“All that we will accomplish by passing new gun legislation will be to tie the hands of law-abiding citizens while giving criminals free rein.”
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Letter: Smarten up and dumb it down
“Whether it is a good song, positive conversation, such as the ones Blades & Crystal have each morning, or the good deeds of others, my emotional well-being is better suited to the positive and avoiding the negative.”
Letter: Seize hotel moratorium to make city sustainable
“Wouldn’t it be nice if our city saw its master plan as an integral one with environmental stewardship at the center, human sustainability, human mobility and infrastructure coming after? “
Letter: Surely we can find better trash solutions
“I know many of my neighbors have called to share similar concerns. It doesn’t appear any of us are being heard.”
Letter: If artists leave, Asheville loses out
“They are smart to leave for a more affordable area and will continue to be able to sell at galleries around the country, but Asheville has lost out.”
Letter: Can we emulate Eastern Band’s syringe program?
“Check out what the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has done about syringe and hypodermic needles (still laughing, Brent!!) disposal with its magnificently successful and fully integrated Syringe Services Program: Syringe disposal kiosks placed all around the community.”
Letter: What does beer have to do with art?
“What on Earth does an art gallery and museum need a brewery in it?”
Letter: Fall festival showcases Black Mountain Home’s year-round work
“Touched by their patience and professionalism, I am always awed by the staff at Black Mountain Home for Children, Youth and Families.”
Letter: Patrick McHenry and the NRA
“As part of his $3.73 million re-election war chest last year, Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-District 10, accepted $42,070 from the National Rifle Association.”
Letter: We owe artists an opportunity, not a living
“Can their industry seek a profitable and sustainable level without community funding? We owe them an opportunity, but not a living.”
Letter: Reflexology must stay separate from massage therapy
“It is like forcing a plumber to become a licensed electrician to be legally allowed to do plumbing work.”
Letter: Let’s be honest about proposed apartments in Montford
“If developers want to work in a historic district, let them come up with sensible plans that adhere to the same rules and regulations that property owners and renters have to live by.”
Letter: We have chance to change direction of City Council
“As a community, we have the opportunity to change the direction and priorities of City Council by electing representatives who more closely reflect our values and vision for Asheville going forward.”
Letter: Brother Wolf is broken
“There’s a major disconnect between volunteers and management at Brother Wolf Animal Rescue.”
Letter: How hearing assistive dogs can help
“How does all that work in practice? The Asheville Chapter of the Hearing Loss Association of America will host someone who knows at their meeting at CarePartners, 68 Sweeten Creek Road, on Wednesday, Oct. 2, at 10:15 a.m.”
Letter: In defense of Montford
“No one I know is against apartments. In fact, we have many on every block, and they are welcome neighbors.”
Letter: Can Asheville City Schools try another approach?
“Are there educators who think that kids can learn despite their backgrounds and the effects of outside-the-school influences? If so, let’s hire them, starting at the superintendent level.”
Letter: A nonlocal double standard
“I object to the hypocrisy of your own local coverage policy as regards to greenhouse gases, which fails on grounds of being inherently global, giving them no place on your front page and vastly less place in local government policy than environmental contraception and abortion funding, which have vastly more local and regional benefits, such as the school tax and diaper litter.”
Letter: Before renewables, reduce energy demand
“However, instead of asking how to get to 100% renewables, we need to refine the question to how can we reduce our energy demand so that we can get to 100% renewables.”
Letter: Saving the clover, the honeybees and us
“To everyone out there, please don’t mow off white clover flowers if you can possibly avoid doing so. Your own life depends on bees.”
Letter: Actually, it’s an amazing Pit of Potential
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our community to meet several of its goals with one carefully crafted development project.”