
John Boyle
Answer Man Columnist at Asheville Watchdog
Answer Man columnist at https://t.co/waRV1CEktB
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1 day ago |
securityboulevard.com | John Boyle
When the Beatles sang the famous lyric “She came in through the bathroom window,” they were riffing on a real event, a fan who bypassed the front door and broke into Paul McCartney’s home. It was a metaphor for intrusion from the unexpected. In 2025, it’s also a strikingly accurate portrait of how cybercriminals are infiltrating modern companies. By targeting the home life of key personnel. Today’s attackers aren’t trying to brute-force their way into hardened corporate systems.
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1 day ago |
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:Question: I have yet to see a single bike rider on Merrimon Avenue. Meanwhile, the car traffic continues to get worse. When will city officials admit making a mistake and go back to two lanes each way? My answer: I’m pretty sure if I live long enough, I’ll be answering this question about once a year for the next 20 years.
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3 days ago |
securityboulevard.com | John Boyle
When it comes to helping the world’s largest enterprises navigate AI, cybersecurity and digital transformation, World Wide Technology (WWT) isn’t just participating, it’s leading. With a global workforce of over 12,000, and a deep bench of trusted technology partners, WWT has positioned itself as a rare blend of scale, security expertise and hands-on innovation.
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4 days ago |
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers:Question: I would like to know what is happening at the old Brown’s Pottery location near the intersection of Hendersonville and Airport roads in Arden. There has been a lot of work on the building, and I’m curious about what it will be.
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5 days ago |
avlwatchdog.org | John Boyle |Jack Evans
Subscribe to our free Asheville Watchdog News Alerts and Watchdog Weekly Newsletter. After decades of planning and debate, the North Carolina Department of Transportation has said it’s close to starting construction on the long-gestating I-26 Connector project. But community members, including architects and planners, are still asking the agency to reconsider some of its designs, particularly a controversial and once-secretive overpass above Patton Avenue.
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High rents and low vacancies create a "perfect storm" for homelessness, a national expert says. Asheville's NIMBYism, high land costs, and other barriers keep affordable housing scarce. #avlnews #AffordableHousing #homelessness https://t.co/LPuy02vnFo

Damn, this is horrible…

An autopsy report for an Asheville teen whose body was found floating in the Swannanoa River in October 2021, was drowned with both wrists bound behind his back. https://t.co/M55bAgSsMg

Sweet Jesus…

“Tax Collector Greg West, who achieved the highest tax collection rate in the county’s history, was ousted by Sebastian Cothran, who has not yet finished school at UNC-Asheville” Yet another arrow in the partisanship is everything quiver #ncpol https://t.co/K0q31O5OtT