has varied from place to place and wobbled in the shifting of political winds. In the post-WWII era eradication of slums took the form of “urban renewal.” Wholesale condemnation and bulldozing of entire blocks and communities was coupled with construction of public housing projects. Those who legislated and executed such plans were generally operating with the best of intentions. The fact that most of the demolition took place in non-white neighborhoods was surely redolent of racism, but much poverty emanates from the same source. It can be argued that the root cause was not so much discrimination in the moment as discrimination in the past that led to wide disparities of wealth. Here in Asheville, the city government and the Asheville Housing Authority worked together to demolish wide swaths

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of our traditional African American community and to relocate our black population in duplexes and apartment blocks. Resentment remains close to the surface for many citizens who lived through that shift. The City service garages and offices on S. Charlotte and the hospital and medical facilities on Biltmore and Ashland are daily reminders of the great displacement that created our current public housing situation. Asheville has one of the highest per-capita public housing populations in the state, and the Asheville Public Schools educate the highest percentage of students living in public housing in North Carolina. It’s no secret that the housing model adopted here and in many other cities around the country has failed. Today’s planners aim for mixed-income neighborhoods because those have proved to be the most stable over time, but our public housing residents are uniformly poor. Today’s wisdom is that a mix of ownership and renters builds community, but our public housing population is overwhelmingly subsidized tenants. Public policy has exacerbated prob-

lems inherent in this creation of modern ghettos. Single women with children are entitled to their own units, so a young woman who wants to get her “own place” has a huge incentive to get pregnant. Showing too much income reduces rent subsidies, so even if the children’s father is present and contributing, there is a huge disincentive to report income or even to take a formal job. With unemployment among young, black men at record levels, the attraction of the black market is great, and with no ownership stake in a residence the potential loss from arrest and conviction is negligible. We have institutionalized poverty and now have third- and fourth-generation families subsisting in the same units as their grandparents and great-grandparents, with no more hope of escape than their forebears. Fixing the system is no easy task. The most successful alternatives to our postwar ghettos are mixed-income and mixedownership neighborhoods that have been intentionally created with funding from Federal Community Development Block

Cecil Bothwell

“We have institutionalized poverty and now have third- and fourthgeneration families subsisting in the same units as their grandparents and great-grandparents, with no more hope of escape than their forebears.”

— Cecil Bothwell

Grants, state and local incentives, and public-private partnerships. Transitioning from our failures will mean further dislocation of residents, uprooting of long-established, dysfunctional neighborhoods, and demolition or refurbishment on a massive scale. It won’t be a job for a year but for a decade, and it’s long past time to begin. The choice comes down to incentivizing positive change or maintaining an inhumane and debilitating status quo. My hope is that leadership in our City government, our faith communities, our Chamber of Commerce and Council of Independent Business Owners, our medical community, our colleges and public schools, our small businesses and our major manufacturers will move together to deconstruct our failed public housing model and find a path forward to real renewal. • Cecil Bothwell, author of nine books, including “She Walks On Water: A novel” (Brave Ulysses Books, 2013), is a member of Asheville City Council.

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U.S. still ‘the land of Opportunity,’ but.... My last column on this page was about American exceptionalism: how we aren’t necessarily. This column is about American exceptionalism: one way we still are, so far. The one thread that runs through American history from Jamestown to now is Opportunity. America has always been the “Land of Opportunity,” a special place for people who have had the courage to start over. My people came from Ireland and scratched out a living in southwest Georgia. Other Irish lived in big-city slums or went underground in coal and copper mines. Life was an outrage for all of them – but better than Ireland. They persevered. They were free, after all; they weren’t being humiliated and starved by the English. America gave them opportunity, and they took advantage of it. My great-greatgrandfather learned to farm, and his sons started businesses. My father graduated from Georgia Tech.

Lee Ballard So it is today. We offer economic opportunity to immigrants far beyond anything in their home countries. Doctors retrain as nurses to qualify for jobs here. America – the Land of Opportunity for the immigrant. For the immigrant. Hmmm. What about for our own people? Is America the Land of Opportunity for my grandchildren? Yes, it is, but…. But not as it once was. We all know people in WNC who grew up poor in remote hollows, who now are successful in trades and professions. Most of these people I know, if not all, say they’re where

they are because of public schools – first grade through high school and even state universities and community colleges. Education. That’s why I wrote “exceptional, so far” above. America as the Land of Opportunity – for our own people– is teetering. It’s my habit to encourage young people I see working in places like Ingles. I ask what their future plans are. More and more of them now say they can’t afford to continue beyond high school. Some are discouraged; some see the military as default. The ever-rising cost of higher education has priced them out. And then we hear from Raleigh about budget cuts to education at all levels, preschool to university. For whatever reasons – ideology (government must spend less) or ideology (public schools are “socialist”) or greed (for-profit schools spend big for lobbyists) – Republicans in the General

Assembly are dismantling North Carolina’s great legacy of state-funded education. And in so doing, they’re limiting our children’s future opportunity. As we look around the developed world, the tight-fisted North Carolina approach is the exception. In most advanced countries, education through university is free to all, some even including graduate study. These countries do this through taxation. North Carolina Republicans would rather have low taxes than a well-educated population. We can’t have both low taxes and quality universal education. Children of the well-educated will be well-educated. In recent generations, the door has been open to everybody. Now we’re heading for a day when Opportunity knocks only at doors of the elite. • Lee Ballard lives in Mars Hill.

