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Refugee resettlement in Asheville? From Staff Reports
Western North Carolina is being considered as a resettlement site for refugees by the International Rescue Committee, a global aid and humanitarian organization. IRC representatives met on June 29 with local residents at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville to discuss the feasibility of relocating about 150 people
fleeing persecution in their home countries to the Asheville region. If plans move forward, the first household could arrive as early as next spring, J.D. McCrary, executive director of the IRC office in Atlanta, told the gathering of more than 50 people. Other refugees would then arrive over the ensuing 12 months, he said. The majority of refugees now being resettled domestically are Congolese, Bhuta-
nese, Burmese, Afgani and Iraqi, although there are likely to be more Syrians in the near future, McCrary said. In response, an Asheville Tea Party newsletter dated July 8 contended that the IRC “is salivating to place at least 150 Syrian refugees in our community.” The ATP later held a meeting to discuss member concerns and to involve them “to stop refugee placement in our area.”
The ATP noted that “if we get an Office of Refugee Resettlement within 50 miles of our (Asheville) community, contractors, like churches and non-profits, can begin the process” of resettlement. “Asheville is the target for such an office. This is where we are!” The ATP also called the program “expensive, secretive, risky and unfair.” See REFUGEE, Page A13
7 white protesters arrested during Black Lives Matter’s sit-in inside APD
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From Staff Reports Asheville police arrested and handcuffed seven protesters — all of whom were white — who refused to abandon a sit-in for Black Lives Matter at the Asheville Police Department downtown on July 22 afternoon. In the aftermath, a racial justice group made up of nonprofits, advocacy groups and other entities will help set city police use-of-force policies, Mayor Esther Manhaimer and City Councilman Cecil Bothwell, chair of council’s Public Safety Committee, said in an unscheduled announcement at the end of council’s July 26 meeting. The announcement was made after several citizens spoke during the meeting’s public comment session, including some involved with the local Black Lives Matter movement, who contended that race relations need improvement in Asheville, particularly with policing. “We as a council are struggling,” Manheimer said. “We hear the community. We want to be responsive. We want to be thoughtful. And we are looking for a way to constructively move forward. I;m hopeful that we will be able to bring many more voices to the process.” The sit-in was staged as a protest against the July 2 fatal shooting of a black man by a white police officer. On the morning of July 22, the protesters had placed a Black Lives Matter banner on the APD building and had stayed in the front and foyer area of the station until about 3 that afternoon, when the arrests occurred. Beginning that morning, police warned protesters three separate times that they could be charged if they remained on site, according to Capt. Stony Gonce. See SIT-IN, Page A13
because she’s unhappy with her husband, does that mean she’ll eventually be unhappy with me and see it as reason to cheat? — Hesitant A: There are many people who cross ethical lines at work, but most of them just do it by taking home Post-its or a stapler. Okay, sure, have a FWB thing, but with a married co-worker? What happened -- too
overworked to swipe right on Tinder? And as for why your co-worker started outsourcing her sex life, there’s an assumption that people cheat because they’re in crappy marriages or relationships. And maybe her marriage is unhappy. But infidelity researcher Shirley Glass found that even people in happy, loving marriages can end up cheating. See ADVICE GODDESS, Page A12
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Democratic legislators give critical reports on General Assembly
By JOHN NORTH
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The Council of Independent Business Owners heard an unusually critical legislative update during a July 15 breakfast meeting at Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Asheville. Also presented was a review of Asheville’s proposed $74 million bond issuance as well as details on additions to the new Buncombe County budget About 60 people attended the hour-long session that started with an update on recent action at the state General Assembly, provided by state Rep. John Ager and state Sen. Terry Van Duyn, both of whom are local Democrats. Ager lives in Fairview and Van Duyn in Asheville. Speaking first, Ager said that “perhaps the most important thing were bills that weren’t passed — namely the Asheville CIty Council district bill. It could make a great mini-series....” After detailing other bills that he was glad failed to pass and some he wished had passed, Ager said, “We, of course, did pass the budget. I voted for the budget. It’s an adequate budget. There is a 4.7 percent teacher pay raise. Last year they were given a $750 bonus. For a lot of the teachers, the pay raise is about the same as the bonus.” The new budget includes funding for Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and “a half-million dollars in Henderson County for the Muddy Sneakers group for outdoor learning for our elementary schools,” he noted. Ager also said there is money in the budget for scholarships “to send (selected) students to our private schools.” He added, “A million dollars was added to our clean water trust fund, raising is to $22.4 million. I’m pleased about that.” However, Ager admitted, “There’s a fair amount of pork-barrel spending (in the budget) — guess that’s no surprise.... “I want to tell you one bit of good news I ran across. We have a Super Fund site in my district near Warren Wilson College. It’s Chemtronics…. The cleanup of that property is going very well. They’re going to be able to treat these chemicals with biomediation. That means putting cooking oil into the soil, changing it into something (safe). … I think that is a real success story.” Next, Van Duynn began by praising Ager’s summary of General Assembly activity, but then asserted, “I’m going to take a slightly different tack because a lot of you here don’t know me. As you can hear from my voice, I’m not from around here. I grew up in Chicago and was in the hot dog business. My Dad later had a restaurant. I saw the color drain from his face” at different times, as a result of the stresses of running a small business. “I decided at a young age that I didn’t want to be self-employed.” Indeed, Van Duyn noted that she later worked for a large firm. (She was a systems analyst.) “So I ‘get’ how business-owners feeling they need to be able to control how they do business — and the tension with government. That tension gets mitigated with trust, if we work together. So I congratulate you on having this organization that informs your members and brings you together with elected officials.” In a slap at the Republican-controlled General Assembly, Van Duyn asserted, “I believe (that) in Raleigh we’re seriously out-of-balance right now. It (the session) was considerably less collaborative than anything I’d seen before. Everything happens behind closed-doors and it happens quickly.” Van Duyn then cited the passage of HB2 (House Bill 2, also known as “the bathroom bill”), which she termed “a major example of such damage to North Carolina” from a
Rep. John Ager Sen. Terry Van Duyn financial and reputation standpoint. She noted examples of loss of jobs from HB2’s passage, wherein businesses said they did not want to locate in a state that discriminates against the LBGTQ community. “My point is that we’re not working together.” In another slam, she cited “closed-door operations in Raleigh” Van Duyn added, “An excellent example, as John mentioned, we’re going to spend $40 million a year to subsidize tuition at three universities. That might be a great idea... We haven’t discussed what our objectives are or how we’re going to measure this.” Ultimately, she said, “I think we’re broken right now” as a General Assembly. On a more conciliatory note, Van Duyn added, “You and I might disagree on a lot of issues. But I have to remember that your views are just as valuable as mine... We need to work together. John did a pretty good job of highlighting what’s happening. Teachers will get a raise – but not all teachers. We’re still not even close on fixing education in North Carolina. We’re not investing in our infrastructure — not just education but roads, access to high-speed Internet” and other presssing needs. During a question-and-answer period that followed, a man challenged Van Duyn’s contentions. “The state is not broken,” he said. “We’ve got a AAA credit rating” and the economy is growing. He also ripped “what’s going on in Illinois.” “ My opinion is a bit extreme because I serve in the Senate,” Van Duyn replied. “It’s not quite as extreme in the House. At least 40 percent of North Carolina did not have a voice in the budget negotiations.” She then asserted, “I absolutely would not defend what’s going on in Illinois.” Ager added, “The Asheville districting vote didn’t fail because it was a bad idea — it failed because of the process” that was used was out of line with legislative rules. Another man asked the two legislators to comment on state Attorney General Roy Cooper’s argument to vote against HB2’s passage. “Roy Cooper didn’t talk to the Democrats in the Senate,” Van Duyn said. “Nor to those in the House,” Ager noted. Van Duyn then interjected, “The lack of progress had to do with the leadership in the Senate and in the House. We never got to see a bill.” Next, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer asked CIBO members to vote for the $74 million bond that will go before voters in November. She outlined the city’s case for needing it to be passed, noting that it would benefit transportation, affordable housing and parks and recreation. On a separate matter, Brownie Newman, vice chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, said the new county budget was approved with no tax increase, while adding $1.6 million in teacher pay supplements “for this year and the same for the following year,” along with supplements for other school personnel. Also added was spending of $1.3 million for the new Enka Elementary School and almost $200,000 for the Nesbitt Discovery Academy, he said.
