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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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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Now, all lines are blurred
To the Editor: I was judged rather harshly for a letter, by no less than six people in three newspapers,…
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Democracy’s guardrails are coming off
To the Editor: Democracy thrives on rules that balance power and protect freedom. But recent actions by this new administration…
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Are we safer after the pardons?
To the Editor: In January 2021, Daniel Rodriques travelled to Washington, D.C., to take part in a gathering of supporters…
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Shame on U.S. corporations
To the Editor: What hypocrites we are! As we honor President Jimmy Carter for his worldwide humanitarian efforts, American corporations…
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Godspeed, President Carter
To the Editor: Not being particularly tearful yesterday (Dec. 29) was a terrible moment for me. It was the day…
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Bill was a power grab
To the Editor: I’m not certain, Senator Kevin Corbin, R-Franklin, that your constituency thoroughly understands your characterization of Senate Bill 382…
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Community support helps feed the hungry
To the Editor: The Maggie Valley United Methodist Church wishes to thank the community for their overwhelming support of our…
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Complaints aren't founded in truth
It is very hard for me to continue listening to the ongoing issues of housing when I know we have…
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Slow down, spread the joy
To the Editor: I appreciate Scott McLeod’s sage advice to relax for the upcoming Christmas day and following New Years. One…
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Relief bill an insult to WNC
To the Editor: I’m writing to thank Rep. Mike Clampitt, Rep. Karl Gillespie and Rep. Mark Pless for siding with…
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Not sure state will do what’s needed
To the Editor: I do not share Mr. McLeod's optimism that the the legislature "...will do what is needed for…
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Knowing the difference: fact versus opinion
To the Editor: A few weeks ago Smoky Mountain News Editor Scott McLeod wrote an interesting article spelling out the differences…
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Israeli visit is pure hypocrisy
To the Editor: A recent edition of a local paper described the visit of an Israeli envoy to bring relief…
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Lessons from Noah’s flood — confessions of a progressive
After reading the point-counterpoint last week from David Lawson and Tom Powers, I was inspired to offer a third path forward.…
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Destruction from the MAGA storm
To the Editor: Helene brought destruction and chaos! Homes, businesses, cars, people washed away, roads and bridges washed out, people…
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Have we lost our way, America?
To the Editor: As I ponder the implications of the presidential election, I have to ask myself and I ask…
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Helene disaster isn’t over
To the Editor: I was finally able to get through the travel hazards back to Western North Carolina six days…
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Trump’s election tells us a lot
To the Editor: The 2024 presidential election revealed one thing in crystal-clear, proof-positive, light-years beyond any reasonable doubt comprehensibility, that the…
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We will reap what we’ve sown
To the Editor: I wish I could blame the outcome of the recent presidential election on yet another “misfire” (as…
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Maybe Trump’s win was about policy
To the Editor: The liberal media, including TV personalities and “journalists,” were really shocked over the Trump victory. “Oh, the…
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Hats off to Mountain Research Station
To the Editor: The Haywood Gleaners wish to express our sincere gratitude to the Mountain Research Station for their recent…
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Choose wisely with your vote
To the Editor: This upcoming election is going to be a close call. According to many of the polls being…
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It’s about living our faith
To the Editor: I still remember September 27, 1953. That was the Sunday my brother, Greg, and I were baptized…
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Don’t feed us lies during this tragedy
To the Editor: Donald Trump has been guilty of spewing so many fact-free statements over the years that ‘fact checking’…
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By all means, do the research
To the Editor: One of the few good things to come from the pandemic is you hear more and more…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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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…
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Do these politicians have no shame?
To the editor: The small city of Springfield, Ohio, has been turned into a target of anti-immigrant hate by Donald…
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GOP’s intent is to handcuff NOAA
To the Editor: I am concerned about the effects of “Project 2025” — the Republican playbook for a second Trump…
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Do we really want to enable Trump?
To the Editor: Among the multiple insults Donald Trump is hurling at Vice President Kamala Harris (other than purposely mispronouncing…
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Morrow unfit to lead our schools
To the Editor: Michele Morrow is the Republican candidate for N.C. Superintendent of Public Instruction. Think long and hard before…
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Say no to a second Trump term
To the Editor: This letter is in response to LeRoy E. Cossette’s letter stating how bad a Harris presidency would…
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Be careful who we vote for
To the Editor: Savings and Loan Collapse. The year 1982 marked the beginning of supply side economics in which deregulation…
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Inaction makes us all accomplices
To the Editor: Present-day political unrest reminds me of the Spanish cellist, conductor and composer, Pav Casals, known in English…
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