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‘Pope of Poverty’ accused of profiting of backs of poor On Sunday, Dec. 15, 30 mostly Weaverville residents braved freezing temperatures to picket on a public sidewalk across the parking lot from Roses, one of many department stores owned by Art Pope. Mr. Pope is Gov. Pat McCrory’s budget director. Why did we do this when we would have much preferred to stay home enjoying our families? We did this because we want to inform the public about this multi-millionaire’s disastrous effect on the poor people of our state. First of all, unlike Henry Ford who, for all his faults, paid his workers a living wage so that they could one day buy the cars they made, Pope pays his workers as little as he can legally get away with. He keeps them so poor they have to apply for welfare so that they can afford to buy the cheap, made-in-China products they sell in Pope’s stores. Art Pope uses his profits from Roses, Maxway, and other stores to help elect rightwing politicians who pass laws that

help the rich get richer and hurt the poor and African-Americans. He also funds groups that attack fair wages, voting rights, and racial justice. As budget director, Pope has used his influence to pass laws that cut aid to the jobless; Art Pope fire teachers; cut early voting; cut taxes for the rich; cut health services for women and children; gut environmental and safety regulations; end the Racial Justice Act for fair trials; raise interest rates on small loans; and kill public campaign financing so big private donors like him can call the shots. All this makes him very qualified to be Pope — the Pope of Poverty, that is. Fred Flaxman Weaverville • Flaxman is the author of “Sixty Slices of Life… on Wry: the Private Life of a Public Broadcaster,” winner of a 2011 Pinnacle Award for memoir, and the producer/host of “Compact Discoveries,” heard 24/7 at www.SKY.FM/compactdiscoveries.

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Budget chief’s job termed gift for backing governor

Art Pope was given the position as (state) budget director as payment for the money donated to elect Gov. Pat McCrory and other ultra-conservatives. He made his money through his discount stores, which he purposely places in lowincome areas. The profits from these stores go into his bank account, and then into the pockets of people whose policies harm low-income people – Art Pope’s customers. I believe these customers should know what’s being done with their hard-earned money. Leslie Boyd President, WNC Health Advocates Asheville See LETTERS, Page A17

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ment leadership; as it seems to be doing in Bakersfield, Calif., and Albuquerque, N.M. Alan Ditmore Leicester

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I have previously believed that for the abortion rights leadership, making abortion more accessible was the primary objective and centralizing power an unfortunate side effect; but now I think the reverse is true, that centralizing power in Washington and the U.N. is their primary objective and making abortions more accessible is merely a fringe benefit to them. This is the only way I can explain the leadership’s steadfast refusal to even suggest to local governments, abortion subsidies for the rapidly growing number of indigo blue localities in which residents still struggle with huge financial and transport hurdles to safe and timely abortions, even though such subsidies would cost nothing after subtracting local tax savings in school enrollment and environmental protection. I hope federal paralysis forces such issues on localities as well as the move-

Chained CPI adjustment termed important issue

Here is an important issue for all military, social security, federal civil service, and union retirees ... in fact for any/all who have earned a Cost of Living Allowance or COLA in their current or retired income: A little thing called the Chained CPI adjustment. As currently forecast, it will only amount to a reduction from 1.7 percent to 1.4 percent in calculating the annual COLA. And remember, COLA is only an adjustment to keep up with inflation. Some in our Congress have said, “It is only a 3/10 of one percent adjustment,” but what they forget, choose to ignore, or are simply ignorant of is the power of compounding this minor reduction. This minor adjustment can cost some retirees as much as $35,000-$65,000 in 25

years of retirement. Others have said, “If they have less money, retirees will shop for frugally.” Does this mean they will eat dog food instead of commercial grade ground meat? The proposal has been made by several Congress people and is supported by the President that COLA calculations should be changed from the W‑CPI to the Chained CPI or C‑CPI. The Chained CPI is historically lower than the W‑CPI and does not reflect the expenditures of the elderly/retired community. Any study will illustrate that this community spends a higher proportion of income on medical costs than the general population. Inflation of medical costs has far exceeded ordinary inflation for years now. To put this on a personal basis, if the Chained CPI had been in use since my retirement in 1996, it would have cost me $19,498.00 to date. If my survival rate is as good as that assigned by the Office of Personnel

Continued from Page A14 One of the best ways to spot a liberal is their interest in being masters of their universe. Though “liberty” is supposed to be central to real liberalism, today’s “dark side of the force” progressives are all about dominance. Had he survived his own misguided mission, Darth would fit right in.