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Manheimer among 4 mayors chosen to spread Clinton’s message in North Carolina
Bothwell splits with Democratic Party over Hillary Clinton, who he calls ‘a felon’
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Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell — one of the city’s most outspoken Democrats — recently announced his abrupt departure from the party over its choice of Hillary Clinton as its presidential candidate. In leaving, he lambasted Clinton, calling the former secretary of state “entirely untrustworthy” and “a felon.” In response to a request from the Daily Planet for comment on his action, Bothwell emailed the newspaper the following statement on July 27: “The Democratic Party left me, I didn’t leave the Democratic Party. My dismay at the neoliberal turn of the party has grown year by year since the Clinton presidency. The recent corruption and decided shift to center-right policies convinced me that I no longer wanted to be associated with the Democratic National Committee. I will continue to support progressive Democratic candidates for local and state offices, but I will no longer lend my name to a corrupt national party.” On July 12, Bothwell wrote on Face-
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book that “Bernie Cecil Bothwell Sanders announced the end of his campaign this morning by endorsing Clinton. As of an hour ago, I am registered unaffiliated for the first time since I cast my first vote in 1968....” The post generated more than 100 comments from those supporting and opposing the move, including fellow Councilman Gordon Smith, who defended Sanders’ endorsement of Clinton. Sporting a Facebook profile picture of a Sanders’ campaign sign, Bothwell responded to the comments with the strong criticisms of Clinton and asserting he was “pretty sure a (Donald) Trump presidency would be the best outcome for the Democratic Party.” Bothwell is known as an iconoclast who does not skirt conflict with other Democrats. Recent examples of his combative streak include his opposition to the city ban on short-term vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods and his support for turning the city-owned property on Haywood Street into a downtown park. See BOTHWELL, Page A12
Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer recently was selected by Hillary Clinton’s campaign to help get out the vote in North Carolina, which is recognized as one of the most important states in the Nov. 8 presidential election. Manheimer was among four mayors chosen by the Democrat’s campaign to speak to the media on July 21. Others participating in the conference call Cecil Bothwell with some of the state’s biggest newspapers were Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Durham Mayor Bill Bell and Winfall Mayor Fred Yates. Manheimer gave an incontravertible endorsement of Clinton. She said the biggest challenge in Asheville will be getting the backing of supporters of Bernie Sanders, Clinton’s Democratic primary opponent. “I am excited to support Hillary Clinton for president,” she said. “Personally, I find
her to be an inspiring leader.” Electing the Democrat is important, she said, “not only for Asheville and North Carolina, but for our country.” Clinton would address important issues, such as unifying the country and addressing wealth inequality, Manheimer said. The other mayors echoed similar themes, adding she would support families and students and help cities maintain streets, utilities and other important infrastructure. One regional difference Manheimer highlighted was dealing with the possibility of disaffected Sanders supporters. “We have a little bit of a different challenge,” she said. “We are a heavily Democratic city. We did have strong Bernie Sanders support here. So, a lot of the messaging here is making sure all of those Bernie Sanders folks convert their vote for Hillary Clinton. I think that is already permeating throughout this community. But that message continues to need to be hammered home on the importance of making sure that Hillary Clinton is elected and that Donald Trump is not elected.” Manheimer’s comments were made a little more than a week after fellow council member (and Sanders supporter) Cecil Bothwell announced he had left the Democratic Party over its support of Clinton.
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Asheville council districting elections bill fails to pass From Staff Reports
In what was widely termed a stunning defeat, a bill that would have resulted in district elections for Asheville City Council seats failed to pass July 1. The North Carolina House of Representatives voted 47-59 against the measure, sponsored by then-Sen. Tom Apodaca, R-Henderson. Apodoca, whose term ended June 30, was considered one of the most powerful lawmakers in the General Assembly. His bill, which already had passed the Senate, was expected to easily pass in a Republican-dominated legislature. The General Assembly already successfully had changed elections to a district basis in Buncombe County, Wake County, and Greensboro. However, the bill was deemed unethical by members of both political parties, who criticized Apodaca for neglecting to gain the support of Buncombe County representatives before filing and the procedure he used in introducing the bill. In his own defense, Apodaca said that he had addressed the issue by filing paperwork indicating that it is an elections bill and not subject to the same rules as local governing bills. District elections would bring Asheville into conformity with other cities of similar size, Apodaca contended. He added that the current system of atlarge elections allows council members to hail from a disproportionately small area in
Rep. Fisher and her House colleagues may feel proud of delivering a cheap parting shot, all they have really accomplished is ensuring thousands of Asheville residents continue to have no voice on their city council.” On June 17, Apodaca told News 13 TV (Asheville’s ABC affiliate): “Bottom line is, the people of South Asheville need better representation.” Mayor Esther Manheimer said the Asheville City Council was opposed to the bill. Ex-Rep. Tom Apodaca Rep. Susan Fisher “From what I’m hearing from constituents, the people of the city of about 90,000 (His plan would Asheville are opposed to Raleigh mandathave drawn district lines and made it so ing council districts for our city council residents only could vote for one candidate that represents their specific district, while elections,” Manheimer said before the vote. the mayor’s seat would remain at-large.) “If there is a sense that people feel After the vote, Apodaca released a stateunderrepresented, or there’s a critical mass ment saying, “It is sad but not surprising of folks that want to see a change, there is a that Rep. (Susan) Fisher (D-Asheville) statute that allows cities to impose districts continues to repeat her false claims, even on themselves by referendum and let the though she knows this was a simple admin- people decide.” istrative error that I immediately corrected Apodaca’s bill was introduced over the and proactively acknowledged every time strong objection of the entire Asheville the bill was debated. council and all of the other state lawmakers “My record proves I have been a strong representing Buncombe County. advocate for Asheville and Buncombe County for the past 14 years — and while
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Friday, Aug. 5
CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska. The Lake Junaluska Singers, a 16-voice professional ensemble, will perform. For tickets, which are $18 or $23, call (800) 222-4930 or visit www. lakejunaluska.com/singers.
Saturday, Aug. 6
OLD-FASHIONED COUNTRY BREAKFAST, 7-10 a.m., Carson’s Chapel United Methodist Church, 2651 Tom’s Creek Rd., Marion. The church will host an all-you-can-eat breakfast, featuring three meats and homemade biscuits, drinks, sausage gravy and grits — $6 for adults, $4 for ages 6-12 and free for children under age 6. ALUMNI CONCERT, 2 p.m., Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska. The Lake Junaluska Singers, a 16-voice professional ensemble, will perform their alumni concert. For tickets, which are $18 or $23, call (800) 222-4930 or visit www.lakejunaluska.com/singers. CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Stuart Auditorium, Lake Junaluska Conference and Retreat Center, 91 North Lakeshore Drive, Lake Junaluska. Tim Zimmerman and the King’s Brass will perform hymn classics with a contemporary flair. For tickets, which are $18 or $23, call (800) 222-4930 or visit www.lakejunaluska.com/singers-august-concert.
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Saturday, Aug. 13
CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE TRAINING, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. A civil disobediece training class will be held. It is being hosted by the UUCA and organized by Asheville Showing Up for Racial Justice. For more information, contact elixabeth@lainschell.com. AUGUST SUPPER, 5-7 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Rd., Fletcher. The church will host its monthly supper at $10 for adults, and $5 for ages 10 and younger.
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Panelists unveil visions for Asheville’s future
By JOHN NORTH
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Among Asheville’s oft-cited strengths are its reputation for tolerance, open-mindedness, creativity, optimism, entrepreneurial zest, quirkiness and a rich confluence of subcultures — and the three panelists at “Asheville’s Direction” agreed they would like to preserve those qualities — as city growth skyrockets — during a July 21 breakfast meeting at the Renaissance Asheville Hotel in downtown Asheville. Their vision for Asheville’s future also included equality and opportunity for all. The discussion touched on themes of culture, creativity, community and inclusivity — and how their collaboration could achieve equal opportunity in the future. The sold-out program, which drew about 225 people — standing-room-only — ran for about an hour. it was moderated by Jim Stokely, president of the Wilma Dykeman Legacy. The three panelists were Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, UNC Asheville Chancellor Mary K. Grant and Bill Dean, chief executive office of The Collider (billed as an incubator of high-tech businesses). Time constrains limited the panelists to fielding only a handful of questions from the crowd. The program was the second of three panel discussions on various topics in the Leadership Asheville Summer Buzz Breakfast Series. Each panelist spoke specifically on his or her vision of Asheville and how their different their different sectors — government, education and business — intersect with the city to achieve that vision. “I think that the future, if we do it right, will provide more opportunity for everyone,” Manheimer said during the panel discussion. “I think we risk a growing chasm between those who have and those who have not... Ideally, the future will be a place that provides more equity, more opportunity for all.” Agreeing with Manheimer’s ideas on opportunity, community and culture, Grant emphasized the need for collaboration between the public and private sectors.
