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From Staff Reports Former N.C. Rep. Tim Moffitt was chosen June 2 by local Republican officials to fill the District 3 seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners left vacant by Miranda DeBruhl, who resigned abruptly in May, citing a “business opportunity” that she said she could not pass up. Moffitt’s selection was made by top Buncombe Republicans who live in the western District 3, county GOP Chairman Nathan West, who was at the special party meeting, told the Daily Planet on June 27. The meeting was not open to the public or press. Moffitt was one of seven candidates vying to fill the seat until Dec.1. An election will be held in November to let voters pick who will finish the final two years of DeBruhl’s term. Moffitt has not indicated yet whether he intends to run for the seat when his interim term expires. In the aftermath of DeBruhl’s Tim Moffitt resignation, Buncombe County Democrats have selected David King, a former Republican commissioner, to run for the two-year term on the board for DeBruhl’s former seat When she stepped down as a commissioner, DeBruhl also dropped out as a candidate for chair of the commissioners. West said in a June 27 email to the Daily Planet that the BCGOP is still considering who to field against Democratic Commissioner Brownie Newman for the at-large post. As a former state legislator, Moffitt was rated as one of the most effective lawmakers in Raleigh. However, he also sparked controversy because of laws he introduced, often targeting Asheville and other municipalities. One such law mandated the seizure of Asheville’s water system and the system’s transfer to a regional water and sewer authority. See MOFFITT, Page A12
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City officials, along with area residents, have discussed the possibility of turning the Bowen Bridge into a “signature bridge,” as part of the recent choice of the Alternative 4B plan to carry primarily local traffic to and from downtown Asheville from I-240 on a pair of
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A story on a possible ‘signature bridge’ appears on Page A7
Apodaca’s bill to change to districts for Asheville council elections nears approval
From Staff Reports A bill to elect Asheville City Council by districts was approved by a state House Committee on June 30 on a 17-9 vote. The bill likely will be passed by the full House, which is the last step in making it a law. The House’s Eections Committee members split along party lines during the debate of the bill sponsored by Sen. Tom Apodaca, a Henderson County Republican whose district includes parts of South Asheville that, he contends, have not been represented on Asheville’s council. “The people in South Asheville can’t remember the last time they had a representative on City Council,” Apadoca told the committee. “If you look at the maps, you’ll see clearly every member
of the current council lives in central of North Asheville.” Apodaca, the most powerful state legislator in Western North Carolina, had announced June 17 his proposed bill that would split Asheville into six districts for the purpose of electing council members. Apodaca, chairman of the influential Senate rules comTom Apodaca mittee, sparked unanimous opposition from Asheville’s top elected officials and other state lawmakers representing Buncombe County — all of whom are Democrats. See APODACA, Page A13
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I-26 Connector ‘saga’ shared by DOT official
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The “ongoing saga” of Asheville’s I-26 Connector was presented by David Brown, a board member of the North Carolina Department of Transportation, to the Council of Independent Business Owners on June 3 at Chick-fil-A restaurant in North Asheville. More than 50 people attended the earlymorning breakfast meeting. “It’s good to be here to discuss the ongoing saga of the I-26 Connector project,” Brown began, triggering chuckles from some CIBO members. Since 1989, Asheville’s I-26 Connector project has been under discussion, Brown noted. The A section — from west of Brevard Road to Haywood Road to the storage buildings on I-240 — “would have no alternatives because it’d just be widening,” the DOT official noted. The B section, as envisioned in 1989, was to start at Westgate in West Asheville — and reconnect near the UNC Asheville exit for Broadway Street in North Asheville. However, “the B section had four alternatives, as did the C section,” Brown said. “So they met and came to the consensus that the B section would be ‘B4’ — and the C section would be ‘C4.’” (The sections are more commonly referred to — at least around Asheville — as “4B” and “4C.”) Throughout the I-26 Connector saga, “the B4 section has been controversial,” he said. “That (Bowen) bridge (included in B4) has about 100,000 cars a day on it. It has an accident rate that is way off the charts.” While “4B also had less impact on streams and wetlands … less impact on Burton Street community,” among its “deficits was more impact on business relocations and noise for Montford area.” He added, “The DOT is in the process of updating its traffic models,” since 4B re-
The artist’s rendering (above) shows the path for Alternative 4B, which recently was selected for the I-26 Connector through West Asheville, downtown and North Asheville. cently was chosen as the route. The models “should be ready by July 1.” “Whether we build six or eight lanes at this point, the right of way will be the same, Brown said, adding that “4B was $100 million more (in cost) than 3C was.” Further, he asserted, “At DOT, we have about
50 cents for every dollar we need ... Right now, the C section is the only one totally funded.” The cost will be $221 million for B section, meaning another $100 million is needed. “As times goes on, as we add money to this, we should have this fully funded,” he said. For the next steps for the I-26 Connector
project, “we need the final environmental study from federal government,” Brown said. After the I-26 Connector is completed, CIBO member Mac Swicegood asked, “Who will be responsible for Bowen Bridge?” “The state would still be responsible,” Brown replied. “It’s still a state highway.”
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Asheville City Council on June 14 voted 7-0 to approve the proposed $161 million Garbage pickup fees are increasing in Asheville. budget for the fiscal year starting July 1. The spending plan keeps property taxes each customer throws away. the same, but increases fees and rates for vehicles, “So this garbage fee increase is temporary, for garbage and water. some,” Smith said. As a result, some people could For instance, city residents will be experience a actually see a decrease in garbage pickup costs if they tripling of their vehicle permit fees, are able to reduce the amount they put in their trash The spending plan also allocates $130,000 more cans, he said. — starting this summer — for additional staff and Among the fee increases affecting most rate-payequipment to enforce more stringent rules against ers were the following: renting to tourists or other short-term renters in • City vehicle permits climbing $10 to $30 with residentially zoned areas. new money going to street repairs. In addition, the budget includes money from the • Garbage pickup going from $10.50 to $14 a city’s reserve fund to help with the planned demomonth as the city moves toward a “pay-as-youlition of the Lee Walker Heights public housing throw” system. complex (the area’s oldest public housing complex) • A 1.5 percent increase in water fees for resi— and the construction of a mixed-income neighdents and small businesses and up to 5 percent for borhood in its place. Regarding the garbage fee increasing from $10.50 wholesale and irrigation customers. (Average singleto $14 a month, Councilman Gordon Smith said that family household would see an annual increase from $319.44 to $323.76.) this summer’s fee hike was the “part of this budget • A 5 percent increase in stormwater charges that that has given me the most heartburn.” will appear as part of water bills. (Annual increase However, he said he spoken with city staff, who from $50.40 to $52.92 for 2,001-4,000-square-foot told him the transition would take about a year. home.) The fee boost is part of a planned transition to a • Higher fees for Aston Park Tennis Center, with a “pay-as-you-throw” system that would eventually resident season pass going from $250 to $375. swap a flat fee for a charge based on the amount
Asheville’s population growth slowed from 2014 to 2015, while some other municipalities in the Asheville metro area grew faster, according to recently released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Asheville’s 0.8 percent population increase — equivalent to 700 people — is the lowest of any year going back to 2011. (Asheville’s 2015 population was 88,512. Among North Carolina’s 553 incorporated areas, Asheville ranks No. 5 – the same as the last five years.) Asheville “comfortably remains this same concentration of growth reflected in the uptick in commercial and residential development in those areas,” Tom Tveidt, also a past chair of the Council for Community and Economic Research, a Virginia-based nonprofit organization, said. “And by contrast, municipalities in the northern metro area of Madison County are seeing the weakest growth.” Among the incorporated muncipalities in the Asheville metro area – comprising Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson and Madison counties – that grew faster than Asheville during the 2014-2015 span were the following: • Biltmore Forest 2015 population: 1,441. One-year change: 1.5 percent or
