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Letters

The evil of trapping

February 9, 2010

The Outdoors section of the Sun-Gazette Jan. 31 contained a heartbreaking article about a man losing his dog to an illegal trap. Some poacher (what else to call a person using an oversize trap without a tag) had carelessly placed the trap where another's pet could fall victim to it. The article went on to describe in gruesome detail how the owner had watched his pet die in the trap. The dog owner was understanding toward the poacher/trapper and recognized that the intent was not to kill his dog. However, the poacher/trapper did intend that exact, cruel death for some animal, he just didn't know what it would be. Why anyone would engage in such a despicable pastime is beyond me. Why doesn't Pennsylvania require that any trap placed in public areas be brightly marked so that pet owners or those with small children will know to avoid the area. Better yet, why not ban such a cruel activity outright? I, for one, am willing to risk the occasional raccoon sighting out in the wild.

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Health care; deficit spending

February 9, 2010

Republicans insist on cuts, when the president suggests spending, but where were these Republicans when MMA-legislation was passed, in 2003? MMA provided federal-subsidies to insurance-companies, to "help" cover prescription-costs, starting 2006,...

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You know who you are

February 9, 2010

To Blue Dog Democrats who promised to support change, your promises are grass and the voters are your lawnmower this fall election.

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A referendum that would work

February 9, 2010

Pennsylvania home and property owners, here is a guaranteed way to turn the tables on the godfather and his gambling politicians’ friends.

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Dog killer

February 8, 2010

Regarding the article on the dog beater, how could anyone do such a thing? I feel these kind of people should be tortured in the same manner to see how they like it. These poor animals depend on us to take care and protect them.

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Hiking trails

February 8, 2010

I appreciate the concern hikers have to protect the trails they use. However, I am unaware of any program these hikers support that generates revenue for the upkeep of said trails.

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