Letters

Chamber, committee missing the point about the parade

Published on Tue, 06/28/2016 - 3:05pm

Editor:

On this Fourth of July, declare independence from the meat industry

Published on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 2:34pm

Editor:

What ever happened to the good old days when our worst worries on the Fourth of July were traffic jams and wayward fireworks? 

Comment on Enterprise poll

Published on Mon, 06/27/2016 - 2:32pm

Editor:

Friday’s paper showed an Enterprise poll result to the question:

“What should be done in response to the Florida massacre that killed 49 people?”

The response choices were:

a) Nothing.

b) Reinstate the federal ban on assault weapons.

c) Loosen gun laws.

d) Adopt sweeping gun control measures.

Understanding stress and other emotions that impact our bodies

Published on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 4:57pm

Editor:

I am writing in response to the Thursday guest editorial from the St. Louis Post Dispatch regarding toxic stress. Just what is toxic stress? 

Stress is a reaction to challenges in our lives; it is not all bad as it causes us to grow. The amygdala, is the small almond shaped neuron structure in our brain “responsible for autonomic responses associated with fear and fear conditioning. It processes many of our emotions.”  

Reader responds to front-page picture of cowboy and elk

Published on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 4:57pm

Editor:

“Ornery Elk”? 

I believe the caption should have been, “Ornery Cowboy”.

Please show kindness and respect to our wildlife, and to everyone for that matter.

Karen O’Connor
Livingston
 
 

City court should be held accountable to the public it serves

Published on Fri, 06/24/2016 - 4:55pm

Editor:

On May 31 I pleaded guilty and accepted responsibility for my actions. I was sentenced to serve 24 hours in the detention center within the following two weeks. It is important to note that I work six days per week. Therefore, I only have one opportunity to afford 24 hours in any given week.

Response to shooting deaths at Florida night club

Published on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 4:53pm

Editor:

Grizzlies too valuable to kill during ‘trophy’ hunt

Published on Fri, 06/17/2016 - 4:46pm

Editor:

Relative: Too much coverage of man’s drug, theft charges

Published on Thu, 06/16/2016 - 3:35pm

Editor:

I have read four front-page articles in as many weeks regarding the situation regarding Austin Schwarz. While these charges and situations should by no means be taken lightly, does it warrant four front-page articles?  

Taking up a quarter page of the front page of the paper seems a bit much. Taking up even more space to comment on his longtime friend who is helping him get the help he needs by mentioning his attire is an embarrassment to the paper and the writer. 

NRA not to blame for Orlando terrorist attack

Published on Wed, 06/15/2016 - 4:02pm

Editor:

The cartoon, appearing in Monday’s Enterprise, demonstrated a simple-minded attempt by the artist to link the National Rifle Association to the terrorist attack in Orlando. After a cursory search I could find no record of any NRA member committing mass murder. Trying to blame the NRA is akin to blaming the American Culinary Federation, because the Boston bombers used pressure cookers as tools for murder and mayhem.

Dave Wistey
Livingston