"Max Cooper's subjects are harbingers of things to come"

Letter to the editor about my Argus cover story. Love that last line: "Lost to all but God."

Aren't we all?

On a related note, last week I met two WWII veterans within an hour. One was in the mall, while I was buying presents. The other was here. Two shockingly different situations, both of them humbling.

I'm out for Thanksgiving. Let's hope we all meet safely on the other side.

Civic Center renamed . . . or is it?

The theme in council chambers last night was that two people, presented with the same facts, can come to vastly different conclusions. And this morning, there are two conflicting stories:

City Council delays Civic Center renaming vote

Asheville City Council passes Civic Center renaming deal with U.S. Cellular

So, as a media type, I'm fascinated by all the spin on this issue. Even after a public meeting with an on-the-record vote, we still can't figure out what's going on. All I can say is: great galloping wombats, what a long meeting.

smugmug test post

I've run out of disk space. I'm taking the opportunity to begin hosting images from my Smugmug account, which means YOU can take the opportunity to buy prints of them. Here's a test post with a vertical and a horizontal. What do you think?

McWho?

. . . and suddenly, we have a new congressman. My photos of Representative McHenry's visit to AVL spice up the Xpress coverage. Mag's is a good room that time of day.

Redistricting is a bizarre business. It's strange to think that the Taylor/Shuler/Mumpower/Miller conflicts of the past don't even apply to us anymore.

AVLArgus on the cover of the Mountain Xpress!

Read the story here!