Opinion
Stunningly false mailers are absurd
To the Editor:
Medicare and Social Security are programs that have always been priorities of the Democratic Party. Democrats started these programs and supported them ever since, and pretty much constantly over the constant objection of Republicans.
Elected leaders who will address climate
To the Editor:
Our EMS and fire departments, law-enforcement and many in serving military units have come to our region’s rescue. They and caring ordinary neighbors who have put on their boots and gloves and helped so many people in desperate need are our heroes.
We must put planet over profit
To the Editor:
A vote for Trump is a vote for Project 2025, the incredibly dangerous game plan for a far-right authoritarian government that would strip away vital protections enjoyed by the American people today.
We’ll get through this, but we’ll need help
We’ve had more than a week of picture-perfect fall days, usually a part of the recipe for a busy, successful tourist season. But there’s an unshakeable uneasiness among the business community since Helene, and especially in Haywood County. I hope elected leaders take note.
Inflation, deflation and the presidency
To the Editor:
The economy of this great nation, and indeed, the world, is a huge thing that, like those supertankers and container ships that help keep it all running, does not change direction very fast or easily short of some major shock to the system.
Misinformation is the ‘Poison Apple’
To the Editor:
Listening to Trump’s string of falsehoods and misrepresentations reminds me not of what a strong and vibrant nation we live in, but how the Party of Trump has adopted a pattern of relying on fairytale fantasy about their platform and agenda.
Democrats are a danger to democracy
To the Editor:
There has been a lot said about democracy being on the ballot, but it’s mostly Democrat gasbaggery. The Democratic Party is the main threat to democracy because they are obviously afraid of it in action.
Trump is not a president for all
To the Editor:
Donald Trump promised at the NRA convention to roll back gun control measures enacted under Biden and to fire the head of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Ah, Booyz, that’s good
Kind Hearts, this hurricane has made me think about water, and I can say with certainty that water once had a role in my grandparents’ life that was near to a religion. Several years ago, a friend sent me a warning that confused me. “An organization named Nestlé is coming for your water.” What the hell? I struggled to understand how anyone could steal my water.
