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Salmon Rushdie to speak at UNCA
I-40 interchange in Black Mountain also accelerated
From Staff Reports
The initial construction date for part of the I-26 Connector through Asheville has been advanced — by a year, the North Carolina Board of Transportation revealed on Jan. 7. In addition, the board said it also will accelerate work to build a new Interstate 40 interchange in Black Mountain. What’s more, the board said it has added several Asheville projects to the state’s long-term plan, which include building bicycle facilities to McDowell Street, between downtown and Biltmore Village; and to Broadway Street, between Interstate 240 and U.S. 19-23. The state Transportation Improvement Program updates were made possible through additional funding approved in the state’s 2015-16 budget. For instance, more than $200 million in gas tax and vehicle fee revenue that had gone to programs, such as the State Highway Patrol, was shifted instead to the Department of Transportation in the budget. Also, legislators increased vehicle fees. Construction now is projected by the TIP to begin in 2023 on the portion of the I-26 Connector to run between the I-240/Patton Avenue interchange in West Asheville northeast to U.S. 19-23 near Montford. Work on that section, which would include a new crossing of the French Broad River north of Bowen Bridge, had been scheduled to start in 2024. However, the new date, like virtually every project in the TIP, is subject to change, given that funding problems and planning issues often alter DOT schedules. See I-26, Page A7
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Q: I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on a relationship coach, who instructed me to cut off all sex and even all contact with the guy I was dating until he agreed to marry me. I knew he loved me and wanted to marry me; I just wanted him to do it faster. Sadly, my ultimatum to him blew up in my face; he is done with me. My roommate, who thought the coach’s advice was terrible, just moved in with her guy, despite his being kind of
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Salmon Rushdie (above right), one of the most celebrated writers of this era, will give a free public talk at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena, beginning at 7 p.m. Feb. 18. His lecture is titled “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World.” His 1988 novel, “The Satanic Verses,” inspired in part by the life of Muhammad, drew a highly publicized negative review from Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini (top left), who issued a fatwa ordering Muslims to kill Rushdie. Many attempts were made, but all failed. A story appears on Page A2.
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a commitmentphobe. Her approach was to just be loving and patient with him and give it some time (about a year). She said she realized that she had the option to bail if the waiting became too much. I’m confused. Men supposedly don’t get hints. Why doesn’t saying what you want work to get the guy? — Direct And Dumped
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Council votes to replace Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Asheville
From Staff Reports
Asheville City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 12 to adopt Indigenous Peoples’ Day as a replacement for Columbus Day locally. The proclamation states that Asheville was built on the homelands and villages of native people who lived in the area before the Americas were settled. Sage Dunston, and other members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, attended the Jan. 12 council meeting to observe the proceedings. “I think this is within the color and spirit of Asheville, such a tolerant and inclusive place, to celebrate the contributions of Cherokee,” Dunston told WLOS-TV (News 13) afterward. Indigenous Peoples’ Day will be celebrated on
the second Monday of every October, which is also Columbus Day. The change had been proposed by Councilman Gordan Smith, who is a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Smith wanted the day to celebrate Native American contributions, a release from his election campaign stated. Columbus Day, now observed on the second Monday in October, “has been widely condemned by Native Americans and allies for celebrating domination, oppression and colonialism,” Smith’s release noted. Those groups say Columbus Day also incorrectly reinforces the idea that the famous navigator discovered North America, the release said. See INDIGENOUS, Page A7
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Mount Mitchell’s 66-inch snowfall sets a record
Salmon Rushdie, writer, provocateur to speak at UNCA
From Staff Reports Salmon Rushdie, a novelist who spent nearly a decade in hiding after his controversial novel prompted death threats from Iran, will speak about his experiences at 7 p.m. Feb. 18 in UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena. Rushdie will address “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World.” Admission is free and open to the public. “Rushdie is one of the world’s foremost writers and a brave champion of freedom of expression,” said UNCA Provost Joe Urgo. “He is an important advocate for writers and has helped bring new authors from around the globe to the world’s attention. “We are excited to host him on our campus, to include his works in classroom discussions and to give our community in Western North Carolina a chance to hear him speak in person,” Urgo asserted. Referring to the call for Rushdie’s death in response to his novel “The Satanic Verses,” Samer Traboulsi, a UNCA associate professor of history, said, “Some 27 years have passed since the Iranian fatwa against Mr. Rushdie. The 12 books he published since are a testimony that intimidation and violence will not silence our basic human right of free speech.” In conjunction to Rushdie’s visit to campus, UNCA also will present three special events (to which admission is free), including the following: • Marathon Reading: “Haroun and the Sea of Stories” – Rushdie’s 1990 children’s book, which originated as stories he told aloud to his son, will be read aloud by UNCA students and faculty. The reading
Author, free-speech advocate and provocateur Salmon Rushdie will speak at UNC Asheville’s Kimmel Arena at 7 p.m. Feb. 18. Admission is free. will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 15 in Ramsey Library lobby. • Lecture: “The Cleric and The Storyteller: Khomeini’s Fatwa and Rushdie’s ‘Satanic Verses’” – The lecture by Samer Traboulsi will cover the controversy surrounding Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses” and the fatwa issued by Iran’s Ayatollah Khomeini calling for Rushdie’s death. The lecture will be given from noon to 1 p.m. Feb. 16 in 139 Karpen Hall. • Film Screening: “Midnight’s Children” – Director Deepa Mehta’s 2012 film adaptation of Rushdie’s acclaimed novel, which follows the lives of children born at the stroke of midnight as British rule ended and India and Pakistan were partitioned. The film will be screened at 7 p.m. Feb. 17 in Highsmith Union Grotto. Born in Mumbai, India, Rushdie has become a literary lion, winning the Booker Prize for his novel, “Midnight’s Children,”
about the partition of India and Pakistan following the withdrawal of the British. In 1988, he published “The Satanic Verses,” in part a satirical reelling of a Muslim tradition of additions made to the Koran. In response, the Ayatolla Khomeini of Iran said the book constituted a blasphemous depiction of Muhammad and ordered a “fatwa,” or death sentence, on Rushdie. The book was banned in 13 countries with large Muslim populations, including Rushdie’s native India. Rushdie spent nearly a decade under British police protection. The fatwa continues. A number of attempts on Rushie’s life have occurred, but he has escaped unscatched. Rushdie also has been put on a hit list by al-Qaida for allegedly insulting Islam. He defended the right to religious satire of the French newspaper Charlie Hebdo, which was targeted by terrorists last year. Rushdie was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2007 for his service.
From Staff Reports Mount Mitchell, the highest peak in the Eastern United States, amassed the highest snowfall total in the massive storm that swept through Asheville — and up the East Coast — on the weekend of Jan. 22-24. With 5 more inches added by early Jan. 24, Mount Mitchell State Park tallied a record 66 inches of snowfall. That depth topped the previous record of 50 inches that fell in the Blizzard of 1993, according to the State Climate Office of North Carolina. Meteorologist Jeffrey Taylor of the National Weather Service told local news media that they had not heard of anywhere else in the nation getting anything close to that total. Snow began to fall in advance of the massive storme, with 0.6 inches recorded on Jan. 20. Mount Mitchell saw 8.5 inches on Jan. 21 and 11 inches on Jan. 22. On Jan. 23, the park was hit with 41 inches of snowfall. Rangers dealt with white-out conditions, trying to plow the road up to the station beneaht the 6,684-foot peak. “Friday, we got hammered,” Bryan Wilder, park superintendent, told the Asheville Citizen-Times. “It was brutal. We had 4 or 5 inches an hour, and you really couldn’t tell if you were on the road or not.” Crews were using heaving equipment to push the snow from the road and down the slopes, where they could. With the wind blowing snowbanks, we have about six feet of snowpack, give or take,” Wilder said on Jan. 24.
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The ‘state of downtown?’ More parking a top priority
From Staff Reports Downtown Asheville has made major progress in its transition from a largely deserted, decaying area to one of the nation’s most popular city centers, but there remains much room for improvement, especially adding more parking, according to Ben Colvin, president of the Asheville Downtown Association. In addition to parking, the top areas for work are cleanliness, safety, walkability and greater municipal management of downtown, Colvin told a gathering of more than 200 people during the annual State of Downtown address Jan. 20 at the U.S. Cellular Center. In attendance were a number of state and local elected officials. The priorities he cited were among issues identified in the nonprofit advocacy group’s first strategic plan. The ADA’s top issues were determined from interviews and online surveys with business-owners, downtown residents, elected officials and others, Colvin said. He and other ADA officials unveiled various other plans for downtown and presented the group’s annual Downtown Heroes awards. Also speaking were Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chairman David Gantt.
A “Black lives matter” message was spray-painted in mid-January onto the Vance Monument in Pack Square in downtown Asheville.
Vance Monument vandalism prompts police investigation From Staff Reports
Asheville police were investigating a case of vandalism at Vance Monument after someone spray-painted what appeared to be a noose above blue, block-lettered words, “Black lives matter.” The noose and words were found about 11 p.m. Jan. 17. Police spokeswoman Christina Hallingse told local news media that the words “Black lives matter” also were written on the Vance
Monument last year, but no noose accompanied the graffitti in the previous incident. The 50-foot obelisk in Pack Square Park is named after Zebulon Vance, a 19th -century governor and U.S. congressman who owned slaves. For months, local activists and historians have been collecting signatures for a petition for constructing a complementary monument near Vance’s that would describe the parallel African-American history.
