“I am writing this letter to ask those who are making a lot of money here and others to donate to this reward and also consider helping set up a large reward fund to be used in all serious gun violence cases.”
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Letter: A species more dangerous than bears
“But let’s get some perspective here. The rate of murders in the Asheville area is approximately 10 per 100,000 people; the rate of rapes, 48 per 100,000; the rate of assault, 335 per 100,000.”
Letter: Diverse voices will help make great strides in farming
“I’m proud of all the women and men farmers working side by side with respect and appreciation for one another because they know we are all stronger together.”
Letter: Xpress voter guides should come earlier
“While I appreciate and commend the informative voting guides you produce each election season, I think your readers would be better served if you moved up the publication dates of the issues by several weeks.”
Letter: Get real about the Charlotte Street ‘road diet’
“Another scenario is increasing road rage from backups, followed by more cars cutting through the heart of the neighborhood, where families with young children are moving in.”
Letter: 610 Haywood, free food and free needles
“When the agreed-upon use is changed or deviated from, and that change impacts the neighborhood negatively, the city and greater community need to stand up and hold those in charge accountable.”
Letter: We don’t need the Pentagon’s weapons here
“Recent research from Princeton University demonstrates that law enforcement’s use of military armaments does not reduce crime rates nor protect officers in the line of duty.”
Letter: Voters need solid, impartial information
“I was disappointed to find very little information on the six ballot questions facing North Carolina voters in the last midterm election.”
Letter: What’s with the Asheville food scene?
“Either, way the food scene around here seems to be driven by people who really don’t know what true food tastes like, or they just like what sounds good on the menu.”
Letter: Viceroy butterflies — not actually monarch mimics
“So viceroys aren’t a monarch imitator. Both butterflies co-evolved this feature of being unpalatable to birds.”
Letter: Advertising is not opinion
“Regardless of what you think about our presidential lapdog representing District 11, and whatever it is you think about our conservative court system, it seems to me that a local publication should not yield its opinion section to prepared advocacy statements from organizations outside of the state.”
Letter: Leadership skills are important for women, too
“The Supreme Court did not ‘trample’ your rights. They simply extended those rights to women.”
Letter: Info lacking in North Asheville development plans
” I would ask for plan transparency, some preservation of the environment and safety for pre-existing homeowners. So far we know nothing.”
Letter: Steady Collective provides lifesaving services
“For a town that touts its ‘progressiveness,’ the city of Asheville has shown once again that it is only willing to take the measures that will make our town pretty for its tourists — not livable for its residents.”
Letter: Celebrate Veterans Day with peace in mind
“We can honor our military, but let us keep in mind the tragedies that war brings to us at home and abroad.”
Letter: Asheville takes huge step for renewable energy
“Now Asheville has joined the community of cities and counties taking responsibility for the climate into their own hands, rather than waiting for our state or national government to take the lead.”
Letter: Blame disinterest and apathy, not women
“Has it ever occurred to Anthony E. Ponder that the dwindling membership in service organizations has to do with disinterest and apathy on the part of males and their participation, rather than the drivel of female joiners?”
Letter: Go local and organic to help environment
“These and many other reasons speak against plain going vegan and feeling great about it; it speaks for education, and mostly it speaks for going local.”
Letter: Vote — the future of NC falls on you
“Voting is the most influential way a citizen can make their voice heard and affect their government. Yet right now in North Carolina, the right to vote is under attack.”
Letter: Brian Turner represents us well
“I believe that Brian Turner will continue to work hard for us.”
Letter: Flip the House by voting against Republican enablers
“We need to vote our Republican friends away from the table for a while in order to stop this slid into despotism.”
