Roger Hartley's Oct. 5 letter to Xpress raised a question [“Vote for Marc Hunt — I Already Did”]. Mr. Hartley noted he was "pleased to have voted early in the primaries for Marc Hunt" and signed his letter as a resident of Cullowhee. Has Asheville annexation gone wild or do we have widespread voter fraud?
— Jeanne Warner
Asheville
Editor’s note: Unfortunately, Xpress misattributed Roger Hartley’s residence: He works in Cullowhee (he’s a professor at WCU) but lives in Asheville. Mindy Smith, who wrote a similar letter in the same issue, is also an Asheville resident.
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Does Mr. Hartley understand how much damage he is doing to our children by commuting such a long distance to work? Over 50 miles each way is a pretty big carbon footprint.