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Letter: Buncombe needs to boost solar production
“I would not build a new home without solar panels!”
Squeeze play
Letter: On local government corruption
“When you have one party controlling Asheville/Buncombe government, either Republican or Democrat, the fox is guarding the henhouse.”
Letter: Everyone deserves housing
“I am feeling upset, mad, frustrated and disappointed with Asheville’s city and county government as I write this tonight as well as all of the local churches.”
Letter: County government spending is an election issue
“If we elect spendthrifts, the funds will be wasted. We need to be careful about who we vote for.”
Blood money
Letter: A plea from the owners of an Asheville restaurant
“We need help. We are pleading with the city of Asheville, with Buncombe County and with the state of North Carolina to provide us with some relief and some assistance.”
Letter: For efficiency’s sake, combine city and county governments
“Why do we have two governments overseeing the same 45-mile jurisdiction?”
Letter: A tribute to Mike Fryar
“Buncombe County owes Mike Fryar a huge thank-you for his service of many years as a county commissioner, who personally led the way to save us millions of dollars by doggedly questioning and demanding answers to cost overruns and unlawful spending by county leadership …”
Letter: Thumbs down on mocking corrupt county officials
“While it is true that the recent Wanda Greene et al. scandal was a gross example of greed and entitlement gone wild, I was very disappointed that your editors thought it is funny to mock people who have been tried, justly convicted and are paying their debt to society.”
Top five efforts to restore the community’s trust in 2019
Avril Pinder, Buncombe County manager, reflects on Buncombe County government’s top five efforts to restore the community’s trust.
On our minds in 2018: The year in Opinion
Readers, you had a lot to say about local politics and civic goings-on in the region this year. From tourism and development to bears and the county government scandal, here’s a look back at some of the hot topics that sparked your opinions.
I’m a chicken hawk
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Kudos to county for withholding incentives
“If the county is paying these corporations, then the county is their employer and has the duty to hold them accountable when they don’t benefit the taxpayers.”
Letter: Not the only one fed up with Waste Pro
“I’m an old lady who has lived all over the U.S. and always had trash collection at my house, and never has the service been as bad as I’ve had in Asheville.”
Clean congrats
ASHEVILLE
The winners of the 2017 Griffin Awards for Historic Preservation
Each year in May, during National Preservation Month, the Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County brings together the community to recognize significant preservation projects.
Letter writer: Law needed for trash problem
“I feel the best solution is for the city, county or state government to impose and enforce a law on property, home and business owners to routinely clean up around their property, including the sidewalk and street.”
How to start a community tailgate market
From the Get It! Guide: Community tailgate markets are a labor of love that offer communities a place to gather while also providing access to fresh, local foods. If you’re thinking about organizing a market in your neighborhood, here’s some steps to consider.
How to lobby your local government
From the Get It! Guide: Government is pervasive and omnipresent that it may be easy to think that an individual voice will not be heard. But Timothy Sadler doesn’t think that’s the case — in fact, he says, getting involved in local government is just a matter of learning the ropes.