“My conclusion: No matter what City Council decides to do with the city-owned property to the south, the basilica will survive and probably flourish.”
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“My conclusion: No matter what City Council decides to do with the city-owned property to the south, the basilica will survive and probably flourish.”
“Not only will parks limit the housing supply, but they will also increase demand as affluent gentry from all over outbid local tenants to enjoy all the new parks.”
“After reading Rich’s open letter on why he supports the green space in front of the Basilica [of St. Lawrence], I believe that he has the financial savvy to help our city go forward without sacrificing our quality of life.”
“After reviewing questionnaires and interviewing candidates, the Sierra Club has endorsed Marc Hunt and Julie Mayfield for Asheville City Council.”
“I appeal for each candidate who has been endorsed by St. Lawrence Green to renounce any association, as this movement has created tensions and anxieties among those of us who demand of our Council members more than manipulating my Catholic church and the public image of the basilica.”
“Brian Haynes, Rich Lee and Keith Young have endorsed preservation of St. Lawrence Green as a public space. That’s one of many reasons I have endorsed them for Council. “
“You may not always agree with Carl [Mumpower], but I know that he is a man who thinks things through and stands for what he believes is right instead of just saying what people want to hear.”
“Women are intelligent, valuable human beings with a greater purpose that existing to visually and sexually please men.”
“Permitting duplexes in all single-family residential districts will degrade these districts.”
“Holi without water is like bread without butter.”
“Let’s not wait until a horse is maimed or killed before we act.”
“Water fluoridation has always been a matter of ‘tobacco science,’ meaning that the real science to support the practice was never there to begin with.”
“A green space, for the use of all citizens and visitors, will enhance the beauty of this area rather than destroy it with yet another hotel and parking garage.”
“This winter is predicted to be especially cold, and your donation, which will only require a few minutes of your time to make a phone call or send an email, can make a huge difference in the lives of local families.”
“Forgo the political banter and research the Common Core — its beginnings in a bipartisan gubernatorial recognition of the danger of slipping behind in the global economy to its development over many years of fine-tuning in the trenches.”
“My personal experience with pit bulls, including my own beloved Clara and those of neighbors, makes it clear to me that these dogs, through no fault of their own, have an overpowering instinctual drive to attack and kill other animals.”
“This is subject matter that must be discussed with integrity in the press, otherwise the media merely becomes yet another obstacle to people who put their time and energy into preventing drug-related casualties.”
“I support Brian Haynes for Council member because he is the only candidate whose message is: ‘Slow down” and think.'”
“To not consider voting for [Julie Mayfield], based on only this one downtown green-space issue, strikes me as shortsighted.”
“Since it can be shown that fluoride is ineffective and harmful to our health, a case can be made to discontinue putting it in.”
“Asheville, like Boulder, like Ashland, like Aspen, is already nicely Boulderified and it might be literally too late to do anything about it. “