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Aesthetics panel to consider ‘signature bridge’ proposal From Staff Reports The aesthetically nondescript Bowen Bridge crossing the French Broad River in West Asheville may be replaced by a “signature bridge” as part of the I-26 Connector project that recently was approved after three decades of debate. The city is interested in something more than just a plain concrete span for the I-26 Connector project. (An artist’s rendering of a possible bridge design appears on Page A1.) Detailed bridge designs won’t begin “for some time,” as the North Carolina Department of Transportation is still finalizing the environmental document for the project, Rick Tipton, division construction engineer with the DOT’s Asheville office, told local news media recently. “Different bridge design types may be considered,” Tipton said. “However, additional cost above and beyond the standard may require local funding. There will be a committee of folks to consider and make recommendations regarding the aesthetic features of the project.” The aesthetics panel likely will be comprised of representatives from Asheville, Buncombe County and DOT, Tipton said. Meanwhile, Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer said she heard recently that the aesthetics committee is being reconvened, and she said residents with a strong desire to serve on it should let officials know. “Bridges are interesting — a real signature bridge can be kind of a community’s identity,” Manheimer told columnist John Boyle of the Asheville Citizen-Times. “I’m thinking about the (Arthur Ravenal Jr.) bridge in Charleston (S.C.). Now it’s in
Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge across Cooper River serves as a “signature bridge” for Charleston, S.C. all the photos of Charleston, and it’s their signature. There’s not another one like it.” The mayor added that crucial elements in going ahead with signature bridge would include community interest and desire. “If the community is interested in having a signature bridge, that’s a great thing, and if the DOT will work with us to achieve it, that’s great,” Manheimer said. As for potential additional funding, Manheimer said, “If it comes down to a question of funding and the DOT is looking for some local funding, I would try to use the TPDF.” The Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority awards annual Tourism Product Development Fund grants, which are generated from the hotel room tax. In May, DOT and federal authorities announced that they have chosen a plan called “alternative 4B” for the I-26 Connector, a route that will separate local and through traffic in the area around the Bowen Bridge, reserving the bridge primarily for local traffic and pedestrian and
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Popular local film critic Faith Notes Ken Hanke dies at age 61 From Staff Reports Long-time Mountain Xpress film critic Ken Hanke died late June 28 at the age of 61. His popular movie review column was named “Cranky Hanke” — and, as a result, some who did not know him well called him “Cranky,” but his friends just him “Ken.” Hanke had suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (better known as “COPD”) for the last few years. Despite having had a rough week, the lifelong film afficianado reportedly continued to post movie news and commentary until the night of his death. Confirming Hanke’s death were his wife Shonsa Hanke and fellow movie critic and friend Edwin Arnaudin. Since 2000, he had reviewed movies for the Mountain Xpress (an alternative weekly newspaper) and had built a strong local following. He created opinionated lists of the week’s openings and reviews. He was known for giving fair and critical reviews. Hanke was a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association. As a critic, he had posted 4,724 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. He had written four books on film, including “Ken Russell’s Films,” published in 1984; “Charlie Chan at the Movies” (1989), “A Critical Guide to Horror Film Series” (1991) and “Tim Burton: An Unauthorized Biography of the Filmmaker” (1999). He was a founder of the Asheville Film Society, which views movies every Tuesday night at The Grail Moviehouse in downtown Asheville. Prior to the recent opening of The Grail, the AFS held its screenings for several years at The Carolina Theater on Hendersonville Road in South Asheville.
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Saturday, July 2
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Sunday, July 3 Film critic Ken Hanke died June 28. Also, he co-hosted a horror film screening every Thursday night at The Grail. Hanke particularly had an affinity for horror films. Regarding Hanke, Arnaudin told the Asheville Citizen-Times, “He had a memory like an elephant, when it comes to film. When you’re passionate about a topic, you can’t help but catalog information about it. Everybody’s got a passion and his was film.” Hanke, who grew up in Florida, is survived by his wife Shonsa and his daughter, Elizabeth Hanke Hoffman.
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BENEDICTINE DAY, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Calvary Episcopal Church, 2840 Hendersonville Rd., Fletcher. Registration will begin at 10:30 a.m. for Benedictine Day, when attendees will consider St. Benedict’s time and the counter-cultural decision he made to leave his studies and begin a lengthy time of solitary prayer and fasting. The program will explore ways of prayer drawn from the Rule of St. Benedict. Admission is $20. To register, call 6846266. Attendees are asked to bring their lunches,
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PUBSING, 6-8 p.m., French Broad Brewery, 101D Fairview Rd., Asheville. A pubsing gospel jam and sing-along will be held. Attendees are urged to bring a snack for social time, beginning at 5:30 p.m, followed by the singing from 6 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, July 14
SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVIE, 7 p.m., Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville, 1 Edwin Place, Asheville. The monthly social justice movie will be shown, followed by a discussion. The movie’s title is yet to be announced. Admission is free. KINGDOM PARENTING PROGRAM, 7-9 p.m., The Billy Graham Training Center at The Cove, 1 Porters Cove Road, Asheville. Kingdom Parenting will offer study — July 14-16 — on what the Bible says about parents’ roles and responsibilities in raising God-following children. Admission is free.
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Let’s back a ‘signature bridge’
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e enthusiastically back the idea of transforming the Bowen Bridge into a “signature bridge” as part of the I-240 improvements (using Alternative 4B) on the I-26 Connector through West Asheville, downtown and North Asheville. A signature bridge, like the Golden Gate in San Francisco or Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge in Charleston, S.C., can give a community a distinct identity, add to its aesthetic beauty and even draw more tourists. Given downtown Asheville’s unique Art Deco architecture and chic look, along with West and North Asheville’s funky vibes, the current Bowen Bridge connecting them clashes — with its structural ugliness and dysfunction. So how would this “signature bridge” be financed? Additional costs for the bridge above and beyond the standard “may require local funding,” according to Rick Tipton, division construction engineer with the state Department of Transportation’s Asheville office. He also noted that there will be a committee of local people — likely from Asheville, Buncombe County and DOT – to consider and make recommendations regarding the aesthetic features of the project. Regarding the key issue of funding, we favor the idea of getting grants — derived from the hotel room tax— from the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority.
Stray from party ticket? Vote for the devil? CHAPEL HILL — “You would vote for the devil if he were a Democrat, wouldn’t you?” Thus begins an old story that makes fun of an old-time party-loyal, “yellow-dog” Democrat. His friend was teasing him about his unwillingness ever to stray from his party’s candidates even if they were obviously unsuited to hold public office. “Well,” the yellow-dog responded after thinking it over, “I wouldn’t vote for the devil in the primary.” That yellow-dog faced a dilemma, choosing between party loyalty and a moral obligation to withhold support from his party’s unworthy candidate. He justified his reluctant decision to vote for the devil by asserting that he wouldn’t vote for him in the primary. Sounds like some Republicans this year are grappling with a similar challenge, and like the yellow-dog, coming down on the side of party loyalty. “Well,” they say, “I didn’t vote for Trump in the primaries. But now he is our nominee.” In a recent column, The New York Times’ Thomas Friedman called out Republican leaders Paul Ryan, John McCain, Marco Rubio and Chris Christie for “being so willing to throw their support behind a presidential candidate whom they know is utterly ignorant of policy, has done no homework, has engaged in racist attacks on a sitting judge, has mocked a disabled reporter, has impugned an entire religious community, and has tossed off ignorant proposals for walls, for letting allies go it alone and go nuclear and for overturning trade treaties, rules of war and nuclear agreements in ways that would be wildly destabilizing if he took office.” Friedman wrote that Republican Senator Lindsey Graham was right when he said that there has to be a time “when the love of country will trump hatred of Hillary.” What claim do our political parties have on their supporters? Does party loyalty require support for each and every one of our party’s candidates? I don’t think so. In fact, the power and organizational strength of political parties might be overrated. Remember what Will Rogers said. “I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat.”