Esther Manheimer Bill Dean “We need to be doing this work in partnerships,” Grant said. “No longer can we have parallel tracks that don’t connect. That doesn’t work. We will only grow stronger the more that we do. Partnerships and collaboration are easy to talk about, but difficult to do — and you have to find the right ones.” What’s more, Grant said she sees the aforementioned collaboration as the key to bridging the economic gap in Asheville and that she expects UNCA to be an influential partner closing that divide. “I think that’s both a challenge and an opportunity, and that’s where education can play a huge difference, and that’s where community partners can play a huge difference,” Grant said. “We have to make sure that we are reaching into neighborhoods that often get left behind and saying, ‘Education is for you. Education is your future.’ I think that’s one of the opportunities — the university working with the city, working with all of you, that’s where we can have complicated conversations. We have to make sure — as we are planning the best future for all of us — it really is for all of us.” In addition, Grant discussed UNCA’s broad approach to the challenge of equal opportunity, including access to affordable eduation, connections to internships and numerous community initiatives. Grant said UNCA’s heavy involvement in the community is a strong influence in the development of the city and, ultimately, in creating opportunities for all. Manheimer said that she also believes
that education is key in closing disparities, and aims to foster collaborations between the city and the education system. Manheimer specifically referenced the city’s backing of CAYLA, a program at Asheville High that places students with Mary K. Grant summer internships and scholarships, and the city’s support of after-school programs. Afterward, Manheimer told the local news media that a personal focus is foster-
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The Daily Planet’s Opinion
District elections for Asheville? Let’s put idea to a referendum
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e think that former state Sen. Tom Apodaca’s proposal to impose district elections on Asheville for its City Council seats (but keeping the mayor’s post at-large) may have some merit. While joining most of the Asheville community in rejoicing that Apodaca’s legislation recently was defeated in the state House of Representatives, we do so more from opposition to the process he used, rather than on the merits of the idea. Apodaca’s plan dividing the city into six districts (of his design) passed the Senate, but surprisingly (to some) was shot down in the House, where a coalition of Democrats and Republicans objected mainly on procedural grounds that the controversial local bill should not have been submitted in the short session. Notably, some Republicans objected to the legislature’s heavy-handedness and felt they needed to put a stop to it, fearing that it could also happen in their communities. Council members tend to come from north and west Asheville, while residents of the fast-growing south-side, in particular, complain of under-representation. To that end, we like Mayor Esther Manheimer’s suggestion that a good solution on the district idea is to have it put before the voters as a ballot question.
Our 2 great Robert Morgans CHAPEL HILL — North Carolinians of my generation have been blessed with two important Robert Morgans. One is the mountain-born-and-raised and acclaimed writer who recently was featured on “North Carolina Bookwatch” for his latest novel, “Chasing the North Star.” The other, the former U.S. senator, died on July 16. My dream had been that author Morgan would write a book about Sen. Morgan. Author Morgan has shown he can write beautifully and authoritatively about historical figures. Remember, for example, “Boone,” his wonderful biography of Daniel Boone, and “Lions of the West,” his collection of studies about Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, John “Johnny Appleseed” Chapman, David Crockett, Sam Houston, James K. Polk, Winfield Scott, Kit Carson, Nicholas Trist and John Quincy Adams. A few years ago in this column I raised this question: Who is the most interesting North Carolina political figure yet to be the subject of a major biography? Back then, my nomination for the most interesting potential biography was former Sen. Morgan. Here, slightly revised, is how I explained my suggestion. Maybe my decision was influenced by a canoe trip a group of us made with the aging former senator down the Cape Fear River from Lillington to his home a few miles downstream. On the way down, the river I heard for the first time some stories about North Carolina politicians. But it is not only the stories that make me wish for a good biography of Morgan. A close look at his career could help us begin to see an answer to the question people so often ask about North Carolina. How could the same people have chosen to have a conservative like Jesse Helms and a liberal like Terry Sanford serving them in the U.S. Senate at the same time? You could come close to an answer if you could understand how Morgan could have been an enthusiastic supporter of liberal Frank Graham in his 1950 U.S. Senate campaign and then manage the 1960 gubernatorial campaign for segregationist candidate Dr. I. Beverly Lake. Or if you could figure out how Morgan developed a conservative reputation as a
D.G. Martin state senator and then, when elected state attorney general in 1968, made the office a vigorous consumer advocacy agency. Elected to the U.S. Senate in 1974 as a moderate, with considerable support from conservatives, he was defeated six years later by a campaign that defined him as an ultra-liberal. A few years later Morgan worked for liberal Walter Mondale’s campaign for president. So what was Morgan — a conservative or a liberal? I think his biographer will find he was both, and he was neither — like most North Carolinians. Maybe the stories will help. Morgan always felt a great affection for Beverly Lake, but he said that he tried to get Lake to take a more moderate position on school segregation in the 1960 gubernatorial campaign. Morgan remembers, “Dr. Lake said, ‘Now Robert, you have to remember that it is in the middle of the road where you are most likely to get hit and killed.’” Morgan thought people of different persuasions could work together if they could put ideology aside. Morgan told me that one of legendary UNC playwright and professor Paul Green’s cousins was very conservative even by Harnett County standards. Nevertheless, when Morgan brought the liberal Sen. George McGovern to Harnett County, Green’s cousin and McGovern ate breakfast together at the local café. Later Green’s cousin told Morgan that he might have voted for McGovern for president if he had only known him before. Good stories and a possible answer to why North Carolina has both a conservative and a liberal face could make author Robert Morgan’s biography of Sen. Robert Morgan an important contribution to the understanding of our state’s history, and a great read. • D.G. Martin hosts “North Carolina Bookwatch,” which airs at 9:30 p.m. Fridays and at 5 p.m. Sundays on UNC-TV.
Letters to the Editor
Tell governor concerns on threat from coal ash
I’ve lived in North Carolina since I was five years old; I’ve had plenty of time to fall in love with the beautiful open spaces within our state lines. But after reading the NC Conservation Network press release on July 1, I’m terrified of the coal ash pollutants that are hurting the rivers and lakes I love. Duke Energy has 33 coal ash ponds in North Carolina and every single one is leaking into our water ways. The coal ash pollution causes serious health risks due to arsenic and other toxic chemicals, but somehow, Duke is getting by without having to clean this hazardous waste. I think this is absolutely unacceptable, and it is in Governor (Pat) McCrory’s hands to do something about it! We all need to reach out to the governor, by sending him an email or leaving him a voicemail, and tell him to hold Duke Energy accountable for poisoning the beautiful outdoors of North Carolina. Audrey Curelop Arden
Hillary said to be pilloried by conservative media It appears to me that Mr. (Herb) Stark (whose letter to the editor appeared in July’s Daily Planet under the headline “Trump, Hillary both called embarrass-
ment to nation”) and many others watch only Fox News or MSNBC, which are not journalism but sheer propaganda. In fact, all American media are owned by conservative organizations or rich conservative individuals . It has been proven that Hillary (Clinton) has been cleared of any wrongdoing with regard to her emails and Bengazi, but you do not hear this in the conservative media. I suggest if one wants to know the truth about Hillary (look) on the Internet, (as the media) have been telling lies about her for 10 -20 years. She has been called the most honest candidate in politics — with proof of that she is the only candidate totally prepared and qualified to take over the presidency from (Barack) Obama. Lloyd Kay Asheville
Trump – called a fascist wolf in capitalist clothing
When Donald Trump deflects criticism of his statement that Sadam Hussein was good at one thing and it was killing terrorists, not bothering with trials, just “bang,” and then (Trump) clarifying (that) it’s OK for him to say this because he also says that Sadam was “a bad man, very bad,” are we supposed to be reassured because he clarified his admiration for summary executions by saying he thinks Sadam was “bad?” See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Page A11
The Candid Conservative
Confessions of a jerkist!