is a defined platform of socialistic power brokers who apparently fear a well armed citizenry. It has been demonstrated that in communities where firearm liberties are supported, violent crime is reduced. In communities, like our nation’s capital, where the right to bear arms is infringed, violent crime is increased. History tells us that an armed citizenry is rarely the source of the murder and mayhem that decimates most cultures. That harm comes in the form of despots better armed than their people. They are thus able to make war on

their own to retain control or engage in ill advised military adventurism that otherwise sacrifices the populace. Hitler enforced gun control in Germany behind the pretense of safety and thus had a free hand leading to the eventual deaths of sixty million people. Pursuing an abridgement of gun rights versus accountability for those misusing firearms reveals the lazy agenda of antigun lobbies. More importantly, it exposes a deeper and sinister intent to disarm the populace. Conservative men and women are concerned with conscience impaired

Lack of abortion subsidies for needy women decried

Candid Conservative

A discarded noble effort

Like most threats, the single greatest danger to the future of America – our national debt – comes from our own hand. Though the effort was largely ceremony, several years ago Obama’s bipartisan budget-deficit commission made a courageous effort to “pop a cap” into the fanny of out-of-control spending. Democrat Erskine Bowles and Republican Alan Simpson were amazingly responsible in their management of a thankless undertaking. Though 11 of the 18 commission members signed off, 7 said no and along with a disinterested president relegated the document to a dusty shelf. Raising the social security retirement age, scrapping home interest deductions, containing entitlements, and capping military spending were “get real” proposals, but politics control Washington, not reality. A decade ago we were scared to death of a debt picture representing 60% of our gross domestic product – it’s now 100%. No country has historically maintained power and prosperity under that formula and America will not be an exception. We cannot consume our way to a better day anymore than we can eat ourselves into being skinny…

Gun control: lazy stewardship

Conservative thinkers have a rational enthusiasm for the Second Amendment. We are good with the good guys having effective tools for protecting themselves from the bad guys. The second amendment to the U.S. Constitution is specific – “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” Though it is abused by municipalities and states throughout the union, that second phrase indicates the value our founding fathers placed on assuring future generations had the means for selfprotection.The second amendment remains under persistent assault by the left. Behind the guise of public safety, the mission of removing guns from private ownership

Management and the Social Security Administration (8 more years), the Chained CPI is estimated to cost me an additional $25,580.00, or a total loss of $45.078.00 all due to the simple change of 1.7 percent COLA to 1.4 percent COLA (estimates from the Department of Commerce). Amazing; only 3/10 percent difference, BUT it is compounded year after year and grows exponentially just as the grains of rice on the fabled chessboard. Dr. Thomas M Kelemen‑Beatty, DD, BFHM Asheville

criminals, our government’s dysfunction, and potential abuses by both. Anyone thinking that disarming America will ease crime or restrain that dysfunction is disarming their mind as surely as the liberties of others. The public should be no less able to protect themselves than police officers, public officials, or criminals. The level of security afforded most government buildings offers clues as to why. • Carl Mumpower, a former member of Asheville City Council, may be contacted at drmumpower@aol.com.

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Continued from Page A1 A: A woman wants to believe a man when he claims he hates those nasty “gentlemen’s clubs.” Yeah, the last thing any man wants to see is a totally hot 21-year-old with enormous breasts doing upside-down splits on a pole. There’s that line from politics: “It isn’t the crime; it’s the cover-up.” Not only did your boyfriend pre-lie, laying out the above bed of lies like lettuce on a cottage cheese plate, but he followed up with the obvious honker that it had to be somebody else searching for nudie bars on his computer. Yes, it was probably Granny, who, like many women her age, loves to go to strip clubs and make it rain Social Security checks. As for why he lied, consider that there’s a notion that men are pigs — simply for being men. Men evolved to be highly visual and variety-driven in their sexual desire, while women evolved to be more emotionand commitment-driven. Male sexuality isn’t wrong; it’s just different. But men are so used to being under attack for what turns them on that many default to denying it. They keep mum to avoid conflict in their relationships, in part because they think they could never explain male desire in a way that wouldn’t make a woman’s head fly off and chase them around the room. The truth is, we all lie, all day long, and often think nothing of it. If you cram your muffin-top into Spanx or put goop on your

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eyebags, you’re lying about what you really look like. And frankly, if people could read our thoughts, most of us wouldn’t make it to lunchtime without a co-worker’s bludgeoning us with a stapler. But because we alone know what we’re thinking, a person can say sweet, relationship-enhancing things to his partner — “You’re the only woman for me!” — while entertaining less palatable fantasies: “If only I could have you, your sister, the Swedish women’s bobsled team, and that girl from The Weather Channel in a swimming pool of butterscotch pudding!” Still, fantasizing and cheating are two different things. Sure, some guys who go to strip clubs are looking to get some on the side, but a guy can do that at the office or the corner bar without breaking out a wad of Benjamins. And Hooters? Naughty in concept, but in reality, a place to eat heavily battered chicken strips while having platonic conversations with a married waitress in gym clothes and 1980s pantyhose. As for those coupons your boyfriend had, nothing helps a guy seduce a waitress like whipping out a voucher for 10 percent off. (“Hey, big spender!”) Another woman may turn your man’s head (or make it swivel like a turbo lazy Susan), but that doesn’t mean she turns his ethics, too. If you have reason to believe your boyfriend is a good guy, driven by ethical standards instead of what he can get

away with, chances are he’s just looking at strippers from time to time instead of looking to get some strange. Relationships are built on trust, but they’re also built on white lies about who we really are and having the wisdom to look the other way at stuff that doesn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things. You and your boyfriend have heat in the bedroom, and he is loving and treats you well. Sounds like he’s happy. That’s probably the single best motivator for a guy to make visiting strip clubs nothing more than an occasional form of sightseeing — as much a threat to your relationship as a visit to the Grand Tetons (on one of those days they’re decked out in flaming nipple tassels and 5-inch Lucite heels).

