“So in the name of progress, neighborhoods are being displaced, communities’ concerns are being ignored, and the people charged to serve the greater good have given over to the avarice of so-called ‘progress.'”
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Letter: Airport is committed to responsibly managing growth
“The airport board and management team are committed to managing the exciting growth as responsibly and efficiently as possible.”
Letter: GOP lawmakers feed their power addiction
“The most recent ploy to feed their addiction to power is that of spending state tax dollars to fund so-called pregnancy crisis centers that are in fact run by anti-choice groups that likely have church or religious affiliations, centers that do not offer family planning services, that do not offer other women’s health services.”
Letter: Thanks to Frost for standing up to companies
“It’s time someone asked whether we get our money’s worth from these corporate handouts.”
Letter: Urge change in airport parking choices
“Like others, I have been deeply offended by the heavy-handed manner in which our airport authority has coerced more people to park in the new parking deck: by closing off 300 spaces in the long-term surface lot.”
Letter: Politically correct is not always accurate
“Undocumented alien is just as legitimate a descriptive as any of the words used for any other crime, which describes the criminal and the crime.”
Letter: We must rekindle the fire of resistance
“To prevent the demise of our democracy, we must participate in it.”
Letter: Lost Cause myths continue to reverberate
“The irony that the supporters of the Lost Cause claim to oppose the rewriting of history is that in many cases, they were the ones who rewrote that history.”
Letter: Insist that students receive peacemaking tools
“The time is now to insist our students receive tools that will give them, their families and their world a million times more benefit than would the tools of defense and attack still (sadly) popular even in progressive Asheville.”
Letter: City Council’s brave, compassionate leadership
“Racial discrepancies in traffic stops have roused many in our community to stand up and speak out — and for good reason.”
Letter: Civil War historians should face reality
“Now, people like Cox, by her writings and lectures, have incited individuals to do such things as to deface the plaque to Gen. Robert E. Lee at the Vance Monument.”
Letter: Progress was happening 40 years ago
“A letter in the May 2 edition credited the present district attorney with hiring the first black assistant DA. This is not accurate.”
Letter: Kudos to Parks and Rec
“I would like to give a big thank-you and a round of applause to the city of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department.”
Letter: The militarization of our children
“Personally, I say ‘No’ to the militarization of our youth despite good intentions. We can do better than that with the ideals that reflect peace or at least make war less likely.”
Letter: Effect of ICE raids is shocking
“To hear of people in our community with no criminal records cowering in fear of going to the grocery store is shocking.”
Letter: No rhyme or reason to development approvals
“I can’t help but wonder why they would say no to the East Asheville development but approve a another development that mirrors it in so many ways …”
Letter: Assault weapons stance violates oath of office
“Such declarations made by these pubic officials constitute a violation of their sworn oath of office to protect and defend the U.S. Constitution from all foreign and domestic threats.”
Letter: Trump, WNC politicians fail to consult veterans
“I ask the president why no one seems to care about any input from us about who we think should head the VA?”
Letter: Word choice insults ‘real immigrants’
“Reading that illegals have the temerity to insist that county commissioners do something to stop immigration enforcement should enrage anyone who believes in the rule of law.”
Letter: On movies, Spillcorn and Trump
“Lots of insight into helping us transplanted urbanites comprehend the ongoing support for our current president, whom many of us consider an amoral charlatan, even when they are voting against their own interests.”
Letter: Finding a way to health requires careful thought
“It is my belief that health care practitioners themselves need to be in the process of discovering or knowing what food, what diet, what lifestyle supports their individual mental, physical and spiritual well-being.”