“It’s amazing to see all the letters in support of mask mandates, with no peer-reviewed scientific studies to back them up.”
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Letter: Show you care by wearing a mask
“My dear friend, who works as a nurse and has been testing patients for COVID outside in all kinds of weather since March, lost her beloved father to COVID.”
Out rages
In 2020, readers sounded off about politics, COVID-19, race and more
“What issues did Xpress readers feel passionate enough about to write letters to the editor or commentaries during a year that promises to go down in history?”
Infectioner’s sugar
Bottled up
Letter: You need M, A, S, K to spell ‘make it to spring’
“So please join me in putting on a jacket and a mask and going outside to support our local businesses and community at a safe distance!”
Letter: Has coronavirus gone postal?
“From the onset of this pandemic to date, I have not seen a single postal delivery worker, privately or federally employed, wearing a mask or utilizing any other such protective equipment as recommended under official guidelines.”
Letter: Increased deaths from ‘opening up’ aren’t worth it
“As a nation, we have survived worse in history, and if we work together, mask, social distance, sanitize and listen to real experts, we will pull through this with far less deaths.”
Letter: Get virus under control to boost local economy
“In order to keep local businesses open, instead of encouraging the myth that COVID-19 is an overhyped virus or hoax, let’s take actions that actually work.”
Letter: On-campus life offers more safety from virus
“I am a student at UNC Asheville, and I have witnessed firsthand the prompt measures that the university has taken to ensure our safety.”
Letter: Many in Black Mountain ignore safeguards
“I, personally, along with other residents here, have seen a number of government officials ignoring safeguards.”
Letter: Why bring students back now?
“I wish people would follow the scientific evidence and wait until it is safe.”
Letter: Work together as a community to defeat virus
“It is time for us to all hang together before we end up all hanging separately.”
Letter: Enforcement needed on masks
“What is the sense of stores stating they require patrons to wear masks when they do not enforce it?”
Letter: No one should have to risk health while shopping
“There’s no need for anyone to risk their health and safety at retail stores that refuse to implement this very simple and effective measure to hamper contagion.”
Letter: ‘COVID Police’ don’t really care about community
“You couldn’t care less about the community, just your own little dream world.”
Letter: We can be superheroes defeating COVID-19
“The more we wear masks, the more lives we save.”
Letter: My father died alone
“Shame on everyone who doesn’t wear a mask.”
Letter: Depriving people of livelihoods is no solution
“Curtailing these basic rights in the name of keeping us all safe is a precedent we set at our own peril.”