“Hatred, in the course of time, kills the unhappy wretch who delights in nursing it in his bosom.” — Casanova
The Problem
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recently had a sharable adventure. It was a reminder that in a darkening world, shady moments are inevitable. While making the rounds with my potty breaking birddog, I ran into a fellow office building tenant. As is customary among civilized folk, I greeted that individual. By some measures, that was a mistake. It seems the recipient believes I am evil, bad and a bunch of other things I couldn’t decipher. If words could kill, you wouldn’t be reading this. The malice was not reciprocal – and I comfortably yielded the field to the individual’s fuzzy fury. My only remark of consequence was the suggestion the person might want to “rethink that anger because it will eat you up.” I left the engagement with one lingering conclusion – unhappy people have unhappy ways. As you may have noted in your own experience, our world has a lot of unhappy people. Here’s how to deal with them.
Writing your own script
This is not the first time this individual downloaded in my direction. My response has been consistent – be direct, be polite and be me. The temptation to return the favor has not been a factor. That’s because doing so energizes antagonists with our energy and puts them in charge of our script.
Carl Mumpower Hating people isn’t smart. It turns life into a silly game of Cowboys and Indians, where everyone is either a good guy or bad guy. It’s not that simple – and hate has a way of blinding us to deeper truths as it makes us like those we hate. Reject ideas and actions – sure – hate people, nope. Anger is a stronger bond than love – not a better bond, just a tougher bond. It creates an exchange of energy that gives whoever we hate access to our soul. Why would we want to be bonded to an antagonist? “I treat other people like they treat me” is an often-recited social game plan. That’s just another way of putting others in charge of our roadmap. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” works better. Like most of the Bible’s encouragements, doing so keeps us in charge of our deal and the other guys in charge of theirs.
That darn nagging Bible
It is the exceptional person of faith who does not occasionally pocket their moral compass. Human beings are nothing else if not selfish and willful. Those tendencies spiral out of control when our compass falls through the hole it wears a hole in our pocket. See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A14
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Commentary
Greedy state leaders make britches boil
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he last column in this space included a quote about the whopping advantages that the top 0.5 percent have over the rest of us – tid-bits like borrowing at almost no interest, private wealth managers and influencing legislation. The author is an investment manager serving this class of people. He wrote anonymously. The part about influencing legislation is a national abomination. But unfortunately,
Letters
Continued from Page A10 What bothers me is that Trump didn’t clarify anything about his admiration for killing people without trials, for Sadam Hussein not only killed so-called terrorists, he killed thousands of legitimate political opponents and even civilians — all without trial or with sham trials. Now, I certainly hope that Trump will not be able to make summary executions an institution in this country, not in these United States, our democracy. I would guess, however, we could expect a rather dramatic expansion of covert assassinations, a policy that many believe is counterproductive, fanning rather than dousing the fires of anti-American sentiment in the Islamic world and around the globe. Many believe these actions make us less safe rather than more. So there’s that problem. And what about our democratic system keeping Trump’s more outrageous ambitions in check? This is not a man who likes to be limited or thwarted in what he wants to do. When in addition to his statement praising summary executions, we have Trump’s stated admiration for Vladmir Putin, and when he says, without any clarification, that all his campaign promises, no matter how much they are questioned or opposed, will be accomplished — “easy, believe me, it will be easy,” he scares the willies out of me. Just how in a democracy do controversial political agendas get enacted with ease? I guess you find your way around the “democracy” part. Just like Sadam and Vladmir. This man, best known for “You’re Fired!” — this man who plasters his name and picture over everything in his domain, who prefers gold fixtures and furniture, has all the attributes and attitudes of an authoritarian without regard for anyone or anything except his winning, his power, his superiority. These are not tendencies found in great leaders of democracies, rather, much more like that “bad man,” Sadam. Trump not only is unfit by reason of temperament and judgment to be president, he is unfit because he is fundamentally undemocratic, without any concept of politics based in reason, fairness and compromise. This after all was how he has done business, making himself a fortune at the expense of others. He only cares about winning and ruling; in expanding his gold-leaf empire. We can expect his understanding of the presidency will be exactly in line with these same outrageous and frightening admirations he voices for dictators and dictatorial actions. I fully expect that Trump’s promises to the working people of America will be no more fulfilled than his promises to the many contractors and workers he has stiffed over the years. And watch out, this “Great” America he is promising sounds dangerously similar to the “Great” Reich Adolph Hitler promised the German people, and the fascists in America promised in the 1930’s. Wake up people. Trump is not the savior of your jobs, but he may well be the bearer of our democracy’s pink slip. BILL WALZ Asheville
Lee Ballard it’s a sin that only the U.S. Supreme Court can wash away. Let’s talk about something that can be fixed. The lines in the quote that really boiled my britches say the super-rich can “hold personal assets in tax havens” and “they have access to the very best in accounting firms and tax attorneys.” All my working life I paid taxes. All working people pay taxes. It’s our responsibility as citizens. It’s how our country and our state stay in business. All through our history, Americans have held to this pay-my-share principle. When issues arose, as in the Whiskey Rebellion, they were about fairness and what the tax revenue would be spent for. In the late 19th century, the idea of an income tax gained popularity. An income tax law actually passed Congress in 1894 – 2 percent on people making more than $4,000 a year ($100,000 today) – but it was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Opponents to an income tax were led by Andrew Carnegie and his steel lobby and old-time “establishment” Republicans, who
were tight with industrialists. The 16th Amendment passed Congress in 1909 and went out to the states. In the election of 1912, all three presidential candidates – William Howard Taft, Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson – supported the amendment. This is America. We believe in fairness. We have always believed that those who’ve got should bear more responsibility than those who don’t. That brings us back to my boiling britches. In the United States today, the superrich not only have the stuff, they also have the politicians who write laws concerning stuff. (By the way, as The New York Times stated, “The share of national income captured by the richest 1 percent of Americans is even higher than it was at the dawn of the 20th century.”) What attitude do you think the tip-toppers should have regarding taxes? You and I pay our taxes from our living money. These people could pay by taking one less hunting trip to Paraguay in their private Gulfstreams. But they don’t. They have tax havens and slick tax attorneys to minimize, or eliminate, their tax debt. What is this – greed? Yes, but more. It’s also cold-blooded cruelty. When they don’t pay, someone else has to pay to fund
government. And that someone is the working sucker. North Carolina is a neon case study. In 2013, the Republican General Assembly overhauled our tax code. They instituted a flat tax that lightens the rich end of the see-saw, and they eliminated a host of deductions, including those for medical and child-care expenses. They cut out the earned income tax credit for the working poor, and oh yes, they expanded the sales tax base. Our end of the see-saw clanked down hard. The smirking, cynical tax-dodgers should be tarred, but it’s our legislators and governor who dance to their tune. They’re the tax villains. They cackled around Raleigh that everybody would experience lower taxes (later modified). Well, I hadn’t paid state taxes since I retired, and then suddenly I owed more than $200, and I’m paying sales tax for services all over town. If everybody in North Carolina who experienced a tax increase after the General Assembly’s tax cuts were to vote to throw the self-serving perpetrators out, not even gerrymandering could save them. Governor Pat McCrory is not gerrymandered. Nov. 8 is the day. Roy Cooper is the name. He’ll make taxation fair. • Lee Ballard lives in Mars Hill.
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Advice Goddess
Continued from Page A1 They do this for a variety of reasons: more sex, better sex, different sex (men especially go for variety), or sometimes just because “she isn’t bad-looking and there’s an empty office with a big couch two doors down.” As for whether this woman would cheat on you, that depends on whether she’s the sort of person who cheats. And no, that isn’t as idiotic as it sounds. Evolutionary psychologists David Buss and Todd Shackelford found that there are personality traits common to people susceptible to cheating. One of the strongest predictors is “narcissism” — a personality trait marked by self-importance, self-absorption, a profound sense of entitlement, and a lack of empathy. Another big predictor is “low conscientiousness,” reflected in unreliability, disorganization, laziness, and a lack of self-control. And finally, there’s the unfortunately Norman Batesy-sounding “high psychoticism” — researcher-ese for a mix of aggressiveness, impulsivity, and an inability to delay gratification. Sound like anybody you’ve met in the janitor’s closet recently? Even if this woman checks out personalitywise, you’ll have a much clearer picture of what’s possible after she gets divorced. That is, if she gets divorced — if this thing with you doesn’t turn out to be “affair-apy” (a little sexual tide-me-over until she can patch things
up with her husband). Regardless, you should take the time — a year or more — to parse who she really is and whether she and her husband are simply two (irreconcilably) different people or whether he just watches a wee bit too much ESPN when he comes home. If you’re lucky, you’ll find these things out from her, and not in some awkward moment at the end of the workday when you finally get a chance to, uh, chat with her husband — through the windshield as you’re clinging to the hood of his moving car.
