“I would like to take this opportunity to ask you to correct one assertion and to make the case that the Appeldoorn development is a huge benefit for the area.”
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Letter writer: Gordon Smith offers energy, vision for Buncombe County
“If you know Gordon, you know that he’s a fighter for the underdog, for our children, for the poor and the disenfranchised.”
Letter writer: Sierra Club should not interfere in local politics
“Keep the Sierra Club working on the big issues, not interfering in local politics.”
Letter writer: Food for thought on coffee, Christ and Christmas
“So let’s put the merry and the (Christ) back into Christmas. Volunteer at a food bank or a shelter. Be courteous to your server or checkout person. Treat others as you wish to be treated, no matter their beliefs.”
Letter writer: Big Ivy forest needs your voice for protection
“Please add your voice before the Dec. 15 deadline in supporting a wilderness designation for Big Ivy, where some of the few remaining remnants of old-growth forest still stand. If cut, they can never be replaced.”
Letter writer: Future of downtown begs question: What would Julian do?
“Asheville has to do better. The ‘end justifies the means’ approach is unacceptable.”
Letter writer: Meeting Saturday about WPVM invites discussion
“I hope that everyone who has been involved in the station or who cares about it will come and be heard.”
Letter writer: Coming soon: Asheville, a victim of its own success
“Let’s preserve Asheville before we destroy it.”
Letter writer: Sign petition to repeal ‘marriage amendment’
“The amendment — badly worded, hurtful and ultimately fruitless — foolishly tried to make gay marriage “triply illegal” despite the fact that the Defense of Marriage Act was about to go before the Supreme Court.”
Letter writer: Accident witness needed after all
“Turns out, unfortunately, I need a witness after all. “
Letter writer: Krispy Kreme hospital naming reflects thanks
“I personally find naming things after those who donate to be a reflection of the honor and thanks we have for the people who are not only able but willing to donate large sums of money “
Letter writer: Don’t take your guns to town
“Speaking for myself and probably lots of other people, I would feel safer dining in a place that does not allow guns.”
Letter writer: Local breweries, please give us the ‘liquid gold’
” I don’t want to leave “Beer City USA” markets with a German six-pack in hand!”
Letter writer: Stereotyping WNC newcomers is insulting
“To paint all people not native to this area with the proverbial broad brush is insulting and narrow-minded.”
Letter writer: Who has their hands on local housing crisis?
“This is a crisis of epic sadness that a city that supports tourism is not willing to support its residents!”
Letter writer: The American public has been snowed on CO2’s impact on climate
“People will literally believe anything if it’s called ‘science’ and disguised as environmentalism.”
Letter writer: Ban the cruel horse-carriage industry
“If this industry disturbs you, please help by refusing to support the horse-carriage industry and instead choose from the many other unique methods to tour Asheville.”
Letter writer: Go meat-free and cruelty-free for Thanksgiving
“Sure, tofu turkey and all the other meat-free equivalents may be a stretch for some, but isn’t that what it means to be human —to continually move and stretch beyond the norm?”
Letter writer: Article failed to fairly report carriage-horse dangers
“The city needs to ban this practice before more carriages are added and the streets resemble the carriage cluster in cities like Savannah and Charleston.”
Letter writer: WNC residents are the friendliest in the country
“It occurs to me that people who generalize about others and other regions of our country are slightly guilty of ignorance and a form of bigotry, which, of course, is not something that Western North Carolinians would accept or embrace.”
Letter writer: We need Duke Energy’s support for renewable energy
“Instead, we need Duke’s support for more renewables, and they could start by emulating Florida’s example: installing a solar power station that only uses natural gas as a backup.”