“I am all for never seeing a Confederate flag again, but we need proper context for our precedents who lived in a world so different from our own.”
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Letter writer: Neighborhood group opposes homestays ordinance change
“We believe the city of Asheville should be run first and foremost for the majority of the citizens who live here. We should encourage tourism, but not at the expense of those who live and work here.”
Letter writer: Local chefs disappoint with flavors
“It appears that the chefs create menu items that look good on paper, but they forget that the most important thing is that the flavors of the food need to be tasted, not hidden under a massive complex mixture of stuff that sounds exotic.”
Letter writer: New law takes 300 steps backward
“I ask that everyone who is directly affected and not directly affected use their voice and speak up, because until we do, we will live in the world with many technological advances but an ignorant society.”
Letter writer: Stand together for equality
“This law states that it is now legal to discriminate against LGBT+ people for no reason other than their sexual or gender orientation.”
Letter writer: Listen to people facing discrimination
“There are so many people, not only transgender but of many other minorities, who may be fired from their jobs, kicked out of their houses, and otherwise discriminated against just because of who they are.”
Letter writer: Religious exemptions institutionalize bigotry
“As to the religious aspect [of HB2], might I remind you that the 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution forbade states (which are signatory) from passing such (specifically, and intentionally discriminatory) laws — even though the South has traditionally held to retention of the ‘old ways.'”
Letter writer: Too much history is claimed as racist
“To ignore the positive things that have occurred in our history is an injustice. Sadly, it seems, most people today want to turn everything into a racial issue.”
Letter writer: Take down the Vance Monument
“What message are we really giving to all of our city residents? That only white people count?”
Letter writer: You can’t change or erase history
“Should we change the name of the Lincoln Memorial and the many other buildings and monuments that pay tribute to the great men and women of their time?”
Letter writer: DeBruhl stood up for taxpayers in Deschutes Brewery case
“I support her efforts to end this reverse Robin Hood policy of stealing from the poor and giving to the rich corporations.”
Letter writer: Fight for a world without hatred
“This bill is not a step toward privacy and comfort, but millions of steps backward, toward a world that encourages hate, prejudice and inequity.”
Letter writer: HB2 based on false Internet meme
“Like so many other regressive social engineering laws, this one is built on a complete fabrication, a lie.”
Letter writer: Kids Issues showed student depth and creativity
“Thank you so much for printing those wonderful stories, essays, thoughts — and the artwork that shows so much talent. “
Letter writer: Green Man Brewery sets a new standard for Asheville architecture
“Look closely, Asheville decision-makers. This is your new standard.”
Letter writer: History (and Vance) shouldn’t be subject to current approval
“History should be left alone to be understood and appreciated. It should not be a matter of current approval. Some of us respect Vance.”
Letter writer: Homestay ordinance changes would hurt family-friendly neighborhoods
“Neighborhoods with character, walkable to city centers — parks and playgrounds, and of the size families need — will no longer be neighborhoods inclusive of families.”
Letter writer: North Carolina sanctions discrimination and hate
“A state that sanctions discrimination and hate is not a place that I wish to call home.”
Letter writer: Want more jobs? Vote out Republican majority
“Who wants to move to a state to live downstream from a coal-ash pond in an area where schools are underfunded and employees have no rights? “
Letter writer: If Jesus were president, what would he do?
“In reference to the Antichrist from the Bible’s Book of Revelations, perhaps today’s anti-Christs are those people who reject the teaching of Christ while asserting they are Christians. “
Letter writer: Leave ramp roots intact when harvesting
“It is time for us to call to accountability the restaurants and market foragers who strip-mine the forests.”