“Asheville and Buncombe parents and students need assurance that a return to classrooms will be well-managed and safe.”
Letter: Protect democracy with voting reforms
“In order to protect our democracy, we must address these issues and go even further to allocate $4 billion in federal funding for states and mandate the implementation of reforms nationwide …”
Letter: A COVID-19 general strike
“Workers of the world, rise in virus crisis unity!”
Letter: Vote with cannabis legalization in mind
“We’re going to the polls in November with cannabis legalization in mind, and that’s why we’ll be voting Sen. Thom Tillis out of office.”
Letter: Time for a gas tax hike
“It would have the added bonus of helping out our air and climate, too.”
Letter: Animal-free diet also helps the planet
“As animal agriculture is one of the largest contributors of human-made greenhouse gas emissions, deforestation and water pollution, an animal-free diet would have been another at-home opportunity on Earth Day.”
Letter: Thanks for Duke’s rate hike information
“I greatly appreciate the information.”
Letter: Unintentional lessons about recycling from Earth Fare
“COVID-19 should be a stark reminder that we always live in uncertain times and we should conserve our resources that we may be better prepared to make it through the hard times that will surely come.”
Letter: Advocate for fair districts reform
“[W]e cannot afford to lose representation for hard-to-count communities that are often already disenfranchised in our electoral system.”
Letter: Call to save the Postal Service
“Did you know the Postal Service is not funded by taxpayer money but relies completely on revenue created by postage and postal services?”
Letter: Homeless in hotels
“Way to go again, fake ‘progressive’ NIMBY speculators!”
Letter: Grocery workers should wear masks
“Grocery store employees need to be wearing masks.”
Letter: Cut Buncombe’s jail numbers to reduce COVID-19 risks
“BCDC will pose serious health risks to our entire community until its population is capped at 130 inmates.”
Letter: No fan of ‘pregnancy services’ ad
“I know times are tough and you reached out to your readers for a donation, but I’ll pay you extra to not put ads for their “pregnancy services” in the paper.”
Letter: Rebuilding our primary care and public health infrastructure
“As a family physician in solo-independent practice, I have unfortunately seen the effects of this crisis on the health of my patients and the health of my practice.”
Letter: Cigarette ad draws fire
“Did I really open up the [April 15] issue of the Xpress to find a two-page centerfold advertisement for cigarettes?”
Letter: How is provisional voting handled in Buncombe?
“He was being told that he had already voted, and he was saying that he had not.”
Letter: The political cost of trail closures
“The latest trail closings seem a bit excessive. Perhaps those who don’t get out much envision hikers and bikers swarming into group hugs or the like?”
Letter: Bill left during heart procedure spikes blood pressure
“When I came back to my room, on my nightstand was my patient financial responsibility statement. This is a fancy word for my bill!”
Letter: Fix city’s economy or say goodbye to Asheville’s ‘character’
“It’s hard to adapt to catastrophe when your city’s income inequality is so bad it resembles a Charles Dickens novel, and narcissistic politicians perpetuate it in order to further their careers.”
Letter: Would you fight for equal pay for women?
“If you knew it will take another 40 years for men and women to reach parity in wages, would you be outraged enough to fight for equal pay?”