Rally against Trump at Haywood courthouse
To the Editor: For the past month, several hundred people have gathered in front of the Haywood County Courthouse at…
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What happened to honesty, integrity?
To the Editor: Whatever happened to honesty and integrity in the United States of America? Lying, cheating and immorality seem…
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Term limits promote good government
To the Editor: The United States' founding fathers envisioned a government where elected officials would serve the nation selflessly, free…
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Elected officials need to speak up
To the Editor: This morning I read an article in the New York Times titled “Musk Targeted FEMA. Storm-Battered Communities…
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Our rights are on endangered
To the Editor: Myself, like many other people these days, are trying to keep up with the constant bombardment of…
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Trump’s cronies don’t live in our universe
To the Editor: Every so often, some politician will say something so arrogant and tone-deaf as to be compared to…
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Appeal of election needs to end
To the Editor: It’s unfathomable that the citizens of North Carolina are still dealing with delays in the certification of…
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It’s time to stand against hate
To the Editor: I am a retired military officer (veteran); senior citizen; middle class; have grandchildren that are part of…
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Thank God we elected Trump
To the Editor: Thank God, most Americans were intelligent enough to see through the sleazy leftist persecution of President Trump…
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Trump agenda hurts the working man
To the Editor: Is it really necessary to make getting Social Security benefits harder, if not impossible, for elderly and…
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Now is the time to get involved
To the Editor: As a woman who is active in Indivisible and has protested the decisions of our government since…
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Thankful to live in this community
To the Editor: On what was supposed to be a simple one-mile hike off an overlook on the Blue Ridge…
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Pless works against taxpayers
To the Editor: State Rep. Mark Pless, R-Haywood, is facilitating property de-annexation with a group of current Town of Maggie…
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Paul Revere rides again
To the Editor: The other night I dreamed I heard hoofbeats on Main Street in Sylva. At first, I paid…
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Trump and Musk are a joke
To the Editor: Despite what MAGA Republicans say, our esteemed president inherited a robust economy from President Biden (except for…
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Are they malicious or incompetent?
To the Editor: Are Donald Trump and Elon Musk incompetent or malevolent in their actions toward America and the American…
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President, secretaries control agencies
To the Editor: It seems many have talked about the three branches of government and their separation and nonelected personnel.…
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All Americans must protect Constitution
To the Editor: A significant event in history is being replayed in our time. The Magna Carta was a landmark…
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A tale of two hospital systems
To the Editor: An elderly person very dear to me that I’ve known my whole life recently fell in her…
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No fraud found by Musk, DOGE
To the Editor: In response to a letter from David Lawson, MD, (SMN, Feb. 26 issue) I would like to…
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Don’t be taken in by Elon Musk
To the Editor: I write to correct misinformation in a letter to the editor written by David Lawson. He made…
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Apple bucks trend, affirms DEI support
To the Editor: In this day when actual facts can be hard to assess/confirm, here is an interesting one that…
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Musk-DOGE will lead to more fraud
To the Editor: Many of the letter writers the week of February 28 have a grasp of what is happening…
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Oval Office meeting provides clarity
To the Editor: I realize by the time this is printed that the Oval Office meeting with President Zelensky (Friday,…
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Where’s the ‘waste, fraud and abuse?’
To the Editor: The Franklin Social Security office has been closed. It was the only such office west of Asheville.…
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Headline was not appropriate
To the Editor: The Smoky Mountain News has done a great disservice to the American people with the headline “America’s…
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Ripped off by leftist operatives
To the Editor: I read the newspaper one morning when visiting the area last weekend and was legitimately shocked when…
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GOP silence is frightening
To the Editor: This is for Sen. Thom Tillis, Sen. Ted Budd and Rep. Chuck Edwards, Every day I continue…
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Partisan school board system a bad idea
To the Editor: I was dismayed to learn that Jackson County’s all-Republican commissioners voted to approve a resolution to make…
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These are dangerous times
To the Editor: Who’s writing the script on the United States’ approach towards Ukraine and Russia? Trump or Putin? •…
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Trump’s mantra: let’s make a deal
To the Editor: In answer to a reporter’s question at Mar-a-Lago on February 18 about the war in Ukraine, President…
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Why should I pay my taxes?
To the Editor: I want to let Sen. Tillis, Sen. Budd and Rep. Chuck Edwards know that it’s difficult to…
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DOGE and Trump are uncovering fraud
To the Editor: First of all, I think it’s very important for everyone in our area to do their research…
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This is not how to run a business
To the Editor: Who likes taxes, Anyone … anyone? Right. Nobody. So firing almost 7,000 Internal Revenue Service employees is…
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Give Trump time to do the job
To the Editor: When Bill Clinton was President, we had a balanced federal budget. Now we have trillions of dollars…
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Shine the light on backdoor dealings
Editor's note: The following letter to the editor erroneously claims that the email referenced was sent by Fontana Regional Library…
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Congress needs to do its job
To the Editor: I did not vote for Elon Musk, and I am pretty sure that no one else did…
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GOP does not own the Bible
To the Editor: Trump and his sidekick billionaire know exactly why our Constitution was intentionally designed with three branches of…
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Kindness is a powerful force
To the Editor: Political leaders are claiming they want to unite Americans. What they suggest is a top-down system which…
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Me thinks they protest too much
To the Editor: The recent outrage by an ever-increasing number of Democrat talking heads about actions by Elon Musk and…
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Big Pharma ads are lies
To the Editor: Lately there have been video ads on YouTube and TV that say “Biden Raided and Broke Medicare,”…
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Wake up before it’s too late
To the Editor: I made granola today. I know that doesn’t sound like news, or even worth a letter to…
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Watch your bank account
To the Editor: Trump and his puppet master Elon Musk are killing our economy that was recovering better than any…
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Thank God for Trump, Vance
To the Editor: I voted for Donald Trump. I voted for J.D. Vance. I am deeply grateful for them, the…
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Remember now next time you vote
To the Editor: It has been hard to keep up with the news cycles during the first week of President…
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Grab the lifejackets and the suntan oil
To the Editor: This just in! President Trump is recommending everyone in WNC be moved out to somewhere else (maybe…
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GOP budget plan slashes Medicaid
To the Editor: I asked Rep. Chuck Edwards about the massive changes made in our names by Elon Musk and…
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Sen. Tillis should say no to Patel
To the Editor: When it comes to picking leaders, you’d think the minimum qualifications would include experience, integrity and a…
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Cutting USAID hurts farmers
To the Editor: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) buys about $2 billion — billion — in U.S. agricultural…
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Trump sabotages cancer research
To the Editor: Before I started my 30-year career as a pediatrician in Haywood County, I had the honor of…
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