DEAR ABBY: While the saying goes “no man is an island,” I beg to differ, as I am married to one. My husband has little to no patience with anyone, family included. He has always been negative, and as ...

In late August, my wife and I visited our son and grandchildren in Asheville, and as always when in town, I picked up a copy of the Mountain Xpress. I just got around to paging through the Best of WNC ...

[Regarding “I Beg to Differ: Who or What Is Running Asheville?” March 4, Xpress:] Well, I beg to differ with Carl Mumpower about his simile, “running a city from one angle of view is like flying an ...

"If I were to speak to the king separately from that, I would probably encourage him to return the Koh-i-Noor diamond.” India has been trying to get the 105 carat diamond back from British possession ...