D.G. Martin A politically savvy friend told me once that political parties are good for only one thing. “You need them,” he said, “to get your name on the ballot. That’s about all they’ll do for you.” He made a fair point by emphasizing that the candidate, not the party, usually has to organize and secure financing for a successful campaign. But political parties play a critical role in our system of government by bringing people together around a set of important principles. For instance, Friedman asserts that America needs a center-right party that will “offer market-based solutions to issues like climate change…support common-sense gun laws…support common-sense fiscal policy…support both free trade and aid to workers impacted by it [and] appreciate how much more complicated foreign policy is today, when you have to manage weak and collapsing nations, not just muscle strong ones.” This sounds like a statement of traditional core Republican principles. But Friedman says they have been abandoned. He writes, “Today’s Republican Party is to governing what Trump University is to education — an ethically challenged enterprise that enriches and perpetuates itself by shedding all pretense of standing for real principles.” Those loyal Republicans who want to preserve and revive their party as a vehicle for supporting its traditional bedrock principles face complicated challenges in the coming months and years. Their decision about whether or not to support their party’s presidential candidate is an important one, but there will be others. Their choices and dilemmas would gain sympathy even from that old yellow-dog wrestling with having the devil on his party’s ticket. • 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
Trump’s railing against Hillary over Benghazi and her misuse of her server that contained classified information are indeed grounds for jailing her. On the other hand, the Trump University scandal that has his ex-employees saying the whole thing was a rip-off — along with his rabble-rousing rhetoric — should be grounds for his becoming Hillary’s cellmate! They’re both an embarrassment to this nation! What to do, what to do?? Herb Stark Mooresville
The Neil Dobbins Detoxification Center, based in Asheville, runs up a tab of over $600,000 treating addition annually. The Julian F. Keith alcohol and substance abuse treatment center used nearly $1.5 million in taxpayer money in 2013. In Buncombe County alone, almost 20 DUI arrests are made every single day. Our governor has already passed up a $10 billion no-strings-attached offer from the federal government for Medicaid. This money would have helped individuals unable to afford treatment for addiction, and little else is being done to address the massive and growing issue of addiction. BENJAMIN MARSICO Arden
The average cost for lifetime care and treatment of an individual with fetal alcohol syndrome is nearly $2 million. Drug use, and the cost to society it brings, needs to be talked about more in elections. On the national level, drugs and alcohol cost the nation $417 billion dollars annually – hardly a surprising statistic, and one that is easy to dismiss in the grand scheme of government expenditures and massive government debt. But in North Carolina alone almost 10 percent of the population has an addiction problem, and this costs the taxpayers $12.4 billion yearly.
In 2015, murders in the United State rose an average of 17 percent in the nation’s 50 largest cities. Milwaukee had an increase of 72 percent; Cleveland, 90 percent; Nashville, 83 percent; Washington 54 percent; Minneapolis. 61 percent; and Chicago, 80 percent. The overwhelming majority of victims were black. But the perpetrators were not (as Obama and “Black Lives Matter” would have you believe) white policemen. The overwhelming majority of perpetrators were also black. See LETTERS TO THE EDITOR, Page A11
Trump, Hillary both called embarrassment to nation
Drug use, cost to society, Anti-cop mentality sparks need to be election issues serious consequences
The Candid Conservative
A corrupt culture of convenience
“The greatest enemy of progress is not stagnation, but false progress.” — Sydney J. Harris
The problem
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ur culture is unraveling. Where it ends, no one knows. What we do know is the world is designed toward self-correction – and that surrender to and recovery from stupid is always painful. Examples abound whereby 21st century America is busily dismantling paradise behind a false screen of progress. Here are a few examples.
Drugs
Today’s America has a thing for get-outof-responsibility-free passes. Nowhere is this passion more visible than in our devotion to the dark magic of drugs. Whether it’s the opportunity to take a pill to compensate for poor lifestyle choices – think most cases of high-blood pressure and Type II diabetes – or a substance that can help us swim through life’s miseries, we love getting by and getting high. Nothing in life is free and drugs are no exception. The more one pursues artificial escapes from the responsibilities or difficulties of living, the more one is drawn to repeating that action. That leads to addiction and that’s a problem because addiction turns people into social predators. Our track record for long-term drug addiction treatment pretty much matches our cinematic capacity for rehabilitating zombies. Those advocating legalizing drugs find comfort in the fantasy that ready availability, regulation and low costs will fix many
Carl Mumpower of the problems associated with an out-ofcontrol drug culture. Legalizers consistently miss one point – we can liberate addicts from the problems of access, but we cannot absolve them of consequences. Recreational drugs, without exception, are physically or psychologically addictive. The addicted don’t just fade away and die – they first suck the life out of their families and community.
Postponement politics
Peel away the reasoning behind deficit spending, artificially suppressed interest rates, and hyper-active government printing presses, and it all comes down to one agenda – keeping us smiling so those in power stay in power. Ironically, there is no appreciable difference in a drug-user addicted to painkillers or a country addicted to goofy monetary policy. Absorbing the idea of trillions in debt is like grasping the majesty of heaven. It’s beyond our paygrade. One look at the National Debt Clock and most people glaze over like a teenager facing a lecturing father. Add entitlement promises, underfunded retirement plans, student loans, consumer debt, and spiraling healthcare demands, and our future is resting on the fragile foundation of a gazillion trillion borrowed dollars. See CANDID CONSERVATIVE, Page A14
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Commentary
Toss out jerks doing bidding of super-rich
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f I were a rich man….” The “if” clause here, as sung by Tevye the milkman (in “Fiddler on the Roof”), was his dream of wealth. He’d have a big house with one long staircase leading nowhere just for show. I ponder that same “if” myself – but mine goes more like this: What if the great invisible hand were to point my way, what would I do? My thoughts are primed by Bernie
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Continued from Page A10 Blacks make up 23 percent of New York City’s population, but they commit 75 percent of all shootings, 70 percent of all robberies, and 66 percent of all violent crime. Whites are 33 percent of the city’s population, but they commit fewer than two percent of all shootings, four percent of all robberies, and five percent of all violent crime. That means that virtually every time the police in New York are called out on a gun crime, they are being summoned to minority neighborhoods looking for minority suspects. The number of police officers killed in shootings more than doubled in the first three months of 2016. Heather MacDonald, who holds a doctor in law degree from Stanford Law School, says that officers are at much greater risk from blacks than unarmed blacks are from the police. She says that an officer’s chance of getting killed by a black has become 18 times higher than the chance of an unarmed black getting killed by a cop. In August 2015, an officer in Birmingham, Ala., was beaten unconscious by a convicted felon after a car stop. The suspect had grabbed the officer’s gun, but the officer hesitated to use force against him for fear of being charged with racism. Criminologist Greg Ridgeway has found that black officers in the NYPD were three times more likely to fire their weapons at a shooting scene than non-black officers present. Unfortunately, when officers hold back in high crime neighborhoods for fear of being labeled racists, the number of crimes will increase there. MacDonald says that the anti-cop ideology is held not only by members of “Black Lives Matter” but is embraced at the highest reaches of the establishment: by President Obama, by his attorney general, by college presidents, by foundation heads, and by the press. Obama’s interference in the investigation of crimes related to blacks is unprecedented among America’s presidents. Obama with Eric Holder, Al Sharpton, and Jesse Jackson on his coat tails were quick to go to any shooting where a case might be made of racism against law enforcement. As a consequence of Obama’s interference in the Ferguson case, Michael Brown is still regarded as a martyr by the left or uninformed, although the U. S. Justice Department has solidly disproven the lie that Michael Brown was a peaceful citizen shot in cold blood by the police while he was trying to surrender. Kearney Smith, Ph.D. Green Mountain, N.C.