Some like it hot mess

Why do “helpless” women have men constantly doting on them, while women like me are deemed “too strong”? I was raised by a 1970s feminist and single mother. (“A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle!”) At 21, I became a widowed single mother. I put myself through school and own a home and a business. I now have a boyfriend who feels I don’t “need” him enough. He says I need to drop some of the balls I’m juggling so he can pick them up. “Just take them!” I say. We recently had a yard sale, and I did everything and was resentful and exhausted. I threw a little fit and walked away. My man then put forth a superhuman effort and cleaned everything up. But, as usual, he didn’t handle things until I was unable to. — Superwoman The modern damsel doesn’t have to be in distress, but it helps if she at least has a few items not yet crossed off her to-do list. Otherwise, what is there for Superman to do but smoke a bowl and make YouTube videos of the cat riding the Roomba?

No sooner did you find a man who says he wants to help than you immediately raised the bar. It isn’t enough that he’s willing to take out the trash from under the sink. You expect him to sense that you want him to and then wrestle you for the bag. What’s with this? Did you get comfy with the belief that women don’t need men and are you now intent on confirming that? Could it be that having him help conflicts with your self-image as the suburban Joan of Arc — if not burning at the stake, cooking up the steak while burning with rage about how you have to do it all? You can have the martyrdom merit badge or a relationship; pick any one. Consider that maybe being a strong woman means being strong enough to admit that you need a man for something besides yelling at when he gives the wrong answer to “Do I look fat in this?” You will have to ask for help, which may be easier if you think of this as sending your boyfriend on little “quests” to make him feel needed. Though you probably don’t need a Holy Grail, you could ask him to wield power tools or run up to Rite Aid to get your kid some cold meds. While he’s gone, here’s a suggestion: Write out that dumb fish/bicycle quote. Burn it. Scatter the ashes. And replace it in your head with an update on a classic: “It’s the squeaky wheel that gets the grease — that is, if it doesn’t run off and grease itself before anybody else can get up out of his chair to go look for the can.” • (c.) 2013, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or e-mail AdviceAmy@aol.

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25th Christmas Jam? A beauty By Dave Rowe

“Shout.” The lyrics of one cut, “You’ve got to live, you’ve got to give,” were appropriate not only in light of the funds raised, It was Friday the 13th and the U.S but also in consideration of the Cellular Center in downtown Asheville many musicians donating their was home for the first in a two-night time and talents. run of the 25th annual Warren Haynes The day before the show, Christmas Jam. Haynes personally broke ground The Dec. 13th show featured artists for a Habitat house in Swancollaborating for the first time, and artists nanoa. Appreciation for the who had not played together in years. artist’s charitable contributions About 7,200 fans came to enjoy to the people of Western North the music and support a good cause. Carolina has been expressed Proceeds from the shows would go to with the naming of a South benefit Habitat for Humanity. To date, Asheville street in his honor. Haynes’ Christmas Jams have raised $1.3 Also featured prominently in million for the charity. the program were Haynes’ forOpening the show was Haynes himself mer colleagues Gregg Allman with one of his bands, Gov’t Mule. Highand Phil Lesh. lights included a selection off their first Warren Haynes Allman is the heart and soul album entitled “Some Day You Have to of the still existent but dorReturn to Mother Earth.” mant Allman Brothers Band. Although he is best known The band played several songs off their latest release, Special to the Daily Planet

for his work on the B-3 Hammond organ, Allman played an acoustic guitar, accompanied by Haynes. The two had toured with the Allman Brothers in the late 1980s. Allman’s half-hour set included Jackson Browne’s “These Days,” Muddy Waters’ “Can’t Be Satisfied,” and Neil Young’s “The Needle and the Damage Done;” as well as Allman classics like “Midnight Rider” and “Melissa.” The latter was written by Allman in memory of his brother, guitarist extraordinaire Duane, who died in a motorcycle crash in 1970. Lesh, a founding member of the Grateful Dead, played bass for that group from its inception to its disbanding in 2005. In 1995, the group lost its singer, songwriter, and guitarist Jerry Garcia, an American icon in his own right, to an untimely death. Shortly thereafter, Haynes stepped up to fill his shoes, impressively emulating Garcia’s electrical techniques. Lesh’s 90-minute set at the Jam could be described as a backdrop of space music with occasional bits of Dead songs thrown in. Selections included “St. Steven” and “Know Your Rider.” Dedicated fans would let out a cheer every time a familiar bit came together. See JAM, Page B2

Special photos by SCOTT WOODY

From left Timothy O’Keefe performs a Frank Sinatra classic; Jesse Earl Jr. sings “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” and Heather Masterton sings “Silver Bells.”

