“The point is that all of the unique, lovely, authentic spaces in this town are rapidly being snatched up and turned into something ubiquitous, bland and elitist.”
Letter: Melt the ICE!
“In Western North Carolina, an April ICE raid placed 27 people in a detention center in Georgia, five hours away from their families.”
Letter: Asheville’s architectural style should be green
“I am not too concerned about the façade of a building and would rather see creative designs that reflect many Asheville citizens’ values and true Asheville style.”
Letter: Where is the outrage for Derrick?
“Where is the questioning and outrage about this and other fatal shootings of area young people, especially those in public housing? “
Letter: Signs of the times
“Not to go all Revelations or Jeremiah on you, but just because Denzel Washington isn’t roaming an apocalyptic landscape that used to be Western North Carolina with a 12-gauge pump or we’re not warming ourselves over piles of garbage and chasing rats doesn’t mean that the end isn’t near.”
Letter: Trump loves NC and SC
“President Trump has a love for North Carolina and South Carolina and has appreciated winning North Carolina and South Carolina’s electoral votes in the 2016 presidential election.”
Letter: West side deserves a few good restaurants
“On this side of town, we deserve a few good restaurants. How about a diner? Golden Corral?”
Letter: Another reason to unseat McHenry
“His continuing record of blindly supporting Congressional Republican dogma is a travesty.”
Letter: Give Sundays back to nonhunters in NC
“However, with last year’s passage of [the] Outdoor Heritage Enhanced [law], our legislature created a very real problem for nonhunters who have relied on Sundays as a free and clear day to go where they please on our public lands, in particular our national forests.”
Letter: How can hotel tax better support Asheville?
“How can this law change so that maybe the city can receive a higher percentage of hotel tax toward things that matter to maintain the city’s needs or even — ha, ha — go toward affordable workforce housing?”
Letter: Sounding the alarm about town bears
“Someone needs to inform all these unsuspecting transplants who are moving here in droves and are paying outrageous prices for housing without being told that hanging out in their backyards at night might be an invitation for disaster.”
Letter: Asheville progressives are losing ground
“Though progressives love to march, scream, ridicule, deceive and knit pink vagina hats, experience tells us there’s a big difference in motion and action. Your side has a growing attachment to distraction over productive social action.”
Letter: Volunteer reading tutors can make huge difference
“If you wish to make a difference in a child’s life and simultaneously enjoy the feeling of ‘giving back,’ join our teams of reading coaches and reading buddies.”
Letter: David Wilson Brown is a true progressive
“He is sincere and dedicated to decency, fairness, honesty and to representing common people.”
Letter: Be aware of tourism’s links to gentrification
“Most urgently, gentrification is creating a demand for buildable lots and houses within the city limits that is invading our historic African-American neighborhoods and displacing lifelong residents who have been here for generations.”
Letter: Visitors, Asheville welcomes (and depends on) you
“When you visit a honey-tasting shop, local record store or family farm, know that your support helps us to thrive and live our passions here in Asheville.”
Letter: Contraceptive education can precede sex ed
“Of particular interest is the surprise that the Buncombe school system is ahead of the Asheville system in sex ed, despite Asheville not having viable fundamentalist opposition, unlike in Buncombe.”
Letter: Time is running out to protect NC’s red wolves
“This despicable proposal will absolutely result in the extinction of the red wolf in North Carolina and the greater Southeast.”
Letter: Two reasons to unseat Rep. Patrick McHenry
“We need politicians in office that are willing to propose radical and even not-so-radical solutions to climate change, which is an existential threat to human civilization.”
Letter: Thumbs-down on airport parking signage
“The signage is horrible!”
Letter: Downtown advertising strikes sour chord
“I’m no marketing expert, but I think it’s best if your advertising doesn’t annoy the public.”