In the dog days of early August 2007, our district congressional representative, Heath Shuler, sold our Fourth Amendment down the river. Mr. Shuler voted with his precious Blue Dog coalition of conservative Democrats, and with the congressional Republicans, for the Orwellian-named Protect America Act. The act gives George Bush legal powers—with extremely lax oversight and … Read more
I live on Grandview Drive, and I have a couple of clarifications for the article “Fanning the Flames” [Aug. 15]. First, our neighborhood is not Grandview—the new cookie cutter development. This is Grandview Drive, an established neighborhood where people have been living and raising families for decades. We did not come here from Florida to … Read more
I’ve been reading Mountain Xpress since the beginning, and Steve Shanafelt’s piece, “A Gardenburger for Your Thoughts” [June 28, 2000] was one of the worst articles ever printed. Thus, when I read “Letter From the Editors” [Aug. 1], I was pleased to learn that I was in good company. Steve was quoted as saying that … Read more
We are trying to figure out the purpose of your article, “Two Boys, Two Worlds” [Aug. 22]. There are so many layers to all of this. Is your point that these children are being exploited? Well, yes they are, by the companies building high-end homes. Do you have a solution for the problem? These families … Read more
I wish to address an action that has placed a precious 100-year-old magnolia tree on death row. Global warming has recently become an incontestable reality. Finally we have had to acknowledge symptoms that were previously largely ignored. Coal-fired electric-generation plants and gasoline-powered vehicles produce carbon dioxide that negatively impacts our atmosphere. As responsible citizens, we … Read more