A review

‘Swingin’ Little Christmas’ show leaves the stars twinkling

By JOHN NORTH

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Russ Wilson’s “Have Yourself a Swingin’ Little Christmas” show was, musically, a marvel, and Wilson’s repartee with his guest singers, bandmates and the crowd hit more than it missed the mark on Dec. 21 at Isis Restaurant and Music Hall in West Asheville. The rain poured outside on an unseasonably warm (65-degree) winter solstice night, but a festive sellout crowd of 167 filled Isis to see and hear the holiday show led by Asheville’s Wilson, billed as “North Carolina’s very own King of Swing,” and his 17-piece big band. The otherwise stellar concert seemed overly long, perhaps because of the extended breaks between songs. The all-important pace would have benefited from a tad less talking, joking and promoting of future gigs by Wilson and others between numbers. Also, repeatedly asking if everyone is enjoying the show — or having a merry Christmas — can be overdone. The show’s flaws, however, were minor and a highlight certainly was the singing of a few songs

—each solo at different points — by Wendy Jones, Jesse Earl Jr., Timothy O’Keefe and Heather Masterton. Two roughly one-hour sets were sandwiched around a 30-minute intermission The show was intended to be reminiscent of the renowned radio and television Christmas shows from years ago that featured Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Rosemary Clooney and Andy Williams, among others. Wilson and his bandmates wore black suits, white shirts, black shoes and ties — and Santa hats. The guest singers dressed with a jazz elegance, too. The show began with a highly jazzed-up instrumental version of “Jingle Bells,” after which Wilson said, “Merry Christmas, everybody!” He added that “this place is packed... You all have made me one of the happiest people in the room — and one of the wealthiest, too ... until I pay all these guys.” Wilson noted that, at age 6, he sang his first song on stage. “It goes just like this,” the conductor-emcee-vocalist said, as he began singing “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” backed by his band. See SWINGIN’, Page B2

Russ Wilson (left) played rhythm guitar to Hank Bones’ lead.

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“Chanteuse” Wendy Jones woos the crowd.

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Continued from Page B1 He then told the crowd, “We’ve had a lot of fun this year playing for you and we hope you’ll come see us in 2014 because we are scheduled to play at this venue (alone) six times” next year. Two of the shows Wilson is planning are “Remembering Frank Sinatra, the Capital Years” and “Bob Willis and the Texas Playboys.” Wilson introduced Jones as a “chanteuse,” and she sang “The Man With the Bag,” which showcased her excellent vocal range, phrasing and choreography. Much to the audience’s apparent delight, the statuesqiue Jones ended the song with the sultry line, “Ya better watch out now, ya hear?” Before leaving the stage, she also sang “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” with the crowd cheering and clapping vigorously. Wilson asked the audience, “Are you having a merry Christmas, so far?” After a pause, he quipped in riddle-style (in an apparent playful reference to Hank Williams “Settin’ the Woods on Fire”), “”Cause if this isn’t setting you on fire, then your woods....” The audience laughed heartily.

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Also performing that night was Keb Mo, a Grammy-winning African-American bluesman. Playing solo on acoustic — then steel — guitar, he eased through several numbers. Then he was joined by the renowned jazz guitarist John Scofield. “We’ve never played together,” said Scofield, “but we’re going to give it a try.” Scofield then delivered some tasty electric licks in the popular tune, “Government Cheese.” Scofield’s 45-minute set of searing jazz-rockfusion was marked by a tune named “Boogie Stupid.” The crowd was well-behaved with perhaps the exception of a few view-blocking dancers during Lesh’s set. Widespread Panic wrapped things up for the Friday show around 2:30 a.m. Dec. 14. Saturday’s show, featuring Grace Potter and Nocturnals, Allman on keyboards, and Gov’t Mule accompanied by Scofield, ran until 4:12 a.m. Dec. 15. The Warren Haynes Christmas Jams began in a small, now-defunct tavern, and featured only local artists. Eventually, the event garnered enough big-name talent to justify holding the concerts in what was then known as the Asheville Civic Center.

Special photos by SCOTT WOODY

Russ Wilson (far right) directs his “swingin’” 17-piece band on the Isis stage in West Asheville.

The next song, “We Wish You a Merry Christmas,” which Wilson introduced as “in the style of the Count Basie Band,” was an instrumental. At that point, O’Keefe, clad in a black suit with no tie, a white shirt and a bright red sweater, was introduced. Wilson teased O’Keefe as being dressed in his “Andy Williams outfit.” The two then exchanged barbs, leaving the audience laughing. Eventually, O’Keefe sang a stellar version of “I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm,” triggering the most enthused applause to that point in the show. After much joking between Wilson and O’Keefe, the latter left the stage, and Wilson added, “I’ve got my fat to keep me warm. I haven’t missed a meal in my 47 years.” More seriously, Wilson said, “I have two favorite jazz singers in the Asheville area — and this is one of them,” as he introduced Earl. The singer said, “It’s not Christmas for me until I hear this song” — and Earl broke into “The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire),” which proved to be a major crowdpleaser. After an instrumental version of “Winter Wonderland,” the final solo singer, Heather Matterson, sang a moving “I’ll Be Home for Christmas.” Wilson and his band finished the set with “Frosty the Snowman,” sung by Russell. Following the intermission, the band opened with an instrumental “Jingle Bell Rock,” followed by a piano solo performance of “Christmas Time Is Here,” followed by O’Keefe’s performance of “Young at Heart” and “The Lady Is a Tramp.” The latter was performed as a sample of a song that will be in the upcoming Sinatra show. Perhaps the most memorable performance of the night featured Wilson and Hank Bones, each sitting in chairs, playing guitars, with Wilson singing, backed by the band, on Johnny Moore’s Three Blazers “Merry Christmas, Baby.” The longest song of the night featured memorable solos by many members of the band. Also featured were an instrumental version of “Let It Snow,” Matterson singing “Silver Bells,” Jones singing “Santa Claus Is Coming to Town” and Earl singing “What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?” After Earl finished his song, Wilson asked, “Is he something, or what?” Wilson then sang “White Christmas,” eventually inviting an enthused audience to join him in a sing-along to conclude the show.

