AltWeeklies Wire
Secret Army Training Raises Troubling Questionsnew
A late-night helicopter assault on the county courthouse last summer took citizens of Asheville, N.C., by surprise. Other cities have blocked such urban warfare training, but secrecy surrounds the U.S. military's proposals and plans for more of the same.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
04-22-2005 |
Policy Issues
Look Homeward, Big Brothernew
Secret files show the FBI spied on North Carolina's finest writers and politicians over decades.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
10-27-2004 |
Crime & Justice
The Sons of Confederate Veterans Face Another Civil Warnew
It's been 139 years since the Civil War ended. But judging by the latest infighting within the Sons of Confederate Veterans, which came to a head at the group's recent national convention in Dalton, Ga., a truce in the long-running cultural war about the meaning of Southern pride may still be generations away.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
08-19-2004 |
Race & Class
Former Espionage Base Lets Public See Outer Spacenew
High in the mountains of Transylvania County, N.C., a former top-secret, high-tech spy base is now an astronomical education center.
Mountain Xpress |
Jon Elliston |
06-10-2004 |
Science
