“Appropriate remembrance of its ravages through the centuries should evoke reflection on human evil, not honor its perpetrators.”
Letter: Why not open Asheville’s watershed to recreation?
“This would be a huge asset to the people of the surrounding communities.”
Letter: Let’s work through monument issue together
“Perhaps our Confederate monuments need to be replaced with monuments representing the horror and evil of slavery while also honoring the Black families.”
Letter: Freedom requires responsibility
“Freedom does not give one the right to take away or risk another person’s life in an act of a grossly irresponsible extremism.”
Letter: Pandemic challenges those with hearing loss
“People with hearing loss need to share ideas about communicating in this situation, and it is important for others in the community to realize what some of their friends, customers or patients are experiencing.”
Letter: Freedom vs. reducing coronavirus risk
“To say that the lockdown has caused more jeopardy than the virus is simplistic and may I posit, ridiculous.”
Letter: Confederate monuments remind us of our history
“Their existence represents a teachable moment to future generations of the evil of slavery. However, these statues are not really all about slavery, they are about the history of our nation.”
Letter: Cover focus should have been on Black leaders
“The white-led action featured in your cover story was inspired by Black-led protests — which are the real story.”
Letter: Support for the Justice in Policing Act
“The act bans certain lethal actions by police, creates an accountability system and proposes implementing services in communities that would ultimately create less of a need for policing.”
Letter: TDA’s shortcomings add to tourism feedback loop
“Compared to its peers, the Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority doesn’t do a particularly good job.”
Letter: A new meaning for the Vance Monument
“Could the word “Vance” on the Vance Monument be covered with a new inscription: Black Lives Matter?”
Letter: Urge members of Congress to fix broken policing system
“Using the momentum of grief and outrage over our fellow citizens killed in cold blood with near impunity, we can insist on equitable law enforcement practices.”
Letter: Let’s work for meaningful police reform
“Let’s keep an open mind and work toward a multilayered solution that benefits all of our communities through meaningful reform and doesn’t pander to the status quo.”
Letter: Learning how to talk about mental health
“Yes, it is true, we are told to say there is a stigma to mental health issues.”
Letter: A saintly act of charity
“I wish grocery stores in Asheville and Hendersonville likewise would supply funding to the main homeless shelters in Asheville and Hendersonville to help these standalones remain in business and to continue to serve Asheville and Hendersonville’s poor!”
Letter: Tillis has abysmal record on health care
“The senator’s actions speak louder than his words. His votes against health care are also votes against mental health.”
Letter: Save the Postal Service
“Privatization of the postal service would create separation from the citizenry it serves, undermine communication so essential to democracy and facilitate the movement to an authoritarian regime.”
Letter: We can afford Forever Free movement
“We folks who consider ourselves white or white-skinned need to donate a generation of support for all American people of color in the country.”
Letter: How riots help
“So transfer Asheville Police Department funds to housing!”
Letter: After Asheville protests, what’s next?
“What’s next? Whites need to listen and learn about the roots of systemic racism and poverty.”
Letter: No way to live in land of the free
“This lockdown has put more people in physical, mental, emotional and economic jeopardy than the virus ever could have.”