Day: February 24, 2010
Home for good?
Editor's note: Child-custody cases fall under a peculiar category of the law, with special restrictions meant to protect both the child and those charged with ensuring his/her welfare. Tracing Ryan’s history:Lisa Baldwin combs through the “medical library” she has compiled documenting her son Ryan’s illnesses. (Photos by Jonathan Welch) In January, we reported on an … Read more
Buncombe Commissioners
Commissioners may investigate problems at adult-care homes Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Feb. 16, 2010 meeting Conservation easements preserving Buncombe's heritage Commissioners to take turns leading opening prayers An influx of mental patients and elderly people from South Carolina is straining the county's budget and causing problems for other adult-care-home residents, an advisory committee told … Read more
City, Chamber huddle on economy, health care
Asheville Area Chamber of Commerce representatives sat down with city officials Feb. 17 to discuss how they might best cooperate during the coming year. Key topics included cheaper health care, landing one of Google's recently announced experimental fiber-optic networks, and using "the viral world" to promote tourism. Deliberating: Chamber Executive VP Kelly Miller listens to … Read more
Word from the street: Asheville Street Sentinel debuts to digest news for the homeless
Last week the nonprofit Asheville Homeless Network unveiled a new weekly publication, Asheville Street Sentinel. It's a single-page newsletter devoted to sharing up-to-date information on news relevant to the city's homeless population. Takin' it to the street: David Mayeux, a volunteer with the Asheville Homeless Network, with the first issue of the Asheville Street Sentinel. … Read more
Asheville marks Amnesty International’s Death Penalty Awareness Week
Execute Art Not People is an evening of poetry readings, presentations, performances, music and interactive art that will commemorate Amnesty International's Death Penalty Awareness Week. The gathering, slated for Monday, March 1, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ in Asheville, has been organized to creatively oppose capital punishment while focusing community dialogue on … Read more
Power of the paper trail: Xpress calls on activists who harness government information
The fight to keep government information free and accessible to the public goes on all year, but there's one week in particular when journalists, historians and activists mount a coordinated campaign for official openness: Sunshine Week, and this year it runs from March 14 to 20 (see www.sunshineweek.org for details). Let the sun shine: This … Read more
