“You can be sure the Republicans are pouring millions into stopping her so they can continue to take away voting rights, due-process rights, the rights of municipalities to prohibit discrimination, etc.”
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Letter: Meadows — missing in action
“We do recall him voting for the doomed American Health Care Act and then crying crocodile tears about not having known of the impact it would have on poor and working families.”
Letter: Higgins has the qualifications for sheriff
“He is a well-respected, successful business owner and has been for a big part of his life.”
Letter: Setting record straight on Firestorm Books
“Firestorm treats with humanity those patrons who are respectful, including the homeless looking for a safe place to stay for a couple hours.”
Letter: Miller has right qualifications for sheriff
“You must not know that Quentin plans to hold regular town halls to build community rapport. Or that our opioid crisis will be one of Quentin’s top priorities.”
Letter: Turner has the tools to better his hometown
“I was thrilled to learn that Brian has experience working in higher education and understands the pros and cons to our public schools on a systemic level.”
Letter: A stain on this town
“I call foul on the city for engaging in this aggressive, underhanded attempt to further gentrify West Asheville.”
Letter: Defeat McHenry and save the U.S. Postal Service
“He submitted a bill that would have pre-emptively banned future U.S. Postal Service innovations in its products and services, such as affordable, basic banking (low-cost check cashing, small-dollar loans, savings accounts, money transfers).”
Letter: Experienced Miller seeks positive future for Buncombe
“Quentin Miller seeks a positive future for Buncombe County that includes innovative cooperation with other agencies to combat the opioid epidemic, more transparency of policing activities and increasing the safety of all students and adults.”
Letter: We should consider climate refugees
“However, once the Outer Banks have inevitably washed away, more and more of those refugees will be looking for a place to settle. How will we see them?”
Letter: Let us count the ways the GOP fails
“Just look at Mark Meadows aiding Trump! Does he bother to campaign here or debate Phillip Price? No.”
Letter: Meadows stands up to special interests in Farm Bill
“Congressman [Mark] Meadows deserves credit for standing up for taxpayers and against special interests in the Farm Bill.”
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Letter: The DOT must do better
“In a time when pollinators are in decline and environmental degradation high, surely the shredding mower can’t be that much more trouble (I hate that thing too, by the way).”
Letter: Asheville residents need more bang for our bucks
“I really wish Council would adjust their priorities and think of us who pay extra fees for our vehicles ($30), dog licenses ($10), chicken registration ($25) and so much more — the 2018 Fees and Charges Manual is over 120 pages and is an interesting read.”
Letter: Our power is in our vote!
“Only by your vote can the needs of the people be taken seriously.”
Letter: Rally for our health Oct. 21
“Because of Medicare, my treatment was not prohibitively expensive. This is the quality of care that should be, and can be, available to all.”
Letter: A monarch by any other name
“Readers interested in monarchs and participating in citizen science programs should be aware that viceroys and monarchs occur in much of the same range, including Western North Carolina.”
Letter: Vote to save our country, freedom and lives
“And once you are registered, I [urge] you to vote blue for Democrats to save our country and our freedoms and our lives.”
Letter: A royal (butterfly) mistake
“The otherwise lovely cover on the [Sept. 26] edition shows a viceroy butterfly, a great monarch imitator.”
Letter: Let’s make peace a reality
“Imagine if the money Asheville taxpayers contribute to the war paradigm were instead used to uplift our community, to eradicate poverty, to provide physical and mental health care, to support efforts to make our community climate-change resilient, to make sure all our children have what they need to thrive!”