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Answer Man: Trouble renewing a Real ID online? DMV has overhauled its renewal system? And hired more employees?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: In recent weeks I’ve received both an email and a postcard from the DMV reminding me that my North Carolina driver’s license is going to expire this summer and inviting me to apply online to have it renewed. This sounded like a fabulous idea, since going to the DMV in person under any circumstances can be a trial, and since, when I checked, I found that no local DMV was offering an appointment at all (Only three in the entire state, none of them within 200 miles). So,…
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Buncombe lawyer in Equity Erased series found guilty at trial, sentenced to 4 to 6 years in prison
Asheville attorney Robert Perry Tucker II was found guilty Wednesday of conspiring with two others to illegally take ownership of a former police officer’s Arden house through bogus court and legal filings. Superior Court Judge Louis A. Trosch Jr. found Tucker guilty of obtaining property by false pretenses and conspiracy to obtain property by false pretenses. The judge sentenced Tucker, 63, to four years to 70 months in prison, noting that as a lawyer Tucker took an oath to uphold the law. “Mr. Tucker used that position in order to cheat people out of a significant amount of money, and…
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It’s Groundhog Day. For HCA-owned Mission Hospital and Asheville, it’s déjà vu all over again.
HCA Healthcare took control of Asheville’s nonprofit Mission Hospital seven years ago, on Feb. 1, 2019, but Groundhog Day seems the more appropriate anniversary. As…
Opinion: Do forecasters ‘overhype’ winter storms? This weekend notwithstanding, my recently purchased generator says ‘Yes.’
I hang my head in shame these days. Not because I’ve eaten 227 milk and bread sandwiches over the past week and a half, or…
Ingles’ sales, profits surged as grocery prices soared following pandemic, financial records show
Soaring food prices since the COVID-19 pandemic have fueled the affordability debate, but they’ve also led to a surge in sales and profits for grocery…
Committee to decide future of UNCA woods heavy on insiders, closed to public
A committee dominated by University of North Carolina Asheville insiders will shape the future of the campus’ woods in a process shielded from the public,…
Mission Hospital again placed in immediate jeopardy, CEO tells employees
For the third time in less than two years, Mission Hospital faces sanctions that could result in it losing crucial federal funding, CEO Greg Lowe…
Does Duke Energy’s ‘Flex Savings Option’ actually save customers money? Strange water smell? Missing lane markings on major roadway?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The monthly costs for electricity seem to be significantly higher in the last…
Democracy Watch: Are we living in an Orwellian world and being told to believe that 2 + 2 = 5?
Like many others heading into last weekend, my plans extended little beyond preparing for the major winter storm barreling our way, then hunkering down to…
Answer Man: Chemtrails or just contrails? (Really?) Did Asheville pay out $81,000 to settle discrimination complaint about Human Relations Commission?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I have a question for you. Frequently — several days a week for…
Opinion: Time for Black Mountain town leaders to show real leadership and solve the Black Mountain Brewing mess
What an absolute mess Black Mountain has on its hands. I’m not talking about the recent ice storm, or even Tropical Storm Helene recovery. Or…
The whistleblower, the Forest Service, and an endless battle in North Carolina’s mountains
On April 22, 2021, 19 acres burned on a sloping face south of Double Knob, a modest peak nestled just south of the Buncombe-Henderson County…
Answer Man: ‘Constant roar’ in Bent Creek related to Pratt & Whitney? Who puts on Winter Lights exhibition at the N.C. Arboretum; what does it cost?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I live in the Bent Creek subdivision near the North Carolina Arboretum. Ever…
Elections board denies challenge to Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley’s eligibility to run for reelection, finding she lives in the city
The Buncombe County Board of Elections unanimously denied the challenge to Asheville Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley’s candidate eligibility Tuesday, finding that her primary residence is…
Answer Man: Strange ‘burnt rubber’ smell on Long Shoals Road? Could it be the Lake Julian power plant? Repaving on tap for Dover Street?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I live off of Long Shoals Road. Some days when I go outside…
Opinion: Measles outbreak one more sign of the slide into irresponsible ignorance
I don’t often agree with U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina who’s recently been quite vocal in his criticism of some Trump…
Answer Man: Ingles still ‘proud to serve’ Boar’s Head meats? Paper and plastic cups now acceptable in recycling?
Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: The marquee at the Ingles Markets grocery store near my home proclaims, “We…
