“North Carolina’s capital punishment has not done a better job deterring murder than Michigan’s life-in-prison rule: Homicide rates for the two states are virtually the same.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: What the numbers (and attitudes) say about Asheville area
“Apparently, Asheville has earned the dishonorable distinction of placing in the top 10% of most violent cities in the entire country.”
Letter: Woodfin board should address development concerns
“The community has serious concerns about the proposed development on Richmond Hill.”
Letter: Postal Service deserves our respect
“I think our local mail carriers are really doing a great job in the face of awful problems.”
Letter: A better way to support jobs in Buncombe
“We should be giving tax incentives to local sustainable businesses, not to a multinational corporation that relies on fossil fuels and perpetuates a war industry that is the scourge of the world.”
Letter: Kudos to AFD — and check those smoke alarms
“The whole procedure took about two hours and cost about $100 to save lives and structure.”
Letter: Cigarette ads — really?
“Imagine my shock and utter dismay to find two full-page ads for cigarettes.”
Letter: Put brakes on changes to Asheville Primary School
“The families, staff and supportive community of Asheville Primary School feel that the decision to sell the building at 441 Haywood Road and redistribute the programs currently housed there to other spaces is shortsighted and is being made hastily without a long-term plan for what is best for the community.”
Letter: Take my place in line?
“Yet here we have a vaccine policy that rewards seniors while those at risk in our retail, restaurant and service sectors are told they have to wait.”
Letter: Backroom deal was a bad decision
“Apparently a decision had already been made without the concern of residents being heard. Is that how a democracy works?”
Letter: We need ‘culture of caring’ to improve schools
“Why do we raise our children in a world system that focuses on achievement and celebrates economic wealth rather than kindness, truth, goodness and the common good?”
Letter: What does ‘transparency’ mean to Buncombe County officials?
“People may like the 800 jobs promised by the Pratt & Whitney deal and so don’t care that it was transacted so discreetly, but now that this precedent has been set, will there be future deals made without taxpayers’ knowledge and input during the negotiations?”
Letter: Public was sold out on Raytheon deal
“There are other options for providing economic betterment to the people of our region, ones that are not complicit in death and destruction.”
Letter: Learn about racism via Justice in January
“If you are like me and see the value in all people and would like to understand the problem better in hopes of doing better to create a new culture where racism is a thing of the past, then I invite you to join me for Justice in January.”
Letter: Commissioners should have refused devil’s bargain
“’Economic development’ is a proven strategy of neoliberalism, getting people to feel grateful for a small payoff in jobs after their wealth and prosperity have been stolen by austerity policies.”
Letter: Look to alternatives for mental health crisis response
“To expect the police person to arrive on the scene and ‘fix it’ is both unrealistic and simplistic. Time to look to alternatives.”
Letter: Tipping 101 for shopping and delivery services
“A customer in the Asheville area encouraged me to write this because she believes people don’t understand how to tip for shop/delivery services like Shipt or Instacart.”
Letter: We don’t need Raytheon plant
“And we sure do not need to spend tax dollars to subsidize this Raytheon plant.”
Letter: Legalize marijuana to help NC prosper
“North Carolina needs to take this opportunity to help itself prosper and care for its citizens by simply catching up with other states and legalizing marijuana.”
Letter: Keep fighting against aerospace plant
“Couldn’t we wait for something like a company making turbines for windmills and tidal power or offer incentives to aid sustainable businesses instead?”
Letter: Give help to those in need in WNC
“For those of us with the resources to provide for our families, it is time to reach out to those who do not.”