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CHAMBER CONCERT, 3 p.m. St. Matthias Episcopal Church, 1 Dundee St., Asheville. The 33-piece chamber orchestra will perform Viennese waltzes and polkas. Also featured will be vocal selections by soprano Mary Luna as well as ballroom dancers. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

Monday, Jan. 6

BOOK CLUB MEETING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Bridging Differences Book Club will meet. Admission is free.

Tuesday, Jan. 7

ENNEAGRAM SERIES, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Enneagram Series with Sandra Smith will address “The Basics and Type 3.” Admission is free. CLASSIC FILM, 8 p.m. Carolina Asheville, 1636 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville. The Asheville Film Society will screen “Stuntman,” which features the late actor Peter O’Toole.

Wednesday, Jan. 8

JOB FAIR, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Davis Event Center, WNC Ag Center, Fletcher. The 8th Annual Homecoming Job Fair, billed as “Western North Carolina’s largest recruiting event,” will be hosted by the Asheville Area Chamber of Comerce. It is expected to draw some 2,000 job-seekers, as about 80 employers seek to fill around 1,000 openings. Admission is free. MIDDLE EAST PEACE MEETING, 9:30 a.m. Black Mountain Presbyterian Church, Black Mountain. The meeting of Western Carolinians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East will be held. BUSINESS WORKSHOP, 5:45-9 p.m., A-B Tech, Enka campus. A “Simple Steps for Starting

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AARON TIPPIN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. Aaron Tippin will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.NPACgreeneville.com, or call (423) 638-1679.

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Sunday, Jan. 12

MEAN MARY SHOW, 1-3 p.m., Firestorm Café & Books, 48 Commerce St., downtown Asheville. Anything from ghost pirates to demon guitars could romp during a Mean Mary show. Her mystery novel, “Wherefore Art Thou, Jane?” won first place at the Reader’s Favorite International Awards. Admission is free.

Tuesday, Jan. 14

LIBERTARIAN MEETING, 7 p.m., Oakleaf Furniture, 130 Miller St., Waynesville. The Haywood County Libertarian Party, which meets on the second and fourth Tuesdays, meets for open discussion, with debate encouraged. All perspectives and persuasions are welcome, regardless of political or religious affiliation. For more information, call Windy McKinney at windymckinney@ yahoo.com. CLASSIC FILM, 8 p.m. Carolina Asheville, 1636 Hendersonville Rd., Asheville. The Asheville Film Society will screen “Ruling Class,” which features the late actor Peter O’Toole.

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Wed., Jan. 15

SIERRA CLUB MEETING, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The Sierra Club will hear a presentation by Chuck Pickering, president of agriculture and land planning at Biltmore Estate. He will discuss sustainability initiatives at Biltmore and its corporate goals of environmental preservation.

Thursday, Jan. 16

STATE OF DOWNTOWN LUNCHEON, noon, Banquet Hall, U.S. Cellular Center, downtown Asheville. The Asheville Downtown Association will host its annual State of Downtown Luncheon. ADA Board President Adrian Vassallo will discuss the association’s program of work for the upcoming year as well as the membership priorities and challenges facing downtown merchants and residents. The luncheon also will feature presentations from Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Buncombe County commissioners’ Chairman David Gantt. For tickets, which are $10 for ADA members and $12 for potential members and include lunch, visit www.ashevilledowntown.org.

Friday, Jan. 17

ENVIRONMENTAL LECTURE, 3-5 p.m., RiverLink offices, 170 Lyman St, River Arts District, Asheville. Dr. Frank Kalinowski will address “How Supreme Court Judges Decide: Understanding the Citizens United Case.” This will be the first of five monthly lectures in RiverLink’s Friday Salon series in which Kalinowski will offer what is billed as “a riveting discussion about the Founding Fathers and their lasting impact on modern environmental policy.” The remaining lectures will be offered at the same time on Feb. 21, March 21, April 18 and May 16. DANCE PERFORMANCE, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Eisenhower Dance, billed as one of the finest U.S. dance companies, will perform Jan. 17 and 18. A pre-show discussion will begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit www.dwtheatre. com or call 257-4530.

