By Mark Starling
District Attorney Newman Removed From Office
(Henderson County, NC) Greg Newman is out as district attorney for Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties. A Superior Court judge issued a ruling yesterday to immediately remove Newman from office based on his findings from a three-day hearing earlier this month. Newman had been accused of misconduct in a number of cases, including a sexual assault case at the center of the most recent hearing. The judge s order cited what amounted to the D-A s willful misconduct, or acts done intentionally in bad faith.
Asheville Passes Discrimination Ban
(Asheville, NC) A discrimination ban is going into effect soon in Asheville. The city council passed an ordinance unanimously yesterday which prohibits local employers and public accommodations from discriminating against someone over sexual orientation, race, gender identity and more. Businesses face an initial 100-dollar civil penalty for not following the ordinanc
Mariners Moose Tracks, 12/28/20: Blake Snell, Robinson Cano, and Phil Niekro
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Happy Monday! With the biggest news of the day being the Padres’ acquisition of Blake Snell from the Rays, who do you think won the trade? As you ponder that question, take a look at today’s links:
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ICYMI: Dylan Moore was featured on the Players’ Tribune Instagram story discussing his love for baseball and what playing his favorite sport has taught him.
The Mariners’ Dylan Moore is featured on the Players’ Tribune IG story talking about what made him fall in love with baseball. Since he’s so good we’ll forgive both his Angels fandom and with the early ‘00s haircut (hey at least DMo skipped the frosted tips) pic.twitter.com/uUEGdqNcZ0 Lookout Landing (@LookoutLanding) December 28, 2020
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