“Bumper sticker activism may not be proverbial ‘skin in the game’ and may make us feel good selfishly, but can also reflect the beginning of awareness.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: Could Vance Monument’s blocks be repurposed?
“Perhaps with a creative compromise, the past and future can be forged together for healing.”
Letter: First, get rid of racist cops
“Get rid of the racist cops and replenish the police budget to where it needs to be, whatever that might be — not what the mob wants it to be.”
Letter: Commissioners’ delay offers jarring juxtaposition
“My point here is the great divide between how the commissioners rolled out the welcome mat for PW, with virtually no regard for the opposition, yet postponed the protection ordinance vote that has far less opposition.”
Letter: Fourth Estate steps up for open meetings
“If our elected representatives find it too time-consuming or inconvenient to listen to their citizenry, they should resign — or not have run for public responsibility initially.”
Letter: Corporate free rides
“The argument was made that if we put conditions in the incentive contracts, a company may not sign. What then is our incentive to give them our money?”
Letter: Putting the Vance Monument in perspective
“Here’s a thought experiment that might help put things in perspective: Long ago, let’s say 1897, the people of Buncombeville erected a 65-foot statue in the shape of a gigantic fish and dedicated it to ‘Jesus Christ: Savior. Healer. Orator. Rebel. Winemaker.'”
Letter: APD puts words into action
“Zack has been outspoken that violent crime involving shootings, stabbings and murder had reached an unacceptable level, even before the pandemic and his arrival in Asheville.”
Letter: Powerful women of Asheville
“The women of Asheville have made remarkable achievements in their city’s history.”
Letter: If you think your home has been overvalued, appeal
“I appealed revaluation twice and received valuable adjustments each time.”
Letter: Cawthorn deserves no credit for WNC relief funds
“If Mr. Cawthorn is so proud to see this money being given to his district, why did he vote against it?”
Letter: ‘I believe’ isn’t real
“Mankind’s ability to corrupt racial equality, equal rights, immigration policy, gender realities, science and everything else is exponentially unbelievable.”
Letter: Small businesses need our support
“Even though vaccines are being pushed out, and things are slowly starting to go back to normal, local businesses need our help and support now more than ever as some open back up with limited space.”
Letter: Could we still fix the obelisk?
“Could it be more affordable and beneficial to use what’s already there and make it work together, rather than tearing it down?”
Letter: An informed discussion on the Vance Monument
“Why haven’t the public comments to the Vance Monument commission been published on a website so we can have an informed discussion?”
Letter: A village, not a mall, on Charlotte Street
“The gargantuan design is pretentious in the cottage area. Increased traffic, dangerously absurd. Total disregard for historic treasures, even worse.”
Letter: NC should still adopt the ERA
“North Carolina is poised to be on the wrong side of history unless our legislature acts quickly. We are one of the handful of states that has not yet ratified the federal ERA.”
Letter: The Bluffs: playing with fire
“Allowing The Bluffs to proceed without ensuring our public safety is playing with fire.”
Letter: A few puzzling questions
“If the rural children can’t do their classwork because of lack of internet access, then how are the parents going to get the information they need?”
Letter: Asheville Primary School is worth fighting for
“Concerned residents should contact the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners and demand a signed memorandum of understanding with ACS that preserves all ACS buildings and pre-K classrooms before future funding is approved.”
Letter: What happened, Asheville?
“We’ve already lost the goose and the golden egg. Now the City Council is selling what’s left to the highest bidders.”
