In his Saturday letter to the editor, Jim Veltri supports desalination. He is missing many facts. Desalination plants aren’t discussed more frequently because they’re not a realistic option. For a few ...

The problem is not retirement age (5/28/25 Allison Schrager). Taxing all income, municipal included, at the same rates with SS/MC deductions, without caps, would do much to resolve the SS/MC funds ...

To the editor: There is an old story about a tractor-trailer getting stuck under a low bridge and it couldn’t go forward or back up. Neither the driver or engineers could figure out how to the get the ...

Thank goodness for the wisdom of Joseph Stansbury, who wrote that the Southwest should look to the Columbia River to solve the water problem (Wednesday letter to the editor). This obvious but ...

I enjoyed your interview with Jennifer Cryder regarding future CPA licensure requirements. I have the solution. It's really quite simple, but it would ruffle a lot of feathers: Abolish the education ...

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Two local issues at the forefront that seem to be intractable shouldn’t be. It’s confounding that in a growing, vibrant city we close a library. City Council correctly avoided intervention, but for ...

UNC Asheville, like all the UNC institutions, is facing reduced funding from a GOP-led General Assembly that is eager to send public money to private K-12 schools but not so willing to fund the higher ...

I for one am tired of the Republican blame game. Harping on issues that are going away or that never existed just to blame it on the opposition. Never mind workable solutions. News Flash: Inflation ...