“I think [farming helps] you see what government can do, but you also see what government can’t do.” — Chairman Nathan Ramsey,Buncombe County Board of Commissioners “You’ve got to be efficient,” proclaims Nathan Ramsey, a lawyer by training and the current chairman of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. If he says it once, he … Read more
“On this piece of paper somewhere is the future housing code.” — Building Safety Director Terry Summey It’s been just over a year since the Asheville City Council appointed a 21-member citizen task force — in response to complaints that the rules were too strict — to determine what, if any, changes should be made … Read more
Maggie gets dogged “There’s not an election in America that’s safe anymore,” observed one of my fellow Mountain Xpress staffers recently. He was reacting to news of yet another election that seems to have gone to the dogs. When Maggie, Asheville’s famous Jack Russell terrier, went up against Chanda-Leah, a toy poodle from Ontario, Canada, … Read more
Note to progressives: Get real! Lord, how it pains me to pick up this newspaper and read letters from progressives still arguing over who’s to blame for the 2000 presidential election debacle [recently: “Democratic “Left Wing” Is Flight-Impaired, Xpress June 25; “Wake Up, You Political Greens,” Xpress June 11]. Of course Bush lied, of course … Read more
Every parent is a teacher. Whether you realize it or not, everything you say and do is being intently watched and listened to by your own children and probably by a slew of other people’s kids as well. That’s how we learn — by watching and listening, and then doing for ourselves. Whatever age you … Read more