City’s jobless rate remains lowest of N.C. metro areas
From Staff Reports The Asheville metro area – a U.S.-government designated region comprising Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties – again had the lowest unemployment rate of the state’s 15 metro areas in November. Asheville recorded a 4.3 percent rate, which remains unchanged from one month prior and is 1.2 points lower than its 2015. Overall, the unemployment rate in five Asheville-area Western North Carolina counties remained low relative to the rest of the state’s counties, data released on Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce indicated. Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison and Transylvania counties were among the 31 North Carolina counties with the lowest unemployment rates in November, according to Commerce officials. Buncombe County continued its manymonth streak of lowest unemployment in the state, with a 4.1 percent rate. Transylvania was 31st, with a 5.3 percent rate. North Carolina has 100 counties.
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Buncombe crime drops 14%, sheriff says By JOHN NORTH
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The crime rate in Buncombe County dropped significantly in the last year, the Council of Independent Owners was told during a Jan. 8 presentation at Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Asheville. Presenting the Buncombe crime report was Sheriff Van Duncan . Later, county District Attorney Todd Williams discussed his office’s aspirations and successes. About 60 people attended the early-morning issues meeting. On a separate matter, CIBO members were told that air quality in Western North Carolina has improved significantly in recent years , during a presentation by WNC Regional Air Quality Agency Director David Brigman and his assistant, Ashley Featherstone: A third agenda item — the introduction of Wayne Clark, new development services director for the City of Asheville — was postponed until February’s CIBO meeting because he had a family emergency in Florida. Duncan began his address by noting that he would first give the “good news, depress you a little bit and then finish with a little good news.” “The good news is the crime rate is down in Buncombe County and Asheville — and specifically down in Buncombe County.” The sheriff acknowledged that “it doesn’t feel that way. It’s 22 percent down in violent crime and 13 percent down in property crime. What that brought it (the average) to was 14 percent down for the year.” He largely credited his department’s team approach to the crime rate drop. Duncan then turned to the area’s ongoing illegal drug issue, noting that, “probably the biggest drug problem we have in Buncombe County right now is heroin. Sometimes it’s hard for law enforcement to keep up with that... If it’s an overdose, we don’t know about it... A lot of time’s it’s young people.” The sheriff said that “the heroin is often laced wtih fentanyl, which (apparently) makes the high
Advice Goddess
Continued from Page A1 Is your dating coach 8 years old? Because “I refuse to speak to you till you propose!” is a (slightly) more adult version of “I’m holding my breath till you buy me that Barbie!” Welcome to Ultimatum Frisbee! A highly risky game. We tend to freak when our freedom is threatened — including our freedom of choice. In fact, social psychologist George A. Youngs finds that when a potential loss of freedom looms, it unleashes a “motivational state,” compelling us to try to preserve that freedom and fight off any attempts to yank other freedoms. In other words, the more you go all petty despot on somebody — overtly trying to force them into doing your bidding — the more likely they are to rebel, and maybe even do the exact opposite of what you want. “Overtly” is the key word here. Your roommate also wanted to wrangle a commitment from her boo. But note the difference in tactics: making it attractive for him to stick around, as opposed to leaving a note on his pillow, “Put a ring on it!” — along with the severed, bleeding head of My Little Pony. This isn’t to say you should keep your mouth shut about what you want. But consider the difference in controllingness in making a statement versus giving an ultimatum. A statement tells him what you have to do: “I feel bad that you don’t seem to want to marry me, and I can’t continue in this much longer.” An ultimatum, on the other hand, tells him what he has to do: “Marry me or nothing, bucko!” Also, consider that with “marry me or nothing,” you’re very distinctly putting “nothing” on the table. And maybe at a certain point, this is a trade-off you’re willing to make. But, again, stating it in those terms is prob-
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better (for users seeking that), but it’s hard (for the manufacturers) to control (the dosages),” so its use results in “ lots of deaths.” While the rate of breaking and entering of homes has dropped, Duncan said there “still are lots of vehicle breaking and enterings. So be mindful of locking your car. Also, be sure to lock in your truck things like computers, guns” and other valuables. At that point, the sheriff noted, “There’s been sort of an onslaught (of criticism) on law enforcement in the country in the last year and a half. Some of it’s probably deserved….. “ To bolster public confidence in the integrity of law encorcement, Duncan said the sheriff’s office is “buying body cams” to provide transparency. “To end up on a very positive note, as we move into 2016, you’ll see us holding community meetings,” the sheriff said. “You’ll see those kind of things around your community, so please try to attend. We’re going to address perceptions and problems.” Next, Williams, the district attorney, said, “I’ve just completed my first year in this job. Things are going well. We have a number of initiatives in the pipeline….” Williams asserted that “credit card fraud is getting increasingly difficult for us to get our arms around. It’s getting internationalized. So these new credit cards with the chip-encoding device” are a good idea to counteract the problem. “If you’re the weak link in the fraud chain, the credit ably a bad idea. Keep in mind that typically, a man commits to a woman because he loves her and is better with her than he is alone — much as he might admire her for her attempt to re-enact the Iran hostage crisis on a very small scale.
Atone deaf
I’m a 28-year-old girl, and I‘ve been with my boyfriend for several months. He never really apologizes. He’ll say “I’m sorry you feel that way” and never “I’m sorry that I did that.” When I confronted him, he said, “Well, I’m not sorry for my actions. I just don’t want to hurt you, so I’m sorry I hurt your feelings.” Am I pars-
card companies will charge any problems to you. So install that chip.” On other matters, he said, “We’re pleased to bring the family justice center online. The victims don’t necessarily have the resources to help themselves. So the idea is to consolidate all the resources under one roof,” making it easier for victims to get the services they need. Lastly, “we’re implementing” the child center, wherein just one interview is conducted with a child, “versus six or seven — and (as a result) a child’s sense of trauma is reduced.” In addition, Williams said, “We’re talking about diverting more cases… to provide more opportunities for young adults with criminal recordsto get jobs outside the court system... “Obviously, are main job is to prosecute murder, rape and robbery, but these are some of the high points of the last year,” the DA said. During a question-and-answer session that followed, a man asked, “Where are we (Asheville) on sanctuary cities?” “We’re not a sanctuary city,” Williams replied. At that point, Duncan, the sheriff, confirmed Williams’ assertion that Asheville is not a sanctiuary city. Another man asked, “Is there any part of Buncombe County that’s more prime to crime?” “A year ago, I would have told you Swannanoa and Candler,” Duncan replied. “But now (since opening a police substation in Swannanoa), when it comes to violent crime or property crime, no particular place stands out.” Another meeting attendee asked, “You told about Swannanoa and Candler” being relatively higher crime areas of Buncome. “I live in Candler. I’m worried about crime. Any chance you might open a substation there?” “It would be going to the county manager to see if we can afford it,” Duncan answered. “But, yes, that is the plan” to open a Candler substation. In his regional air quality presentation, Brigman said that financial cutbacks has resulted in his force of environmental control enforcement officers being reduced in the past year from three
officers to one. “These were to clean up dump areas.” Also, he said, “We’re still dealing with asbestos abatement” and that “we had temperature inversions.” Brigman added, “The good thing I can tell you is, in recent years, air quality has improved. Our average over the last four years — we’re well within the ozone standards. Particulate matter, again, greatly improved. We’re at 8.5 from 12.3. We’re doing wonderful.” His assistant, Featherstone, noted that the “other thing we do is issue air permits… We’ve got 70 facilities in Buncombe County that have these permits. “As for the Duke (Energy) permit (at its Lake Julian power plant), these are required to be renewed every five years. That permit was up for renewal last year — and we had a lot of interest, particularly from the Sierra Club,” especially focusing on problems with the sulfer dioxide standard. During the question-and-answer session that followed, CIBO member Mac Swicegood — uncharacterically — said he did not have a question, but, rather, a comment. “You all are doing a good job,” he told Brigman and Featherstone. “Thank you for doing it.” A man then asked, “Do we still have a radon problem? “Yes, we (Western North Carolina) have the highest rate of radon in the state,” Featherstone replied. Another man asked if automobile emissions remain a major pollution problem, as it “sounds like the air quality is moving in the right direction. You mentioned improvement in power plant emissions… We used to hear that auto emissions also was a big problem, too.” “It used to be about half from power plants and half from vehicles,” Featherstone answered. “Now, it’s about 30 percent from power plants and the rest (is) from cars.”
ing this too much? Is there a difference between these two apologies? — Wondering
And sure, “Sorry you’re offended” is sometimes appropriate, but when it’s always somebody’s apology, it suggests they have no connection to the possibility that they’ve done something wrong. See ADVICE GODDESS, Page A14
“I’m sorry you feel that way” is the Dollar Tree version of an apology. Sure, it has the words “I’m sorry” and the package seems kind of familiar, but it ultimately goes down like expired SpaghettiOs from Czechoslovakia. This kind of apology doesn’t make you want to forgive somebody; it makes you want to chase them with an ax. Basically, instead of taking responsibility for what they did or said, they’re using apology words to blame you for feeling bad about it. Which is like saying, “I’m so sorry your window was too lame to open itself when my golf ball was heading toward it.”
