With all the attention being paid to the contest between McCain and Obama, WNC voters may easily forget that we have an important race to decide for one of the state’s two U.S. Senate seats. Elizabeth Dole has been a disappointing senator, voting 92 percent of the time for the Bush/Cheney policies that have brought … Read more
North Carolina needs a governor who cares about all the people of North Carolina, not just the rich. As an educator, Bev Perdue understands the importance of our children’s education, as well as the ability to afford it. Bev Perdue will be a governor who supports our efforts for cleaner air and water. She has … Read more
Tavern is an overused word in bar parlance, but Asheville’s Smokey Tavern (or just Smokey’s, to regulars) seems to fit the bill. Its got a small, cozy entrance (you’ll miss it if you’re not looking) and an admirably cavernous interior. At present, there’s a slew of Halloween decorations up and a Nixon mask back behind … Read more
I am appalled, disgusted and angry regarding the robo calls that I have received from the North Carolina GOP. They are filled with deception, lies and smears. There is no mention of what McCain wants to do for our country. I would be angry with any political party sending out robo calls such as these. … Read more
There’s been lots of talk in the news about the McCain campaign’s recent attacks against Obama, but I’ve seen almost nothing about the racially charged mail campaign that the Republican Governors Association is waging against Bev Perdue for North Carolina’s gubernatorial race. About two weeks ago, I received a mail flier from the RGA that … Read more
Walter Plaue’s letter [stated] that he was disappointed because he heard three Afro-Americans say they were voting for Sen. Obama because he was black [“A Closer Look at the Political ‘Race,’” Oct. 15]. He must not hear his own race. Racists have called Sen. Obama vile names, [and] millions of them will not vote for … Read more
Barack Obama is no longer a presidential candidate, but a pre-Madonna archetype for the not-so-Anglo-Saxon America of today. Everything about him, from his ill-proportioned face to his international background, embodies the new American. A thrown-aside, No-Child-Left-Behind generation with obligations to clean up our parent’s mistakes: their industrialized economic, environmental and political mistakes. A few Sundays … Read more
Thank you so much for your Voter Guides each election; they really are helpful. This year I was eager to see what our local officials had to say about the gas shortage, and apparently so were you! However, I was extremely disappointed with how shortsighted so many of the answers were. Of all the commissioners … Read more
