The catalogs keep arriving in your mailbox, and with the improvements in color printing (not to mention that great glossy paper the photos are printed on) each page becomes a literal floral feast for the eye. But if the photos are grand, the copy that accompanies them seems to grow ever more deceptive. So to … Read more
Proposed changes to Asheville’s animal-control ordinance could force pet owners inside the city limits to spay or neuter their animals or pay a $100 registration fee. The new language, which is similar to a pet ordinance already in place in Buncombe County, is intended to cut down on the number of neglected, stray and feral … Read more
The most significant agenda item at the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners’ May 17 formal session was County Manager Wanda Greene‘s presentation of the budget for fiscal year 2005-06 (which begins July 1). The proposed budget, which calls for a 4.1 percent increase in spending compared to this year, takes into account changes associated with … Read more
Deadlines set for business flood-damage loans Area businesses that suffered economic loss in the hurricane-related September floods have until June 30 to file for an economic injury federal loan, and until July 30 to apply for a state loan, according to the Small Business and Technology Development Center of Western Carolina University’s College of Business. … Read more
Five years ago, Pete Bradley sparked a controversy that rocked Buncombe County and sent reverberations as far as Raleigh. But the ensuing messy scandal raised more questions than it answered, and a lawsuit by Bradley that might have shed some light on allegations of bribery, payoffs and other misconduct by state Division of Motor Vehicles … Read more
“Ne’er-do-wells” are people in need I’m writing in response to Mr. Keller’s commentary on the “ne’er-do-wells” in downtown Asheville [Commentary, “Dependence and Its Effects,” May 11]. As an individual volunteer who serves meals to those in need in Asheville on a weekly basis, I find Mr. Keller’s opinions both disturbing and harmful. Yes, there are … Read more