Saturday, Jan. 18

HUMANIST’S TALK, 10 a.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. “A Talk With Humanist Greta Christina” will be held. Christina is a feminist-atheist blogger,

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speaker and author. She is author of “Why Are You Atheists So Angry?” Christina contends that, while “humanism is great, it’s not atheism-plus.” Admission is free. AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. New York Times bestselling paranormal fantasy author Faith Hunter will hold a reading and book-signing. She is the author of the Jane Yellowrock series. She was born in Louisiana and raised all over the South. Admission is free.

Sunday, Jan. 19

Darius Rucker will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22 at the U.S. Cellular Center in downtown Asheville. The Spinners, active for more than 50 years and with a long run of classic hits especially during the 1970s, will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at The Foundation Performing Arts Center at Isothermal Community College in Spindale.

Tuesday, Jan. 21

WORKSHOP, 12:30 p.m., Union Intercultural Center, Highsmith University Union, UNC Asheville. A “lunch-andlearn” workshop on “Social Justice: What Does It Mean To You?” will be offered. Admission is free and open to all. DOCUMENTARY SCREENING, 7 p.m., Alumni Hall, Highsmith University Union, UNC Asheville. “American Promise,” a documentary chronicling the lives of two young boys making their separate ways thourgh one of the nation’s most prestigious private schools, will be screened. “This intimate documentary presents complicated truths about America’s struggle with issues of race, class and opportunity,” UNCA noted. Admission is free and open to the public.

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Tuesday, Jan. 21

COMIX CLUB PROGRAM, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Comix Club will address “Hypernaturals Vol. 1.” Admission is free.

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Thursday, Jan. 23

MLK JR. SPEECH, 7 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. Marc Bamuthi Joseph, creator of Youth Speaks and co-founder of Life Is Living, will give the keynote address during UNCA’s weeklong celebration of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Admission is free and open to the public.

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ETHICAL MEETING, 2-3:30 p.m., Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Rd., Asheville. “Fulfilling Dr. King’s Dream Through Education” will be the subject of a panel presentation at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Society of Asheville. Highlighted will be the “Read To Succeed” after-school program, presented by Isaac Coleman, Catherine Alter and Pat Bastian; and the MacNolia Cox Spelling Bee (sponsored by Delta Sigma Theta sorority), presented by Marjorie Locke. After the presentations, a discussion will be held, followed by informal conversation. All are welcome and admission is free. TOMMY HAYS PROGRAM, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. The Writers at Home series will feature Tommy Hays, who is the author of three novels for adults, including “The Pleasure Was Mine.” He is executive director of the Great Smokies Writing Program and a lecturer in the Master of Liberal Arts Program at the UNC Asheville. He lives in Asheville with his family. Admission is free.

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AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Sarah Addison Allen will hold a reading and book-signing. Her book “Lost Lake” was just released. Admission is free. POETRY SLAM, 8 p.m., Grotto, Highsmith University Union, UNC Asheville. UNCA’s weeklong Martin Luther King Jr. celebration will conclude with a poetry slam. Admission is free and open to all.

Saturday, Jan. 25

WINTER OPERA GALA, 6-9 p.m., Crowne Plaza Exposition Center, 59 Expo St., Asheville. Asheville Lyric Opera will celebrate its 15th anniversary with Pagliacci and Suor Angelica, a rare double bill of two one-act operas. For tickets, which are $75$125, call 236-0670 or visit info@ashevillelyric.org. EAGLES TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., The Foundation Center Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. The Eagles tribute show, “Hotel California,” will be performed.

The Eagles are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time, having sold over 150 million records — 100 million in the U.S. alone — including 42 million copies of “The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)” and 32 million copies of “Hotel California.” They are the fifth-highest-selling music act and highest-selling American band in U.S. history. For tickets, which are $19 and $24 for adults and $8 for youths, call 286-9990 or visit www. Foundationshows.org. LITTLE RIVER BAND CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. Little River Band will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.NPACgreeneville. com, or call (423) 638-1679.

Sunday, Jan. 26

AUTHOR, 3 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Lucy Daniels, now a clinical psychologist, will share flashes from her personal and professional life in “Walking with Moonshine: My Life in Stories.” She wrote “Caleb, My Son,” a novel that led to her Guggenheim fellowship at age 22, making her the youngest person to receive that honor. Admission is free. BAROQUE VIBES, 5 p.m., Masonic Temple, 80 Broadway St., downtown Asheville. A concert featuring Baroque Vibes will be performed. For tickets, which, in advance, are $15 for adults and $5 for students, visit www.pan-harmonia.org/ shop, or call 254-7123. Tickets at the door are $20 for adults and $10 for students. ROCK REVUE, 5 p.m., Bardo Performing Arts Center, Western Carolina University, N.C. 107, Cullowhee. A performance of “Smokey Joe’s Café” rock revue will be presented. For tickets, which are $20 for the general public, $15 for WCU faculty and staff and $5 for students and children, call 227-2479, or visit www.bardoartscenter.wcu.edu.

