“And yes, there often are multiple causes of war, but that means the influence of defense contractors can’t be discounted, either.”
Letter: Quirky is not important
“Get real — quirky doesn’t work. Picking up the garbage does.”
Letter: Will Asheville go the way of Greenwich Village?
“We still have time to change things, but it will take a focus on building on what we have, not tearing down the old for the new.”
Letter: Ban single-use plastics for our planet’s future
“Every single time MountainTrue takes a sample of our French Broad River watershed, plastic pollution is found at some degree. This is unacceptable!”
Letter: Asheville’s illusion of leadership
“If you are happy with the status quo, then reelect these failed leaders.”
Letter: The problem with highway banners
“While hanging a banner over a highway may seem trivial to some, the hazard created could be quite serious.”
Letter: Question the priorities of APD and DA’s office
“The purpose of this letter is … to motivate city/county residents to question the priorities of the APD and the DA in these times of staff shortages and increased serious crime, along with the dire situation of homelessness in Asheville.”
Letter: How can instructional gaps be closed at Asheville High?
“We are hemorrhaging teachers, and I know the administration is in a hard spot, but leaving kids uninstructed is unacceptable.”
Letter: A pitch for prudent tax policies
“Higher taxes spent on nonproductive programs continue to drive taxpaying residents out of the city.”
Letter: What really caused the mill’s dank odor
“The infamous dank odor referred to is typically due to mercaptans, which are also sulfur compounds with a rotten eggs, boiled cabbage odor.”
Letter: Does tourism bureau have blinders on?
“I only read about one more hotel being built, but nothing to help the tourists and locals find parking. This is a tourist area, so make it tourist-friendly.”
Letter: Keep on truckin’, Xpress
“Grateful for your consistently fine coverage of local news and events and particularly appreciative of all you do to support our vibrant arts community.”
Letter: Pondering upstream cost-share priorities
“Funds might cross lines that regulations can’t cross.”
Letter: Stop revolving door for homeless offenders
“Yes, get them housed and cared for and consider that as ‘time served.’ Stop the revolving door.”
Letter: First the world, then Asheville?
“According to Bill Branyon’s channeling of Lord Robert Cecil, if we would just lay down our arms, peace would break out all over the world.”
Letter: Let’s not despair over EV batteries
“There are many brilliant minds in companies, universities and scientific agencies working diligently to bring us a new generation of batteries.”
Letter: Democracy is at stake in Supreme Court case
“The North Carolina legislature contends that the ‘manner’ implies that the legislature without state court interference can independently determine how districts are drawn, and in an election, how votes are counted, recorded and certified.”
Letter: Add recycling stations and trash cans
“We need to have more transfer stations available for recycling. We also need more waste receptacles that are routinely serviced.”
Letter: Branyon channels revisionist history
“The bottom line is that it takes a very amateur historian to assert that the ‘merchants of death’ are the cause of war.”
Letter: Pointers on poo-bag etiquette
“Please stop leaving your poo bags by the side of the trails! It’s littering; be a responsible pet owner.”
Letter: Edwards should listen to the people, not NRA
“For too long, the Second Amendment has been cherry-picked by politicians like Edwards and Sens. Ted Budd and Thom Tillis, who value their ‘A’ National Rifle Association rating over the voices of the American people.”