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Proposed S. AVL apartment complex delayed; developer seeks April vote
From Staff Reports
Developer Rusty Pulliam on Jan. 26 received unanimous approval from Asheville City Council on his request for a delay on council’s vote on his proposed 272-unit apartment complex proposed for Mills Gap Road in South Asheville. Pulliam cited traffic concerns and political pressure for asking for a delay — until April 26 — on a vote for approval of his complex. The South Asheville developer also said Jan. 25 that he would push back the construction date of the $41 million project by two years, if it gets approved. Pulliam said the delay would be a concession to those worried about the traffic congestion. Council was set to vote on a request to change the zoning at 70 Mills Gap from industrial to highway business, so that Pulliam could build the apartments on the 15.3 acres,
I-26
Continued from Page A1 Some local residents have said building new bridges over the French Broad to divert some traffic from Bowen Bridge is the most
Indigenious
Continued from Page A1 “People in Asheville and throughout the nation have called on governments to recognize the culture, contributions and history of Native Americans,” Smith said. “I consulted with Chief Lambert of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, and he has approved of the resolution’s language and expressed his gratitude.” Other cities marking an Indigenous Peoples’ Day are Seattle, Minneapolis, Albuquerque, and Portland, Ore. Smith’s resolution said “the city recognizes that Asheville is built upon the homelands and villages of the Indigenous Peoples of this region” and “strongly supports the proposition that Indigenous Peoples’ Day shall be an opportunity to celebrate the thriving culture and values of Indigenous Peoples of our region.” Smith is in a three-way Democratic race for District 1, which covers the center the county including a large part of Asheville. Other candidates in the March 15 primary are pro-gay marriage minister Jasmine BeachFerrara and civil rights activist Isaac Coleman. The primary will likely be the deciding race since no Republicans are running. Meanwhile, Chad Nesbitt, a Republican and a candidate for the chairmanship of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, recently expressed sharp criticsm of Smith’s proposal to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day. Nesbitt called the change, which was backed unanimously by council, “irrelevant” and “typical leftist indoctrination.” Further, he called Smith, who is a District 1 commissioner candidate, “mentally ill.” Another critic of the change, Pete Kaliner, a liberatrian-leaning daily talk show host for WWNC-AM (News Radio 570), also took issue with Smith. “Make no mistake, this proposal is not even really about celebrating indigenous peoples,” Kaliner noted. “It’s about iconoclasm, score-settling, and judging our ancestors by modern standards conjured up by progressives (Those standards are, obviously, subject to change the moment they no longer advance the current narrative.)” Kaliner expands on his aforementioned assertions in his column, which appears on Page A13 of this edition of the Daily Planet.
formerly a plastic-injection molding plant. Pulliam said his request for the threemonth delay was prompted by conversations with some council members, who urged him to hold public meetings with residents concerned about traffic. The meetings are not yet scheduled, but Pulliam said he anticipated there would be two or three. The developer also said he wants to adjust the number and time frame of affordable apartments in the complex, decreasing the number of units, but increasing the time for rent controls. On Jan. 6, the Asheville Planning and Zoning Commission voted 6-1 to recommend that council approve the complex, following a pledge by Pulliam to increase affordable apartments to 20 percent of the development. Before a standing-room-only crowd of more than 60 people, the commission voted to back the apartment project planned for construction
at the intersection of Sweeten Creek and Mills Gap roads. Guillermo Rodriguez cast the lone opposition vote. The decision defied the city’s staff recommendation to oppose the project, and hundreds of South Asheville residents urged the commission to reject the proposal. Commission members Laura Berner Hudson and Kristy Carter both said leaving the land vacant as it has been for almost a decade was not a satisfactory option. Carter said the affordable-housing component was a positive aspect of the project. “This is the toughest thing I’ve had to consider since coming on the board; I’m very conflicted,” Berner Hudson said. “This project isn’t bad.” But the traffic-congestion concerns, which dominated opponents’ verbal and written comments regarding the project, deserved a hearing before City Council, Berner Hudson said.
urgent part of the project because Bowen Bridge and the area around it see frequent accidents. The schedule for other parts of the project is unchanged, including the following: • Construction to reconfigure the I-26/I40/I-240 interchange on the west side of the city and possibly widen part of I-40 is to begin in 2021. • Construction of a wider I-240 in West Asheville is scheduled sometime after 2025. Several years ago, the state DOT had planned to build an I-40 exit at Blue Ridge
Road on the east side of Black Mountain, but opposition from neighborhood residents and local officials postponed that plan. The TIP had said the state would begin buying property for the $5.8 million project in 2024, but released no date for construction. The state — under the new schedule — will start acquiring right-of-way in 2021, with construction will begin in 2023. A short section of Blue Ridge Road from I-40 to U.S. 70 would be widened to three lanes.
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Diverging diamond crossing on Airport Road? Good idea
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e were skeptical, at first, but we think the so-called “diverging diamond” interchange design will prove to be an innovative and efficient way to handle the busy traffic crossing the Airport Road bridge over Interstate 26. The Airport Road interchange will be the sixth statewide to get the diverging diamond overhaul and the others have resulted in “a significant reduction in congestion, as well as accidents,” according to Rick Tipton of the Asheville Department of Transportation office. Total cost of the project is estimated at $8.8 million. While drivers initially might find the interchange design change confusing, studies show the design will provide for safer and more efficient operation of the interchange, Tipton said. Under the diverging diamond design, approaching drivers are switched to the former oncoming traffic lane. Once there, a driver can get on the interstate from the left lane, without having to wait for the light to change. It already reportedly has helped alleviate backups, to some degree. When the project is finished, it should not only yield even better results, but an additional lane on the bridge will be available to drivers. Also, by using the existing bridge, Tipton said that DOT likely saved $15 million to $20 million, and saved two years of construction time. If true, that’s terrific!
European history lessons for North Carolinians CHAPEL HILL — What does a new 800-page history of 20th century Europe have to do with North Carolina politics of the 21st century? First, a few words about the book itself, “Out of Ashes: A New History of Europe in the Twentieth Century,” by UNC-Chapel Hill Professor Konrad Jarausch. The book describes what happened in Europe during the 100 years beginning in 1900, when France and England controlled much of the non-European world, and the empires of Germany, Russia, and AustriaHungary ruled much of the European continent. It then takes its readers through two brutal and disastrous world wars. What followed was a contest between two dramatically different views of how a modern European society should be ordered. Summarizing such a sweeping story in a short column is an imposing task. But that task is not nearly so challenging as the one Jarausch takes in attempting to capture in a single book 100 years in the life of a continent torn apart by war, national rivalries, and incompatible ideological, political, and economic systems. Jarausch’s theme for this century of history is the variety of pathways to modernization that the Europeans embraced. The century began with hopefulness in great potential progress due to the industrial revolution. The First World War showed that this same potential for progress also created the means for what Jarausch calls “unparalleled destructive force.” After the destruction and disruption of that war, three alternate ideologies for modernism competed for dominance: the Bolshevik-Soviet version of Marxism, the racial and nationalistic fascism of Germany and Italy, and what Jarausch calls “Wilsonian capitalist democracy.” One of the strongest features of “Out of Ashes” is Jarausch’s balanced description of the attractiveness of each of these models. He explains how the economic and political disorder of the early 1930s in Germany provided an opening for the promise of order in the form of the Nazi brand of modernity. He describes how “The stunning success of Stalinist modernization in the Soviet Union attracted many intellectuals from the West who praised the Soviet model of radical egalitarianism as path to the future.” In the Second World War, Jarausch explains, “The conflicts between these programs enhanced the malignant sides
D.G. Martin of the process, causing untold new forms of suffering in the war of annihilation and Holocaust.” In the end, the World War II alliance between Soviet Marxism and capitalist democracy won over fascism, leaving the winners to compete in a Cold War that divided the shattered continent into competing eastern and western regions. The subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union, as Jarausch explains, left “only democratic modernization as a model for the transformation of Eastern Europe. But new global challenges of economic competitiveness, ‘poverty migration,’ and international terrorism quickly ended the feeling of triumphalism. Around 2000 Europe faced the task of defending its own version of welfare capitalism against the hegemony of the American model and the rising Asian competitors.” There was, of course, no single European model of welfare capitalism. For instance, in post World War II Britain, the Labor and Conservative parties battled over the degree to which the government would control the economy, provide social protection to the populace, and actively enhance opportunity for the advancement of all classes. That sort of debate continues in Europe and in North Carolina, where there is a widely shared commitment to democratic capitalism. It is the details that divide us: medicaid expansion; unemployment compensation; public programs to fight poverty; jobs training and retraining; strengthening public schools, community colleges, and universities; subsidizing research and development of modern technologies; and expanding government support for public health, culture, and parks, for example. Those details will be issues in the upcoming political campaigns in which we can celebrate our own model for debating and determining our future within a democratic model. • 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
‘Dump’ Trump? Where was National Review on Bush?
Well, well... The most venerable rightwing magazine (National Review) devotes an ENTIRE ISSUE to getting rid of (Donald) Trump. Hmmm. I am NOT a Trump supporter, but it would be the epitome of foolishness to give credence to these 20-plus prominent conservatives who said NOTHING to stop the idiotic presidency of G.W. Bush (the most UNconservative president of my lifetime!). What makes these pundits worthy of Donald Trump your consideration? These CONSERVATIVES did nothing to stop Bush from bankrupting our nation with debt, rushing into unprovoked wars; spying on U.S. citizens, dramatically increasing the SIZE of our gov’t (TSA, Homeland Security), federalizing education
(No Child Left Behind), holding people w/o trial (Gitmo), militarizing our police, etc., etc., etc. Conclusions: Labels are meaningless today. Left, right, conservative, liberal... all meaningless — as George Orwell eerily predicted. Steven Chase Miami, Fla., and Boone, N.C.
Trump’s a phenomenon, but he’s no conservative
Donald Trump may be a genuine political phenomenon, but he’s NO conservative. Conservatives are grounded in constitutional ideas and principles that made this country great – limited government, constitutional authority, and liberty. Countless times, Trump has abandoned constitutionally conservative principles on abortion, quotas, defense, immigration, health care and, yes, the free market. His donations to liberal causes and politicians give us great pause. Yes, he’s a very successful deal-maker, compromiser and negotiator. See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Page A11
The Candid Conservative
Who brought us to the dance?
