“Asheville’s ‘Me Too’ movement is one tip of a many-pronged iceberg in our oversexualized culture, which both fosters and condemns the desecration of human sexuality.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: Bucking the schools-as-a-business model
“We can try to buck this trend by investing in our city schools in ways that the state budgeting process cannot touch: volunteering time and donating money or resources.”
Letter: Still pushing for housing for homeless vets
“I did get to pass on my thoughts about this and lobby again for homeless vets getting some of the spaces, especially in the RAD, which could be a large amount of housing.”
Letter: City Council should create parking solutions downtown
“I know tourism is important to the local economy, but considering the low wages generated by tourism, I think City Council should do more to improve the lives of Asheville citizens.”
Letter: Consider donating kidney to Asheville father
“I strongly believe that there are many altruistic, spiritual and charitable people in the world who would consider helping spread the word or possibly even donating themselves.”
Letter: Cover photo glorified gun fashion
“I can only imagine how this glorification of gun fashion is being received by your teen and preteen readers.”
Letter: Sleepless in Candler, thanks to industrial noise
“It is too much: five years of this for nonwoven fabric for baby wipes.”
Letter: Thanks for taking care of your neighbors, WNC
“In 2017, many of you stepped forward to ensure that our neighbors who may be less fortunate or are experiencing a crisis had access to food, home fuel, medical assistance and other emergent needs through our nonprofit Marshall Food Pantry.”
Letter: In praise of local bookstores
“So, here’s a big shoutout to the Paperback Palace and all the other local purveyors of gently used poetry and prose.”
Letter: Leave stereotypes of large families at home
“In a time when we’re expected to challenge assumptions and teach cultural sensitivity, I want to take a moment to express my frustrations as a woman and a mother and to take this opportunity to address only a few of those stereotypes that I hear from strangers on a weekly basis.”
Letter: Kudos for keep-your-pet-at-home policy
“If a shopper cannot part with the pet for an hour, then maybe a trip to the shrink should be the priority instead of groceries.”
Letter: Kind driver campaign needed
“We need to change the mindset! A campaign is in order. A ‘kind driver Asheville’ sticker needs to be on every car.”
Letter: More to the story of development approval
“While affordable housing is important, shoving developments through in a covert manner is not the way to present new housing solutions to the community at large.”
Letter: What defines ethical slaughtering?
“Of all the forms of animal agriculture, those advocating ethical slaughter practices should probably be the first to truly have glass walls.”
Letter: The scoop on Mumpower’s dog’s poop
“I can be trusted to clean up after my dog. It’s unfortunate that when it comes to myopia, vilification and fabrication, there’s no matching means to clean up after humans.”
Letter: An omnivore’s perspective
“I’m getting rather tired of these self-righteous vegans who, like extremists of every stripe, think their way is the only way for everybody!”
Letter: Repeal and replace Meadows
“Mark Meadows hates big government when it helps people with health problems, but he loves big government when it benefits his investments.”
Letter: Buncombe County residents deserve answers on disastrous jail proposal
“Expansion is inherently at odds with a commitment to reframing how we think about and respond to so-called ‘crime,’ which is at the heart of what will make diversion effective in the long run.”
Letter: Brokenhearted about Duke’s tree-cutting plans
“How is Duke Energy able to cut all the trees to the ground in my front yard? Some are still small from the last cutting!”
Letter: Apartment complex approval highlights need for land-use planning
“The ordinances, as they stand today, are written in such a way that any developer can easily take advantage and get approved with guidelines that are shortsighted for today’s standards and sustainability plan.”
Letter: What does Asheville have to offer the homeless?
“Why are we expecting people to be in some other circumstance without considering the system that fails them? Where’s the rope and toehold?”