Letter:Regarding your May 7 articles "Lake level won't stay up" and "Water rates in Raleigh may rise": I don't get it! We save water, and our leaders are going to raise water rates?

Letter:My colleague Michael Walden, in his April 25 Point of View piece "Medicaid shift shows government working at its best," was right to praise the state's takeover of Medicaid costs from the counties.

Letter:Regarding the April 29 letter "Nutty nuclear ideas," it is true that nuclear power plants require a lot of water to operate. However, this water does not necessarily have to be potable.

Letter:As I near graduation at N.C. State University, I can proudly say I've had only a few regrets during my time here. One of these is Hillsborough Street.

Letter:Your April 28 editorial "De-bugging a law" omitted an issue that the Governor's Task Force avoided -- a worker who experiences a pesticide safety violation cannot make a confidential complaint to the N.C. Department of Agriculture.

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Letter:I'm curious as to the purpose of the snarky May 4 Arts & Living section column ("Why the dis, Jenna?") by Celia Rivenbark about Jenna Bush's wedding in Crawford, Texas.

Letter:Manners matter. Imagine that, Mom was right. Listen more, talk less, be polite, consider others, work hard, team play, show up on time, shine your shoes and don't slouch. Think before you speak.

Letter:What makes John Montgomery such a fine choice for recognition in your May 4 Arts & Living section is that John devotes the same care and attention to the customer who is purchasing a half-size cello for her 8-year-daughter as he does to the N.C. Symphony extraordinaire who is purchasing a custom-made instrument.

Letter:Frankly, I was astonished to read a quote attributed to UNC Chancellor James Moeser in your May 3 article "5 arrested at UNC-CH sit-in."

Letter:Regarding the May 6 article "Freed inmate seeks justice": The Levon "Bo" Jones case is another example of why we need legislative action to help our prosecutors and police function properly in our judicial system.

Letter:When we read the May 8 headline "AG: Close colleges to illegal aliens," we hit the ceiling. We spend millions of tax dollars every year to educate "illegal aliens" in our K-12 grades, but shortsightedly and immorally we shut the doors to a college education to these same young people.

Letter:Regarding your May 8 article "AG: Close colleges to illegal aliens": I cannot help but feel that a large portion of legal North Carolinians support the Attorney General's advice regarding illegal aliens' admission to public colleges.

Letter:Regarding your May 5 editorial "College timber": It's interesting that you should make the case for admitting community college students into our universities. Our son has recently applied to several of these schools and been turned down by all of them.

Letter:On May 2 I received a mailer from the Voter Participation Center. It stated that the deadline for voter registration was approaching and that voter registration laws required me to submit an official application in order to vote.

Letter:In response to your coverage of the Raleigh Planning Commission's contemplation of impact fees ("Impact fees fail test," May 7) and your May 9 editorial in which you stated that the commission "has opposed the idea of doubling impact fees on new development in the city": The Planning Commission has not taken final action on impact fees.

Letter:Regarding your May 8 article "AG: Close colleges to illegal aliens": I would like to commend Gov. Mike Easley for his position that illegal aliens should be permitted to attend North Carolina colleges.

Letter:Regarding the May 9 article "Easley supports college for aliens": So, Gov. Mike Easley called on community colleges to continue to admit illegal immigrants, even though the Attorney General's office seems to have some sense and advised against that practice.

Letter:In response to Stuart Levin's May 7 Point of View "Looking anew at Israel's future," I feel a need to honor the 22,437 men and women who gave their lives for Israel.

Letter:Voters should be disgusted by the State Board of Election's argument defending North Carolina's ridiculously high signature requirement for third party candidates' ballot access ("Third parties protest rules for spot on ballot," May 6).

Letter:Your May 8 article "Plan offers a check on seniors drugs" left me feeling more helpless than my vote on Tuesday.

Letter:Private, corporate and foundation support for cultural institutions in our state enriches us all. I recently attended a performance of the N.C. Symphony and was pleased to note many sponsors.

Letter:Regarding the May 9 article "Easley supports college for aliens": I work with immigrant high school students. Each June, I watch very intelligent teens, who want to be nurses, dentists, business leaders and teachers, become nannies, house cleaners and short-order cooks.

Letter:The May 7 Point of View article "Looking anew at Israel's future" by Stuart Levin provided a myopic perspective on the Israeli-Arab interaction required for a peaceful and enduring outcome.

Letter:Thanks for your May 5 editorial "College timber," which called attention to the excellent work that N.C. Central University is doing to recruit and enroll students from North Carolina community colleges.

Letter:We're sick of these insidious political candidate robocalls that pester us day and night for weeks prior to any election. Our household is a charter member of the national Do Not Call list, but political candidates are currently (and wrongly) exempt.

Letter:Regarding the May 7 news story "Wake schools regain control over year-round assignments": I think the state Court of Appeals' ruling for the Wake County Public School System is insane.