I agree with Joseph Crawley’s letter 100 percent [“How About ‘No’ for an Alternative?”, Jan. 28], and would like to add a few things. The last thing Asheville or any city needs is more highways. Asheville desperately needs bike lanes, crosswalk signs and more mass transit. It would make more sense to fix the existing […]
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Let’s get some sleep
Without the passing of the president’s economic stimulus bill, we could see unemployment rates as high as they were during the Great Depression. I haven’t worked since July. I can’t tell you how frightening that is. With my life savings draining down to nothing, and with no income in sight, where will I go with […]
Time to stop nitpicking
As a career teacher at all levels from kindergarten through graduate school, 1949 to 1997, I know that the future hope of the USA lies in the education of its children from preschool through graduate studies. I could never have completed my studies at the master’s or doctoral level without the help of the GI […]
Why wish for failure?
Conservatives hope President Obama fails to get his economic stimulus plan passed in the Senate, because they don’t want to see him get credit for preventing another [Great] Depression. Rush Limbaugh, for example: “I hope Obama fails.” Obama, who has the job of rebuilding a shattered economy as well as a shredded Constitution, must not […]
It’s no laughing matter
It is frightening to me that following one of the most inspiring, positive and uniting presidential inaugurations in history, certain Republicans are doing their best to undermine attempts by President Obama’s administration to start work on our suffering country. The economic stimulus package that has been proposed has many excellent points to it, including increasing […]
The Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America
The Laurel Chapter of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America holds a monthly meeting and smaller groups dedicated to teaching different types of needlework. The chapter is also involved in numerous outreach projects, including Habitat for Humanity, Project Linus, IAM and Johnson Farm’s Heritage Day. Member Janet Stewart states, “The mission of the Embroiderers’ Guild of […]
Drifting toward diabetic coma
Cupcakes have become the “in” thing in the culinary world: They’re sweet, have lots of gooey frosting, are easy to eat and hassle-free, no plate or fork required. They do, however, lack the elegance of a torte or the substance of a pound cake. But what does all this have to do with the local […]
Don’t give up downtown’s historic vistas
I want to share with my community my feedback to the Downtown Master Plan Commission: Allowing 27-story buildings would be obscene—and the death of Asheville’s uniqueness. A background of surrounding mountains, cloud formations and sunsets, the sense of spaciousness and light and the human scale are what make downtown unique and friendly. The BB&T building […]
Gaza isn’t Warsaw
Tom Craig’s impassioned letter [“Will We Reap What Israel Sows?,” Jan. 21] expresses the horror felt by all compassionate beings at the devastation of large parts of Gaza City. Who does not cringe at the sight of a blasted baby, a grieving mother, shocked and homeless children? Having built a civilian shield and reaped international […]
Poking Israel in the ribs
In response to “Will We Reap What Israel Sows?” [Letters, Jan. 21]: First, for those that believe in one true God, he gave that land to Israel. So, the land belongs to them. Who is to deny what God gives? Though Israel has turned its back on God and denied his Son, he does not […]
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Faith in focus
In a time when many religions are witnessing a drop-off in attendance at worship services, evangelicalism is booming: It’s the fastest-growing form of faith in the United States today. A substantial 26.3 percent of American adults define themselves as evangelicals, according to the 2008 U.S. Religious Landscape Study conducted by the Pew Forum on Religion […]
P&Z weighs in on Downtown Master Plan
The draft downtown master plan continues to make appearances and gather input around Asheville on its way to a March appearance before City Council. On Jan. 22, Project Manager Sasha Vrtunski presented the draft to the Planning and Zoning Commission, one of two bodies whose responsibilities would increase if the plan were adopted as is. […]
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Better late than never
Talking to Patterson Hood, it’s easy to notice that the guitar-playing, rabble-rousing and whiskey-swilling frontman of the Drive-By Truckers isn’t quite the same person at home. Is that the sound of his daughter playing in the background? Truckers’ delight: WNCW listeners voted Brighter Than Creation’s Dark No. 4 on the station’s list of 2008’s Top […]
From the editors: About your nonlocal letters
Keeping in mind our paper’s motto—“Local Matters”—our Letters section has always given first priority to letters about local issues or regarding stories we have published. As a result, when we don’t have enough print space for all the week’s letters, those written about national or international issues get cut, and are held over in the […]
How about “no” for an alternative?
The recent I-26 decisions by the City Council and county commissioners are both shortsighted and stupid. The fact is, the I-26 connector has absolutely no reason to exist. Have you ever been on the north leg of I-26? There’s rarely another car in sight. Some people point to the traffic jam that occurs at the […]
The staff that eats together …
Order up: Chefs at Savoy fine-dining restaurant display the shift’s “family meal.” There are people who eat at Asheville’s finest restaurants every single night. These people are, of course, the workers who staff them: the servers, sommeliers, bussers, bartenders and hostesses who can’t duck out of a bustling dining room for a traditional lunch break. […]
Outdoors: The Practical Fly
A couple of years ago, I spent about three months restoring the exteriors of the two log cabins at the President James K. Polk State Historic Site, just south of Charlotte. The site is in an urban area, and Little Sugar Creek, a nondescript stream about the size of the Swannanoa, runs adjacent the property. […]
Pan-fish secrets
With plenty of places in Western North Carolina to catch various pan-fish and bass species, you don’t need to stealth cruise over highway fences to have a good time. Jeff Curtis of Curtis Wright Outfitters pointed out that old farm ponds have long been considered the holy grail of pan-fish angling, because farmers have stocked […]