“It’s an all-out war on the homeless, supported by comfortable people who profit from tourism and gentrification. Where is our compassion for those less fortunate than we are?”
Tag: COVID-19 pandemic
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Letter: When are we going to address community’s core issues?
“It is easy to blame politicians for their shortcomings, but when are we going to address the fact that our private, for-profit hospitals have been intentionally under- and defunded to ‘cut costs’ in the name of enriching hospital CEOs?”
Letter: Seeking justice and connection around food
“I started bringing excess API food in to share with my co-workers at Sonic.”
Letter: Gym has offered safe, supportive environment during pandemic
“ACM has always been about more than gymnastics, and this past year, that has mattered more than ever.”
Small farm survival is in your hands
“Caught in the middle, our small farmers struggle to balance wages with prices the market will bear, while treating workers fairly.”
Take out the trash
From Asheville Watchdog: COVID-19: Those we’ve lost
A year has passed since Buncombe County recorded its first Covid-19 death on March 28, 2020. Since then, another 293 people have died. In the official government record, they’ll be remembered as statistics of a pandemic that killed swiftly and indiscriminately, but to their families, friends and neighbors, they were so much more.
Mating habits
Letter: City Council should focus on more urgent priorities
“I would have thought that it would be more advantageous for the City Council to redirect the resources and money that are being used on the street renaming and Vance monument removal projects to address more immediate issues caused by the pandemic.”
Letter: Failing to find humor in dating story
“I’m surprised I need to say this, but you can’t compare dating in NYC to dating in Asheville. They’re Big Apples and Orange Peels.”