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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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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A drought for all seasons
To the Editor: After the proliferation of so-called THCa weed — weed harvested according to Trump’s farm bill to have…
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Trump quote taken out of context
To the Editor: On the anniversary of 9/11 you posted an opinion piece titled "GOP becoming a fascist party." Do…
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Voting MAGA is voting hate
To the Editor: As my grandmother used to say, the MAGA party “doesn’t have the sense it was born with.”…
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Policy positions are now clear
To the Editor: Harris is focused on financial policies to benefit the middle classes. She proposes to reinstate child tax…
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There are many reasons to vote
To the Editor: Why Vote? First, before you vote you need to register to vote and if you think you’re…
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Beware speeding in Tallulah Falls
To the Editor: I am sending this in hopes that it might save some of my neighbors in Franklin and…
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‘Who can deny what we saw?’
To the Editor: I agree with the writer of “ Democrats need to learn a lesson” in the July 17 issue, when…
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Harris will be bad for the country
To the Editor: This is in response to Cory Vaillancourt’s two articles in The Smoky Mountain News’ August 21 edition.…
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GOP becoming a fascist party
To the Editor: I have seen banners and bumper stickers that read, “Socialism or Freedom.” I would hardly call the…
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Trump appointed only the best
To the Editor: It is exceedingly rare for members of a former president’s cabinet or inner circle of advisers not…
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Food prices are too high
To the Editor: To establish a baseline, acknowledge that there are various factors that influence prices at the grocery store.…
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DEI creates its own controversies
To the Editor: Kudos to the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority (TDA) for rescinding the grant over the proposed passport…
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Dictator for a day, or president for life?
To the Editor: Former President Donald Trump is known to be an admirer of autocratic rulers, particularly President Xi Jinping…
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Got workers? Thank immigrants
To the Editor: Why are people so afraid of immigrants, treating them as the other while regularly slandering and marginalizing…
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Court wrong on immunity ruling
To the Editor: The convicted (but yet to be sentenced) felon who sent an armed mob bent on mayhem to…
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Gullible Republicans are a problem
To the Editor: I was really not surprised that a once-responsible political organization allowed its representative to peddle hilarious falsehoods.…
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Time to cancel ‘cancel culture’
To the Editor: The rise of cancel culture has sparked controversies and raised concerns over the impact of digital condemnation.
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Biden and Trump have major flaws
To the Editor: Glenn Duerr certainly painted an ugly picture of Donald Trump while making Joe Biden look like an…
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Don’t be a puppet to another’s will
To the Editor: In a recent editorial a Western North Carolina minister says he doesn’t understand why some North…
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Response to 'The wisdom of the First Amendment'
To the Editor: I am still trying to figure out Dave Webster’s motive for telling your readers about his…
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A thank you to Joe Biden
To the Editor: You have done something rare in American politics putting the needs of the country above your…
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Leave nature to tend to itself
To the Editor: Thank you Gwen Landt and the Edith Allen Wildlife Sanctuary for caring for animals in need.…
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The wisdom of the First Amendment
To the Editor: Famous songwriter Paul Simon wrote, “… a man he hears what he wants to hear and disregards…
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On the surface it seems so simple
To the Editor: On the one hand we have a president who is guilty of being old and frail. On…
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Women’s rights are slipping away
To the Editor: I was in my 20s in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Legislative and legal decisions this…
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I won’t force my beliefs on you
To the Editor: One of the things I find baffling about those on the other side of the political divide…
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Regarding the Nikwasi Initiative’s promises
Is anyone questioning Cherokee's Chief Hicks who demanded the town turn over the deed to the mound to the Nikwasi…
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Biden still the best candidate
To the Editor: Donald Trump’s association with and love of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) has taught him and his cohorts…
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Pride is not a virtue
To the Editor: I have no hatred towards anyone who chooses a different lifestyle than me. The vast majority of…
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Moderates should talk to each other
To the Editor: There have been several interesting letters to the editor in The Sylva Herald and the Smoky Mountain…
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