Mountain Xpress crossed the line between “journalism” and “media” in printing the arrest record of Reid Thompson in “The Long Goodbye” [“Inappropriate Behavior?” sidebar, Jan. 9]. … Nothing except what Reid has been charged with in regards to the city of Asheville, Greenlife and John Swann personally is remotely relevant to this story. And the […]

How has it happened that our government is spending [over a] billion dollars to provide a nonessential form of entertainment to everyone in America? Children all over this country go to bed hungry every night. People live in misery or die prematurely because they cannot afford medical care. Our country supposedly doesn’t have enough money […]

This building is condemned! We have all seen this sight—a dilapidated building looking like it is going to fall in on itself, plastered with that ominous sign: Warning! Danger! This building is condemned. DO NOT ENTER! So we tread lightly around this building, making sure we are at a safe distance, noting that at any […]

I was delighted to read Alli Marshall’s retelling of the story of Pwyll and Rhiannon in the Holiday Guide [“Holiday Folk Tale,” Dec. 19, 2007]. I was equally pleased to read Michael Newton’s letter to the editor [“Pwyll and the Celts,” Jan. 2]. I am from Wales, and Welsh is my first language. Our culture […]

First off, a huge thanks to all that made Eaties Cereal Bar awesome! Sadly we are closed for good. I truly wished to create a space for community to come together, and I think that wish came true. But wishes don’t pay the bills. Some of you may believe my desire to move was why […]

Recently the Carolina Stompers have been challenged to a debate by the local witches and pagans of Asheville [“Let’s Have a Good Ol’ Stomp-and-Chant,” Dec. 26, 2007]. Our answer to [our challengers] is “no”—they have already been stomped. What started all of their hysteria comes from a commercial we put on WLOS and YouTube, showing […]

In a recent letter to the editor [“Good Ol’ Stomp-and-Chant,” Jan. 2], reader Jason Korol attempts to address some of the interesting questions posed by Lady Passion, Diuvei and Coven Oldenwilde in these pages [Let’s Have a Good Ol’ Stomp-and-Chant,” Dec. 26], who have challenged the fire-breathing Carolina Stompers to a live debate that they […]

I hope that many people have seen the movie The Great Debaters, which opened in Asheville on Christmas day. This movie recounts a moment in our racial history that is both exhilarating and deeply disturbing. Lest anyone think that the lynching scene in the movie was just for show, please know that the Tuskegee Institute […]