Climbing onstage in a Renaissance Asheville Hotel ballroom bedecked with campaign signs, Charles Carter brandished a copy of the Asheville Citizen-Times that proclaimed, “Buncombe GOP Voters Make Gains.” “Really?” he queried, clearly savoring the “Dewey Defeats Truman” moment. “Let's remember this: Let's remember that our volunteers came out and worked hard to make sure this … Read more
Even at the height of tourist season, “The Wall” is a lonely place. “Big, Black Gash” … “Wall of Shame”… these are just two of the many derogatory names applied to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since its dedication in 1982. But The Wall is also a place of healing. For the roughly 60 veterans who … Read more
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Nov. 2 meeting Federal grant to provide housing assistance Farm to Fork campaign promotes buying local The Buncombe County Commissioners had a short meeting planned for Election Day, Nov. 2. Topping the light agenda was Diane Smoyer’s request to rezone her 0.9 acre residential lot at 2956 Hendersonville Road for … Read more
Encouragement for Democrats is few and far between these days. But during the recent campaign, I did some canvassing for Democratic candidates, and I have some excellent news to deliver (besides the fact that Patsy Keever won). Many of those who answered the door when I knocked were octo- and nonagenarians (during the day, they’re … Read more
I was reading about [Rep. Health] Shuler and [Republican candidate] Jeff Miller in the Xpress [”Election,” Oct. 27]. You ask about the economy, [U.S.] troops, jobs [in your candidate survey] — but not about the disabled or social security. Why? I’m on disability. We need to know what [candidates] would do if they were elected. … Read more
I was approached in downtown Asheville on Nov. 3 by a film crew from Asheville's WLOS TV and was asked "Would you like to give your opinion about how you feel about the big Republican win yesterday?" I said, "Yes, I think it's tragic. I support this president 100 percent. Our country has a huge … Read more
Cindy Hady’s comments were in no way manipulated, just shortened, as is the case during the editing process of every news story. In fact, Mrs. Hady misquotes herself and our story in her letter. Here is the actual verbatim from the script portion in which she appeared: Reporter: "At the polls, voters toppled the Democratic … Read more
After hearing this term time and time again, I've finally had enough. Yes, Asheville is an amazing town full of art, music and great food. But why must people keep referring to it as the "Paris of the South?" The people using this term have obviously never been to Paris, or more likely, never left … Read more
With national media outlets such as CNN declaring a “bloodbath” as Republicans gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Buncombe County mostly stayed blue. Statewide, though, a different story unfolded, as Republicans made historic gains. Here’s a summary of the results and vote tallies for the races that appeared on Buncombe County ballots, as … Read more
Xpress is pleased to present Bar Tab, the revival and revamping of the Bar Beat series, a column that’s been sleeping it off for a while. We found a few fearless reporters who are willing to sacrifice their bright and chipper mornings to bring you the very best — and sometimes the very worst — … Read more
