“We can advocate for courses at every level from fourth grade through college that focus on the legacy of slavery, discrimination, classism and social issues that have an ongoing impact on the lives of all of us today.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: Looking forward to better days
“But if we all continue to stay careful, we could stay out of harm’s way from this terrible world pandemic and plague.”
Letter: Richmond Hill shouldn’t become thoroughfare
“I urge you to drive through this neighborhood and appreciate it for what it is, while open-mindedly envisioning the devastation that would accompany thousands of vehicles, should Bluffs on River Bend be approved.”
Letter: Rogues and one hero
“We should honor one Republican hero, Patrick McHenry, R-10th District, who said that his vote was based on the Constitution. Thank you, Congressman McHenry.”
Letter: Woodfin should deny Bluffs development
“The town must implement environmental impact studies, keep property taxes affordable, clean up the river and deny the Bluffs on River Bend.”
Letter: Nothing to salvage in Vance Monument
“Please realize every day this statue remains intact is another day you’re not actively renouncing white supremacy.”
Letter: An excellent way to repurpose the obelisk
“If repurposing the obelisk can further balance our demonstrated duality, let’s go for it! Unity Tower sounds good and right.”
Letter: Losses in music scene demand action
“You are witnessing the start of a wave of activism to help people within the music scene to fight stigma, to use commonsense harm reduction and mental health support.”
Letter: Mutually assured monument destruction
“But when we let frustration and fury drive us to demand retribution by destruction, we’ve moved beyond healing historic wounds to pushing the balance hard toward harm against others — and it’s bound to snap back as harm against us.”
Letter: Dangerous encouragement of violence
“So, the only conclusion that I can come to is that those who have objected are aiding and abetting the lies.”
Letter: Neighbors should have say in land use
“We chose to buy our homes in this neighborhood and should have a voice in how the land is used.”
Letter: A better solution for Charlotte Street
“I am 1,000% in favor of mixed use, but not the needless destruction of land and history, only to be replaced by a traffic-clogging, mediocre, Anywhere USA development.”
Letter: City Council should focus on more urgent priorities
“I would have thought that it would be more advantageous for the City Council to redirect the resources and money that are being used on the street renaming and Vance monument removal projects to address more immediate issues caused by the pandemic.”
Letter: Ike’s timely warning and our current reality
“We are all the alert and knowledgeable citizenry that President Eisenhower warned would be necessary to prevent what we see happening in Buncombe County and we say: ‘No more, reject Raytheon!'”
Letter: Bringing shame on the people of WNC
“After all the horrors of that day, the murder, the desecration and the rape of our democracy, Madison Cawthorn had the impudent lack of any regard or respect for our country to vote to overturn the will of the people and make Donald J. Trump a dictator.”
Letter: Voice your concerns about Woodfin development
“Our small neighborhood and hundreds of daily Richmond Hill Park visitors do not want a Reynolds Mountain-type development here.”
Letter: Dating hopeful missed the memo on women
“It’s dark times, but maybe if he stops thinking of women in terms of ‘butter faces,’ one of us females will finally agree to be his pen pal.”
Letter: Expulsion from Congress
“My hope is that when they start looking for people to charge in the aftermath of the events in Washington, they follow the trail right to the door of Madison Cawthorn and that he be expelled from Congress.”
Letter: Failing to find humor in dating story
“I’m surprised I need to say this, but you can’t compare dating in NYC to dating in Asheville. They’re Big Apples and Orange Peels.”
Letter: A parent’s frustration at Asheville City Schools
“I feel that they have failed our children and their families, in keeping the children virtual for almost a year now.”
Letter: Cawthorn has already disqualified himself from Congress
“By Jan. 6, he was busy denouncing the constitutional election process, advocating the overthrow of the presidential election and helping to incite a deadly attack on the U.S. Congress.”