“Aim at heaven and you will get earth thrown in. Aim at earth and you get neither.” ― C.S. Lewis
Rethinking the herd
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hen it comes to religion, most of us follow the crowd. In Asheville, that path leads to new age gustoes, celebrity worship, craft beer enthusiasm, country club church affiliations, or that most favored spiritual doctrine – cannabis adulation. Hidden amidst the smoke, vapor, and fragrance of stale beer are a few diehard Christians who really are. These folks read and shadow the spirit of the Bible; pray and say grace; hug the Ten Commandments as a guileless life plan; and attend a church as surely dedicated to challenging error as comforting souls. People of such character were once in easy reach. Swallowed in today’s carnival of anti-faith cynicism, mockery, distraction, vice, and worldliness, the numbers are shrinking. Being a Christian is not easy. To the extent that almost everything special about America tracks to our Judeo-Christian heritage – it might be smart. For inquisitive minds who haven’t already turned the page, here are some folks who can point the way.
Meet Mr. Lewis
C.S. Lewis was raised as a devote Christian. Adolescent skepticism dulled that affection and the hand of man flattened it. As a wounded WW I soldier, Lewis became convinced God was a man-made bunch of nonsense. The darkness of war was not something a real God would tolerate. Lewis thus joined the swollen ranks of the disenchanted and sought refuge in a more earthly vision – liberalism. The stimulations of the occult and ease of pleasure over principle sealed his deal. But a rare thing materialized amidst an infatuation with the seven deadly sins – he spotted the con. With the aid of friend J.R. Tolkien, of ‘The Hobbit’ fame, Lewis
Carl Mumpower recognized that liberalism, like war, came from the muffled imagination of man – not God. He turned on the left and back to his faith. Uplifted by higher authority, Lewis blossomed into one of the most articulate, enlightened, and prolific voices – ever – for Christianity. In the last century, his radio broadcasts, classrooms, and books – “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “The Screwtape Letters” and “Mere Christianity” – refreshed the spiritual view of millions. Having lost his own way, his passion became throwing a lifeline to others. Mr. Lewis embraced the crucial distinction in a leap of faith toward God and a leap of futility toward the things of man. Those searching for a bright, reasoned, and enlightened Christian model will find C.S. Lewis hard to beat. There are others.
Murdering the opposition?
Goliath’s shepherding nemesis – David – fought through a host of obstacles before faith cemented his position as God’s favorite king. He retained the title until his last breath. David had detours between the start and finish line – including that little thing with Bathsheba. You know, the babe he spotted bathing on her roof and subsequently seduced and married – but not before he sent her soldier-husband to die. That’s pretty low for a guy running in first place. He paid for his sins. Amidst other tribulations was the death of David and Bathsheba’s first child. Nonetheless, he prevailed – David owned his actions, made amends, and sought forgiveness. His next offspring – Solomon – became the wisest man on earth.
See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A14
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Commentary
Supreme Court rocks
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’ve become a cheerleader for the United States Supreme Court. No pompoms, just a big S on my white sweater. What has me in this mood? A hint: In December, the North Carolina Supreme Court ruled that the gerrymandered legislative and congressional maps drawn by the Republicans in 2011 are just fine, thank you, and what’s all the fuss? The vote was 4-3, along party lines. A grievous, heinous outrage goes uncorrected by our local Supremes. So…to the tune of “Buckle Down, Winsocki”...1-2, 1-2! “Johnny Roberts, you will do what’s right, Politicians got us in this awful plight, Things are all mixed up, you can fix things up; Your esteem picks up, if you will only do what’s right.” Nah, you say? You think justices decide cases on a Constitution treadmill? Let’s take a stroll through court history and see how big the Constitution has been in their decisions. In the debate over ratification of the U.S. Constitution in 1788, some of those in opposition – obscure men because they lost the debate – wrote a series of articles. One, written by a New York Supreme Court judge named Robert Yates (pseudonym “Brutus”), predicted that if Supreme Court Justices were independent, like in the Constitution, they would forget the Constitution and follow their own opinions. He wrote: “They are independent of the people, of the legislature, and of every power under heaven. Men placed in this situation will generally soon feel themselves independent of heaven itself.” In response (Federalist 78), Alexander Hamilton just blew smoke. He said the judiciary is the weakest branch because it has no army and no purse. Whatever happened to Robert Yates later on, he was right in 1788. The so-called “plain text” of the Constitution was never really plain. At best, justices have seen the Constitution through their own eyes. More accurately, they’ve ignored it and decided on other grounds. In the Dred Scott decision, the slave-owning majority thought they’d settle the slave question once and for all. The Founding Fathers , they said, regarded negroes as inferior, so that’s that. They expected universal acceptance. They got the Civil War. Old-time laissez-faire justices slapped down FDr’s New Deal in the ‘30s – until Justice Owen Roberts concluded that FDR’s big wins in 1934 and 1936 meant that America wanted FDR’s policies. He switched sides – not on the Constitution but what he saw as the right thing to do. In Brown v. Board of Education, Chief Justice Earl Warren used a heavy hand, especially with court conservatives, to muster a unanimous decision that school segregation was wrong – morally wrong. Our current chief justice, John Roberts, voted in favor of the Affordable Care Act because he saw the law’s intent and result as something good: improved health care in America. And he didn’t want his court to kill it. Likewise, in the court’s decision on gay marriage, Anthony Kennedy applied his own belief on homosexuality. He once wrote, “Adults may choose to enter upon this relationship in the confines of their homes and their own private lives and still retain their
Lee Ballard dignity as free persons.” Now it would appear that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to decide on gerrymandering. Their rulings last June point that way. But more important, abuse levels can’t be ignored. North Carolina state law requires that districts cross county lines as little as possible. In 2011, the ethically-neutral GOP computers drew maps that split 50 counties and over 500 precincts to get sufficiently rigged elections. Republicans took control of seven states in 2010 and then drew redistricting maps. In 2012 elections, Democrats got 16.4 million votes in those states, Republicans got 16.7 million, an even split. But Republicans elected 73 to Congress, Democrats elected 34. The core evil of gerrymandering is conflict of interest. Politicians shouldn’t be allowed to draw the boundaries of their own districts. The Supreme Court understands that legislative and executive branches are hopeless. If election fairness is to be restored, they know they must step in. The court will do it. • Lee Ballard lives in Mars Hill.
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Letters to the Editor Continued from Page A10 Like Obama, authoritarianism is his method of choice. Trump is a result of GOP broken promises, campaign lies, and ignored conservatism for the sake of party politics. Those who support Trump need to scrutinize his duplicitous rhetoric and his schizophrenic stand on constitutionally conservative issues. He supported the auto bailouts, bank bailouts and the stimulus because it’s “what we need.” Trump supported government confiscation of private property “for the greater good,” a ban on “assault weapons” (then changed his mind), and abortion and partial birth abortion as part of his admitted New York Values. In 2012, Trump chided Mitt Romney for being too aggressive on immigration while he used illegal-immigration to bankrupt many a business. Foreign policy? Trump advised: “Let Russia fight ISIS.” That was September. After the Paris massacre in November, he decided that “we’re going to have to knock them out and knock them out hard.” In Iowa, he enthusiastically proclaimed that (I’m) “with you 100 percent” in support of one of the most destructive environmental federal subsidies – ethanol. Like solar and wind, it’s a very bad deal for hard-working taxpayers and another example of government picking winners and losers. In Nevada, he revealed
his plans to deal with the establishment: “There’s a point at which let’s get to be a little establishment … We gotta get things done. We gonna make such great deals....” This explains why the establishment types are now endorsing him. Trump — the continuation of the destructive lie of “Hope and Change,” paid for compliments of the GOP “gettin’ things done and makin’ great deals” like the two trillion dollar omnibus bill funding the Syrian refugees, Obamacare and Planned Parenthood. We all feel disconnected from the GOP and the political elite who no longer believe WE matter. Unlike the moderate Trump voter, Conservatives recognize Trump’s conservative impersonation in his record, rhetoric, and actions. For Conservatives, there is no question. He is NO Conservative. Jane Bilello Chairman Asheville Tea Party and Asheville Tea PAC Hendersonville
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Commentary
Palin returns to help Trump crush Cruz Jeff Messer is the host of a daily radio talk show on Asheville’s WPEK (880AM, The Revolution) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog. • The following was posted on Jan. 20: Williams Shatner made some waves about a half-dozen years ago or so, when he did live musical interpretations of Sarah Palin speeches. Palin made waves in her inimitable and incoherent style, as she stepped on stage with Donald Trump yesterday to endorse him for president, much to the chagrin of Ted Cruz, who used to be her work boyfriend in Tea Party land. She babbled and blathered, with such idiotic fervor that it would take an advanced degree in English to even begin to try and conjugate her run-on sentences of senselessness. This is the result of us indulging in making stupid people think they are geniuses. Cue Tina Fey and “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, where all they have to do is just use a transcript of the Palin speech. It will certainly get more laughs than Palin got applause at her appearance in Iowa. The whole matter, as far as Trump is concerned, is just a ruthless, cut throat business move to hurt Ted Cruz, who had the audacity to actually provide worthy challenge to Trump’s dominance. Mr. Art Of The Deal is in it to win it at all costs, and no one will stand in his way. So he brought in Cruz’s Mama Grizzly buddy to deliver a vice-grip jawed snarling mauling that would make Leonardo DeCaprio wince, and declare it to be “too far.” Anyone who has bothered to figure Trump out at this point, should know by now that he is in it to win it by any means necessary. And he will do whatever it takes. He isn’t above having Palin show up just to shave off a couple of points from Cruz’s slight lead over him in Iowa. Trump has a scorched-earth policy, and he is making his big strafing run over Cruz’s Canadian/Cuban by way of Texas campaign. Trump openly brags about his style each and every day. Don’t believe me? Just turn on any news channel. They can’t not aim cameras and microphones at him. He doesn’t have to pay them to cover him, they are making a fortune off of people tuning in to see just how crazy Trump was today. He’s working them, and they don’t mind, because they are profiting from it. He’s proving his point, and they don’t seem to care as long as the dollars are rolling their way. And he makes sure we all know what a mockery he is making of the media, the political system and our head-up-our(expletive deleted) in America. It is high camp, high satire and so shockingly spot on, it is horrifying to those who peel back the layers for a deeper look at the implications of what Trump is doing. And at what cost. Will Palin provide any real bounce for Trump, who is already running well ahead of the rest of the pack? Does she need to? Or is this just a pride move from Trump to make sure he runs the table and wins in Iowa, then New Hampshire. He’s just such a ruthless business man, with a cut-throat mentality that he wants to win them all. And even though the winners in Iowa in
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Jeff Messer recent years have not gone on to win the Presidency, or even New Hampshire, for that matter, Trump wants it. There’s a complete set of 50 states and he aims to collect them all. Palin might just scoop up some of the folks who love her and love Cruz, who love her just a little more than him, and are willing to jump to Trump. And that’s all he wants and needs from her. It really is that simple. And, for those who recall how easy it is to mock Palin and her lunatic talk, you might recall when the great William Shatner took to TV and simple recreated her speeches, word for word, to massive comedic effect. The following was posted on Jan. 8:
Local woman busted for prostitution trying to help sick spouse, family
A shocking local story that got my attention has turned into a passionate conversation on social media early in 2016. It hits all the closer to home, as it is in Waynesville, which is my hometown. The story goes like this: A woman begins working out of her home as a prostitute after her husband needed skin cancer treatments, and they were without health care. The kids needed money for band and school, as well as just maintaining a day to day life. Desperate times calling for desperate measures, I suppose. With kids to feed and take care of, a husband who is uninsured needing treatments that were stated to be a minimum of $5000, and with bills stacking up, she decided to sell herself for sex. And now she is going to face criminal charges. The shame of it is that the true criminal acts here are the ones put upon this family who are barely getting by to start with.
