Commentary


Crazy game sends Erwin on road


If you missed the Erwin game against Asheville


on Friday (Nov. 5), it was a doozy. During the game, Asheville’s star player, Jeoffrey Pagan, tore ligaments, and officials ejected the Cougars’ Brandon Williams and Erwin quarterback Garrett Brown. In all, 25 penalties resulted in nearly 200 yards lost for the two teams.


Clint Parker Fans of other teams seem to hate Asheville, and we


heard stories all week about some not-so-honorable practices from the Cougars. Nevertheless, Erwin had a legitimate shot at derail-


ing the Cougars from capturing their now sixth straight conference title until Brown was ejected. After that, maybe the Warriors lost confidence or


Asheville was emboldened, but Erwin didn’t score again. Now the Warriors go on the road in the playoffs to


face Kings Mountain. Te Mountaineers are 7-4 and are on their home turf. However, if the Warriors con- tinue to play like they did for much of this season, they are going to be a tough out in the playoffs.


Thanks Weaverville ABC Just wanted to thank the Weaverville ABC Board for


getting the detailed budget documents to us as they promised. We had mentioned about not receiving the budget yet in a recent commentary, and board member Ron Sussex brought it to our offices a few days later. Earlier this year, there was a discrepancy in the profit


and loss statement that we received of several thousand dollars and that prompted us to take a closer look. We’ll study it and pass on what we find to the read-


ers. Letters to the Editor


BCGOP want to reen- ergize base


Dear Editor, Political pundits on both sides of the


spectrum love to stir the pot and are well known for hysteria as a priority over accuracy. Local media hosts were no exception in their interpretation of our recent midterm election. Tough it has been popular to blame


Republican losses on my “antics,” a quick course in Reality 101 or Honest Journalism 101 would reveal deeper truths. Asheville and the surrounding area


did not earn a reputation as “Te “San Francisco of the East” because we are a bastion of conservatism. In fact, Bun- combe County is consistently ranked as the most liberal county in the state, even beating out the liberal concen- trations found in Chapel Hill’s home county. Buncombe Republican candi- dates swim in pretty lonely waters. Te recent and central goal of the


BCGOP has been to energize conserva- tives, from both parties, to the polls and promote awareness that conservatism is alive and well in our community. With


a limited pool of volunteers, we none- theless kept our party in the public eye and took advantage of every opportu- nity to challenge the increasing political dominance of liberal progressives. I did my personal best to step over timidity and reach for creativity in that mission. Our efforts contributed to the elec-


tion or re-election of a NC Senator, a Republican state representative, a Re- publican school board member, and two conservative judges. Arguments that our enthusiasm for


pointing out the misbehaviors, left- ist policies, and extremism of the op- position party impaired Republican candidates are disingenuous. Te 11th District’s congressional candidate won only one of fifteen counties and many Republican candidates in Haywood, Madison, and other counties were also unsuccessful. If our pundits are going to throw


darts at the BCGOP, they might want to demonstrate some journalistic integ- rity by comparing apples to apples. In the second most liberal county in the state, (Orange County), Democrats won every race. Tough our efforts to turn on the lights have understandably received the


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strongest media attentions, behind the scenes the BCGOP has been working hard to stand for something. We have reaffirmed our dedication to our Party’s true principles, established five action committees, conducted numerous fund raising events, established a strong and visible headquarters, challenged liberal shenanigans and political extremism, ran political outreach ads, manned the polls with enthusiasm, and much more. Going forward it is our intention to


continue what we are doing with two important additions. We are going to start monitoring and grading the per- formance of Buncombe’s elected of- ficials and generating action groups to attend local and state meetings to chal- lenge liberal policy dominance. It has been my honor to serve as


Chairman of the BCGOP during one of the most crucial mid-term elections in our country’s history. Advocates for the continued dominance of the Demo- cratic machine, our community, and political pundits are free to throw per- sonal insults as they wish. Tey are sim- ply mirroring the immature accusations they are throwing.


Chad Nesbitt Leicester, NC


Letters to the Editor


Paper dropped the ball on soccer coverage


Dear Editor, Just finished reading the latest Tribune....Unless I’ve


missed it, somehow we’ve managed to completely miss an unbelievable accomplishment by some of our own right here in North Buncombe. Your NBHS men’s soccer team recently WON their conference for the first time (I’m told) since 1988!!!!! What hard work and dedication this must have taken by each and every member of the team. Unfortunately, and as usual, the plight of the football


team dominates the headlines...Te current issue even somehow found room to re-discuss (on the FRONT PAGE) a conduct issue with coach Metts from way back in Week 2 of the season! Just for the record, even the Asheville Citizen Times did


a story on the team and put it on the FRONT PAGE of the Sports section in the Oct 6th issue (ouch). Tat might have been a good time to pick up on the developing story. Teir story noted that we beat powerhouse Asheville and now Reynolds this year (both milestones). Your NBHS soccer team came into the State Playoffs


as a #1 seed, and last won their first round game at home. Had a great crowd of students show up, even without any coverage from your paper. Tat’s really quite unbelievable. Maybe if they won the State 3-A title game, you could find the time to give them some ink (behind any current stories of the football team of course). If it was up to me, I’d give the Citizen-Times first crack at the story. In front of many great and supportive fans, our team


lost a hard fought second-round state playoff game at home. Te game was scoreless well into the second half, before the other team scored the one and only goal of the game. We lost 1-0. Tanks to all who came out, including the Asheville Citizen Times, who had a great story in the Sports section of the Sunday paper. Great season Black- hawks, you’ve got a lot to be proud of! With or without you (the latter), hats off to the NBHS


Men’s Soccer team and its coaches for a record-setting year that should make us all proud. GO BLACKHAWKS!!


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