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Letter: Help the homeless children first
“There should be zero homeless children because they do not have a choice.”
Letter: Xpress fills the local Opinion void
“In those precious column inches, you are a genuine local newspaper.”
Letter: How to reduce more waste at Downtown After 5
“We think that with some basic education, the cups can end up in the right place so they get composted.”
Letter: Asheville and Buncombe lead the way on forest plan objections
“It’s inspiring to see so many objections to the disappointing Pisgah-Nantahala forest plan, which wants to maximize logging and minimize protections for the forest.”
Letter: When will we see investments that benefit taxpayers?
“Why are we giving developers a ‘free pass’ to build on every possible square inch of property? What will this reduction in open space do to our tree canopy?”
Letter: Overlooking the elephants in Asheville’s room
“Take, for instance, objections recently raised in the Mountain Xpress to increased housing density, open-space reduction and infill construction.”
Letter: WNC needs nonprofit hospital
“HCA must not be the only hospital available to WNC.”
Letter: Asheville’s fentanyl crisis
“Given these facts, do you feel Asheville city leaders should reconsider defunding the police?”
Letter: Good citizens can house homeless, too
“If you can, consider creating a studio apartment. If you can only spare $10 dollars a month, donate to Habitat, Homeward Bound, Helpmate or another charity. One person can make a difference.”
Letter: Standing up for efforts of local Sierra Club
“So, sorry, but local development will proceed, and my view is that our city and county are doing all that they can to preserve our unique local identity and still allow for affordable housing, environmental protections, family farm protections and all of the many factors that make WNC a place in which we want to live.”
Letter: Let’s protect national forests for everyone
“These forests belong to all of us. Cutting them down benefits only a few, while protecting them improves everyone’s health and well-being.”
Letter: Speak out against open space amendment
“This proposal to deregulate developers within city limits is dressed up with idealistic-sounding justifications like providing affordable housing, improving flooding and fighting sprawl.”
Letter: Act together with kindness to deal with changing world
“Local nonviolent demonstrators consciously act to bring out the best in people while attempting to educate and expose inequality and injustice.”
Letter: We can’t freeze Asheville in time
“But the solution to our overlapping affordability and climate crises can’t be to try to freeze our city in time, to shut our borders or to blame anyone who hasn’t lived here long enough to earn the right kind of Asheville cred.”
Letter: A point about the AT Chaplain program
“The ‘chaplain’ comes from a Methodist church that came up with this title and program. Why limit this program to Methodists?”
Letter: Local urgent care system works pretty well
“Like any competent health care provider, [advanced practice providers] recognize their limitations and either consult a physician when the problem is beyond their skill set or transfer the patient to a higher level of care.”
Letter: Sierra Club criticism was baseless, unfair
“He heaps venomous scorn, most of it unfair and baseless, on an organization staffed exclusively by conscientious volunteers who selflessly devote their time and energy to doing what they can to preserve and protect the environment of Western North Carolina.”
Letter: The value of old-growth forests
“Suzanne Simard and countless other scientists have enumerated the many environmental benefits of old-growth forest.”
Letter: Sierra Club critique flames out in Woodfin
“Attacking one of the nation’s largest and oldest organizations devoted to protecting our environment and going after a great public servant like Ken Brame was pathetic.”
Letter: Research shows effectiveness of housing first
“Of all the housing models, housing first, a version of permanent supportive housing, has the imprimatur of research demonstrating its effectiveness at ending homelessness.”