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• Following successful launch of weather balloon into near-space, WNC middle school students prepare for historic cat launch
- by Brent Brown
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I love the Mountain Xpress and read it every week. But the Wampus Cat mascot is really unbearable. I could hardly enjoy reading the Best of WNC issues while having…
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A couple of weeks ago I read the letter sent from Favilla’s Pizza regarding a blind taste test involving them and the winners of the Best of WNC [“To Be…
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Thank you for Kyle Sherard's perceptive article about "Vadim Bora: A Visual Legacy of Expressive Freedom, From Initial Spark to Final Form," the retrospective at Warren Wilson College’s Holden Gallery…
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I recently became aware that the local Progress Energy power plant in Arden has two ponds for coal-ash storage that are not lined! Testing of the wells in the area…
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An extraordinary family is celebrating the 43rd year of the Bannerman Family Thanksgiving Dance Camp: four full days of clogging, puppet shows, live music, fellowship and more. It is the…
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What better time for adults to convey the legacy of good citizenship to their children than a presidential election year? And what better way than by taking them to the…
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This year, voting, particularly in local elections, is more important than ever. Under the current North Carolina General Assembly we have seen an unprecedented assault on the progressive values that…
- by Jerry Sternberg
Editor’s note: This is the fifth installment of Jerry Sternberg’s continuing “Life in Seely’s Castle” saga. The earlier pieces are available on the Xpress website or at www.gospeljerry.com (which also…
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As we head toward the 2012 election, I would like to say a few words about a wonderful candidate running for register of deeds. This is a very important, but…
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It is telling that the Asheville Citizen-Times chose not to lend its support to the incumbent in the register of deeds race, though the publication heartily endorsed him just 18…
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I met Pat Cothran, candidate for Buncombe County register of deeds, in the late 1980s. As a real estate paralegal, I research public records to obtain title insurance for clients.…
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It’s always amusing to hear Drew Reisinger put his own spin on the budget numbers from the register of deeds office. His latest claim is that the office “spent $600,000…
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I am writing in support of Drew Reisinger for the register of deeds. In two short years, Drew has used the power of the office to ensure equality and inclusion…
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I have known Patsy Keever for over 30 years. We were colleagues in Buncombe County Schools, and I was one of her constituents when she was a Buncombe County commissioner…
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In the newly reconfigured 10th Congressional District, Democrat Patsy Keever is running against “incumbent” Patrick McHenry. As a woman, a person of great personal integrity and a public servant who…