Continued from Page A6 After his initial post, Bothwell responded to some commenters who questioned whether he was being extreme and who contended that Clinton had agreed to incorporate some of Sanders’ positions. Bothwell said Clinton could not be trusted to carry out those promises and that the election of the Republican Trump might galvanize Democrats around progressive issues.
“I detest Trump and his made-for-realityTV campaign,” he said. “But I’m pretty sure a Trump presidency would be the best outcome for the Democratic Party. The DNC seems to have abandoned the people, the DNC congressional leaders seem to have joined the oligarchy. What more can we possibly do to create a revolution within the party beyond urging everyone we know to vote for (Green Party nominee Jill) Stein?”
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Continued from Page A1 “We’re very interested in hearing what you have to say and the questions that you have,” McCrary said. “That’s our real reason for being here, exploring if the community is good for refugees. Are refugees good for the community? “If both of those don’t line up, then we would probably continue looking for new sites elsewhere. It has to be a community that is welcoming.” The IRC has been speaking with city and county officials, as well as others including the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, McCrary said. On June 29, Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chairman David Gantt told local news media he had met briefly with the group. Meanwhile, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said she had not. A nonprofit organization, the IRC responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises by helping people in need survive, recover, and gain control of their future, the agency says. It provided $11.8 million in cash and asset transfers to more than 75,600 refugees and displaced households last year. In the United States, the agency helped resettle nearly
Sit-in
Continued from Page A1 Other protesters, “blocked the entranceway, exit-way inside the building and by hanging banners outside the doorway,” the warrants stated. All of the arrested protesters were from Asheville or surrounding areas. Arrested were Hillary Helen Brown, 28, Michael Richard Collins, 28, Whitney Eichner, 32, Laura Maria Eshelman, 31, Rebecca Lynn Nippes, 26, and Adrienne Nicole Sigmon, 33, of Asheville. Also arrested was Daniel Michael Hesse, 38, a reporter for the Mountain Xpress. To no avail, the group sought an apology from Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper regarding the shooting death of Jai “Jerry” Williams, and also demanded that the officer who shot him, Sgt. Tyler Radford, be fired. Previously, Hooper had said Williams was armed with an AR-15 and displayed a weapon to Radford. The investigation into the shooting was turned over to the State Bureau of Investigation. The SBI report, when complete, will be turned over to the district attorney. When the protest was more than 24 hours old, the APD closed off the front lobby area and directed clients who had business at the station to meet officials at a different entrance. Hooper said afterward that she had assigned an officer to work with the group and asked to to relocate their protest. “Yesterday, we felt that giving people an opportunity to have some space and express themselves was what we wanted to do,” Hooper said before the arrests. “We respect their right to protest, and we allowed them to do that and stay there even though some of their behavior is not entirely lawful” The unlawful behavior included posting a banner on the building and trespassing, she noted, but officers tried to work with protesters to seek a peaceful resolution.
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Continued from Page A1 Conversely, McCary said at the June 29 meeting that any refugee resettlement in the Asheville area would likely follow national trends, meaning Syrians would not predominate. “We’re very interested in hearing what you have to say and the questions that you have,” McCrary said. “That’s our real reason for being here — exploring if the community is good for refugees. Are refugees good for the community? “If both of those don’t line up, then we would probably continue looking for new sites elsewhere. It has to be a community that is welcoming.” The IRC has been speaking with city and county officials, as well as others including the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce, McCrary said. On June 29, David Gantt, chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, confirmed to local news media that he had met briefly with the group. Meanwhile, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer told local news media on June 29 that she had not met with IRC officials. The IRC — a nonprofit agency — bills itself as a group that responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises by help-
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Continued from Page A1 Just prior to the arrests, Gonce warned protesters they would be placed in custody if they stayed — and several of them left. Then APD officers assembled and, in a line, made the arrests. Those arrested each were charged with one misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct in, and injuries to, a public building. All seven signed a written promise to appear in Buncombe County District Court on Sept. 8, according to warrants. None were detained at the Buncombe County Detention Facility. Some protesters “willfully did commit any nuisance in or near any public building or facility (by) blocking entrance to and walkways to the Asheville Police Department from inside the building and by hanging banners outside the doorway,” warrants stated. Other protesters, “blocked the entranceway, exit-way inside the building and by hanging banners outside the doorway,” the warrants stated. All of the arrested protesters were from Asheville or surrounding areas. Arrested were Hillary Helen Brown, 28, Michael Richard Collins, 28, Whitney Eichner, 32, Laura Maria Eshelman, 31, Rebecca Lynn Nippes, 26, and Adrienne Nicole Sigmon, 33, of Asheville. Also arrested was Daniel Michael Hesse, 38, a reporter for the Mountain Xpress. To no avail, the group sought an apology from Asheville Police Chief Tammy Hooper regarding the shooting death of Jai “Jerry” Williams — and also demanded that the officer who shot him, Sgt. Tyler Radford, be fired. Previously, Hooper had said Williams was armed with an AR-15 and displayed a weapon to Radford. The investigation into the shooting was turned over to the State Bureau of Investigation. When completed, the SBI report will be turned over to District Attorney Todd Williams.
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ing people in need survive, recover and gain control of their future. It reported providing $11.8 million in cash and asset transfers to more than 75,600 refugees and displaced households last year. In the United States, the agency helped resettle nearly 10,000 refugees in 2015. The IRC will decide if Asheville can serve as a potential resettlement site early this month. It will then submit a proposal to the U.S. Department of State. The federal agency will confer with North Carolina officials on whether to approve the plan. Funding for refugee services comes mainly from the federal government. “I am happy to tell you that your community is very, very welcoming,” McCrary said. Available, affordable housing might be the most significant hurdle to a resettlement, he said. However, he noted that there are jobs here and that some 1,700 new hotel rooms are coming in the next year — and those hotels need workers. Housing, on the other hand, is more limited and expensive than expected, McCrary said. A priority is finding sites that are safe and affordable with available housing, economic opportunities and public transportation, McCrary said. The IRC is striving to provide refugees with furnished homes or apartments upon arrival. The goal is for households to gain economic self-sufficiency within four to six months, he noted.
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Though in today’s “savvy” society it’s popular to mock or ignore the Bible, an opposite approach may be in our best interests. To the extent this sourcebook was our world’s Jell-O mold, we can benefit from its wisdom. One such pearl is the encouragement that we cast off the sin versus the sinner. If you disagree with someone, with few exceptions the Bible tells you to reject their actions, not them. If most of us practiced that one simple instruction, earth would be a whole lot nicer place. The Bible goes a step further in telling us of all the stuff therein, nothing is more important than the concept of love. We are encouraged to love God, love our neighbor, love God’s son, and, yes, love ourselves. Though the latter seems to be Job One in today’s America, there is a decided difference in self-worship and self-love. One of the biggest differences has to do with the other end of the Christian equation – accountability. The furry part of faith doesn’t work without a matching measure of responsibility. Our responsibilities in conflict include working harder to hold up our end than on fixing someone else’s; listening; resisting the temptation of attacking those with whom we disagree; and recognizing the difference in a non-productive beatdown and a constructive effort to learn from one another. One of the big things Christianity teaches is to not be greedy. We are encouraged to remember that we are not in charge of how things turn out or what other folks do. Our job is more or less simple – to face the game of life with maturity, effort and good sense no matter how lousy the play.
