John Boyle

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: In a recent edition of Watchdog, the Answer Man answered a question on the seizure of illegal drugs by our city and county law enforcement people. I found the statistics to... See more

Seahawks players took to the practice field Wednesday on a cold, wet rainy afternoon, but left tackle Charles Cross had no problem enduring some typical Seattle winter weather with a smile as he took the field. After all, it has been a pretty good week fo... See more

Duke Energy aerial tree trimming Duke Energy plans to clear out vegetation overgrowth along several high-voltage power lines in the Madison, New Washington and Vevay areas. The project will help ensure safe and reliable service across the Duke Energy elec... See more

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: With Santa just having visited, it’s hard not to remember the “Grinch That Stole Christmas in 2022,” i.e. the Christmas 2022 Asheville water system outage. The city’s Indep... See more

If you didn’t know better, you might think being on Asheville City Council is one fantastic, sexy job. I mean, why else would 20 people be running for three seats on that venerable board? Clearly, I jest. The job pays a whopping 19 grand a year, almost en... See more