I would like to express appreciation to the [Asheville City] Council for approving the bicycle plan despite its ambiguity in addressing funding. Note that a lack of safe-to-bike roads actually creates its own safety issues and a large portion of culture-clash perception differences, fostering an us-versus-them mentality on both sides, given that bikes and cars … Read more
This letter is in response to the comments of Jenna Ashley Robinson [“V Is for Violating Modesty and Dignity,” Commentary, Feb. 13], suggesting that V-Day “makes a mockery of women’s issues” and that “instead of action, the V-Day campaign is about awareness.” Clearly Ms. Robinson did not check her facts before slandering the V-Day organization. … Read more
Aiyanna Sezak-Blatt offers a good summary of the plot of Moonlight and Madness at North Carolina Stage Company [“Southern Charm, Hollywood Headache,” Feb. 20], but the review doesn’t offer much comment on how the play was performed. The audience at the Feb. 23 evening performance laughed a lot and seemed to enjoy the performance. Maybe … Read more
It took me a little while to understand exactly what Chad Nesbitt and the Carolina Stompers are trying to say, but I have now figured it out and it’s a pretty simple and important premise. Simply put, they want those of us who are not right-wing extremists to understand that when the major figures behind … Read more
Publishing arrest data has become common in this city; the Asheville Daily Planet has considered it page 2 news since their inception. Now we have the Asheville Housing Authority newsletter and the Asheville Police Department’s Web site going so far as to share pictures of people, whether caught with pot in the projects or arrested … Read more
In the Jan. 30 issue, Luc Joel Levin writes from personal experience of the ecological losses being suffered in his native land due to global warming [“Footprints in the (Lack of) Snow,” Letters]. There is no doubt that global warming is occurring. Calling it climate change seems to be in vogue. Unfortunately this seems to … Read more
By now, I’m sure you’re as sick of hearing about the war in Iraq as most Americans are, so I express my sympathies for bringing [it] up again. But there’s something about the Iraq War that most Americans don’t really think about. Sure, we hear about the death toll (over 50,000), but we rarely hear … Read more
Our televisions are filled with shows about psychics, prophets and mystics. Do we realize that these are about real people or think them only as fictitious stories? When will we learn to utilize the talents of these people? I am a mystic intuitive, foreseer of many future events. [I am the] inventor of glow-in-the dark … Read more
Property used by local business owner and conservative activist Chad Nesbitt was the target of a Feb. 24 raid by state Alcohol Law Enforcement agents and the Buncombe County sheriff’s office’s SWAT team. ALE officials claim that illegal poker games that have been going on at the site. No arrests were made. Raided: Conservative activist … Read more
Local, state and federal campaigns are underway in earnest since candidacy filing closed on Feb. 29. To keep Xpress readers informed of community campaign activities, our Campaign Calendar will begin in this space on March 19 and run weekly until the May 6 primary. We’d like to hear from any and all candidates/campaigners regarding events … Read more
