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A singular focus on slowing down the summer

I recently found my old CD album, the giant book of plastic sleeves that many of us tediously curated back in the day. Flipping through the pages, one by one, I smiled as I recalled memories — certain albums serving as soundtracks to highlights and lowlights of my teenage and early adult years. 

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Sylva statue demeans Memorial Day display

To the Editor:

On Memorial Day — a holiday that originally honored Union soldiers who died defending the principles enshrined in our Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and now encompasses all who have served these United States — my wife and I revisited my childhood haunts in Western North Carolina.

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SNAP cuts will harm the hungry
 

SNAP cuts will harm the hungry

To the Editor:

Yesterday a small but dedicated group of resistors gathered on the corner of Dillard Road and Main Street, here in Highlands. We engaged in a silent protest in response to recent cuts in SNAP and Medicaid benefits in the Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House of Representatives.

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Anti-FRL crowd Is spreading lies
 

Anti-FRL crowd Is spreading lies

To the Editor:

I just read the opinion by Regan Fleming. This individual is part of a group of people who are working to dismantle the Fontana Regional Library. 

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The GOP’s budget benefits the rich
 

The GOP’s budget benefits the rich

To the Editor:

Congressman Chuck Edwards (R-Hendersonville) recently voted in favor of the president’s proposed budget bill (“Big Beautiful Bill”) that cuts Medicaid and food assistance by nearly $1 trillion and cuts Medicare by $500 million.

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Budget bill hikes our national debt
 

Budget bill hikes our national debt

To the Editor:

I will fully admit that I voted for Donald Trump, and I do not regret it for one second, particularly given the alternative, which was more of the same absurd leftist public policies. 

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It’s FRL that may be limiting library funding

Let's be clear. No one is “attacking” libraries because we all support the basic function of a true library which Webster's Dictionary defines as “a place in which literary, musical, artistic, or reference materials (such as books, manuscripts, recordings, or films) are kept for use but not for sale.” To spread disinformation that people are “attacking” the library we love is the dumbest thing I have ever heard. I think some people are just mad that the light has been shined under the bed at the problems.  

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When promises fail retirees
 

When promises fail retirees

To the Editor:

As a nation, it would be useful to evolve beyond political bias. Dispassionate review of the central government's actions will benefit us more than baseless loyalty to a particular party. Regardless of philosophy, the final “litmus test” of good governance is consistent benefit to its citizens. 

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Tell the left-wingers it’s hands off
 

Tell the left-wingers it’s hands off

To the Editor:

It has been refreshing to see so many on the political left protesting tariffs recently.

For anyone who is not aware, it is well documented that tariffs, not slavery, were the primary reason for the Southern States to secede in the 1860s.

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