We’ve all heard the old adage of being “one medical crisis from the brink of ruin.” Well, this is the living example of that. Some would say she could just get a job working fast food. Right. At below poverty wages. There’s something that is criminal: the wage war against the poor that is allowed to be carried out in this nation. How about the insurance industry? The cost of treatments which are out of the reach of many people? Yet taking money for sex is the crime they chose to focus on. Why? Why is it criminal? Who does it hurt? Consenting adults should have the freedom to do this, right? Where are all the Libertarians who want government out of their lives? The government that is most in our lives is the criminal justice system that is criminal and has little to do with justice for those who can’t afford to buy rights and freedom (which is indeed not free to all, no doubt.)
What I have seen in reaction to this woman’s plight has been massive support for her, and a lot of outrage that she is being charged for prostitution. We are so backward in this nation when it comes to morality issues like this, while we have no problem denying hungry children and elder people proper care. And I am disgusted by the so-called “Christians” who are fine with the later, while being outraged by the actions of this woman. Perhaps we should concern ourselves with actual concerns of criminality, and start looking for leadership who will begin to de-fang the vipers of the criminal justice money-making machine that openly and freely preys upon those who can not defend themselves. You know? The ones who the law enforcers are supposed to serve and protect. And, if you need the Christian persuasion on it: How about the least among us?
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Ashville pol calls for Indigenous People’s Day — unaware such a designation already exists
Pete Kaliner is the host of a daily radio talk show on Asheville’s WWNC (570AM) that airs from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. This column features posts from his daily blog. • The following was posted on Jan. 12: eizing on a major issue ahead of the upcoming March primary, Asheville City Councilman Gordon Smith wants to have the Council declare the second Monday of October “Indigenous Peoples Day.” (It’s already a federal holiday called Columbus Day. But it’s become politically incorrect and unacceptable for the USA to recognize the famous explorer.) This is the kind of progressive and enlightened thinking Councilman Smith hopes to bring to the Buncombe County — should he win the Democratic primary for District One county commissioner in two months. From Smith’s campaign announcement: “People in Asheville and throughout the nation have called on governments to recognize the culture, contributions, and history of Native Americans,” Smith said. He got coverage in the Citizen-Times for his bold initiative. He got coverage at WLOS-TV (News 13 ABC) for his bold initiative. It’s the perfect example of the kind of divisive political posturing in which Smith has trafficked since his days as a bombthrowing leftist blogger. His proposal is simply a boilerplate leftwing protest policy that has been promoted by progressives throughout the nation for years. It’s moral preening. It’s meant to signal that Smith cares about minorities. Granted, not the Spanish people — whose flag Christopher Columbus sailed under. Or the Italian people — who celebrate Columbus as a great Italian explorer. But the Native American minorities? Smith cares about them. And he might also hate the white ancestors. Make no mistake, this proposal is not even really about celebrating indigenous peoples. It’s about iconoclasm, score-settling, and judging our ancestors by modern standards conjured up by progressives (Those standards are, obviously, subject to change the moment they no longer advance the current narrative.) If this were actually about celebrating the achievements and cultures of indigenous peoples, I’d expect Smith to be huge booster of National Native American Heritage Day. It’s the day after Thanksgiving. If he wants to celebrate indigenous cultures, he’s had years to do so while on council. However, he has not. Instead, he seeks to erase one culture’s celebration and replace it with another’s. Which is kind of ironic.
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Clinton falsely blames another video for inspiring violence
This is embarrassing. Well... it SHOULD be. But I suspect that Hillary Clinton, her campaign, and her supporters will not care.
Pete Kaliner Much like Donald Trump supporters don’t care when he does or says embarrassing things. At Saturday night’s Democratic Presidential debate, Clinton said: “We also need to make sure that the really discriminatory messages that Trump is sending around the world don’t fall on receptive ears. He is becoming ISIS’s best recruiter. They are going to people showing videos of Donald Trump insulting Islam and Muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists.” However, there is no such video. (I know! Shocking! Hillary Clinton falsely citing a video to score political points?!) There is, however, an ISIS recruiting video that features other famous American politicians. Such as... her husband... NY Magazine reports the Clinton campaign is “walking back” her statement. However, it’s also worth noting that extremist expert Seamus Hughes told Reuters that ISIS’s official propaganda channels haven’t mentioned Trump or his
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Candid Conservative
Continued from Page A10 So what does David teach us? That Christianity is as surely dedicated to support as oversight. We have backup when we lose our way.
A thousand women?
Solomon may have been wise, but anybody taking on a thousand women doesn’t know his limitations. He had it all – fame, fortune, power, and opportunity. What he didn’t have – per all those distractions – was a good ending. He learned that much of what he thought was special wasn’t. Solomon subsequently elected to leave future generations a gift – Ecclesiastes. It’s a dozen of the best pages you’ll ever read – his parting wisdom as simple as 1,2,3. It all begins with the conclusion (1) that everything in life rests on a foundation of pursuing God’s will and that doing so is for our benefit, not his. From there Solomon validates his belief (2) that most of what man pursues is nothing more than a hollow exercise in vanity. He then affirms (3) that the only things in life of true value are what might be called the ‘4 L’s’ – labor, love, learning, and life (as in appreciating the gift of). If you can find a clearer formula for living – that works – grab it.
He didn’t fudge
Ever heard of Edward Fudge? An Alabama preacher in 1970s, the Rev. Fudge was a man of faith with a matching hankering for truth. At a low point in his ministry, he was oddly commissioned to explore Biblical affirmation of man’s prospects for eternal condemnation to agony in hell. To his surprise – and that of a whole lot of other people – he couldn’t find it. It seems that when the Bible talks about eternal damnation and being cast into hell, its saying hell is eternal – not our time there. According to the Bible, we are consumed and thus the real hell is permanently losing all connection to an eternal life with God. Not everyone buys Mr. Fudge’s take. Hell has been used to scare people into the Christian church for a long, long time. The Bible is clear that God holds us
accountable, but worms, fire and brimstone for eternity? That was one of Charles Darwin’s big stumbling blocks on Christianity. The death of his daughter and subsequent suggestion she might be a candidate for hell was further cause for pause. No wonder. Does endless agony sound like a loving God? It didn’t to Darwin. I wish he had known Mr. Fudge. This gentleman’s careful exploration of the authentic message of the Bible mirrors a God of love and answerability without that manmade contradictory vision of eternal torture.
One other guy
Christianity is, after all, about a guy named Christ. A review of his life, example, words, and death offer the strongest testimony on why Christianity matters. Jesus was amazing – really. Where can you find evidence of anyone in history whose walk more carefully matched their talk? Who else lived in a way so free from snags open to challenge? Who else has been a voice of truths so constant over the course of time? Nobody in history comes even close – and that’s the point. Christianity finds its greatest affirmation in the guy upon whom our faith is based. Yes, it has been suggested that he was painted that way. But think about that. Name a person – fictional or otherwise – who has ever been successfully portrayed as perfect. Without exception, no matter how hard the writer tries, flaws emerge. Even if the authors of the Bible had been trying to con us it would not have been possible. Jesus could only be portrayed as perfect if he was – and you know where that lands.
