Day: November 8, 2011
Occupy Asheville protester arrested for passing out fliers
Under a city ordinance banning advertisement “by the distribution of samples or printed matter within the city,” the Asheville Police Department arrested Helen Roberts,an Occupy Asheville participant for distributing fliers at a Nov. 2 rally. Roberts says the fliers she distributed were pie charts endorsing the protest’s positions, and that she was not soliciting donations.
APD employee, city social media specialist suspended after Facebook comments
The city of Asheville has placed Lynn Fraser, a forensic technician employed by the Asheville Police Department, and Melissa Williams, the city’s social media specialist, on “non disciplinary paid investigative suspension.” On Facebook, Fraser called Occupy Asheville protesters emerged yesterday, and Williams added a “LMAO” (“laughing my ass off”) comment.
Facebook group established in support of Lynn Fraser
A Facebook group has formed supporting Lynn Fraser, a forensic technician employed by the Asheville Police Department, who was suspended after making derogatory comments about Occupy Asheville protesters.
Weekly Asheville Disclaimer Page: 11/09/11
• NC woman tells her story
of forced sterilization
In doing so, ruins blind date
on multiple levels
• Mission Hospital
marketing VP forced out
following her use of WNC
regional characterizations
of the type typically
offensive to long-bearded,
toothless, feud-happy,
felt-hat-wearing individuals
who drink corn squeezins
from ceramic jugs marked
with ‘XXX’
• Man steals 5 rifles from
Candler home, only to find
all 4,820 possible
configurations of carrying
5 rifles at once involve
repeatedly dropping at
least one gun
• 90% of Biltmore Lake
residents oppose Asheville’s
annexa tion bid
Other 10% cling bravely to vague
dream of drumming or something
• Weeks after retiring,
reporter Andy Rooney dies
Rooney’s live-in lover:
‘Once he retired, Andy just
turned lazy and quit living’
Former war correspondent’s
eyebrows given full
military honors at Arlington
