September 20, 2010 – mountainx.com

Quiet Confidence: An Interview with Democratic Party Chair Charles Carter

September 20, 2010 by Michael Muller

The two men who chair the local Democratic and Republican Party organizations are a study in contrasts. Charles Carter and Chad Nesbitt couldn’t be more different, in their manner and in their respective approaches to this year’s campaign season. But in many ways, both have come to personify the very organizations they lead. After the jump is the full text of a recent interview with the Buncombe County Democratic Party Chairman, Charles Carter. Nesbitt, the GOP chair, refused to be interviewed by Xpress.

Cruel Summer: The attack on Camp Summerlane (a four-part story)

September 20, 2010 by Jon Elliston

Part 1: Burning memories (Part 1) Jon Elliston | 06/18 Tomm Friend was snoozing in his cabin when gunfire and the whoosh of flames pierced the night quiet. “I was awakened by a blast,” Friend remembers 45 years later. That summer, the 15-year-old was attending a camp on the outskirts of Rosman, N.C., a small … Read more

WNC Wellness review: Land of Sky holds wellness expo; Mission’s bariatric surgery earns recognition

September 20, 2010 by Wade Inganamort

In this week’s WNC Wellness review: Land-of-Sky Wellness Expo TODAY; Qigong relieves chronic pain; Flu tips from WNC Red Cross; Mission overhauls Emergency Dept & more.

Jen and the Juice live at The Lab

September 20, 2010 by Rebecca Sulock

Jen & the Juice live at LAB in Asheville, NC from Jesse Hamm on Vimeo.

The fruity-folk ensemble played at The Lab on Friday night.

“Pro-business” group buys $712,000 in anti-Shuler ads

September 20, 2010 by David Forbes

Rep. Heath Shuler is facing a new challenge, as news emerged in the Washington Examiner that Americans for Job Security, a conservative, “pro-business” non-profit, is putting $712,000 into advertising opposing the two-term Democratic congressman.

Moogfest announced preliminary schedule and local artists

September 20, 2010 by Alli Marshall

Not every act has been scheduled, but Moogfest ticket holders can start to plan a course of action for the three-day event. Headliners have now been slotted for the Friday, Oct. 29-Sunday, Oct. 31 festival.

John Carroll: You can’t just go along with the crowd

September 20, 2010 by Webmaster

In this video interview, Xpress reporter Michael Muller speaks with Republican General Assembly District 114 candidate John Carroll about his background, his views on education, the budget crunch, and his campaign. Carroll is running against Democratic incumbent Rep. Susan Fisher.

Black jeans, black glasses

June 20, 2014September 20, 2010 by Alli Marshall