Home grown goods: The Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project now sponsors “Appalachian Grown,” a label displayed on food grown in WNC and the surrounding mountains by family farmers. Since the program was launched, nearly 100 farms have become Appalachian Grown-certified. On top of that, nearly 20 businesses, including local grocery stores, food cooperatives and restaurants, have … Read more
Whatever could bring Karl Rove to an auditorium at West Henderson High School? The White House senior advisor and deputy chief of staff won thunderous applause and standing ovations with a short appearance at the April 28 convention off the 11th District Republican Party. The GOP’s district party chairman David Sawyer told the crowd that … Read more
My son first blew into a saxophone when he was 8 years old. An accidental relationship developed between the two, nothing either of us had planned. An old friend had found it in a thrift store or pawnshop and left it in our living room. And for months, the sound of that horn followed me … Read more
News 13 has been around for a long time, and they probably have thousands of viewers in Asheville and the surrounding areas. However, they can [now] subtract one from that number. I was absolutely appalled at the way they handled the tragedy of a young man from Alabama who fell from a waterfall to his … Read more
In times of uncertainty, I have noticed a will to find other reasons for why activities are surfacing at a rapid pace … . One of the biggest worries plaguing us is global warming. Unexpected elements of surprise by weather have always frightened us. Not being able to control weather and hoping it’s man causing … Read more
Recently I [received] a warning ticket from the Asheville Sanitation Division for not cutting down the bushes and vines that grow thickly together in my back yard. I thought it should be the opposite. The backyard area is not visible from the street, and the front yard is cut, landscaped and maintained according to average-white-male … Read more
I was sad to hear Kurt Vonnegut [had passed] a couple of weeks ago, but as they say: So it goes. I know some people thought his books depressing and crazy, but isn’t life? Here are a [couple of] quotes from Kurt: “Here’s what I think the truth is: We are all addicts of fossil … Read more
This weekend, Asheville on Bikes is hosting a supported ride to the LEAF festival at Lake Eden. We’ll meet at the baseball parking lot just off Bell Road at 4:30 p.m. Park your car for the weekend, as AoB has a truck ready to haul your gear while you get to pedal your bike. On … Read more
I’ve seen bear, deer, wild turkeys, squirrels, chipmunks, a ground hog, rabbits and a variety of birds including cardinals, blue jays and Baltimore orioles on my four acres along Chunns Cove Road. I thought that I had just about seen everything, until my granddaughter Jeana coaxed me out of my comfortable easy chair to stroll … Read more
The recent Supreme Court decision restricting [late-term] abortions was doubly disastrous, not just for the reasons cited elsewhere, but also because it was done without an associated victory for state’s rights. As a federal regulation, these new restrictions apply not just to South Dakota and Alabama, but to New York, Vermont and Hawaii, as well. … Read more