What we control and don’t On another recent day, I took another lunch with the aforementioned pet – Pepper – at our usual picnic spot. We sat for the better part of 20 minutes, inhaling the fumes and noise from a gentleman parked in air-conditioned comfort in the lot behind us. On exit, he took the time to courteously bring an important point to my attention, “Excuse me; I believe your
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dog is being repeatedly stung by wasps.” He seemed almost deflated following my return that, “Those are June Bugs” – Phyllophaga for the bugologists among us – and that she was “holding her own.” I could be wrong, but his demeanor suggested a gentleman with a proclivity for the great game “Gotcha!” to which our society seems currently addicted. Have you noticed how everyone wants to run everything but their own lives? Road rage warriors, the lopsided Black Lives Matter movement, liberal politicians obsessed with regulating everything that moves, and gun control freaks hiding behind armed security teams are all examples of the trend. It is a great irony that in a culture increasingly indifferent to any kind of meaningful accountability, catching our fellow man in dayto-day faux pas has become the de rigueur de jour. I got you has become a distraction from the deeper responsibility of I got me. Part of my effort to stay in charge of me is to skip the temptations of being a racist, sexist, socialist, elitist or any other form of stupid. I do so by allowing myself the straight-up right to be a “jerkist.” For the same reason I step around regurgitated beer on an Asheville sidewalk, I’m good with not caring for the jerk things that some people chose to do. I find conservatism and jerkism to be highly complementary. To the extent conservatives rely on the root word “conserve” – which means “to use or manage wisely; preserve; save” – both missions recognize the importance of “hating the sin, not the sinner.”
Tools for Success
Keeping your head intact in a confusing
and hurtful world is never easy. The more you can focus on our own actions over those of others, the better the chance for a soft landing on hard ground. Here’s a simple cue for measuring your success. If you’re angry, you’re probably focused on something you can’t control – the world around you – and busy neglecting what you can control – the world within you. Remember, you can’t help that people will sometimes hurt your feelings. That’s life – but you remain in charge of whether that occurrence takes ownership of your head and actions. If your mission is to leave the world a better place, think local – real local – and concentrate on making your piece of the puzzle a good one. While you’re at it, resist the tempting tickle of personal insults – the sanctuary of immaturity. Two ways to stay constructively focused involve your most powerful tools of influence – your love and example. Caring about your fellow man – even when that caring is unearned, unrewarded and unappreciated – has the same effect on you as a lifejacket to a man overboard. When you wake up tomorrow morning, take a quick review of your core values. Then spend the day being true to them. If you’re walking your dog at lunch and have your birth status questioned, consider it a practice opportunity. Love is an offensive action – not in the sense of being hateful – but as a means to putting your destiny in your hands. Any noodle head can attack, curse, or hate. Remaining self-directed and positively motivated is a much more sophisticated skill
set that is difficult to defend against. Just ask Gandhi’s opposition…. Thanks for spending a few minutes with a candid conservative. • Carl Mumpower is a psychologist and former elected official. He can be reached at drmumpower@aol.com.
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‘Importance of Being Earnest:’ Oscar Wilde satire soars at FRP By JOHN NORTH
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HENDERSONVILLE — The Flat Rock Playhouse production of Oscar Wilde’s satirical masterpiece, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” was entertaining — and thought-provoking — on July 9 at the FRP’s downtown Hendersonville theater. Indeed, this classic and important play was handled with skill and grace — and dare I say earnestly? — by the playhouse’s small cast. Nearly a full house of 250 people attended the almost two-hour, two-act performance on July 9. It received a standing ovation from the crowd. The play ran July 7-24. Highlights included an across-the-board adroit performance by the cast, exquisite direction by Lisa K. Bryant, dramatic costumes and a lavish set. In the show’s program, Bryant wrote that “The Importance of Being Earnest” is “the last and greatest of Oscar Wilde’s finished plays” and now, more 100 years later, “it remains one of the greatest comedies in the English language.” She added, “The playhouse has never produced this play, or any other quite like it, nor are there any quite like it. We’re so pleased to present the frothy confection this season as a sweet summer morsel for our valued patrons to delight in....” Ironically, “Oscar Wilde described his play as ‘a trivial comedy for serious people,’ but it can easily be argued that it is just as well ‘a serious comedy for trivial people.’ You may decide for yourself,” the play’s director said. Among the major characters and respective cast members were John Worthington (Joshua Marx) and Algernon Moncrieff
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David Lind and Lizzie O’Hara perform in the Flat Rock Playhouse production of “The Importance of Being Earnest” at the Playhouse Downtown in Hendersonville. (David Lind), as two men on the make (in a Victorian way) — and the Hon. Gwendolyn Fairfax (Ruth Pferdehirt), and Cecily Cardew (Lizzie O’Hara) as the two female objects of their serious romantic interest. Other memorable characters were Lady Bracknell (Preston Dyar), Miss Prism (Jane Bushway), Governess (Jane Bushway) and the Rev. Canon Chasuble, D.D. (Peter Thommasson). A weak point was Dyar’s over-acting as
Gwendolyn’s mother, who came on much too strong and too masculine. That the part was played by a man may explain that error. Also, as the play ended, a lovely recording of Frank Sinatra’s 1947 rendition of “Almost Like Being in Love” was played. It certainly sent the audience out on a romantic note, although one that is just a bit far removed from the Victorian-era setting of the play. See “EARNEST,” Page B7
Wilcox revs up Black Mtn. audience
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David Wilcox (right) performs with Peppino D’Agostino on July 22 at White Horse music hall in Black Mountain.
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BLACK MOUNTAIN — David Wilcox, joined by acclaimed guitarist Peppino D’Agostino, drew a near full-house turnout for a July 22 appearance at White Horse music hall here. Among the highlights of their two-set, two-plus-hour performance was their last song of the regular show, a moving, mellow rendition of the Left Banke’s 1966 romantic rock classic, “Walk Away Renée.” More than 30 years earlier, Wilcox launched his musical career in Black Mountain at the legendary McDibbs music venue. While a student at nearby Warren Wilson College, Wilcox began playing at McDibb’s and quickly became a crowd favorite. After a fortuitous night opening for Livingston Taylor, David decided he wanted to make music his life. And a successful musical life that continues to be. “We are thrilled to have David back in Black Mountain where he got his start and look forward to a most memorable evening as he is joined by acclaimed guitarist Peppino D’Agostino,” White Horse noted in a press release. See WILCOX, Page B7
hen I open my own occult shoppe, I will carry Ouija boards. All kinds. I’ll carry the classic board that everyone remembers. I’ll even have one that glows in the dark! As if contacting the dead isn’t scary enough. Now, some people ask, “Why would you sell such a thing? Why would you open a portal to the Other Side, not knowing what will come through?” The truth is, a gifted person can open a portal and not even know it. I played around with Ouija boards at slumber parties all through my pre-teen years and I never had anything scary happen. As an adult, I had a friend who lived in Virginia in a house inhabited by the ghost of a little boy. She felt as if he didn’t like her because he seemed to go out of his way to scare her. I, on the other hand, had had nothing but good experiences at that house. So, she and her boyfriend, the most intuitive tarot card reader I’ve ever known, met up for a Ouija board session one night with my super-skeptical boyfriend and me. Evie went first. She and I placed our fingers lightly on the planchette and it started moving immediately. Her boyfriend asked the questions and recorded the answers. Bottom line: the little boy hated her, was indeed trying to scare her and wanted her to leave. Next, it was my turn. Evie’s boyfriend started asking questions of whatever spirit was hanging around me. Again, the planchette raced across the board. Of the many questions we asked, only two or three really stood out in my mind. “Why are you hanging around Shelley?” The planchette moved quickly, yet gracefully, across the board in a swirling fashion and stopped briefly on a series of letters. When it stopped, the answer was that it was protecting me. The next obvious question was posed and the answer turned out to be nothing any of us expected and far scarier than Evie’s little ghost boy. “What are you protecting Shelley from?” The planchette swirled around again and again, stopping briefly so we could see where it landed. When it completely stopped, we looked at our friend’s notes: M•O•N•S•T•R We tried to ask additional questions, but no more answers were forthcoming. Could it have something to do with my boyfriend watching us like a hawk and voicing every reason he could why this should not be possible? Perhaps we didn’t get any more answers because he kept manipulating the board, turning it this way and that with each question. He surmised that it must have been Evie and me who were manipulating the planchette and manufacturing the answers. Unconsciously, of course. See WRIGHT, Page B7
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“The Music of Buddy Holly” will be performed Aug. 11-21 — with showtimes varying — at the Downtown Hendersonville venue of Flat Rock Playhouse. The photo above is of the real Buddy Holly (center) and the Crickets, circa early 1959.