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Asheville nurse, son explore Thoreau’s cabin
Cynthia Rose (above) of Asheville on Jan. 17 visited the one-room cabin in which noted New England transcendentalist, author and thinker Henry David Thoreau lived. It is on the shores of Walden Pond in Concord, Mass. Thoreau’s most famous work was titled “Walden.” Below, Rose’s youngest son, Seth Pauley, crouches in front of a sign that tells why Thoreau chose to live — deliberately — in a cabin he built in the woods for more than two years. Rose is on a nurse travel assignment in Massachussetts. Pauley lives in Portland, Maine, and joined his mother in exploring Thoreau’s cabin.
So why do we turn away
That’s easy. Most of us reject the idea of God for the same reason Obama and the left reject the hindrances of the Constitution. He gets in the way of our own vanities. It’s never too late to reconsider. In a cloudy world, it’s in our interest to reach for light. That leads to the one who brought us to the dance…. • Carl Mumpower is a former vice mayor and former member of Asheville City Council.
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The Santa Claus experiment — Part 1
“Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.” — Sherlock Holmes
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Local jazz singer Wendy Jones performs with Russ Wilson and His Famous Orchestra at the Omni Grove Park Inn.
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Bryan Anthony, the featured vocalist for The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, sang several Frank Sinatra classics in Asheville.
Big bands, dancers swing, sway to music in high style By JOHN NORTH
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Despite chilly weather, the 25th annual Big Band & Swing Dance Weekend proved to be a red-hot, “don’t-miss” event for those who treasure the big-band era of music and dance during the Jan. 16-17 event in the Grand Ballroom at the swanky Omni Grove Park Inn in North Asheville. There was plenty of brass from the big bands — and sassy, sultry vocals from their vocalists. On each of the two nights, about 250 or more people slipped into their dancing shoes to swing and sway — and many sported semiformal or formal attire, including bedazzling women in lavish gowns often accented with sequins, and more than a few dapper men in tailored suits with pocket squares and bow ties. The first night (Saturday) boasted Asheville’s own Russ Wilson and His Famous Orchestra.
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Dancers perform the foxtrot during Big Band and Swing Dance Weekend. The highlight night (Sunday) featured The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, directed by Terry Myers, which was hugely popular in the big-band era (late 1930s into the 1950s) and launched Frank Sinatra’s career on a big-time basis. As expected, the Dorsey group played
the band’s classics, including “In The Mood,” “Moonlight Serenade” and “Sentimental Journey,” among others. While not very danceable, an especially memorable performance was rendered of “Sing Sing Sing,” which featured the percussionist. On both nights, dancing styles were mostly foxtrot and East Coast swing, spiced up with a few cha-chas and waltzes. Asheville-area dancers spotted by the Daily Planet at the soiree were Bobby Wood and his partner on Saturday night, and Adrienne Vandooren and her partner, as well as Mitch Trager and Barbara Newman on Sunday night. Many of the event’s attendees were from out-of-the-area. Event activities for package-holders included dance instruction, an exclusive afternoon tea dance, and two nights of dancing to the aforementioned bands. See SWING, Page B11
ver Christmas, I had the opportunity to participate in an experiment that Joshua P. Warren, my friend and host of the popular radio show, “Speaking of Strange,” set up to create a tulpa of Santa Claus. A tulpa is a thought-form that becomes so psychically energized by one or more people that it makes an imprint on the physical world that can be seen by other people and interact with them. A tulpa is not a being that has ever lived. Nor is it an angel or demon. A tulpa is an empty vessel that you imbue with qualities and characteristics that you give it, so be careful what you wish for! Whereas Joshua had thousands of listeners and followers concentrating on bringing a traditional Santa into being at his location, I decided to step outside the box a bit. I discussed my idea of creating a Santa tulpa, but I had a whole different set of parameters. I am uniquely qualified to perform this experiment because I’ve created a tulpa before and I learned from our “mistakes.” Joshua was working as a consultant for Warner Brothers Motion Pictures on the movie “The Apparition.” They commissioned him to come up with an experiment that his scientific team could perform for a DVD Extra on the Blu-Ray version of the film. I’m the redhead hooked up to all the wires, thinking really hard. At the end of the day, nothing happened. But a week later, all Hell broke loose in our lab. All the doors in the kitchen flew open and everything inside was pitched onto the ground. And then, it manifested. Joshua tells of being in the lab one night and hearing Forrest Connor, one of our team members, walking down the wooden steps leading to the lab. Joshua called out to him, even seeing him out of the corner of his eye, but he wasn’t there. Turns out, Forrest wasn’t even in town — and Joshua was there all alone. See WRIGHT, Page B9
AJO lights it up with Glenn Miller hits — and a dash of Tommy Dorsey
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The Asheville Jazz Orchestra performs in Black Mountain.
BLACK MOUNTAIN — The Asheville Jazz Orchestra offered an amtidote to the January post-holiday blues by performing a heat-generating potpourri of swing classics with original charts during a Jan. 8 concert at the White Horse music hall. The two-hour, two-set concert featured many Glenn Miller hits, along with a dash of songs immortalized by Tommy Dorsey in particular, and others in general. About 100 people attended. The 17-piece ensemble, founded
in 2006, was directed by Dr. David Wilkens, who also plays trombone with the group and writes original arrangements. He also teaches music at UNC Asheville. A highlight of the concert was Wilkens’ commentary between songs about interesting tidbits on the music and the famous performers of the big-band era. As a result, those who attended likely left much more knowledgeable than they were when they arrived. The AJO opened with a bang, play-
ing a rip-roaring version of Duke Ellington’s “Take the A Train,” followed by a gorgeous version of Ellington’s “That Old Black Magic.” Next, the group launched into “Splanky,” which was a hit for the Count Basie Orchestra, followed by “Stomping at the Savoy,” originally performed by Chick Webb. WilkensTommy Dorsey, who was nicknamed “the sentimental gentleman of swing,” as the group blasted into “Song of India,” a big hit in 1938. See AJO, Page B9
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Wednesday, Feb. 3
BOOK DISCUSSION, 7 p.m., Malaprop’s Bookstore/Café, downtown Asheville. The novel “Anna Karenina” by Leo Tolstoy (translated by Richard Pevear) will be discussed.
Saturday, Feb. 6
JENNIFER NETTLES CONCERT, 8 p.m., The Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. Jennifer Nettles will perform in concert with Brandy Clark. Special guests will include Lindsay Eli and Tara Thompson. ROMEO AND JULIET PRODUCTION, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. William Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” will be performed by Aquila Theatre. NEONSPLASH PAINT PARTY, 8 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center, downtown Asheville. The center will host PaintDrop, billed as the country’s largest paint party. In addition to the water-based paint with which attendees slather one another, the event includes a DJ and a light show. Videos of past events show large paint guns that shoot the colorful liquid into the crowd. For tickets, which are $27.50 for general admision and $37.50 for express general admission and $52.50 for VIP admission, visit uscellularcenter.com.
Sunday, Feb. 7
RAG TIME CONCERT, 8 p.m., downstairs music
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Thursday, Feb. 11
BOOK DISCUSSION, 5:30 p.m., The Thomas Wolfe Memorial, downtown Asheville. The short story “The Dark Messiah” by Thomas Wolfe will be discussed. MAGIC SHOW, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. Mummenschanz will be performed by The Musicians of Silence.
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Friday, Feb. 5
ONCE UPON A WISH PERFORMANCE, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., Franklin. “Once Upon a Wish, an interactive musical celebration featuring favorite princesses and heroes, will performed at 7 p.m. Feb. 5-6. SHERLOCK HOLMES PRODUCTION, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s “The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes” will be performed by Aquila Theatre.
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The group Little Anthony & The Imperials will perform at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts in Franklin.
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Saturday, Feb. 13
RIGHT ON BAND DISCO CONCERT, 7 p.m., The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. The Right On Band, billed as “the world’s greatest ‘70s show band,” will perform in a Valentine’s weekend event that will include desserts, drinks, dancing and disco music. The ROB also is billed as an “internationally acclaimed disco show band.” For tickets, call 2869990, or visit FoundationShows.org. LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS SHOW, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., Franklin. The classic soul music vocal group Little Anthony & The Imperials will perform in concert. TRACY MORGAN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m., The Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. Actor-comedian Tracy Morgan will present his “Picking Up the Pieces” show.
Thursday, Feb. 18
BOOK DISCUSSION, 6:30 p.m., The Forum, Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. “The Goldfinch” by Donna Tartt will be discussed. SALMON RUSHDIE SPEECH, 7 p.m., Thursday, Kimmel Arena, UNC Asheville. Sir Salman Rushdie will address “Public Events, Private Lives: Literature + Politics in the Modern World.” Rushdie is billed by UNCA as “one of the most celebrated authors of our time — of any time. A brilliant provocateur, he’s penned a handful of classic novels, influenced a generation of writers, and received a Queen’s Knighthood for ‘services to literature.’ He stands as both a pop culture icon and one of the most thought-provoking proponents for free speech today.” Admission is free. PERCUSSION SHOW, 8 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. Yamato, the drummers of Japan, will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 18-19.
Friday, Feb. 19
ANNUAL BLUEGRASS CONCERT, 1-5 and 7 p.m.-midnight, Crowne Plaza Resort, Asheville. The 21st Annual Bluegrass First Class event will run Jan. 19-21. Saturday’s hours are the same as Friday’s, while Sunday’s are 8-10 a.m. Among the performers will be Rhonda Vincent & The Rage, Daily and Vincent and Carolina Blue. Tickets are $49 per day for Friday or Saturday — or $98 for both days. For tickets, call 275-8650.
Saturday, Feb. 20
TIM TEBOW PRESENTATION, 7 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., Franklin. Tim Tebow, the son of missionaries and former quarterback in the National Football League, will address a sold-out crowd. BILL MAHER COMEDY PERFORMANCE, 7 p.m., Thomas Wolfe Auditorium, U.S. Cellular Center, downtown Asheville. The comedy show, “An Evening With Bill Maher: Live Stand-Up Tour, will be performed. For tickets, visit the box office, visit ticketmaster.com, or call (800) 745-3000.
