“With these as the antecedents to the [recently replaced] billboard, it feels as though our overall feminist leaning and progressive community might indeed be justified in our agitation with this piece of marketing.”
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Letter: Park is not a four-letter word
“The ‘citizen’ task force process was a farce. Council did not need this task force. There are 12 years of documented public support for green space, not more commercial development.”
Letter writer: Book offers appreciation of interstate landscapes
“The initial inspiration for the book was observations made while driving along most of I-81 with my family many years ago and thinking that there was much to see along the route that most travelers were oblivious to — geology, physiography, vegetation, etc.”
Letter writer: Stop littering roads with signs
‘Please, I beg you, stop littering our roads with signs. What must visitors to our beautiful city think when they see all those ugly signs?’
Letter writer: Divest from pipeline madness
“Let your thoughts be known if you would rather our state resources be used to protect our precious water supply and promote clean energy instead of supporting destructive pipelines that will dig their way through our beautiful communities and put them in danger at the same time.”
Letter writer: Speak up for affordable health care for all
“Local groups are inviting our congressmen to open meetings: Our Revolution and Indivisible are sponsoring a “Medicare for All” Town Hall for Meadows’ 11th District constituents on the courthouse lawn in Waynesville Sunday, April 23, at 3 p.m.”
Letter writer: Construction map, New Leicester Highway info needed
“Helpful and informed article by Max Hunt. Great research and looked at both the underbelly of new highway construction and the shiny parts, too!”
Letter writer: Puzzle Xpress wins fan
“I’m not a puzzler at all and have never completed a single crossword puzzle, but even I had a try at the Asheville-centric puzzle [Puzzle Xpress] in your March 8 edition …”
Letter writer: Christian Scientists appreciate religious exemption for vaccines
“Christian Scientists normally rely on prayer for healing. It’s a deeply considered spiritual practice and way of life that has meant a lot to us over the years. So we’ve appreciated the vaccination exemption and sought to use it conscientiously and responsibly when it has been granted.”
Letter writer: Sacrificing neighborhoods to I-26
“I am still stunned that Council has selected the highway with the largest footprint that will take the most land away from residential and business neighborhoods.”
Letter writer: Governor’s Western Residence holds allure
“The North Carolina Governor’s Western residence has two open houses, one during the summertime and one during the winter holidays.”
Letter writer: The economics of a living wage
“If a business pays living rather than starvation wages, it raises the level of economic activity — which would tend to increase hiring — and reduces the tax levied on us all for subsidized housing and transport, food banks and the like — which would tend to increase economic activity and hence hiring.”
Letter writer: We deserve better than I-240 plan
“Thus far, the city has been blind to the obvious — that there’s nothing that can be done to minimize the impact of this flawed project. That’s why N.C. DOT won’t develop and share with the public any human-scale visuals that enable the public to know what this entire thing will look like once built.”
Letter writer: Movement seeks power for voters
“I represent an organization, NCwethepeople.org, whose intent is to engage enough public support that the legislators in Raleigh will recognize the wisdom in allowing “The People” to vote in November 2018 on a ballot measure.”
Letter writer: Act now on gerrymandering
‘[Gerrymandering] encourages a lack of cooperation and increases the partisan divide because incumbents have almost guaranteed their re-election based on partisan district lines. Millions of votes across the nation go unheard. Power is ripped away from the people and placed even more into the hands of politicians.”
Letter writer: Is Hendersonville training center justified?
“While the threat of domestic terrorism is certainly real and merits public attention, when regarded dispassionately and juxtaposed with American suicide statistics, one must ask, which is the greater problem in our society?”
Letter writer: Early childhood funding shouldn’t require economic argument
“The case for investment in early childhood development is settled, really. Now, it becomes a matter of convincing state leaders to make the investment and to make it wisely.”
Letter writer: We need women’s voices and leadership
“Thank you, women of Asheville and of the world, for standing up to the men who make the rest of us look bad. We need you, we need your voices and we need your leadership.”
Letter writer: We should be discussing Trump administration
“As a patriot, I am furious that the First Amendment, the right to gather in peaceable protest and right to freedom of speech, is being threatened.”
Letter writer: Civility solution is already available
“I must confess, however, that I’ve never felt a letters or comments section should be regarded as the journalistic equivalent of a Speakers’ Corner in Hyde Park; if people want to voice their opinions at will, they can start their own newspaper or blog.”
Letter writer: Taking a crash course in democracy
“Seems the only way to rise above the grief and dread I wake to every day is to be active, to be learning how to make change, not just talking about it.”