Lee Ballard Sanders’ shrill denunciations of wild men on Wall Street, billionaire Political Action Committees and rich people and corporations that don’t pay taxes. I certainly don’t envy these people. My life, with a good lady, good dog, good kids, good little house and a good year so far for my MLB team, is wall-to-wall satisfying. But I don’t really know how I would respond to wealth, do I? I haven’t been tested. Is wealth like chicken blood in the mouth of a dog? Or is there some inherent bloodlust in certain dogs that drives them to go after chickens? Consider an experiment described in a psychological journal, where street-corner observers noted how drivers behaved in traffic. A graduate student involved in the study said: “The drivers of the most expensive vehicles were four times more likely to cut off drivers of lower status vehicles.” And drivers in fancy cars were also three times more likely than others to threaten pedestrians by failing to yield when the walkers had the right of way. Another part of the study found that
wealthy people more easily lie and cheat than middle-class people. Greed is, literally, more a virtue to them than ethics. I don’t believe in original greed. I think wealth changes people, or at least inclines them toward entitlement, superiority and disdain for inconvenient laws and rules that would put limits on them. I agree with economists, though, who have described two levels of rich people: the bottom half of the top 1 percent and the top half. The bottom half are “ordinary” rich people, mostly professionals and successful small business owners. They’re like many of us, but with more stuff. Their drive for more and more stuff – aside of course from show and status – largely comes from worry – yes, that’s the word I’ve seen used – that they won’t be able to maintain their standard of living in retirement. To me, what separates this bottom half from the toppers is their work life. They provide services to society. And they don’t have political power. The top 0.5 percent is altogether different. They’re mostly from the financial sector, and they know how to play the system – precisely the system their wealth and power created. They take without adding anything of value to society. They just move money around. An investment manager, whose clients are from this class, wrote an anonymous article that expresses great concern about these people’s influence in America today.
He writes: “Unlike those in the lower half of the top 1 percent, those in the top half [of the top 1 percent], particularly the top 0.1 percent, can often borrow for almost [no interest], keep products and production overseas, hold personal assets in tax havens, ride out down markets and economies, and influence legislation in the U.S. They have access to the very best in accounting firms, tax and other attorneys, numerous consultants, private wealth managers, a network of other wealthy and powerful friends [and] lucrative business opportunities.” I’m guessing that some items on that list irk your best instincts. They double-irked mine. One of them in particular – “influence legislation” – should make every just and moral soul in America rise up with fists clenched against their “system.” Of all motivations to vote in November’s presidential, gubernatorial and legislative elections, none outranks this one: throw out the cynical, self-serving jerks who do the bidding of their super-rich masters. Hillary Clinton will appoint Supreme Court justices who will uphold the first principle stated in our Constitution: popular overeignty, rule by the PEOPLE. Democrats in state government will restore policies that benefit the many, not the few. • Lee Ballard lives in Mars Hill.
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Moffitt
Continued from Page A1 A lawsuit brought by the city to stop Asheville’s water system transfer was heard by the N.C. Supreme Court, which is expected to render a ruling in a few months. Moffitt’s other legislation included a change to the basic structure of the Buncombe Board of Commissioners with the creation of district-based elections and the addition of members.
Republican officials selected from seven candidates at the special meeting, including Chuck Archerd, Pat Cothran, Tim Hyatt, Chad Nesbitt, Robert Pressley, Jerry Rice and Moffitt. Along with the western area, District 3 includes much of the county’s south. West, the BCGOP chair, told the Daily Planet that Moffit won with eight votes, with the second-place finisher — who he did not identify— receiving two votes. “Moffitt has indicated he will consider running (for the seat) if it will benefit the citizens of Buncombe County,” West told the newspaper. In leaving her commissioners’ post abruptly,
DeBruhl said she and her husband had an unspecified business opportunity that required more of her attention. The two run a Fairview convenience store and a Fletcher RV dealership. Prior to her May 17 resignation, she had gained attention for her vocal opposition to a failed deal to lure the Portland, Ore.-based Deschutes Brewery to Asheville. Deschutes eventually chose Roanoke, Va., over Asehville for its East Coast brewery site. After Moffitt’s appointment, Democrats will continue to hold a 4-3 majority on the board. As for David King, who is the Democratic nominee vying for DeBruhl’s seat in the
upcoming election, West referred to him as a “perennial candidate.” West added, “David’s lack of principle was recognized by the voters when they rejected him two years ago. Having changed parties, it appears David will say and do anything to feed his own political ambitions. I am confident the voters will again reject him.” As for selecting a GOP nominee to run for the commissioners chair, West said, “We are working with multiple possible candidates and have begun taking steps to find and elect the most viable replacement to defeat the Asheville City Council takeover of Buncombe County.”
Continued from Page A1 You are right; “there’s been something called ‘evolution.’” Unfortunately, psychological change takes a little longer than you think -- which is to say you’re only off by maybe a few million years. As evolutionary psychologists Leda Cosmides and John Tooby explain, we’re living in modern times with a “stone-age mind.” By this, they mean that the genes right now driving our psychology and behavior were molded by (and are still largely adapted for) mating and survival problems in the hunter-gatherer environment millions of years ago. We do continue to evolve. For example, over the 10,000 years since humans started dairy farming, some of us eventually developed the physiology to digest lactose (the sugar in cow’s milk) — allowing us to drink milkshakes without gassing it up under the covers and asphyxiating the dog. But changes in our psychological architecture — like the complex cognitive adaptations behind our mating behavior — don’t happen anywhere near that fast. So, no, your genes didn’t just go “Whoa, look, women’s lib!” and then make you start cat-calling construction workers. Of course, we ladies will take a nice view if we can get it, but other things come first. Anthropologist Robert Trivers explains that what women evolved to prioritize in a partner comes
out of the greater amount of “parental investment” required from us. Because a man could just walk away after sex (in the days before there was a state to come after him for child support) and because the features men find hot reflect fertility and health, male sexuality evolved to be primarily looks-driven. For a woman, however, a single romp in the bushes with some loinclothed Hunky McHunkerson could have left her with a kid to feed — long before baby food was sold in stores in cute little jars. So, the women whose children survived to pass on their genes to us were those who vetted men for the ability and willingness to “provide.” There was no “wealth” in ancestral times — no National Bank of the Stone Age. However, evolutionary psychologists believe a modern man’s high earnings act as a cue for what women evolved to go for in a man — high status, meaning high social standing and the ability to bring home the wildebeest steaks for Mommy and the twins. You, however, claim that a man’s status does nothing for you. Now, studies reveal how most people are, not individual differences, so you may be right. However, cognitive neuroscientist Michael Gazzaniga explains that 98 percent of our brain’s activity is unconscious — including some of our decision-making — but we invent
reasons for our choices afterward (typically those that make us seem rational, consistent, and admirable). And research keeps reflecting that women subconsciously prioritize status. In a study by evolutionary psychologist Michael Dunn, women found the exact same man hotter when he was driving a Bentley than when he was driving a Ford Fiesta. Men? They found a woman equally attractive in either car, and frankly, a woman who’s hot can probably get dates while “driving” a donkey with bumper stickers on the back. Next, there’s your claim that you and other women are “very aroused” by “gorgeous naked men.” Um, sorry, but that’s not what the vagina monitor says. Sex researcher Meredith Chivers hooked some ladies up to a machine that measures arousal through blood flow in their ladyparts. Though the women
were aroused by footage of sex acts, she also showed them footage of a hot dude exercising naked. The vaginal response: “Yeah, whatevs.” And finally, for the perfect example of how sex differences play out, if a man flashes a woman on the street, it’s “You pervert! I’m calling the cops.” If a woman does it to a man, it’s probably one of the best days he’s had in forever: “Wow…it’s not even my birthday! How ‘bout some yoga poses? Downward-facing dog? Shoulder stand?…Wait. Where are you going? Come back! I think you dropped an earring.” • (c.) 2016, Amy Alkon, all rights reserved. Got a problem? Write Amy Alkon, 171 Pier Ave, #280, Santa Monica, CA 90405, or email AdviceAmy@aol.com (advicegoddess.