Sunday, Feb. 21
ETHICAL SOCIETY PRESENTATION, 2-3:30 p.m., The Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville. “The Art of Resilience” will be presented by DeWayne Barton at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. He will address the Community Accountability Plan, which is billed as a road map for repairing black communities and addressing disparities in marginalized neighborhoods. He will make the case that the CAP fosters a culture of resilience, inclusiveness and sustainability that is economically just and builds upon the goals of neighborhood community plans. Barton (B-Love) is a sculptor, poet and author who has combined his creative practice with community activism/ improvement, youth development and justice issues for more than 20 years. Following the presentation, an informal discussion will be held and refreshments will be served. All are welcome.
Friday, Feb. 26
COMEDY CLASSIC WEEKEND,6 p.m., Grove Park Inn, Asheville. The annual Classic Comedy Weekend will run Feb. 26-28. Among the featured comedians will be Aaron Aryanpur. For tickets, call (800) 438-5800. BREAKING BENJAMIN CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., The Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. The rock band Breaking Benjamin will perform in concert.
Sunday, Feb. 28
CONCERT, 7 p.m., Diana Wortham Theatre, downtown Asheville. The group Lünasa, with special guest Tim O’Brien, will perform in concert.
Tuesday, March 1
COAL ASH PUBLIC HEARING, 6 p.m., Ferguson Auditorium, A-B Tech, Asheville. A public hearing on the state’s controversial coal ash pond classifications, criticized for failing to categorize many of the toxic impoundments as “high-risk,” will be held. Asheville’s two coal ash basins at the Lake Julian plant in Skyland are among the eight pits across the state that were earlier deemed high-risk under a 2014 law. However, the recent DEQ draft did not classify any new impoundments at that risk level.
Saturday, March 5
DWIGHT YOAKAM CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., The Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. Grammy Award-winning country music and film icon Dwight Yoakam will perform in concert. Since the 1980s, Yoakam has been one of the pioneers of modern country music. With five No. 1 Billboard albums and 15 Grammy nominations, Yoakam’s hits include “Guitars, Cadillacs,” “Honky Tonk Man,” “I Sang Dixie” and “A Thousand Miles From Nowhere.” For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com, or call (800) 745-3000.
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Saturday, March 5
THE EAGLES TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, 1028 Georgia Rd., Franklin. “Hotel California: A Salute to the Eagles” will be performed. It is billed as an opportunity to take “a trip down a dark desert highway, feel the cool wind in your hair, and experience Grammy Award-winning sounds.” According to Rolling Stone magazine, “No other band did as much to translate the explosively creative, politicized rock of the 1960s into the massively popular, de-politicized rock of the 1970s as the Eagles. Specializing in broadly appealing, masterfully crafted tunes, the Southern California band has sold more than 100 million albums.” The 1976 compilation, “Their Greatest Hits 19711975,” was the first album ever certified platinum and has sold 29 million copies in the U.S., second only to Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” on the all-time list.The Eagles’ songs merge country-tinged vocal harmonies with hard-rock guitars and lyrics that are alternately yearning (“One of These Nights,” “Best of My Love”) and romantically jaded (“Life in the Fast Lane,” “Hotel California”). The band released an album every year from 1972 to 1976, with increasingly better sales, culminating in 1976’s “Hotel California,” which has sold 16 million copies. After releasing one more album, 1979’s “In the Long Run” (which sold eight million copies), the band broke up in 1980.
Saturday, March 19
THE MOODY BLUES CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., 9 p.m., The Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, Cherokee. The British rock band The Moody Blues will perform in concert. In 1967, the group was among the first to fuse rock and classical music, pioneering in the development of art rock and progressive rock.
Thursday, March 24
EMEL MATHLOUTHI CONCERT, 7 p.m., Lipinsky Auditorium, UNC Asheville. Mathlouthi, billed as the “voice of the Tunisian revolution,” is a songwriter, composer, guitarist and singer who is bringing a powerful new sound to Tunisian music. “Endowed with an outstanding voice, she evokes Joan Baez, Sister Marie Keyrouz and the Lebanese diva Fairouz,” a UNCA promotion noted. “Her captivating style is lyrical, with powerful rock, oriental and trip hop influences (she’s collaborated with Adrian Thaws AKA Tricky). Emel began her artistic career at the age of 8 on stage at the small amphitheater in the Ibn Sina suburb of Tunis, where she lived until the age of 25, when she moved to France to pursue her career as a singer. Her song ‘Kelmti Horra”’ (‘my word is free’) was taken up by the Arab Spring revolutionaries and sung on the streets of Tunis. She has immense stage presence and a voice that spells revolution and freedom.” Tickets are $6 for UNCA students, $8 for area students, $13 for the campus community and $20 for the general public.
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UNDER THE STREETLAMP CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts Center, Greeneville, Tenn. The vocal group Under the Streetlamp, a quartet composed of recent leading cast members of the musical “Jersey Boys,” will perform the hits of the ‘40s, ‘50s, and ‘60s in concert.
Saturday, April 16
THE CARPENTERS TRIBUTE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., The Foundation Performing Arts and Conference Center, Isothermal Community College, Spindale. “Close to You: The Music of the Carpenters” will be performed in a tribute concert by singer-playwright Lisa Rock and her six-piece band. For tickets, call 286-9990, or visit FoundationShows.org.
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Panthers fans feeling betrayed?
Tank Spencer is the host of a weekly sports talk show, “The Sports Tank,” on Asheville’s News Radio WWNC (570AM) that airs from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Spencer also serves as WWNC’s news anchor, reporter and afternoon producer. This column features posts from his blog. The following was posted Jan. 15: The Carolina Panthers kick ass from week to week at Bank of America Stadium, a stone’s throw from the Bank of America corporate Center. Every home game, the top of 100 N. Tryon St. (in Charlotte) is lit up in Panthers’ blue. Bank of America is one of the top 10 employers in Charlotte. In fact, it’s a top five non-manufacturer employer in the state. So it came as a shock to some Thursday night when the Bank of America corporate Twitter account posted this:
Bank of America @BankofAmerica One for the (thumbs up symbol): Good luck to the @Patriots as they begin the hunt for a fifth championship ring. #PatriotsNation 7:41 PM - 14 Jan 2016 What makes the post even more interesting, is that it was the only post supporting a
Tank Spencer team on the feed. A savvy PR move might have been to tweet pictures for fans of every team, as not offend, but that didn’t occur. The fact is, BofA Chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan lives near Boston, has an office in Boston, and has been badgered about moving the headquarters to Boston. According to a Wall Street Journal report from November, Moynihan says there is no chance of that happening. Does this post show where the company’s true allegiances are? Upon the spread of Bank of America’s proPatriot post on Friday morning, the Bank then sent this as a CYA:
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Monday, Feb. 1
RELIGOUS LEADERS’ SEMINAR, 6:30 p.m., The Eye Scream Parlour, 2064 U.S. Hwy. 70, Swannanoa. An informal seminar for religious leaders, deacons, officers, vestry and others of any faith will be held. The keynote speaker will be Chad Connelly, nationally renowned and former chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party. Promoting dynamic participation by religious leaders across the country, he not only encourages religious leaders to speak out on national and local issues of importance to them, but shows how to legally involve congregations to actively support the principles that made America great and secure. For instance, it is legal to register people to vote at a church. Or as shown by the Rev. William Barber’s highly political Monday Moral protests, it is also legal to be very actively involved in community issues. Handouts on resources from original sources, instead of biased under-informed news clips, will be available, as will political involvement guidelines for religious institutions. The event is sponsored by Conservatives in Action, a local group of Democrat, independent, and Republican friends distressed at what they believe to be the county and nation’s downhill direction. Reservations are preferred, but not required, by visiting ConservativesInActionNC@gmail.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 2
WOMEN’S MORNING BIBLE STUDIES, 9:4511:45 a.m., The Billy Graham Training Center
at The Cove, Porter’s Cove Road, Asheville. A women’s Bible study, “Love That Makes a Difference” with Jane Derrick, will be held on Tuesday mornings through Feb. 23. It will focus on themes from 1 Corinthians 13. WOMEN’S EVENING BIBLE STUDIES, 6:308:30 p.m., The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, Porter’s Cove Road, Asheville. A women’s Bible study, “Portrait of a Disciple” with Kendra Graham, will be held on Tuesday evenings through Feb. 16. It will focus on Ephesians 2:20.
Wednesday, Feb. 3
FINANCIAL PROGRAM, 7-8:30 p.m., Asheville Seventh-day Adventist Church, 364 Broadway St., Asheville. Financial Peace University will focus on “Applying God’s Word to Your Money.” The program teaches, which is held on Wednesdays through March 16, teaches biblically based ways to get rid of debt, take control of one’s money, spend and save wisely, invest and give like never before.
Friday, Feb. 5
GREAT WORLD RELIGIONS LECTURES, 10 a.m.-noon, First Congregational United Church of Christ, 1735 Fifth Ave. W., Hendersonville. Lectures will be presented on “Great World Religions” on Fridays through April 1 (except March 25). Each session will include three 30-minute lectures, followed by time for discussion. The religions will include (in order) Islam, Judaism and Buddhism.
Sunday, Feb. 7
ADULT EDUCATION SERIES, 9:30 a.m., Trinity Episcopal Church, 60 Church St., downtown Asheville. The adult education series will address family, economic inequity, racism and violence.
