“However, once the Outer Banks have inevitably washed away, more and more of those refugees will be looking for a place to settle. How will we see them?”
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Letter: Let us count the ways the GOP fails
“Just look at Mark Meadows aiding Trump! Does he bother to campaign here or debate Phillip Price? No.”
Letter: Meadows stands up to special interests in Farm Bill
“Congressman [Mark] Meadows deserves credit for standing up for taxpayers and against special interests in the Farm Bill.”
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Letter: The DOT must do better
“In a time when pollinators are in decline and environmental degradation high, surely the shredding mower can’t be that much more trouble (I hate that thing too, by the way).”
Letter: Asheville residents need more bang for our bucks
“I really wish Council would adjust their priorities and think of us who pay extra fees for our vehicles ($30), dog licenses ($10), chicken registration ($25) and so much more — the 2018 Fees and Charges Manual is over 120 pages and is an interesting read.”
Letter: Our power is in our vote!
“Only by your vote can the needs of the people be taken seriously.”
Letter: Rally for our health Oct. 21
“Because of Medicare, my treatment was not prohibitively expensive. This is the quality of care that should be, and can be, available to all.”
Letter: A monarch by any other name
“Readers interested in monarchs and participating in citizen science programs should be aware that viceroys and monarchs occur in much of the same range, including Western North Carolina.”
Letter: Vote to save our country, freedom and lives
“And once you are registered, I [urge] you to vote blue for Democrats to save our country and our freedoms and our lives.”
Letter: A royal (butterfly) mistake
“The otherwise lovely cover on the [Sept. 26] edition shows a viceroy butterfly, a great monarch imitator.”
Letter: Let’s make peace a reality
“Imagine if the money Asheville taxpayers contribute to the war paradigm were instead used to uplift our community, to eradicate poverty, to provide physical and mental health care, to support efforts to make our community climate-change resilient, to make sure all our children have what they need to thrive!”
Letter: Changes forced on civic clubs yield leadership decline
“Our court has effectively denied the ‘boys’ a night out. Shouldn’t men have places where they can socialize, bond, network, serve the community and escape the cares of family life for a couple of hours each week?”
Letter: Edwards is a strong, proven leader
“Amanda Edwards is the only candidate in District 2 who will provide accountability and strong oversight, while respecting other voices in our community.”
Letter: HempX paves way for remarkable first year of NC hemp
“As a result, in its first full year of hemp being approved as an agricultural crop in North Carolina, we’re expected to see over $100 million in economic impact via the crop.”
Letter: A lesson about voting
‘If I met each of them again as we approach the midterm elections, I would respond to the same comment saying: ‘Look at the results we got partly because you failed to make your voice heard in 2016.'”
Letter: Help protect the planet with a vegan diet
“I think Asheville could lead the way by posting colorful educational signs throughout the city listing ways for each of us to protect the planet, with eliminating meat and dairy at the top of the list.”
Letter: More beds needed for State Veterans Homes
“My goal has been to let the public know that the State Veterans Homes are full, with long waiting lists for elderly veterans.”
Letter: Litter can be deadly to wildlife
“We can protect wildlife by rinsing jars and replacing the lids, folding back the tab on beverage cans to block the hole, crushing cans before recycling them and cutting apart every section of six-pack rings.”
Letter: Educating our children for peace
“We the people can speak out and vote for a future in which our country will match our desire for guns with our moral restraint; our wealth with our wisdom; and our military power with empathy, truth, goodness, and beauty.”
Letter: Pingpong and politics with Will Shortz
“The biological fact is clear that being lucky in belonging to a favorable genetic pool, of growing up in the ‘right’ neighborhood, of having a lighter skin color, of one’s parents’ social and economic position, and other factors —luck plays a major role in our attitudes and policy decisions.”