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Continued from Page A1 Currently, council elections are at-large, so residents across the city can vote for any candidate to fill a council seat. Under Apodaca’s proposed district lines, residents could vote for only one candidate who represents their specific district. The mayor’s post would remain at-large. All members of council are Democrats — and it has been years since a Republican was elected. In addition, there have been complaints that certain areas of the city (north) are over-represented, while others (south and east) are under-represented, Apodaca noted in a June 27 telephone interview with the Daily Planet. General Assembly rules say bills dealing with election laws may be introduced any time. Apocaca said his district council elections proposal for Asheville is on the General Assembly’s calendar for June 27-28 “and we should be finished” by June 30. He said his proposal, if passed, will be phased in, beginning in 2019. Apodaca’s 48th District includes all of Henderson and Transylvania counties and what the Asheville Citizen-Times described as “a small piece of south Buncombe.” In his June 27 interview with the Daily Planet, Apodaca said he would disagree with a characterization of his Asheville contituency as small, noting he represents “about 14,000 City of Asheville constuents.” “It’s been a constant down there in the south (Asheville area) that ‘we’ve not got any representation on Asheville City Council,’” Apodaca said. “I’ve even heard a larger outcry from the business community of South Asheville” that council does not represent it. Apodaca also said that, despite contentions to the contrary by his opponents, “I love Asheville. I think it’s a cool, cool place.” Meanwhile, Asheville’s top elected officials have decried Apodaca’s proposal for district elections for council, saying state government should not force such changes on localities without the consent of residents. Mayor Esther Manheimer told local news media that, over the years, she has heard “a few people” say they favored a change to districts in order to spread out geographical representation, “but frankly, I’ve heard very little from the community.” “Of course, if the people of Asheville want the council to consider this option, then we will. However, Raleigh unilaterally making this decision for us is never a solution,” Manheimer said. Vice Mayor Gwen Wisler said she opposed “the state imposing” district elections on Asheville. “This should be a local decision.” Asheville has seven council members, including the mayor. Members are elected during odd years and serve staggered fouryear terms, so three members were elected in 2015, and in 2017 the mayor and three different council members will be elected. Candidates can live anywhere in the city and all voters get a say in the election of every position. Council elections are nonpartisan, though members generally reflect the left-leaning politics of the majority of the city. In 2015, former vice mayor Carl Mumpower made an unsuccessful bid for council, saying that, as a Republican, he wanted to bring a diversity of political ideas to a governing body that was unanimously Democratic. Apodaca said a problem with Asheville’s council is that it has maintained “a conglomeration of three to four (members) from the downtown Asheville area” through recent years, resulting in the fast-
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Above is Apodaca’s map showing proposed districts for Asheville City Council elections. growing south Asheville, in particular, to gain” would want such a course to maintain go unrepresented. their at-large elections and control. Apodaca also pointed out that, since the “This (his plan) is a way for all districts Buncombe County Board of Commissionto have a vote” on council, he said, stressers were switched to district elections in ing that, given Asheville’s heavy Demo2011, it seems to have worked out to the cratic leanings, it would be impossible “to satisfaction of many county voters. (The draw a Republican district” in Asheville. In his map proposing districts for district- county legislation was proposed by then state Rep. Tim Moffitt, R-Arden. Moffitt wide elections for Asheville, Apodaca recently was appointed to fill out Miranda said districts one through five “are heavily DeBruhl’s unexpired term as a commisDemocratic,” while district six “is rated sioner.) as ‘just competitive.’” (District six would The change to district elections in Bunextend down Highway 25 past Biltmore combe broke up an all-Democrat board and Forest and cut over to Long Shoals Road.) gave Republicans a chance at a majority “Testimony came out the other day that despite only 25 percent of county residents it (his proposed district map) was one of being registered with the GOP. the tightest maps ever drawn” — and that Greensboro also has faced legislative a district map for Asheville could not be moves to rework its city council districts. drawn much differently, he said. The Transylvania School Board, meanWhat’s more, Apodaca called Asheville’s while, is on its way toward a shift from present at-large system the “most discriminonpartisan to partisan elections as a result natory form of voting” that the city could of a bill that passed the House in mid-June. perpetrate. “People don’t have a voice” in a The bill has good prospects in the Senate sizeable city with at-large elections. and has the backing of Apodaca. He said the only time at-large elections All four of Buncombe legislators said serve their purpose well is with cities and towns that are much smaller than Asheville. they either opposed the idea of Asheville district elections or were concerned that “Eight out of the 10 largest cities in such a change would not have the support North Carolina have some form of district from the residents it would affect. elections,” Apodaca said. “If Asheville comes on board, only Wilmington (among TO REPORT AN ERROR the top 10 cities) will have totally at-large The Asheville Daily Planet strives to be acelections.” curate in all articles published. Contact the As for those who say the district council News Department at news@ashevilledailyelections proposal should be voted on by planet.com, (828) 252-6565, or P.O. Box the electorate in a referendum, Apodaca 8490, Asheville, N.C. 28814-8490. said, “Of course, those using it for their
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With ‘The Music Man,’ FRP knows the territory By JOHN NORTH
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FLAT ROCK — The Flat Rock Playhouse production of Meredith Willson’s musical masterpiece, “The Music Man,” is a sheer delight, with riveting folksy choreography — and angelic, note-perfect vocals by the comely Erin Rubico (as prim librarian and piano teacher Marian Paroo). In the leading role as Professor Harold Hill, Brian Robinson turns in a convincing performance as he sets out to win the affection of the aforementioned reluctant town librarian. Robinson’s appropriately razzle-dazzle acting certainly more than makes up for any shortcomings he has as a romantic lead. Director-Choreographer Chase Brock, who grew up in the shadows of the FRP and later
became a top Broadway choreographer, does a smashing job of putting this show with a large cast on a relatively small stage. He makes it sparkle as a valentine to — and not a caricature of — the real small-town Iowans of July 1912. The June 26 FRP matinee received a welldeserved standing ovation from an enthused full-house audience of about 400 people at the conclusion of the two-act, 135-minute show. (FRP’s first major musical production of the summer continues at various times through July 9.) The show, covering 20 unforgettable days in fictional River City, Iowa, tells of Professor Hill, the fast-talking con artist, who plots to swindle the folks of River City by posing as a band instructor. His sole obstacle is the skeptical librarian. Most musicals, especially in the 1950s when this one was first produced, are not considered thought-
provoking. However, much of the beauty of this show is that it inspires with its theme of transformation. In today’s fast-changing world, the FRP struck the right chord simply with its savvy decision to produce “The Music Man.” Professor Hill, the traveling huckster, is portrayed as an agent of change, transforming a sleepy town into an energetic, musical and positive place. He takes a shy, stuttering boy (Jonah Jakubielsi as Winthrop) and gives him a reason to smile, and to express himself without fear. He transforms a quartet of naysaying city officials into a harmony quartet. Most memorably, Professor Hill meets a standoffish librarian, who eventually falls passionately in love with him. In turn, Marian manages to reform him, which provides the climax of the plot. Witnessing all of this, the audience likely changes a little, too. See ‘THE MUSIC MAN,’ Page B7
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Erin Rubico as Marian and Brian Robinson as Harold Hill.