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ART & CRAFT FAIR, 10 a.m.-7 p.m., the grounds of the Cathedral of All Souls, Biltmore Village. The 44th Annual Village Art & Craft Fair will be held. The fair will host 100-plus artists from 20 states representing the full spectrum of craft media: jewelry ceramic, wood, fiber, metals, two-dimensional art and more. The two-day fair will conclude on Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
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Sunday, Aug. 7
“DOLLY PARTON’S 9 TO 5” MUSICAL, 2 and 7:30 p.m., main stage, Flat Rock Playhouse, 2661 Greenville Highway, Flat Rock. The show “Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5” will be performed through Aug. 20, with showtimes varying. For tickets, visit FlatRockPlayhouse.org, or call 693-0731.
Thursday, Aug. 4
FOLK/DANCE FESTIVAL, 7 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, Pack Place, downtown Asheville. The 89th Annual Mountain Folk & Dance Festival will be held. It is billed as the nation’s oldest gathering celebrating Southern Appalachian music and dance traditions. PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The Rewind Band will perform beach, country and classic rock music during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free. CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Porter Center, Brevard College, Brevard. The Janiec Opera Company will present a performance of “Some Enchanted Evening: The Music of Rodgers and Hammerstein.” The show is billed as an “enchanting collection of iconic hits from the team who revolutionized the American musical.” For tickets, which are $35-$55, visit www.brevardmusic.org, or call 862-2105. FILM SCREENING, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts Theatre, Biltmore Avenue, downtown Asheville. The internationally award-nominated, Asheville-based indie-noir film “Quiet River” will be screened in its hometown. The film was produced entirely in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The plot focuses on a woman who returns to her North Carolina roots only to find her troubled brother is caught in a web of crime and deceit.
Friday, Aug. 5
CRAFTS FAIR, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Burnsville Town Square, Burnsville. The 60th Mt. Mitchell Crafts Fair will feature more than 200 artists and craftspeople working and displaying their work. Also featured will be food, live bluegrass and dance performances. THE ISAACS MUSICATION NATION CONCERT, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. The multiple-award-winning Isaacs family will perform an evening concert on Aug. 5 and 6. For tickets, which are $25 per evening, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1598. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The 96.5 House Band will
Saturday, Aug. 6
MONODRAMA PERFORMANCE, 2 p.m., Manheimer Room, Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. “Patchwork Perspectives,” writtten and acted by Barbara Bates Smith, will be performed. The premiere of Smith’s newest melodrama is based on characters from Lee Smith’s stories, “Devil’s Dream” and “Saving Grace.” Tickets are $6. LYLE LOVETT CONCERT, 7 p.m., The Peace Center, Greenville, S.C. Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will perform in concert. Lovett is billed as having “evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers.” He has won four Grammy Awards and the American Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award. For tickets, call (800) 888-7768, or visit www.peacecenter.org.
Monday, Aug. 8
GILLIAN WELCH CONCERT, 8 p.m., Whittington-Pfohl Auditorium, Brevard Music Center, Brevard. BMC will present “An Evening With Gillian Welch.” Welch will perform with partner and collaborator Dave Rawlings, blending bluegrass, Americana and Appalachian roots music. For tickets, which are $20 to $40, visit brevardmusic.org.
Thursday, Aug. 11
BUDDY HOLLY TRIBUTE SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Flat Rock Playhouse, 120 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The show “The Music of Buddy Holly” will be performed Aug. 11-21, with showtimes varying. For tickets, visit FlatRockPlayhouse. org, or call 693-0731.
Friday, Aug. 12
LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROTHERS CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Larry, Steve and Rudy Gatlin will perform in concert. They began their career more than 50 years ago in their little hometown of Abilene, Texas, and went on to make country music history as the Gatlin Brothers. For tickets, which are $25 and $28, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1598.
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Friday, Aug. 12
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Rock and Roll Reunion will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. CASTING CROWNS CONCERT,7:30 p.m., lawn, Biltmore House, Asheville. The band Casting Crowns will perform, with special guest Jeremy Camp. For tickets, call (866) 336-1255, or visit www.biltmore.com/concerts. MOVIE IN THE PARK, 8:30 p.m. (dusk), Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. The Movies in the Park series will feature 2015’s “The Good Dinosaur,” rated PG. “Pixar imagines a world in which dinosaurs and humans live together. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free.
Saturday, Aug. 13
SOURWOOD FESTIVAL, 9 a.m.-8 p.m., downtown Black Mountain. The annual Sourwood Festival will be held, based around the harvest of sourwood honey. The festival will feature music, arts and crafts vendors, the Sourwood Idol contest, a children’s area and food. The two-day festival will conclude Aug. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. RIVERFEST, 1-6 p.m., 144 Riverside Drive, Asheville. Riverfest, billed as a family-friendly event, will feature the famous Anything That Floats water parade, music, food trucks and more. SHINDIG ON THE GREEN, 7-10 p.m., Roger McGuire Green, Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. The annual Shindig on the Green shows, featuring some of the region’s finest pickers, singers and dancers, will be held on Aug. 13, 20 and 27 and Sept. 3. Attendees are urged to bring a lawnchair or blanket. Admission is free.
Sunday, Aug. 14
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The O’jays (left) and Chaka Khan will perform at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 19 on the pavilion at the Biltmore House in Asheville. TER CONCERT,7:30 p.m., lawn, Biltmore House, Asheville. Emmylou Harris and Mary Chapin Carpenter will perform in concert. For tickets, call (866) 336-1255, or visit www.biltmore.com/concerts.
Tuesday, Aug. 16
BOZ SCAGGS/MICHAEL MCDONALD CONCERT,7:30 p.m., lawn, Biltmore House, Asheville. The band Boz Scaggs and Michael McDonald will perform in concert. For tickets, call (866) 3361255, or visit www.biltmore.com/concerts.
Thursday, Aug. 18
RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., downtown Hendersonville. The band Mountain Heart will perform in the monthly outdoor Rhythm & Brews concert series. Admission is free.
Friday, Aug. 19
DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., North Lexington Avenue near I-240 overpass, downtown Asheville. The monthly DA5 summer series will feature headliner Asheville All Stars, preceded by Asheville Music School Band and
LEAF Delta Jazz Band. Admission is free. DIRTY DANCING FESTIVAL, 5-10 p.m., Morse Park Meadows, Lake Lure. The annual Dirty Dancing Festival will be held through Aug. 20. (Saturday’s hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.) A free screening of the film “Dirty Dancing” will be held in the meadow, starting at sunset Friday. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. On Aug. 20, the gala will continue with a day of dance lessons and contests, live beach and soul music and dancing, performances by Asheville Ballet and games and other competitions. Multiple sites around town will host after-parties. For tickets, which are $25, visit dirtydancingfestival.com. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Tuxedo Junction will close out the summer music series. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. THE O’JAYS/CHAKA KHAN CONCERT,7:30 p.m., lawn, Biltmore House, Asheville. The band The O’Jays and Chaka Khan will perform in concert. For tickets, call (866) 336-1255, or visit www.biltmore.com/concerts.
Saturday, Aug. 20
ARTS & CRAFTS MARKET, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., downtown Dillsboro. the Summer Arts & Crafts Market will feature more than 40 artisans displaying and demonstrating their handmade arts and crafts, along with family entertainment and food. TIM HAWKINS COMEDY SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Tim Hawkins will perform what is billed as “a no-bones, no-bull comedy show that entertains the entire family.” For tickets, which are $32-$60, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1598.
Sunday, Aug. 21
“SOMETIMES... PATSY CLINE” TRIBUTE SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Flat Rock Playhouse, 120 S. Main St., downtown Hendersonville. The show “Sometimes ... Patsy Cline ” will be performed for one night only. Jacqueline Petroccia will perform in the title role, as she takes the audience on a musical journey from Jersey girl to country legend. For tickets, visit FlatRockPlayhouse.org, or call 693-0731.
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Tuesday, Aug. 23
RICK SPRINGFIELD CONCERT,7:30 p.m., lawn, Biltmore House, Asheville. Rick Springfield will perform in concert, preceded by special guests Night Ranger and The Romantics. For tickets, call (866) 336-1255, or visit www.biltmore.com/concerts.
Wednesday, Aug. 24
HOUSING DISCUSSION,7:30 a.m., Renaissance Asheville Hotel, downtown Asheville. The monthly Buzz Breakfast series will feature a discussion of “Finding Shelter?” Breakfast starts at 7:30 a.m. The program runs from 8 to 9 a.m. Moderator will be Kit Cramer, president and chief executive officer of the Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce. Panelists will includ Andy Barnett, executive director of Asheville Area Habitat for Humanity; Gene Bell, CEO of Asheville Housing Authority; Pat Carver, area executive of First Citizens Bank; and Eddie Dewey, founder of Dewey Property Advisors. For tickets, visit leadershipasheville.unca.edu or call 255-7100.