Friday, Feb. 12
SOCIAL JUSTICE FILM, 7-9:30 p.m., Sandburg Hall, Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The monthly Social Justice Movie Nite series will offer a film that is yet-to-be-announced. A discussion will follow. Admission is free.
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The Asheville Jazz Orchestra performs at White Horse music hall in Black Mountain.
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Continued from Page B1 Also performed were Glenn Miller’s “Little Brown Jug” and Duke Ellington’s “Don’t Get Around Much Any More,” with the set ending with Woody Herman’s “Woodchoppers Ball.” The second set opened with Benny Goodman’s “Let’s Dance,” followed by Goodman’s “Don’t Be That Way.” Other second-set highlights included a rendition of Les Brown and His Band Renown’s “Leapfrog,” and Glenn Miller’s “St. Louis Blues March.” At that point, the AJO did a mini-set of Miller songs, including “String of Pearls,” “Eager Beaver,” “Jeep Jockey Jump,” “Pennsylvania 6-5000” and an absolutely gorgeous version of “Moonlight Serenade.”
The mini-set was capped by the rollicking “In the Mood,” which, Wilkens noted, was “the most popular song from the bigband era.” The AJO then left the stage to a standing ovation and returned to perform one encore — Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing,” which elicted yet another standing ovation.
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Continued from Page B1 And Forrest’s now-wife talks about the frightening encounters she had with this “thing” that would appear in front of her, its head vibrating back and forth violently. She had no knowledge of our experiment. With all this firmly in mind, I consciously decided to have a little fun. After all, I’d done it before. Who says I can’t create a sexy Santa Tulpa? He’s my thought-form! At the time we created the Creepy Tikki Tulpa for the movie, we knew it had breached the confines of our lab and had taken over the whole house. We were confident it would stay within the house because the rest of us hadn’t had anything happen to us outside the house. I decided pretty quickly that I was going to find a cute and whimsical Santa since he would probably be living in my house. Forever. In hindsight, referring to it as the Ugly Creepy Tikki Doll probably wasn’t such a good idea. I think it actually imbued it with all those qualities. That creepy little tikki Tulpa had some sinister overtones! For this reason, I decided against performing the experiment in my bedroom. No way did I want to wake up Santa Claus leaning over me and watching me sleep! But then I thought, “Hmm. I wonder if I can find a sexy, handsome St. Nick? After all, if he was going to hang around my house forever, he might as well be easy on the eyes, right?” So, I enlisted the help of my good friend turned research assisted, Demented Patty.
“Find me a sexy Santa!” She very thoroughly and eagerly searched the Internet for hot Santas. She was truly dedicated. I could’ve focused on a small object, like the tikki doll. Or a postcard. But you have to ask yourself: Do I think I could live with that for the rest of my life? I looked over at the picture Patty had sent me. Why yes! I do believe I could! Oh. Did I mention that the size of the object doesn’t matter? Tulpas are big! They also emerge in stages. It took a year before the research team from the 1970s was able to fully manifest Philip in The Philip Experiment. It took Joshua Warren’s research team a day to create the Ugly Creepy Tikki Tulpa, but a week before showing signs that he was indeed present. Day 1 – 12/4/15: With my tulpa image firmly in mind, I drifted off to sleep. I think the experiment is working. I woke up remembering a dream of a bare-chested much older man with shoulder-length white hair that looked suspiciously like Santa Claus! But he was very, very naughty. Perhaps this is a coincidence, but worth noting, nonetheless. Check out next month’s column for the juicy conclusion…. • 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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‘Masterminds,’ filmed in Asheville, opening set From Staff Reports
The film “Masterminds” stars (above) Zach Galifianakis and Kristen Wiig as bumbling bank robbers.
“Masterminds,” the movie that was filmed in Asheville and the surrounding area last year, has a new release date, Sept. 30, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Relativity Media, which holds the rights to the film, has been caught up in bankruptcy proceedings since July, resulting in several revisions to the movie’s release date. It was originally scheduled to come out in August 2015. The release date may be contingent on an upcoming court ruling. According to the Hollywood Reporter, “On Nov. 18, the company, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in July, filed a reorganization plan, which is awaiting the judge’s approval, that said the company would release seven films over the next 18 months and that their release
The Aesthetic Advisor Special to the Daily Planet
The beginning of the year and the grey skies can often shadow us in a way that craves to be fresh and energised. Promises of fresh adventures for the year to come encourages us to take interest in our own details. We evaluate and weigh the new year promises with the old realities to manifest days filled with expansion and joy. Our expression of our personal style can be a struggle and a fantasy for those of us with a limited budget. This year let me help. Are you over your wardrobe? To update, you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for all new clothes. To conserve funds, you can search for some new (or vintage) accessories that will energize old classics. They will also give inspiration for recombining the clothes you already have in different ways and making unworn outfit combinations. Replacing faded black or dingy white basics and picking up some modern cut jeans/pants is something that should be done every so often anyway. To be more practical and modern, wearing a unique statement belt on your old plain shift dress or using a grouping of vintage brooches on that ancient blazer will make you feel fresh in your go-to standards. Picking up some scarves, belts, pins, long draping necklaces and hats in one shopping trip will make them have a cohesive style and look in case you want to combine them. Purchasing a good selection will add enough of the new to satisfy and don’t worry about being trendy....stay true to you. Find your personal style. Love yourself and anything you wear will look beautiful. • Are you over your wardrobe? To update, you don’t have to spend hundreds of dollars for all new clothes. To conserve funds, you should search for some new (or vintage) accessories that will energize old classics. They will also give inspiration for recombining the clothes you already have in different ways and making unworn outfit combinations. Replacing faded black or dingy white basics and picking up some modern cut jeans/pants is something that should be done
every so often anyway. To be more modern, wearing an awesome statement belt on your old plain shift dress or using a grouping of vintage brooches on that ancient blazer will make you feel fresh in your go-to standards. Picking up some scarves, belts, pins, long draping necklaces and hats in one shopping trip will make them have a cohesive style and look in case you want to combine them. Purchasing a good selection will add enough of the new to fool you and don’t worry about not being trendy....stay true to you. Find your personal style. Love yourself and anything you wear will look beautiful.... • Swafford is aesthetic advisor at Royal Peasantry boutique in downtown Asheville.
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Messing joining cast of TV remake of ‘Dirty Dancing’
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Debra Messing of “Will and Grave” will play Marjorie Houseman in the television remake of “Dirty Dancing,” according to news reports and a Messing Twitter post in mid-January. Marjorie is the mother of lead character Baby, to be played by Abigail Breslin, 19, the little girl from “Little Miss Sunshine,” who has blossomed into a movie and TV star. Messing is now starroing on the NBC crime drama “The Mysteries of Laura,” in its second season. The mini-series version of the 1987 movie classic was set to film in the Asheville area last year, but was postponed. Press reports in mid-January suggest the casting of Messing means a green light for filming the remake, but whether the filmmakers return to the Asheville area remains unknown.
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Continued from Page B1 Other weekend offerings included guided history tours, a cooking demonstration, chair massages and live themed music throughout the resort. On the first night, Wilson’s 15-piece band was introduced by the emcee — with tongue planted firmly in cheek — as being “all the way from North Carolina....” The crowd laughed, good-naturedly, as did Henderson County native Wilson. Among memorable songs played by Wilson’s band in the first set were Glenn Miller’s “Leapfrog,” as well as a number of tunes that featured singer Wendy Jones, such as “And the Angels Sing” and “A Tisket, a Tasket.” In every instance, Wilson referred to her as “the lovely Wendy Jones,” and she, in turn, smiled warmly each time. In the second set, the dance floor filled when Wilson’s band opened with “In the Mood,” which is often billed as the most popular-ever big-band song. Wilson also introduced Nathan Hefner, who sang a few Frank Sinatra songs, including “Come Fly With Me” and “The Lady Is a Tramp,” while Jones performed the Rosemary Clooney classic, “You Make Me Feel So Young.” In the third set, Wilson’s band (with Jones adding occasion vocals) performed — arguably — the highlight song of the night: a rousing rendition of “Sway,” most famously performed by Dean Martin in 1954. Wilson emphastically — and with much showmanship — banged a drumstick on a cowbell for an intoxicating effect. Hefner later performed his last Sinatra song of the night — “I Get a Kick Out of You” — and it was his best effort.
The regular show concluded with “Moonlight Serenade,” which filled the dance floor. After that, Wilson and his band left the stage, but returned after much applause by the crowd to perform one encore — Harry James’ “Two O’Clock Jump.” On the final night, the 15-piece Tommy Dorsey Orchestra began with Dorsey’s theme song, “I’m Getting Sentimental Over You.” Then the band launched into “Opus No. 1,” “Swannee River,” “Once in a While,’ “A Song for You” and the song that was Sinatra’s biggest hit when he performed with The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, “I’ll Never Smile Again.” Other memorable performances by the TDO included “Pennies From Heaven,” a medley of waltzes, Jimmy Dorsey’s “Green Eyes” and Count Basie’s “Ain’t That a Kick in the Head?” featuring the TDO’s vocalist, Brian Anthony At that point, the band leader said the next song was by Cole Porter, “who may or may not have stayed at the Grove Park Inn,” as the band launched into Porter’s magnum opus, “Night and Day.” Another highlight was “Hawaiin War Chant,” which featured a long drum solo. The TDO also did a mesmerizing rendition of “America, the Beautiful,” featuring a moving clarinet solo, in honor of the Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, which the band leader said, “honors freedom.” Later, Anthony sang Sinatra’s version of “Chicago,” followed by “On the Sunny Side of the Street” and Anthony’s rendition of Sinatra’s much-beloved classic, “Fly Me to the Moon.”
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