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Letter writer: ‘Xpress’ should practice responsible journalism
“If you purport to be a newspaper, practice responsible journalism.”
Letter writer: James Lee III would be an outstanding choice for Asheville City Schools board
“Over the past two years, I’ve come to know James Lee III as one of the most dedicated and passionate organizers for social justice in the city of Asheville.”
Letter writer: Valuable solar tax credits are set to expire
It was heartening to read the story about First Congregational United Church of Christ’s commitment to get as far off the electric grid as possible. The stated goal is to completely offset their power consumption. Their fundraising event as described in the Conscious Party article [“Souls for Solar,” March 11, Xpress] was a great way […]
Letter writer: Empowered medical consumer reaped the benefits
“Congratulations to Mr. Sites for all his hard work to regain his health, especially the willingness to be an empowered medical consumer.”
Letter writer: Local highway driving creates dangerous conditions
“What is seen on Interstates 240 and 40 is against the law and dangerous.”
Letter writer: A RAD whitewater park would draw people to river
“To be able to offer that experience right in the heart of the RAD would be wonderful for locals as well as tourists.”
Letter writer: Asheville’s ‘development’ is death by a thousand cuts
“The French Broad River already has a documented turbidity problem, among other issues, and it will be impacted by this atrocity.”
Letter writer: Asheville families: Please support new smog rules
“I am glad for Margaret Williams’ reporting on the Sierra Club’s study citing Duke Energy for unsafe sulfur dioxide emission.”
Letter writer: ‘Stone medicine’ in recent article isn’t backed up with science
I realize that the Mountain Xpress has a mission to publish “alternative” information which is often excluded from more mainstream media outlets. Yet the article in the latest issue on stone healing [“Stone Medicine: Healing Power From the Earth,” Feb. 18, Xpress] is so over the top in its claims of healing efficacy that I had to […]
Letter writer: You can enjoy Appalachian Trail a bit at a time
Thank you for your great article about Gary Sizer’s thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail, or AT for short [Tales From the Trail, Feb. 18, Xpress]. I’d like to add a few points: Not all 2,000-milers are thru-hikers. If your life doesn’t allow you to spend five to six months hiking the trail, you can become […]
Letter writer: Publix should support Fair Food Program
I first discovered Publix grocery stores while visiting Florida for Thanksgiving with my family. I always found the customer service to be outstanding, and the variety and cost of food quite good. Imagine my dismay when my sister (who has a background training day care providers working with migrant farm workers) told me over Thanksgiving […]
Letter writer: Don’t make a NASCAR track out of our back roads
Let me tell you about Ducatis in the big city [“Leave Your Big-city Driving Habits at Home,” Feb. 18, Xpress]. The drivers “SMOKE YOU.” On the freeway, they approach you going 120 mph. Before you even see where they are, you hear them, then they are on your “tail,” then they pass left or right, […]
Letter writer: Runner, heal thyself
I read with interest the travails of runner Chris Moe, who was hit twice by cars and threatened with legal action, all during a single run on Asheville roads [“Asheville drivers should share the road with runners,” Feb. 11, Xpress]. I’m a runner myself, and in 25 years of running, much of it on roads, […]
Letter writer: ‘Medical Intuitives’ article needed a skeptical eye
Your paper has in recent months published a series of frankly unbelievable statements about what various people can do with various supernatural abilities — all of them presented by the reporters as simple facts, without even a hint of journalistic skepticism. I have cringed, rolled my eyes and said nothing. But the absurdity reached a […]
Letter writer: Freaking out about vaccines? Really?
As you may know, Asheville is among the areas with the highest rates of unvaccinated children in the country. I’m not anti-vaccine, really I’m not. That said, I swear this whole controversy around vaccines feels to me like the secular liberal equivalent of homosexuality for conservative Christians. Of all the things the Bible in general […]
Letter writer: Thousands of small solutions exist for Asheville’s white-supremacy problem
Reading Jerry Sternberg‘s opinion piece, “Gospel According to Jerry: Confessions of a Recovering Racist” [Feb. 11, Xpress], inspired a lot of feelings in me: Irritation, disgust and confusion were the big ones, but there was also a sense of relief. Here is someone with white-skin privilege talking about racism in Asheville, acknowledging that he is a recovering racist and asking about solutions.
Letter writer: Big Ivy’s forests must be protected
When we purchased our Barnardsville-area property years ago, we chose it primarily because it backed up to national forest lands. We felt this ensured that the land would be protected for our family and for future generations. Why are we now considering creating roads to slice through the forest so that logging trucks can cut […]
Letter writer: Asheville offers multiple spiritual (and nonspiritual) paths
I enjoyed the cover article for a December issue (posted online on Dec. 24) entitled “Churches in the fall: local churches get back to their roots in a rapidly changing millennial culture” [Dec. 25, Xpress]. Howard Hanger, founder of Jubilee! definitely helps with the hanging chads left behind by more conservative expressions of orthodoxy and orthopraxy […]
Letter writer: Committed community leaders needed for Asheville City Schools
What could be more important than nurturing the next generation? Public education is an essential part of our democracy, and a local board of education has one of the most important responsibilities — helping steer the educational journeys of the students in our community. Our Board of Education’s decisions affect the lives of students, parents, […]
Letter writer: Leave your big-city driving habits at home
So, my beautiful city has expanded and improved in marvelous ways since my childhood days in the ’70 and ’80s. And some negative things have come along with it. As a native, here’s my issue with you moving here. You bring your nasty, aggressive, mean, “all about me” big-city driving habits with you. Let me preface the rest of […]