“But Duke Energy has filed a proposal with the N.C. Utilities Commission that would eliminate the financial benefits of these systems and destroy several thousand good jobs.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: Expand your consciousness with lifelong learning
“All of us may not be able to actively participate in demonstrations, but each of us can daily leave our comfort zone and social class and inform yourself on whatever issues are close to your heart.”
Letter: You pay a lot to live in the mountains
“Now that I’ve moved to Greensboro, a three-hour drive away, I’m saving $300 a month in rent for where I am now.”
Letter: Bravo for reporting on vaccine side effects
“Vaccine injury is almost a taboo topic in polite society these days without getting the dreaded label of anti-vax.”
Letter: Trees missing from sidewalk improvement plan
“If no accommodations are provided now as part of this project, there may never be a chance for this neighborhood and community to have the trees they deserve.”
Letter: Tourists, the lifeblood of our community?
“Leaders shouldn’t be so focused on turning our area into an amusement park for those with disposable cash to drop on lodging and entertainment.”
Letter: Think about better road design in Asheville
“A ‘stroad’ is a street/road combination that is often a wide street with a turn lane. The speeds on these roads are high, and they are very dangerous.”
Letter: Build empathy with visits to living legacies
“Asheville’s Peace Gardens and Hood Huggers International are the perfect preparation for a visit to Montgomery.”
Letter: Don’t cut healthy trees for ‘better’ mountain views
“Trees are our No. 1 defense against a warming world and, here in Asheville, we’re on a disturbing trend toward canopy loss. Every tree counts.”
Letter: The problem with reading about ‘doomscrolling’
“I tried to get to the end of Jessica Wakeman’s article on the downside to doomscrolling, but it was too depressing.”
Letter: Present the whole picture of COVID-19 vaccines
“You have a responsibility to your readers and the community to report the facts and the whole story.”
Letter: Bears are counting on us to protect sanctuaries
“Bears are counting on us to be their voice against the ominous regulation change proposed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission to allow permitted hunting in three bear sanctuaries.”
Letter: City acts to punish, not lead on homelessness issue
“Asheville city government appears to be failing its responsibilities as the custodian of homelessness funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.”
Letter: Child care system needs more support
“Higher subsidy rates allow providers to remain in operation, pay competitive wages and expand families’ access to care.”
Letter: Don’t drink the water
“I myself have contracted blastocystis repeatedly and believe it may have been from this water.”
Letter: Practicing safe tech for a healthier new year
“Enhancing our health and wellness is at the heart of our new WNC-based nonprofit: SafeTech NC, with a mission to share why and how to use technology safely.”
Letter: COVID-19 vaccine adverse events need more analysis
“The COVID-19 vaccines were deployed because of the clear evidence of the serious effects of COVID-19 infections and adequate evidence that, in the short term, the benefit of the vaccines in preventing serious COVID-19 infections was great and their serious adverse effects rates were sufficiently low to justify widespread use.”
Letter: Hoping Supreme Court requires fair district maps
“It is wrong for politicians of either party to create maps that serve themselves rather than their constituents.”
Letter: Thanks for focus on vaccine side effects and more
“I, like many others, also want to congratulate you on the thorough article about underreported vaccine side effects.”
Letter: Unanswered questions about Parkway pipeline
“A number of us who are concerned about the environmental dangers to our aquifer and the French Broad River think the deadline to comment needs to be extended.”
Letter: All across for crossword puzzle
“Please stop printing the crossword vertically. It makes life just that much more difficult for us bathroom solvers.”