Shelley Wright ‘Possession amnesia’ or ‘oh, crap, what do I do now?’
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Zeki Maviyildiz, a dance instructor at the Asheville Ballroom, exhibits a dramatic move from the opening act of his show at the recent Asheville Stars Ball.
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The Asheville Stars Ball featured a professional show by Blue Star Dancers, along with guest artists and live music on June 3-4 at the Expo Center at Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort in West Asehville. The gala also included dance competition in Pro/Am, solos,
Special photos by Katie Ivanchenkova
Several dancers appear elegant and graceful, as they perform at the dance event at the Expo Center at Crowne Plaza Hotel & Resort in West Asheville. ballroom, Latin, smooth, rhythm and county events. The event, billed as featuring a “beautiful venue and world-class dancers and judges,” was organized by Zeki Maviyildiz, a worldclass dance competitor and a ballroom dance instructor at the Asheville Ballroom & Dance Centre. Maviyildiz is a native of Turkey and, as a folk dance performer, has traveled throughout the world to more than 25 countries as part of the Turkish National Folk Dance Troupe. On June 3, Pro/Am and amateur solo dance competitions and exhibitions were featured. On June 4, in the morning, Pro/Am and amateur events were held. That afernoon included country events, rhythm and Latin competitions and later, dinner and the awards ceremony. Live music was provided by pianist Ksenia Ivanchenkova. Later that evening, the professional world-class show was held, followed by general dancing with live music.
couple of years ago, I ran across an article in the May 22, 2014 issue of Fate Magazine titled “Possession Amnesia: Mysteries in Prophetic Phenomena?” What makes that different from what the TV psychics do? Isn’t that the same thing as trance channeling? I still don’t know. But let me tell you what it’s like for me. I don’t feel any different. Things don’t look any different. I’m not aware that anything is out of the ordinary. That is, unless I’m looking at someone who’s experiencing something totally different from what I am. They get very quiet. They usually look stunned. I know that SOMETHING has happened. I just don’t know what. In 2014, I had a short story published in “It Was A Dark and Creepy Night,” an anthology of creepy first-hand encounters that were true. In it, I related a story about calling my best friend and singing “Happy Birthday” to her. I’ve done this for years. But this particular morning, she seemed distracted. We made plans to see each other that night. Selene and I had dinner, opened presents, paid our bill and had just stood up from the table to leave when she said abruptly, “I have a confession to make. When you sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to me this morning, you sounded just like my mother.” Her mother died a couple years earlier and even though I’d probably already known Selene for a decade, I’d never met her mom. “I have a confession to make, too. Last night, I asked your mom to do or say something to let you know she was here and that she loved you.” Let me just add that Selene is a skeptic. Let me also add that nobody sings “Happy Birthday” like I do! But, according to my friend, my voice was different and I sung it exactly as her mother had. See WRIGHT, Page B6
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Friday, July 1
STRING CHEESE INCIDENT CONCERT, 7 p.m., U.S. Cellular Center, downtown Asheville. The String Cheese Incident will perform “independent incidents” in separate concerts at 7 p.m. July 1 and 2. For tickets, visit ticketmaster.com. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Wishful Thinkin’ will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. NEAL MCCOY CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Country music star Neal McCoy will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $24, $27 and $30, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1498. “THE MUSIC MAN” MUSICAL, 8 p.m., mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock. The musical production, “The Music Man,” will be presented through July 9. Showtimes vary. For tickets, visit flatrockplayhouse.org, or call 693-0731.
Saturday, July 2
SHINDIG ON THE GREEN, 7-10 p.m., Roger McGuire Green, Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. The annual Shindig on the Green shows, featuring some of the region’s finest pickers, singers and dancers, will make its season debut on July 2. Other shows are scheduled July 9, 16 and 23 and Aug. 13, 20 and 27 and Sept. 3. Attendees are urged to bring a lawnchair or blanket. Admission is free. BALSAM RANGE CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Lake Junaluska Conference Center, near Waynesville. The award-winning bluegrass group Balsam Range will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $18 or $23 for reserved seating, call (800) 222-4930 or visit www.LakeJunaluska.com/july4th.
Sunday, July 3
PATRIOTIC JAZZ CONCERT, 3 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 387 Haywood Rd., Asheville. An Independence Day Jazz Concert will feature the Asheville Jazz Orchestra. The event is a benefit for the ABCCM Veterans Ministries. Admission is free.
Monday, July 4
ASHEVILLE INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, noon-10 p.m., Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. A day and night of Independence Day activities will be featured, with a fireworks
extravaganza at 9:30 p.m. PATRIOTIC POPS CONCERT, 2 p.m., Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane, Brevard. The Pendergrass Family Patriotic Pops concert will feature patriotic favorites and the “1812 Overture,” with live cannon in the grand finale. For tickets, which are $25 to $55, or $15 on the lawn, visit www.brevardmusic.org. FIRE ON THE LAKE GALA, 5 p.m., Lake Louise, Weaverville. The Town of Weaverville will celebrate the Fourth of July with its annual Fire on the Lake program that includes live music, food and fireworks. Music will be performed from 7 to 10 p..m. by Leigh Glass & Devils in the Dust. The event will conclude with a fireworks show. Admission is free. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band West Sound will perform a patriotic tribute, followed by fireworks. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Tuesday, July 5
ASHEVILLE TRANSIT COMMITTEE MEETING, 3:30-5 p.m., first floor Conference Room, City Hall, downtown Asheville. The Asheville Transit Committee will hold its monthly meeting.
Thursday, July 7
PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The James Hammel Trio will perform jazz, pop and originals during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free. “THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST” PLAY, 7:30 p.m., downtown Hendersonville stage. Oscar Wilde’s most-celebrated play, “The Importance of Being Earnest,” will be presented by the Flat Rock Playhouse through July 24. Showtimes vary. For tickets, visit flatrockplayhouse.org, or call 693-0731.
Friday, July 8
Opera Talk, 3 p.m.. Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. The monthly Opera Talk series will feature an address by Asheville Lyric Opera General Director David Craig Starkey, along with summer opera cast performance highlights. Admission is free and open to the public. POLITICAL MEETING, 8 a.m., 1816 Hendersonville Rd., Suite 20, Asheville. Conservatives and moderates upset about their city, county or nation and the erosion of their rights and security will meet. The organizers noted that “these are working meetings, not discussion groups.” Admission is free.
