“The irony is that a reductive materialist worldview is arguably what has caused humanity to view the Earth as our own personal grab bag and dumping ground in the first place.”
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Letter writer: Vegan cheese is not just for vegans
“However, I have gotten some funny looks when I order the mighty meaty pizza with vegan cheese.”
Letter writer: Opportunity scholarships offer school choice
“I want to tell these families that the Opportunity Scholarship can change their children’s lives for the better. My family is proof of that.”
Letter writer: Let’s start conserving water now
“If we all do our part, it could make a big difference. … I’d also like to invite other readers to share their ideas and ways to conserve water.”
Letter writer: Dissent is patriotic
“And I will not apologize for protesting, because the ability to dissent, the First Amendment’s guarantee of the right to speak out against the government, is what makes America great.”
Letter writer: Starvation wages pass on costs to us all
“A business that does not pay a living wage is simply ignoring part of the true costs of its operations and leaving the rest of us to pick up the tab — subsidized housing and transport, food banks and the like are all taxes, no more and no less.”
Letter writer: Thanks to OWL Bakery for reviving election cake tradition
” My history says that the women baked the cakes, and they were served in the bars where the men waited long, long hours for the results of the election to be final.”
Letter writer: Vegan activists’ attacks are misguided
“So by saying you don’t want killing on small farms, you’re saying you don’t want small farms raising animals. Because death is part of that process.”
Letter writer: Join me in asking to stop sheep slaughter
“My heart breaks for the sheep who will be made vulnerable, assaulted and robbed of her life needlessly.”
Letter writer: Cycles of Life slaughtering class is about life and awareness
“I strive to see the whole system in all things, live my life in service of holistic thought and practice, and work daily to expose the interdependence and synergy of systems to others.”
Letter writer: We don’t need to slaughter a sheep to learn ‘where our food comes from’
“When you choose to kill an animal for culinary pleasure, you are saying that for you, this animal is nothing. You are everything.”
Letter writer: N.C. should end capital punishment
“North Carolina is stating a hypocrisy — we murder people who murder people to show that murder is unlawful.”
Letter writer: African-Americans in WNC conference offered hope, insight
” I appreciated all the more deeply the importance of the African-Americans in Western North Carolina Conference and the need for each of us to try harder to reach out across whatever social boundaries we have had inscribed around us by history and chance, and to build a stronger and more diverse community together.”
Letter writer: Asheville is lucky to have Brother Wolf
“Volunteers working 14-16 hours a day to recover 400 animals since Hurricane Matthew struck is truly awe-inspiring.”
Letter writer: Heritage turkeys offer taste and more
“Thanksgiving is a symbolic holiday, a time when it makes more sense than ever to be mindful of the environmental and moral issues that come along with eating.”
Letter writer: Veterans, thank you for your service
“On this day and every day, we owe each veteran the honor and respect commensurate with their selfless service and sacrifices to our country.”
Letter writer: Consider Asheville’s readiness for a nuclear strike on U.S.
“Recently, I called Mayor [Esther] Manheimer’s office and suggested that the mayor and City Council needed to be aware of all this and think about Asheville’s readiness for a nuclear strike on the U.S.”
Letter writer: Fundraiser benefited LGBT seniors
“The Fine Arts Theatre graciously screened the film Reel In The Closet … which turned out to be a very successful fundraiser for the LGBT Elder Advocates of WNC, whose mission is to enrich the lives of LGBT seniors in Western North Carolina by connecting LGBT people to necessary resources and promoting cultural change.”
Letter writer: Livestock production is inhumane, harms environment
“It is an inhumane practice that is associated with the production of a large fraction (18 percent) of human-associated greenhouse-gas production and encourages the ingestion of unnecessarily large amounts of animal foods.”
Letter writer: To vote for what you believe in, write in Jill Stein
” If you want to vote for more war and the continued dominance by the wealthy and corporate sectors, you should vote for Clinton or Trump. “
Letter writer: Why are we surprised by Trump?
“It seems that any patriotic American, although they may be disappointed at election results, has a duty for the greater good of our country to accept the will of the people as demonstrated by a fair Democratic voting process.”