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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Editor: Recently, I discovered the most incredible civics program. It is called the National Civics Bee and it is run by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, nationally and locally. It is for students in the ...

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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 ...

What? I thought we were the party of common sense. Criminalizing homelessness will not solve the issue. It will only give the state or city the legal ability to hide a forever problem. This issue will ...