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Friday, July 8
FAMILY FILM SCREENING, 6:30 p.m., Pack Square Park, downtown Asheville. The monthly Movies in the Park series will feature “Back to the Future (1985),” rated PG and starring Michael J. Fox as a 1980s’ high-schooler accidentally trapped in the 1950s. Admission is free. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Dashboard Blue will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Saturday, July 9
CITIZENS CLIMATE LOBBY MEETING, 12:30-3 p.m., Kairos West Community Center, 742 Haywood Road, Asheville. Citizens Climate Lobby will hold its monthly meeting. The group is advocating for a carbon fee and dividend, which would impose a fee on fossil fuels at point entry. The fee would be refunded to individuals and families. “A NIGHT AT THE MOVIES” CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Brevard Music Center, 349 Andante Lane, Brevard. “A Night at the Movies” will feature a musical anthology of the great Hollywood film scores. For tickets, which are $25 to $55, or $15 on the lawn, visit www.brevardmusic.org. “BROADWAY AND BEYOND” CONCERT, 8 p.m., Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, Appalachian State University, Boone. “Broadway and Beyond” will feature singer Kelli O’Hara, who will perform with a quintet. She will sing Broadway showstoppers and familiar favorites from the Great American Songbook. For tickets, which are $30-$40, call 262-4046 or visit http:/appsummer. org/schedule/
Monday, July 11
JOE LASHER JR. CONCERT, 7-8:30 p.m., quad, UNC Asheville. Joe Lasher Jr. will perform country music in the summer Concerts on the Quad outdoor series. Lasher, Weaverville-born and a Nashville recording artist, is billed as a progressive country singer-songwriter. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Food is available from concession stands. Admission is free.
Tuesday, July 12
POLITICAL MEETINGS, 5:30 p.m., The Valley Girl (formerly Eye Scream Parlour), 2064 Hwy. 70, Swannanoa. Conservatives and moderates upset about their city, county or nation and the erosion of their rights and security will meet at 5:30 p.m. July 12, 19 and 26. The organizers noted that “these are working meetings, not discussion groups.” Admission is free.
Thursday, July 14
PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake
Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The Whitewater Bluegrass Co. will perform bluegrass songs during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free.
Friday, July 15
MEDICARE WORKSHOP, 2 p.m., Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. A “Medicare Choices Made Easy” Workshop will be presented in partnership. It is billed as offering “unbiased and accurate information” from trained volunteers from the North Carolina Seniors’ Health Insurance Information Program. Also, beginning at noon, attendees can get questions answered about Social Security benefits and Medicare enrollment beginning. Admission is free and open to the public. DOWNTOWN AFTER 5 CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., North Lexington Avenue near I-240 overpass, downtown Asheville. The monthly DA5 summer series will feature headliner Anderson East, preceded by Sweet Claudette. Admission is free. MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Flashback will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. “LITTLE MERMAID, THE BROADWAY MUSICAL,” 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. “The Little Mermaid” is billed as Hans Christian Anderson’s beloved hauntingly beautiful love story for the ages. The live stage show also will be presented July 16, 22, and 23. For tickets, which are $12 for students and $17 for adults, visit GreatMountainMusic. com, or call 524-1498.
Sunday, July 17
FEMINISM PROGRAM, 2-3:30 p.m., Asheville Friends Meeting House, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville. A program on “The Waves of Feminism” in the United States will be presented by professor emeritus Patricia Robertson and civil rights attorney Curry First at the monthly meeting of the Ethical Humanist Society of Asheville. The program will examine the personal, political and legal aspects of sexism and female oppression, past and present. All are welcome to attend and admission is free.
Monday, July 18
LYRIC CONCERT, 7-8:30 p.m., quad, UNC Asheville. Lyric, along with her band, will perform pop, rock, funk and soul music in the finale of the summer Concerts on the Quad outdoor series. Lyric is an Asheville singer, rapper, guitarist and songwriter. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Food is available from concession stands. Admission is free.
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Thursday, July 21
BUZZ BREAKFAST EVENT, 7:30 a.m., Renaissance Asheville Hotel, downtown Asheville. The Leadership Asheville Summer Buzz Breakfast Series will feature “Asheville’s Direction,” moderated by Jim Stokely. The panel will feature Bill Dean, chief executive officer of The Collider; Mary K. Grant, chancellor at UNC Asheville; and Ether Manheimer, mayor of Asheville. Breakfast will begin at 7:30 a.m., with the program lasting from 8 to 9 a.m. Admission — open to everyone — is $20, including breakfast. RHYTHM & BREWS CONCERT, 5-9 p.m., downtown Hendersonville. The band Broadcast will be the featured band. Admission is free. PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The Michael J. Stevens Quartet will perform jazz during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free.
Friday, July 22
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Deano & the Dreamers will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Wednesday, July 27
ASHEVILLE HISTORY PROGRAM, 6-7 p.m., Lord Auditorium, Pack Memorial Library, downtown Asheville. A program, “The Arts: Performing, Visual and Literary” will be moderated by Deborah Austin and Phyllis Lang as part of the monthly series on the 1980s, when Asheville began to reinvent itself. Admission is free.
Thursday, July 28
DOLLY PARTON’S “9 TO 5” MUSICAL, 2 and 8 p.m., mainstage, Flat Rock Playhouse, Flat Rock. The musical production, Dolly Parton’s “9 to 5” musical, will be presented from July 28 through Aug. 20. Showtimes vary. For tickets, visit flatrockplayhouse.org, or call 693-0731. PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The Rewind Band will perform beach, country and classic rock music during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free. DAUGHTRY CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., South Terrace, Biltmore Estate, Asheville. The rock band Daughtry will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.biltmore.com/concerts, or call (866) 336-1255.
Friday, July 29
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band A Social Function will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets. AARON LEWIS CONCERT, 9 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Aaron Lewis will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.
Saturday, July 30
LEAF DOWNTOWN AVL FESTIVAL, noon10 p.m., four stages (in front of Asheville City Hall, the Buncombe County Courthouse, a cafe stage at the Vance Monument on Pack Square and a youth stage on Market Street), downtown Asheville. Long-running funk band War will be the headliner at the free LEAF Downtown AVL festival. The festival will conclude from noon to 6 p.m. July 31. Other featured bands will include Big Sam’s Funky Nation, Billy Myers & The Monitors, the LEAF SoulTown Review, The Broadcast and family entertainer Secret Agent 23 Skidoo. Last year’s first downtown LEAF pulled at least 15,000 visitors. KELLIE PICKLER CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Smoky Mountain Center for the Performing Arts, Franklin. Country artist Kellie Pickler will perform in concert. For tickets, which are $45, $50 and $55, visit GreatMountainMusic.com, or call 524-1498.
Sunday, July 31
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The rock band Daughtry, formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry (above), will perform in concert at 7:30 p.m. July 28 on the South Terrace of the Biltmore Estate in Asheville. Reuter Center, UNC Asheville. Appalachian Summer Theater will perform “Outlander,” written by storyteller Gary Carden of Sylva. “Outlander” tells the story of the creation of Great Smoky Mountain National Park, and the conflicts between long-time mountain residents and the “outsiders” who advocated preservation through establishment of the park. Presented as readers theater by the Autumn Players of Asheville Community Theatre, with live music by Joe Penland. Carden will lead a post-performance discussion. General admission is $6 at the door.
Thursday, Aug. 4
PARK RHYTHMS CONCERT, 7-9 p.m., Lake Tomahawk, Black Mountain. The Rewind Band will perform beach, country and classic rock music during an outdoor concert by the lake. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and/or blankets. Admission is free.
