“After hearing about the perseverance of my great-grandmother and realizing my own difficulties as a female in society, I have learned the true value of a woman’s right to vote.”
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“After hearing about the perseverance of my great-grandmother and realizing my own difficulties as a female in society, I have learned the true value of a woman’s right to vote.”
“While there are women around the world who do not have suffrage, I am lucky that many women who came before me fought tirelessly so that one day I could decide who represents me in government.”
“The ‘Wake’ is so timely, and yet also completely ignored, fitting Asheville perfectly!”
“We’ve stressed the importance of not dismissing our medical professionals, the elderly and other such integral members of the community. Let’s not forget our fellow criminals.”
“Yet let me suggest that we honor as proud examples those who are just doing OK, just getting by somehow in an increasingly complicated, messy, unstable economic and human environment.”
“The mayor’s curfew puts Asheville residents, especially our already over-policed black communities, at increased risk of police violence.”
“An officer’s failure to report a partner’s crimes should be a crime itself — to be criminally punished and require permanent forfeiture of an officer’s certification.”
“Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chairman Brownie Newman and Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer have failed miserably with their response to the virus among us.”
“For people who write editorial letters, it allows them to give their voice to local issues and what is the local community’s wisest course of action.”
“Those of us voting in District 113 have a chance to make a difference in the North Carolina House by electing Sam Edney.”
“I want to encourage dialogue and support for mental health and breaking the stigma in all of North Carolina, including the Asheville area.”
“Perhaps their foresight prophesied we will come through these dire times successfully. Finding out what they predicted will give us all some hope.”
“Asheville and Buncombe parents and students need assurance that a return to classrooms will be well-managed and safe.”
“In order to protect our democracy, we must address these issues and go even further to allocate $4 billion in federal funding for states and mandate the implementation of reforms nationwide …”
“Workers of the world, rise in virus crisis unity!”
“We’re going to the polls in November with cannabis legalization in mind, and that’s why we’ll be voting Sen. Thom Tillis out of office.”
“It would have the added bonus of helping out our air and climate, too.”
“As animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors of human-made greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and water pollution, an animal-free diet would have been another at-home opportunity on Earth Day.”
“I greatly appreciate the information.”
“COVID-19 should be a stark reminder that we always live in uncertain times and we should conserve our resources that we may be better prepared to make it through the hard times that will surely come.”
“[W]e cannot afford to lose representation for hard-to-count communities that are often already disenfranchised in our electoral system.”