Saturday, Aug. 27
RUSSELL MOORE & IIIRD TYME OUT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Russ Moore and IIIrd Tyme Out, with the Church Sisters, will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $20-$22, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1598. THREE DOG NIGHT CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. The group Three Dog Night will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.boxoffice@ npacgreeneville.com.
Sunday, Aug. 28
ORGANICFEST, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. Organicfest will feature live music, organic local food to taste, cooking demos and arts and crafts.
Wednesday, Aug. 31
ASHEVILLE HISTORY PROGRAM, 6-7 p.m., Pack Memorial Library, downtown Asheville. A monthly series focusing on Asheville in the 1980s will feature a discussion of “New Housing and Old Buildings, led by moderators Kevan Frazier and Erin Derham. Admission is free.
Friday, Sept. 2
MOTOWN REVUE CONCERT, 8 p.m., The Foundation Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. The Legacy Motown Revue show will pay tribute to legendary icons of Motown. Four performers will dance and sing, backed by what is billed as “an amazing six-piece horn band.” For tickets, visit www.FoundationShows.org, or call the box office at 286-9990.
Saturday, Sept. 3
LYNYRD SKYNYRD CONCERT, 7 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000. JOHN DENVER TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Jim Curry will perform “A Tribute to John Denver.” For tickets, which are $18 and $22, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1598.
Sunday, Sept. 4
CANTON LABOR DAY WEEKEND FESTIVAL, noon-11 p.m., Sorrells Street Park, downtown Canton. Canton’s Labor Day Weekend Festival will run Sept. 4-5. Features will include live music, a parade, a children’s area with inflatables, face-painting, a magician, balloon artists, a tailgate farmers market, crafts, food ventors and a vintage car show. Among the Sept. 4 highlights are concerts by Lyric, 6 p.m.; Joe Lasher Jr., 7:30 p.m.; and Yonder Mountain String Band, 9 p.m. The Sept. 5 highlights include a performance by Mountain Faith at 6 p.m. and Balsam Range, 8 p.m. Also, from 10-11:30 a.m. Sept. 5, a parade with 120 floats will wind through downtown. Admission is free.
Saturday, Sept. 10
SAM BUSH CONCERT, 8 p.m., The Foundation
The annual Dirty Dancing Festival will be held 5-10 p.m. Aug. 19 and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Aug. 20 in Morse Park Meadows at Lake Lure. Above, a group of dancers perform a choreographed sequence made famous in the 1987 film “Dirty Dancing,” which was partially filmed at Lake Lure and starred Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey. Performing Arts Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. Sam Bush, alternately known as the “king of Telluride,” and the “king of bluegrass,” will perform in concert. Bush is billed as helping to expand the horizons of bluegrass music, fusing it with jazz, rock, blues, funk and other styles. For tickets, visit www.FoundationShows. org, or call the box office at 286-9990.
Saturday, Sept. 17
FOREIGNER CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Foreigner will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.
Saturday, Oct 1
PRIDE FESTIVAL, 11 a.m.-7 p.m., Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. Local LGBTQ activists will host the annual LGBTQ Blue Ridge Pride Festival. “Color Our World With Pride and Love” is this year’s theme. “This positive stand of ‘Love
triumphs over hate’ will show all the diversity and welcoming atmosphere of Asheville’s proud LGBTQ community and allies,” the board of directors reported in a statement to the news media recently. Features will include continuous music, dancing and entertainment on the main stage in front of City Hall. Surrounding the outdoor venue will be more than 100 booths and vendors. CNN named Asheville as one of the best places in the world to celebrate pride in 2012. Past festivals have drawn between 10,000 and 12,000 visitors, but the organizers are predicting that this year will attract even a bigger turnout, as the LGBTQ community and its friends wants to show solidarity.
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‘Earnest’
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Continued from Page B1 To enjoy “The Importance of Being Earnest,” it is helpful to have some idea what this play is about, why it is important, and how one can appreciate it. Set in Victorian England, the play tells of two friends who use the same pseudonym (“Earnest”) for their ruses (each wooing the woman of his dreams) and hilarity ensues. As Gwendolyn, one of the female love interests, admits, early in the play, “We live in an age of ideals and my idea has always been to love (and marry) a man named Earnest.” Wilde’s clever and tongue-in-cheek dialogue was allowed — wisely — to deliver the story unencumbered by too much thinking or effort. As this play points out in both in subtle and not-so-subtle ways, too much thinking and too much effort would have soured the theatrical experience, as it would have done likewise in the trivial pursuit of the good life that England’s upper-crust sought so earnestly. Suffice it to say, the word “earnest” is used quite often in the play. And for clarity’s sake, “earnest” is when people are sincere; “Ernest”
The two couples strike a pose in the play “The Importance of Being Earnest.” From left are Lizzie O’Hara, David Lind, Joshua Marx and Ruth Pferdchirt. is a man’s name; and there is most definitely a close connection between the two in this play. “Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play’s major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways,” Wikipedia noted.
Continued from Page B1 David Wilcox released his debut album “The Nightshift Watchman” in 1987 on Jerry Read Smith’s label, “Song of the Woods,” also based in Black Mountain. He began touring regularly. After performing at the Bluebird Cafe in Nashville,
he signed with A&M Records in 1989. After his contract with A&M expired in 1994, Wilcox continued to write songs, tour and release albums. In 1994, he performed at Carnegie Hall with 30 other singer-songwriters in a showcase event.
Continued from Page B1 Whatever. My eyes were closed most of the time and Evie and I were not the ones reading the answers as they were spelled out on the board. At the end, we got a bunch of random letters that meant nothing. I think the spirits were annoyed and pissed. I know I sure was! I still have the carefully recorded notes to each question that was asked that night. Somewhere. I guess I haven’t felt motivated to dig them out because the experience was enough for me. What my boyfriend failed to consider was the power of the mind. It wasn’t the board or the planchette that had some supernatural power. It was us. The board and the planchette were merely something to focus on. No doubt everyone has heard of the famous case that inspired “The Exorcist.” (OK. That’s weird. My bedside lamp just turned itself off twice as I was writing this paragraph.) Anyway, a teenage boy was introduced to the spirit board by his aunt who was very much into the spiritualist movement. After her death, he tried to contact her by using the spirit board, but some say he contacted a demon instead. At first came the scratching in the walls, then the scratches on him from inside his body. Then his personality changed and from there, all Hell broke loose. The Roman Catholic Church performed an extended exorcism on him and finally, the demon departed. From all accounts, he grew up to be a strong, healthy man. He got married and had children and lived a wonderful life. Here’s my advice: if you’re going to do it, be smart about it. Don’t use it alone. Surround yourself in a bubble of divine white light and shut the door when you’re done. By the “shut the door,” I mean that you need to say that the session has ended and you’re shutting the door and everything that came
through the door must leave now. I also think amulets and talismans with ancient symbols of protection are pretty necessary. • Shelley Wright, an Asheville native, is a paranormal investigator. She works at Wright’s Coin Shop in Asheville and is a weekly participant in the “Speaking of Strange” radio show from 9 p.m. to midnight on most Saturdays on Asheville’s WWNC-AM (570).
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From Staff Reports Asheville Fashion Week will be held Aug. 3-6, with early events at Altamont Theatre — and later events at Crowne Plaza Resort. The Aug. 3 “kickoff event,” featuring a runway with local designers, artists and models, will be held at a different venue — Altamont Theatre, 18 Church St., in downtown Asheville. The event will provide a sneak peek of the runway fashions to follow throughout the week. Admission to the kickoff is $35. From 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 4, the emerging model runway and ready-to-wear event also will be held at the Altamont Theatre. Admis-
sion for the Aug. 4 session is $45. From 6 to 9 p.m. Aug. 5, features will include swimwear, couture, the men’s show — anda celebration of the hair/makeup arts at Crowne Plaza Resort, located at 1 Resort Drive in West Asheville. For the final night (Aug. 6), beginning at 4 p.m., the grand finale runway events will be held at Crowne Plaza. Features on Aug. 6 will include a children’s runway, 4 p.m., emerging model showcase and young designer fashion runway, 5 p.m.; intermission cocktails and jazz, 7 p.m.; and grand finale couture runway show, 8 p.m. Admission for the final session is $45 — and a sellout is expected.
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