“The bottom line is that it takes a very amateur historian to assert that the ‘merchants of death’ are the cause of war.”
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Letter: Earth Day action expresses radical hope
“On that Earth Day, I aligned myself with many others in Asheville and around the country who were standing up for people and the environment.”
Kilgore was here
Letter: What jobs, jobs, jobs really mean
“It seems our elected leaders (from the president to county commissioners) are incapable of implementing solutions to problems that are peaceful and environmentally healthy.”
Letter: Flaw in salary argument for Pratt & Whitney plant
“One flaw about the salary workers can expect for putting time and effort into a job at this plant will hurt them and those who depend on them.”
Letter: For peace, justice and sustainability, recruit green industries
“Providing tax inducements and infrastructure to bring industries here that are not part of the real solution, but are actually part of the ongoing problem, is something that those who truly seek peace, justice and sustainability cannot support.”
Letter: Missing words from peace proclamation
“Perhaps there was a mistake, but Asheville City Mayor Esther Manheimer forgot to include an entire paragraph WNC4Peace submitted for an International Day of Peace proclamation.”
Letter: Arguments against Raytheon plant fall flat
“How far must one live from Gaffney, S.C., in order to avoid culpability for spelling and grammatical errors committed by Bic pens?”
Letter: The reality of the Asheville job market
“They always tell you what you want to hear to get their foot in the door.”
Letter: Asheville is missing the Good Neighbor clause
“The debate over impact is ongoing, so maybe the question is how many are too much; the only thing going forth and multiplying harmoniously is the virus.”
Letter: Perplexed by shortsighted, myopic opinions
“Does no one see these things affect each other?”
Letter: Ike’s timely warning and our current reality
“We are all the alert and knowledgeable citizenry that President Eisenhower warned would be necessary to prevent what we see happening in Buncombe County and we say: ‘No more, reject Raytheon!'”
Letter: Backroom deal was a bad decision
“Apparently a decision had already been made without the concern of residents being heard. Is that how a democracy works?”
Letter: Commissioners should have refused devil’s bargain
“’Economic development’ is a proven strategy of neoliberalism, getting people to feel grateful for a small payoff in jobs after their wealth and prosperity have been stolen by austerity policies.”
Letter: We don’t need Raytheon plant
“And we sure do not need to spend tax dollars to subsidize this Raytheon plant.”