“One of the few outlets for the men to get exercise and blow off steam is half-court basketball. Man, those basketballs sure don’t last long, though.”
Letter: Keep local market program in farm bill
“With LAMP, North Carolina farmers will more easily connect with nearby purchasers, whether through our schools, hospitals or farmers markets.”
Letter: Neighbors have supported Haywood Road nonprofits
They have been overwhelmingly supportive and interested in searching for solutions and commonalities, participating in several meetings between the leaders of the nonprofits and themselves in the weeks leading up to the Trinity Church community meeting.
Letter: We must learn how to talk to each other again
“Somehow our country has devolved into a land that when we disagree with one another’s politics, race, gender preference or religious choice, some of us feel it’s all right to kill them. I missed the meeting when this was agreed on as a rational form of dissent.”
Letter: Ask out-of-towners to support the homeless
“If your government can’t solve the problem, and they probably never will, it’s time you take matters into your own hands.”
Letter: No ‘slippery numbers’ in water quality data
“To inquire, ‘Is this stream clean?’ is a valid endeavor, and together we can take legitimate steps to answer it.”
Letter: ‘Inconsiderate protest’ accomplished goal
“Who are we to tell someone the time, place and manner to speak up about oppression? And what better place than right where it is happening.”
Letter: The one way forward is Medicare for all
“Americans are tired of paying too much for health care. We are fed up with politicians pursuing partial and incremental solutions, such as health savings accounts.”
Letter: Electric cars drive future of transportation
“The future of transportation is being driven by a silent group of electric-car enthusiasts who will be displaying the latest and greatest in electric vehicles on Sunday, Sept. 9, at the Asheville Outlets.”
Letter: City Council should commit to all-green fleet
“Asheville can lead this charge starting by the City Council committing to a green fleet by 2030. This commitment is an important benchmark in Buncombe County’s goal of being 100 percent renewable by 2042, including government operations, personal vehicles, homes and businesses.”
Letter: Not the only one fed up with Waste Pro
“I’m an old lady who has lived all over the U.S. and always had trash collection at my house, and never has the service been as bad as I’ve had in Asheville.”
Letter: Too many bears for human safety
“They need to be thinned out by removal, sterilization, extended hunting season or whatever is appropriate in order for the bear population to remain healthy and the human population to remain safe.”
Letter: More resources are available for reducing falls
“Jane Kennedy and I are leading Tai Chi for Arthritis and Falls Prevention in West Asheville on Friday mornings, starting Sept. 7. The class is free to participants.”
Letter: MountainTrue follows the data on river’s health
“I have to follow the data, and the data shows that, despite great progress, we still have a pollution problem on the French Broad and that it’s not always safe to be out on the water.”
Letter: More urban bears means tragedy is a given
“The problem isn’t that we are taking over their habitat. Asheville is surrounded by thousands of acres of protected land; it’s just the food thing is easier in ours.”
Letter: Urgency missing in article about renewable energy
“We have to think ‘globally’ about the source of our energy use in order to combat the imminent and extraordinary financial, social and public health costs that will inevitably arise from fires, floods and rising temperatures here in the WNC mountains.”
Letter: A reminder of immigrant children’s plight
“Thank you for not letting us forget this ongoing and horrific violation of these most vulnerable persons detained in for-profit concentration camps.”
Letter: Airport parking is highway robbery
“It’s bad enough that traveling by air is not so much fun anymore, but to add insult to injury, parking is highway robbery.”
Letter: An inconsiderate protest
“It just seems there’s a better, more respectful way to get one’s thoughts across than harassing patrons when they’re trying to enjoy a rare night out.”
Letter: Brown will help middle- and lower-class families
“Each of Brown’s proposals will put middle- and lower-class families in significantly better positions than they are now.”
Letter: Thanks to Xpress cartoonists
“Especially, thank you for the illustration skills of Irene Olds and Brent Brown.”