“Did I really open up the [April 15] issue of the Xpress to find a two-page centerfold advertisement for cigarettes?”
Author: Letters
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Letter: How is provisional voting handled in Buncombe?
“He was being told that he had already voted, and he was saying that he had not.”
Letter: The political cost of trail closures
“The latest trail closings seem a bit excessive. Perhaps those who don’t get out much envision hikers and bikers swarming into group hugs or the like?”
Letter: Bill left during heart procedure spikes blood pressure
“When I came back to my room, on my nightstand was my patient financial responsibility statement. This is a fancy word for my bill!”
Letter: Fix city’s economy or say goodbye to Asheville’s ‘character’
“It’s hard to adapt to catastrophe when your city’s income inequality is so bad it resembles a Charles Dickens novel, and narcissistic politicians perpetuate it in order to further their careers.”
Letter: Would you fight for equal pay for women?
“If you knew it will take another 40 years for men and women to reach parity in wages, would you be outraged enough to fight for equal pay?”
Letter: A costly auto insurance caveat
“I just want to say that if you have only the legal minimum liability insurance, this could be you. Spring for collision to be covered in the case of such an accident.”
Letter: People who are incarcerated, not ‘inmates’
“As a community, we should band together to support our vulnerable members, such as those who are currently incarcerated. This can start by using appropriate language to address them and treating them with respect.”
Letter: Washington’s aggressive actions have local effects
“We are all impacted by the decisions made by the clowns in D.C. to fund weapons, bombers, drones and other instruments of war instead of providing universal health care, hospital beds, protective equipment and ventilators for our own population.”
Letter: Ending homelessness via St. Joseph’s campus?
“I’m certain I can’t be the first to wonder why the St. Joe’s campus side of Mission Hospital couldn’t become a resource for housing hundreds of people just like that?!”
Letter: About those downtown trees
“It does seem odd that the trees were removed from spots that homeless people cool off at or take shelter to wait for the bus.”
Letter: In defense of tourism-based businesses
“When it is safe, I hope the tourists come back in droves to help put our friends and families back to work.”
Letter: Another side to Pond Road development story
“We trade an isolated E. coli spike into a polluted, imperiled stream for the destruction of a watershed.”
Letter: Help make voting accessible to all
“NextGen North Carolina is calling on the North Carolina legislature to adopt a universally accessible vote-by-mail policy that ensures all North Carolinians can cast their ballots this November.”
Letter: Asheville will need to remake itself
“Will Asheville, the city I fell in love with, recover in time to prevent irreparable damage?”
Letter: Put a mask on the public face of first responders
“I don’t understand why there is apparently no organizational push to get these guys and gals into nonmedical face coverings for routine trips into public spaces.”
Letter: Jane Jacobs would be proud
“My cousins and I believe Martha and Jane were smiling when Mel received a MacArthur award.”
Letter: Edney can help steer NC in right direction
“Sam is a deeply thoughtful and knowledgeable person with humanistic values who can help steer North Carolina in the right direction for its citizens to thrive.”
Letter: Bike lanes are about safety
“These efforts are not about forcing people out of their cars or sacrificing traffic efficiency, but better balancing our transportation infrastructure to make Asheville safer for all residents and visitors — including pedestrians and cyclists.”
Letter: ‘No’ to Duke Energy’s proposed rate hike
“I am writing to encourage all of us here in WNC to write to Duke Energy to oppose its proposed 14.3% residential rate hike.”
Letter: Safe front porch singalongs
“This is a balm on frazzled nerves and great for those of us who can hardly ‘keep from singing.'”
