“One suggestion would be for our legislature to stop handing out vouchers for private school attendance and focus on adequately funding public schools and universities.”
Letter: Ask officials to take steps on climate change
“Western North Carolinians are concerned about record-breaking temperatures, extreme weather and the degradation of the environment they experience in their everyday lives.”
Letter: Celebrating protest and democracy
“I believe the replacement for the Vance Monument should celebrate protest.”
Letter: A pass on Edwards’ senseless census idea
“Whatever this ‘successful’ legislation is titled, it’s still a tired repeat of his original un-American Constitution-shredding act.”
Letter: City should adopt Candace Pickens Memorial Park
“Putting the city logo on the park is a small but important symbolic gesture letting people know this is a place where they are welcome and that the city supports and cares for this park.”
Letter: Take action to solve our plastics problem
“If we don’t take action to solve our plastics problem, there will be less and less environment to celebrate — and maybe even more plastic in your beer.”
Letter: What real pragmatists say about infill development
“What the pragmatists I know want to see is the removal of unnecessary barriers to infill development so as to rationally encourage more multifamily housing, especially in locations where walking, cycling and public transportation reduce car dependency.”
Letter: Why the Vance Monument should come back
“Zebulon Vance, throughout his life, worked for the welfare and defense of North Carolina. His monument should come back.”
Letter: Dreaming big for senior cats
“And Kiesa Kay’s insightful interview with co-founder Nancy Gavin about the Laps and Naps organization revealed the careful planning of the new sanctuary that will house senior cats during their golden years.”
Letter: Take a stand for what’s best in society
“It is we the people who create a more caring world — not corrupt or outdated institutions, power-hungry politicians or wealthy elites. Again, take a stand for what is best in the human species!”
Letter: The case for infill housing falls flat
“As existing neighborhoods with Asheville’s iconic tree canopy and low population density became saturated — more crowded, hotter, busier and therefore less desirable — property values would definitely drop, diminishing, as Paul wrote, the “pricing power that landowners wield,” but not before developers had made some significant pocket change.”
Letter: What happens if firefighters can’t afford Asheville?
“As other Asheville firefighters have done, many of them will have to find higher-paying jobs in their chosen craft in another community or make a complete career switch.”
Letter: Use electric vehicles where they shine
“I feel that electric vehicles should be kept within cities as much as practical because they are at their best in urban gridlock and upwind of downtown.”
Letter: An obvious choice for monument honors
“However, if a new monument is to be in honor of some person or family, I believe the answer is obvious: the Vanderbilts.”
Letter: UNCA overreaches with protest surveillance
“It raises serious questions about the fairness and integrity of our institution’s commitment to free speech and equal treatment under campus policies.”
Letter: Incident drives home Richmond Hill’s concerns
“For three years, residents of Richmond Hill and Woodfin have been raising concerns about the Bluffs megadevelopment that proposes hundreds of luxury condos be jammed between Asheville’s largest wooded park and the French Broad River.”
Letter: Preserving WNC environment requires action
“Take a moment to contact your representatives in Raleigh. Let them know you want effective action to stop climate change.”
Letter: Housing Trust Fund boost would help WNC, state
“This is an opportunity for the state to leverage funds in a way that benefits entire communities, not just in urban areas, but across the state.”
Letter: Malvern Hills Pool deserves a second life
“With Council’s support and funding from general obligation bonds, the pool could be renewed, providing a public space to build friendships and community for many decades to come.”
Letter: School site could be repurposed for reparations
“Why not locate a resource center and an early childhood education center for Black students there, at 441 Haywood Road?”
Letter: Let Southside Community Farm thrive
“In a time when local food is essential, a discussion about growing food or paving the land for a playground is senseless.”