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Entries tagged with 'Garland'Compassion at Garland shelterRe: "At Garland shelter, an animal's life is nasty, brutish and short," Hits and Misses, Saturday Editorials. The Dallas Morning News speaks of the cruel and unusual operation of Garland's animal shelter. For many years, I was familiar with the... Out of the inboxFor once, people who sent us letters over the weekend are not zeroing in on any one subject. That is, unless you count several irate letters directed at the Rod Dreher and Mark Davis columns yesterday. My advice: Read 'em... Defending Garland's shelterRe: "Garland shelter illegally killed pets, records say -- Mayor to review gassing of young, sick or elderly cats and dogs," Saturday news story. When my daughter began asking for a puppy, my wife and I visited the Garland Animal... A more humane optionRe: "Mystery shrouds animal services board," Sept. 6 DMN Problem Solver, and "Gassing stays at animal shelter -- Method of euthanasia defended as humane, less stressful on staff," Thursday Metro. ASPCA recommends the injection of sodium pentobarbital as the preferred... Pets deserve peaceful deathRe: "Garland animal services attacked," by Rick Williams, Wednesday Letters. I read the letter to the editor from Rick Williams of the Garland City council about the city's insistence on euthanizing animals with carbon monoxide, and it made my quite... Garland animal services attackedRe: "Mystery shrouds animal services board," Sunday DMN Problem Solver. In the last few months, I have received numerous e-mails (almost all from people living outside Garland) protesting the fact that Garland uses carbon monoxide gas to euthanize most animals... On single-member districts in Irving ...Finally, we can participate ... At last, following last week's ruling on single-member districts in Irving, Hispanics will be able to participate in local government. Now maybe we won't have a police department dedicated to breaking up families. And maybe... On tea parties ...You missed the action ... Re: "Slow start for Independence Day tea party -- Citizens fretting health care, taxes hold protest at Southfork Ranch," Sunday news story. Leave it to The Dallas Morning News to poorly report one of the... Chase exposed public to riskRe: "Crash ends wild chase -- Constable's office defends actions after wanted man bolted," Tuesday news story. How much difference is there between a group of officers pursuing a suspect on foot and firing weapons near citizens and guiding... I noted lack of flag displayRe: "Respect for flag touched us," by Pat Winnubst, Tuesday Letters. Winnubst should be proud, as I know she is. Here in the Mesquite and Garland area, as I drove around for miles looking for flags, I saw very few.... On the convention center hotelTime's ripe for project If citizens had listened to the naysayers, we wouldn't have many of the things we now benefit from, such as American Airlines Center or the DART light rail system. And with lower material costs and much-needed... Contemporary education already runs in NikesRe: "Education beyond the flip-flop era--One-size-fits-all learning is hopelessly outdated, says Colleen Duke," Sunday, April 12th Community Opinions. Duke claims current teaching practices resemble cheap, flimsy, ephemeral flip-flops. But we teachers threw out the flip-flops when new research surfaced... What you don't see about GarlandRe: "Office budget busted -- Neumann overspends by $8,000, annoying more frugal members" and "Inquiry to focus on officials' trips -- Full-scale internal probe promised of pricey N.Y. travels," Feb. 28 Metro. What you don't read about Garland are stories... Move on, mom with bias claimRe: "Mom says race cost son leadership role -- Band director denies bias in naming white student drum leader, Tuesday Metro. The statement in the story that stood out was: "He and his mother had hoped to list 'Drum Squad... What about pricey textbooks?Re: "Tuition regulation again on the table -- As costs skyrocket, Dewhurst says new restrictions likely," Friday news story. I read with interest the story about possible controls on skyrocketing tuition costs. I am in full agreement that costs are... Eat in GarlandRe: "Layoffs may delay eatery inspections," Jan. 10 Metro. In the wake of the appalling decision by the city of Arlington to eliminate food service inspectors, let me invite the public to come dine in Garland. Ten professional health specialists... Some other jazz venuesRe: "Jazz hits a blue note in Dallas As an art form, it's on the wane in our city, says Eric Van Steenburg of Lakewood," Sunday Community Voices column. As a jazz lover, I, too, wish there were more jazz... Garland's housing problemsRecently, the city of Garland attempted to close down some single-family homes that had been converted to a type of halfway house. Garland has another problem: multiple families living in single-family houses. From what I have been told, city ordinances... In the Lege, change is goodRe: "He gets a chance, for now -- Quality of supporters leads me to give new speaker the opportunity to prove himself, says Mark Davis," Wednesday Viewpoints. The success of our new, engaging, willing-to-compromise speaker of the Texas House should... DART rail trip goes awryRecently, we took DART rail to the Dallas Zoo. We had six kids with us, ages 3 to 7. Five of the children got off the train at the Arapaho station and, as the adults followed, the door shut before... |