“At no time did anything ‘nearly incite violence’ or rise anywhere a level of ‘lynch-mob-like’ atmosphere, and once they were gone, the show was, as always, fantastic.”
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Letter writer: Describing the ‘politics of the right’
“I would like to resurrect an old word that I rarely hear these days to describe the ‘politics of the right.'”
Letter writer: Use discretion about dogs in cars
“I urge readers to use some discretion and not revert to a knee-jerk reaction of calling Animal Control every time they see a dog in a car.”
Letter writer: A letter from Fido
“This is old Fido, writing from the fear and discomfort and relentless frustration of instinct of my life now, in a little cage at the incredibly stressful and incessantly noisy and confusing no-kill shelter.”
Letter writer: Help available for veterans with hearing loss
“Sixty percent of returning veterans have hearing damage of some kind.”
Letter writer: Repeal N.C. certificate of need law
“These outdated laws severely limit the development of health care facilities such as ambulatory surgical centers and diagnostic imaging centers.”
Letter writer: Pop culture has negative effect on teen girls
“I challenge you to tell a girl she’s beautiful with or without makeup, or that extra 15 pounds. And not only say it, mean it, too.”
Letter writer: Remembering the inimitable Ken Hanke
“I feel like I have lost a comrade in arms, a fellow lover of cinema and history, another movie buff who saw something more in those moving images than just stars and simple stories.”
Letter writer: 100-year flood likelihood higher than name suggests
“While, in theory, a 100-year flood is the one percent chance of a flood of a certain magnitude occurring, the facts tell a far different story.”
Letter writer: Kindness doesn’t go unnoticed
“I was having car trouble downtown in one of the parking lots and Squad 1 pulled in to see if they could help.”
Letter writer: Forget a new state, let’s start a whole new nation
“Much remains to be settled regarding the exact governance of our revolutionary state, but I suspect with time we could form a pluralistic democracy akin to the one found in North Carolina not long ago.”
Letter writer: Grove Park/Sunset Mountain neighborhood opposes city election districts
“While we acknowledge the goal to promote more representation in other areas of Asheville, seemingly arbitrary map designs that bisect and pose harm to our neighborhood’s cohesion that is not desired or needed.”
Letter writer: District elections will divide and conquer
“As a resident, property owner and voter in Asheville, I vehemently oppose [state Sen.] Tom Apodaca’s plan to force district elections on our city.”
Letter writer: Understanding a 100-year flood
“It is not that a flood of a certain magnitude will happen every 100 years, but rather that it has a 1 percent chance of occurring any year.”
Letter writer: Band takes responsible approach to HB2
“Instead of disappointing fans and costing many folks their income that depends on revenue from concerts in our state, [Dead & Company] provided needed funds for us to battle inequality within North Carolina.”
Letter writer: Going barefoot is personal choice, harms no one
“The choice to wear shoes or not wear shoes should have no more impact on anyone else or any business than the choice to wear a hat or not wear a hat.”
Letter writer: WNC has already tried statehood
“Maybe we shouldn’t worry too much about Donald Trump. We survived at least one racist maverick president.”
Letter writer: Think about dogs’ needs in hot weather
“Are you risking killing your dog by leaving it in a hot car?”
Letter writer: Huntley remembered as gifted, passionate writer
” I was impressed with the willingness of this very kind and gifted man to quit everything and move to Kenya to teach, to write and to help people. His death is a great loss for all of us.”
Letter writer: Voice your opinion on Asheville’s growth
“The fact is the City Council is divided on the how much and what direction growth should take in the Land of Sky.”
Letter writer: Price’s legacy includes cleaner, walkable downtown
“Through Julian Price’s many efforts, things began to turn around, and a cleaner, more pedestrian-friendly downtown took shape.”