“Thankfully, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-11th District, can act today to address the Alzheimer’s and dementia public health crisis in North Carolina and across the nation.”
Letter: Take responsibility for carbon footprint
“We all must take greater responsibility for the degradation of the planet and actions we must take to reverse the trajectory of this destructive curve.”
Letter: Are we taking steps toward peace and justice?
“The evil of war-making will not drive out evil. Kindness, respect, toleration and cooperation will create a better world.”
Letter: Ask Edwards what fiscal commission would target
“If the Fiscal Commission Act of 2023 makes it into law, it creates a way to cut the federal budget, including Medicare and Social Security, largely behind closed doors.”
Letter: Haw Creek development raises many concerns
“We hope the Council will be committed to balancing new development with improvements to maintain and enhance the Haw Creek community.”
Letter: Repair Malvern Hills pool in time for summer
“I urge the Asheville government to do the right thing and listen to the people’s request to repair the Malvern Hills pool and have it open for swim classes and recreation this coming summer.”
Letter: Council choice fails to show humanity
“Shame on the Asheville City Council for refusing to even consider a cease-fire resolution for Gaza. In the midst of a genocide, it could not muster the moral courage to simply issue a call for peace.”
Letter: City Council should not bend to threats
“I must also point out that by allowing this group to speak, the city was, in fact, already allowing their voices to be heard. However, being heard does not entail forcing agreement to their demands for action.”
Letter: Edwards’ option: resign in shame
“Wow, U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards (R-11th District) must really feel stupid for having voted for the President Biden impeachment investigation now that the whole foundation for it has been revealed to have been Russian lies.”
Letter: Opposed to Haw Creek rezoning
“The developer has offered no solutions to community concerns so far. Public hearings to date have been widely attended and in opposition to the project as proposed.”
Letter: Dreaming of Asheville’s Central Park
“The ongoing I-26 expansion offers a unique opportunity for our city to obtain something we all deserve — additional space for pickleball.”
Letter: Crosswalk enforcement needed
“Why even have crosswalks for Merrimon Avenue pedestrians if drivers refuse to observe them?”
Letter: Speak out for open government and libraries
“Decisions this consequential must be debated in public, with all the stakeholders involved — especially county residents, who, let’s remember, sit at the top of the county’s organizational chart. That’s not what happened here.”
Letter: Ripple effects of BCS book ban
“Reading here about the new Buncombe County Schools board book ban, I might run for the board instead of the Soil and Water Conservation District in opposition and also to represent childless residents against the parental ‘rights’ dictatorship of sociobiological ideocracy.”
Letter: Silence on Gaza request bodes ill for democracy
“For our city leaders to remain unresponsive when asked for a third time to consider the resolution does not bode well for democratic governance or for public participation in it.”
Letter: Profile doesn’t tell story of parks ban
“D. Tyrell McGirt, profiled for his efforts as director of Parks & Recreation, is also currently one of several defendants in a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina that alleges unconstitutional restriction of access to parks.”
Letter: Congress must save internet discount program
“Unbelievably, Congress is about to end a program lowering costs for millions of us, making life that much more expensive.”
Letter: Please keep the Swannanoa Library open
“Our Swannanoa Library is a place where our children and many other children have discovered the joy of learning.”
Letter: Rethink placement of disturbing window art
“I understand and respect artistic freedom and expression; however, I have to ask what the intent is of putting this on public display in our community?”
Letter: More regulation needed for short-term rentals
“I’d be in favor of any regulations and especially the ability for neighbors to have some say in the number of people staying and the noise level permitted beside their homes.”
Letter: Support for rezoning in Haw Creek
“This property is within the city limits. Building homes there would decrease sprawl into more environmentally sensitive areas of Buncombe County.”