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Letter: A message from the heavens about Asheville
“One way or another, the Great Being in the Sky will persuade people, mostly Floridians, that Asheville isn’t the haven they once expected.”
Letter: Legislation would help working parents, businesses and kids
“HB 574 is a piece of legislation that would allow us to begin treating child care as essential infrastructure.”
Letter: Don’t turn Charlotte Street into Charlotte
“I urge City Council to take the time to review its decisions before making a huge mistake that will affect our neighborhoods for years to come.”
Letter: Back the Blue in AVL
“It is my opinion that the City Council should start to show some support for the AVL police who are serving our community while being stretched to the maximum.”
Letter: Citizen voices sidelined by surprise school board pick
“As if our city needed one more example of citizen voices being sidelined, on Aug. 24, Asheville City Council pushed through the nomination of George Sieburg for the Asheville City Board of Education just hours after the vacancy was known to anyone.”
Letter: More thought needed on homeless shelter
“The city recently purchased a tract of land by the Deaverview area. Immediate use should be for this shelter.”
Letter: Act now to quell violent crime
“The city of Asheville and Buncombe County have about one year to quell their growing violent crime and nascent street gang problem.”
Letter: El Paso bests Asheville on transportation, crime
“Having spent time in El Paso, Texas, I am struck by interesting comparisons to Asheville.”
Letter: Support needed for environmental justice bill
“Western North Carolina will soon experience environmental degradation because of our legislators’ inability to act on climate policy.”
Letter: Article should have included science of noise pollution
“As with water and air pollution, noise pollution is a recognized public health issue that contributes to increased risk of diabetes, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, sleep disturbance, depression, stress and hearing loss.”
Letter: Jewish community also addressing racial justice issues
“While the worthy efforts of five Christian faith communities were highlighted in the article, not one mention was made of the work of the Jewish community.”
Letter: City should not have complaint-based noise ordinance
“We should not have a complaint-based system; we should never have to get a noise administrator to come into our condos to measure sound after we complain.”
Letter: Masks should be required indoors
“It is such a small thing to do to protect ourselves and others.”
Letter: Masking is about common sense and courtesy
“Nothing about this has anything to do with politics. It has to do with common sense and courtesy.”
Letter: Hoping that masks will be required
“I also hope the county and city government will require masks in all public indoor spaces.”
Letter: Public should support educators in job of guiding students
“Educators have a duty to educate and guide students. It’s no easy task and deserves public support.”
Letter: Charlotte Street project will actually help Asheville
“Preservation at all costs is not the answer.”
Letter: Excellent care and professional service from Mission Hospital
“Despite the transitional hardships inherent in changes as large as what Mission Hospital has been experiencing, I found no evidence of any impact ‘on the street’ where the care is given …”
Letter: Protect Crab Creek community from storage facility, overdevelopment
“Why sacrifice the majestic beauty of the Crab Creek community for 1,000 storage units that add no value to the community or environment?”
Letter: A shoutout to leaders returning to in-person only meetings
“When people are not in the same physical space, experiencing all the facial expressions, body postures and subtle tones of voice that others in the room are privy to, we don’t have a level playing field.”