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criminationmadehimaglobalsymbolforthecauseof day.Hewas95. Mandelaspent27yearsinSouthAfricanprisonsbefore hisreleasein1990.Henegotiatedwiththenation’swhite leaderstowardestablishingdemocracyandwaselected lesTimeswhowonaPulitzerPrizein1987forhiscoverageofMandelaand NELSONMANDELA 1918-2013 DIESINS.AFRICA MandeladiedThursdayatage95. Activistwhohelpedendapartheidpassesawayat95 timeoverI woulddothe sameagain.So wouldanyman whodarescall himselfa NELSONMANDELA ByWilliamM.Welch USAToday NO.340|26pages|©2013 QUESTIONSABOUTCIRCULATION? Call(800)672-2472 GREATIMAGINATION: Asheville artsteacherJake LaGoryhascreated acoloringbook featuring22il- lustrationsofrichly imaginedbeasts. PageB4 GOINGOUTWITHABASH: Down- townAshevillenightclubArcadewill holditslastdayofbusinessDec.31 Italianrestaurantwilloccupythe buildingonthecornerofSpruceand Collegestreets. PageB1 ADVICE B5 CLASSIFIEDS C4-5 COMICS B6-7 LIVING B4-8 LOTTERIES B1 MOUNTAINS B1-3 A2 OBITUARIES B2-3 OPINION A10 PUZZLES C5 SPORTS STOCKS A11 Index High66 Forecast $1.00 SeePage3forpricingdetails INSIDESCENE CHRISTMASTHEATER INHIGHGEAR FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS Murphy, Swainplayfor regionaltitles.

SPORTS TheAshevillemetroboasted thelowestunemploymentrate inthestateat5.6percentinOc- inginfiveyears. Themetroareaposted5.8 percentunemploymentinSep- ingtodatareleasedThursday bytheN.C.CommerceDepart- ment. Thefour-countyareaofBun- andMadisoncountieshasadded thelabormarketgrowingata 2.6percentannualizedclip. malhistoricrateofabout1.5 independentanalystwithSYN- EVAEconomics. 400jobsshyofthepeakinOcto- cession.

TheAshevillearealeisure cludesrestaurantsandhotels, addedthebulkofthosenew sitionsinthepast12months, growingata9.2percentannual rate. Thetourismindustryhas reachedarecordaspartofthe tions.Retailstillleadsinthe workersinhealthcare.Manu- workers. PolkCountyboastedWest- Asheville jobless ratehits 5-year-low unemploymentfigures ByDaleNeal WNCUNEMPLOYMENT INOCTOBER Avery 7.8% Buncombe5.5% Cherokee 9.5% Graham11.5% Haywood 5.9% Henderson5.5% Jackson 6.2% McDowell8.4% Macon 7.6% Madison5.7% Mitchell 9.0% Polk5.2% Rutherford 10.0% Swain9.3% Transylvania 7.1% Watauga6.3% Yancey 8.1% Awomanwho diedinamurder-suicidehad troublewithherboyfriendin records. portedtopolicethatshewas assaultedbyherboyfriendin Septemberatherhomeat10 courtdocuments.Theboy- courtdate. CoxandHensonwerefound deadwithgunshotwoundsat a.m.Wednesday.Buncombe havenotsaidwhopulledthe trigger.

Thebodieshavebeensent forautopsies.Sheriff’sspokes- womanNatalieBaileysaidthe autopsieswoulddetermine whofiredthefatalshots. Accordingtoadeathinves- gunshotwoundsfromahand- gun. Accordingtothearrestwar- rantintheSept.17assaultcase, Hensonwasaccusedofas- Coxreportedtheassaultas havinghappenedinSeptem- againstHensononOct.25,ac- Assaultallegedweeksbeforemurder-suicide girlfriendinSept. BySabianWarren Product: ASHBrd PubDate: 12-06-2013 Zone: ACT Edition: 1 Page: NewsCov User: jharkness Time: Color: CMYK.