Day: May 7, 2008
Asheville UDO “book of interpretations”
For almost 10 years, Asheville Planning and Development staff have been compiling a “book of interpretations” — a collection of memos, letters and e-mails containing discussions on how to apply the city’s Unified Development Ordinance. At more than 170 pages, the book is used as a guide for special cases where the UDO may not … Read more
A constitutional amendment
A letter [“Hillary’s Disaster Record”] in the April 30 edition of the Mountain Xpress supporting Mr. Obama referred to his family tree, [naming several] U.S. presidents including “Hamilton—who authored our Constitution.” Such a lack of knowledge of American history surprises me from “a retired, progressive female.” Alexander Hamilton was never president of the United States. … Read more
Self-reliance in the forest
The opinion by Danny Bernstein on guns and parks [“Safe and Sound: Let’s Keep Guns Out of Our National Parks,” April 23] seems to be coming somewhat out of left field. I wonder what her own personal firearm experience might be. The notion that one might get into a shootout over a camping spot with … Read more