Friday, Aug. 5
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The 96.5 House Band will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Friday, Aug. 12
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The Rock and Roll Reunion will perform. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Friday, Aug. 19
MUSIC ON MAIN STREET CONCERT/DANCE, 7-9 p.m., VIsitor’s Center parking lot, downtown Hendersonville. The band Tuxedo Junction will close out the summer music series. Admission is free. Attendees are urged to bring lawnchairs and blankets.
Saturday, Sept. 3
LYNYRD SKYNYRD CONCERT, 7 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Lynyrd Skynyrd will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.
Saturday, Sept. 17
FOREIGNER CONCERT, 7:30 p.m., Event Center, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino, Cherokee. Foreigner will perform in concert. For tickets, visit www.ticketmaster.com or call (800) 745-3000.
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Asheville’s Chad Allegra (aka “Karl Anderson”), who has made a career as a main-event pro wrestler, recently signed a contract with Orlando, Fla.-based WWE to wrestle five nights a week, with many of his matches televised. He had been wrestling overseas for New Japan. He graduated in 1998 from A.C. Reynolds High School. His mother, Raina Allegra, and brother, Brett Allegra, both continue to live in the Fairview community of Buncombe County.
Continued from Page B1 That was the second time Selene’s mom came through. The first time, we’d been talking on the phone for almost an hour, giggling and laughing and I think I was even hanging upside down on the couch. We were winding down our call when all of a sudden she asked incredulously, “What did you just say?” I had no idea what she was talking about. “You said, ‘Heavens to Mergatroy’! My mother used to always say that when I was little.” And she went on to tell me about their ritual of locking up at night and how her mom always said those words. That was the really the first time Selene’s skepticism was shaken because she had never heard me utter those words in all the years we’d known each other. OK. Big deal, right? It only happened twice. Or so I thought.... A few years later, I was throwing Selene’s bachelorette party and driving us to our second location. Somehow, the subject of her mom came up and the two previous incidents and then she dropped a bombshell on me. “For months after Mom died, you kept SAYING things!” She never would elaborate. I have no idea what was said, where we were... And I gotta say, I was pretty angry for a long time. I felt hurt and deceived and taken advantage of. Her mother used my body to deliver messages to her daughter and I had no idea it even happened. So, obviously, the day of Selene’s wedding, I stood in my shower and sternly told her mother under no circumstances would I deliver a message for her. “Find someone else! I’m sure I won’t be the only medium there!” And, oh, was there retribution! Her mother obscured the road sign leading directly to the venue just long enough to make me miss the vows. Harsh! It was still daylight when I left and as I pulled onto the
road, I glanced back in my rear view mirror. That road sign was plain as day. Whereas the mediums you see on TV know exactly what’s going on and you see their pain as a spirit settles into them to speak through them, they are totally aware of what’s happening and remember the experience and details about the person who took over. None of this happens to me. In the Fate article, they called it “Possession Amnesia.” I’d never heard of this before, but the more I read, the more familiar it sounded. What a frightening concept! What have I been unconsciously opening myself up to? Last summer a Greek Orthodox priest exorcist I know, stopped by the coin shop for a visit. He came bearing gifts of holy oil and the incense that he uses in exorcisms. At some point, I couldn’t help but wonder if he was prolonging his visit. Oh, my gosh! I thought he’s checking me out to see if I’m possessed by demons! Even I knew he wasn’t there for my sparkling wit! I must’ve passed the test or he would’ve exorcised me on the spot! • 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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Continued from Page B1 “The Music Man,” which became a Broadway hit in 1957 (winning five Tony Awards including Best Musical), features American songbook standards including “Seventy-Six Trombones,” “Til There Was You,” “Ya Got Trouble (Right Here in River City),” “The Wells Fargo Wagon” and “Goodnight My Someone.” In the FRP production, Rubico’s sweetbut-powerful rendition of “Till There Was You,” was especially moving. The show’s seven-piece orchestra, directed by pianist Alex Shields, sounded magnificent. A surprising highlight of this version of “The Music Man” was the dynamic performance by Marcy McGuigan as Marian’s mother, Mrs. Paroo. Always a delight during the show were the gorgeous harmonies provided by Pro-
fessor Hill’s barbershop quartet — Ethan Anderson, Richard Blue, Mark Schweitzer and Casey Klein. Meanwhile, Monte Howell plays a hilarious Mayor Shinn, while Tauren Hagens is over-the-top as Eulalie, his grande dame wife. Christian Elan Ortiz plays a dashing Tommy, a potential juvenile delinquent who is guided onto a better path by Professor Hill. Ortiz’s lovely romantic interest, Zaneeta (Kalyn West), is the mayor’s daughter, and she plays her role appropriately sassy, at times, and lovestruck, at other times. Scott Cote turns in a perfromance as a humorous Marcellus Washburn, a longtime friend of Professor Hill. Long-time FRP favorite, Scott Treadway, plays an assertive Charlie Cowell, the anvil salesman who returns to exact retribution from Professor Hill, but meets unexpected resistance from the lovestruck librarian-piano teacher.
Kelly McGillis (above left — and right with Tom Cruise), who co-starred in the film “Top Gun” in 1986, reportedly was assaulted in her home in Henderson County in mid-June.
‘Top Gun’ actress reports fending off home intruder
From Staff Reports
After actress Kelly McGillis was attacked in mid-June at her Henderson County home, she obtained a concealedcarry gun permit. McGillis, 58, is best-known for her leading role in 1986’s hit film “Top Gun,” in which she played a flight instructor and Tom Cruise’s love interest. In the Facebook post written by the actress the day after the attack, McGillis wrote that she arrived home around 9 p.m. June 17 to find a light on and her front door unlocked after attending a lecture — about loving others — by theologian Robin Meyers at a Hendersonville church. Upon entering her house, McGillis was confronted by a screaming woman who accused the actress of stalking her on Twitter. The woman then attacked her when McGuillis ran outside to call 911, grabbing the actress’ cellphone and throwing it to the ground. “I got worried that there may be someone else in the house with her. We have quite a few guns and lots of ammo and that’s when I started to panic,” she was quoted as saying in USA Today. “Thinking that if they have one of them, I could be shot. I ran out the front door and called 911.” In the aftermath, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office arrested and charged Laurence Marie Dorn, 38, with seconddegree burglary, misdemeanor larceny, misdemeanor stalking, assault and battery and interfering with emergency communication. She is being held in the Henderson County Jail under a $60,000 bond. In a Facebook post, McGuillis wrote that she suffered scratches and bruises, but is otherwise fine. “They rushed me through the conceal and carry course, so I am armed and ready. The Henderson County Sheriff’s department has been absolutely the greatest. Here’s my first target practice. I only missed five from the center out of 30 rounds. All hit the target.” McGuillis expressed concern for the little girl who was with the woman. “Mental illness takes many hostages,” she wrote. “I don’t know her name... but I would like to
ask that you pray for her and her mother.” Regarding her decision to get a concealedcarry permit, McGillis wrote, “For those of you on my feed that telling me that getting a cc permit is not the best choice for me to make, well let me fill you in on a few things that have led me to this decision. Which, by the way, I have struggled over for a long, long time. Not being a pro-gun fanatic. When I was 12, I was gang-raped by three men.” In applauding her decision, the National Rifle Association posted on its Facebook page, “Not willing to be a victim again, actress Kelly McGillis has decided to exercise her Second Amendment rights, and protect herself by getting a concealed-carry permit.”
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