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Call for responsible pet ownership
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 25, 2013 10:00pm“Tethering” is placing a dog on a rope or chain as a permanent means of restraining a dog. It is outlawed by city Ordinance 5831, Sec. 5-31, which says in part: “Any person owning, possessing, or...
Don’t shop, but adopt your next pet
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 23, 2013 10:00pmAs many of you who reside in Jefferson County know, stray and unwanted animals are a huge problem. However, it is a very “fixable” problem. The answer is to spay/neuter ALL pets. Many people...
Prayer, paddling a road to return to peace
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 23, 2013 10:00pmWhat is time-out? I can remember when kids did not get put in time-out. It was called a “butt whooping.” It was not a whipping but a WHOOPING, and that is putting it lightly. But it did not kill...
Recall petition procedure for PB aldermen outlined
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 23, 2013 10:00pmEditor, The Commercial:
In response to inquiries, the following information is provided as a public service, and I should mention the subject matter does not fall under the election...
Selecting individuals for their job ability
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:00pmDear Editor:
I was amazed to see that Assistant Chief Whitfield’s brother complained about him not being made interim chief. How short their memory is. It was Chief Whitfield whose gun was...
Good gun takes on bad gun in Texas
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 21, 2013 10:00pmEditor, The Commercial:
On Sunday, December 17, 2012, two days after the Connecticut shooting, a man went to a restaurant in San Antonio to kill his ex-girlfriend. After he shot her, most of...
He without sin cast the first stone
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 17, 2013 10:00pmEditor: The Commercial;
I am writing this letter in response to the letter written by Barbara Blunt Muhammad that was published on January 10. It seems that Mrs. Muhammad already has an...
Skin color should not be factor in decision-making
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 17, 2013 10:00pmEditor, The Commercial:
Sometimes I wonder if city council meetings are worth having I read the articles concerning the meeting on Monday, Jan. 7, 2013. Tell me and the voting citizens what...
Don’t let Pine Bluff become another Gould
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 14, 2013 11:19pmI mean no disrespect to Mr. Sam Whitfield, but I don’t believe Ivan Whitfield should be considered for interim police chief until he cleans up the image of wrongdoing when he was fired by then-...
Christmas event sparks a reason for the season
Letters Comments Updated: Jan 12, 2013 10:00pmEditor, The Commercial:
The Eighth Annual Old Towne Christmas, a project of the Old Town Christmas Committee for Reinventing Downtown Pine Bluff, was held December 8 from 3-5 p.m. at the...