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Tuesday, Jan. 28

LEADERSHIP EVENT, 6:30 p.m., Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, downtown Asheville. Lessons in Leadership will host speaker and author Harry Paul at its next main event. Paul is an internationally renowned speaker and co-author of the bestseller “FISH! A Proven Way to Boost Results and Improve Morale.” Paul will discuss lessons learned while observing workers at Pike Place Market in Seattle and taking their energy, enthusiasm and sense of fun into the corporate world. Opening the event will be local entrepreneur, author and speaker Keith Challenger. He will present a different and unique way of managing the lack of time in our lives. Networking will start at 5:30 p.m. To register, visit www.wncleaders. com. AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. James Scottt will hold a reading and sign books. His debut novel “The Kept” is “riveting and memorable,” according to Tom Perrotta (“The Leftovers”). Set in New England in the late 19th century, it follows a mother and son looking for answers to a dark family tragedy. Admission is free.

Wed., Jan. 29

AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Jeanine Frost will hold a reading and book-signing. A celebration will be held for the release of “Up From the Grave,” the seventh “Night Huntress” novel by bestselling author Jeaniene Frost. According to the author, “Up From the Grave” will be the last “Cat & Bones” novel. Admission is free.

Thursday, Jan. 30

AUTHOR’S DISCUSSION, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Steve Vinay Gunther will discuss his work and hold a book-signing. Founder of the Northern

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AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Wiley Cash will hold a reading from and book-signing of his second novel, “This Dark Road to Mercy.” A native of North Carolina and a UNC Asheville graduate, Cash’s first novel, “A Land More Kind Than Home,” is a New York Times bestseller. Admission is free. “FARENHEIT 451” PLAY, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. Ray Bradbury’s visionary parable, “Farenheit 451” will be performed by Aquila Theatre. A pre-show discussion will begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit www.dwtheatre.com or call 257-4530.

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Friday, Jan. 31

“TWELFTH NIGHT” PLAY, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. William Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” will be performed by Aquila Theatre. A pre-show discussion will begin at 7 p.m. For tickets, visit www.dwtheatre. com or call 257-4530.

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Saturday, Feb. 1

AUTHOR’S READING, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, 55 Haywood St., downtown Asheville. Wendy Webb, billed as “a Midwest indie bookstore darling,” will read from her new novel, “The Vanishing,” a supernatural thriller. Admission is free.

Friday, Feb. 7

MERLE HAGGARD CONCERT, 9 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Merle Haggard will perform in concert.

Friday, Feb. 14

REO SPEEDWAGON CONCERT, 8 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. The band REO Speedwagon will perform in concert.

Saturday, Feb. 15

SPINNERS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., The Foundation Center Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. The Spinners will perform in concert. The Spinners are billed as “the greatest soul group of the early ‘70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. Ironically, the band’s roots lay in Detroit, where they formed as a doo wop group during the late ‘50s.” For tickets, which are $29 and $34 for adults and $8 for youths, call 286-9990 or visit www.Foundationshows.org.

Saturday, Feb. 22

FARMING CONFERENCE, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.,

The Blues Brothers Revue will perform at 7:30 p.m. March 22 at The Foundation Performing Arts Center at Isothermal Community College in Spindale. Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa. ASAP’s annual Business of Farming Conference will return early for the 2014 growning season. The program focuses on the business side of farming, covering recordkeeping to marketing. As usual, it will include workshops for both beginning and veteran farmers. For new or prospective farmers, popular offerings will include “Beginning QuickBooks” and “Selling More at a Farmers Market.” For long-time farmers, top offerings will be “Building Community Capital Through Farms” and “Advanced QuickBooks.” To register, which costs $50 per person by Jan. 31, and $60 beginning Feb. 1, visit www.asapconnections.org/conference. DARIUS RUCKER CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center, downtown Asheville. Darius Rucker will perform in his True Believers Tour, with special guest David Nail. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.

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Tues., Feb. 25

ROBIN THICKE CONCERT, 8 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Robin Thicke with Jessie J will perform in concert.

Thursday, Feb. 27

AROOJ AFTAB CONCERT, 7 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. Pakistani soul singersongwriter Arooj Aftab will perform in concert. Her “dynamic voice transcends borders that imprison bodies, minds and spirits,” UNCA noted. “Originally from Pakistan, she created Rebuild Pakistan to promote a vision of peace and healing. Aftab skillfully reimagines indigenous soul with signature cool by playing homage to classical Pakistani, Sufi, neo-soul and jazz and contemporary music.” For tickets, which are $5 for UNCA students, $7 for area students, $12 for the campus community and $20 for the general public, visit uncatickets.com.

Sat., March 22

GABRIEL IGLESIAS CONCERT, 7 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Gabriel Iglesias will perform in concert. BLUES BROTHERS REVUE, 7:30 p.m., The Foundation Center Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. The “Official Blues Brothers Revue” will perform in concert. The Blues Brothers (or, more formally, The Blues Brothers’ Show Band and Revue) are an American rhythm and blues revivalist band founded in 1978 by comedy actors Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi as part of a musical sketch on “Saturday Night Live.” For tickets, which are $19 and $24 for adults and $8 for youths, call 286-9990 or visit www.Foundationshows.org.

Saturday, March 29

JARS OF CLAY CONCERT, 7:30 p.m.,Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. Jars of Clay will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.NPACgreeneville.com, or call (423) 638-1679.

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