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The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 18, 2008

More Chickens

What started as a protest became a show of support Sunday afternoon as nearly 100 people marched down Seventh Avenue on behalf of Ybor City's chickens.

How in the world can this be appropriate? And why is this being tolerated? It is like the tail wagging the dog.
City ordinances are to be enforced regardless of who protests them. Livestock, including chickens and roosters, are not deemed appropriate for city residents and even some county residents if your area is not included in agricultural zoning. Period.

I have lived in Hillsborough County where some of the residents believe chickens/roosters are OK because they are not in deed-restricted neighborhoods. They are NOT. Those neighbors who are bothered by them and the crowing frequently do speak up and have every right to.

L. CAMPBELL

Tampa

Turn Out The Lights

Seeing the "Trib" cutting back reminds me of the story about the store owner who, when business slowed down, decided to cut corners by cutting off a row of lights. When business got a little slower, he cut off another row of lights. Pretty soon all his lights were off, and the business was closed.

I didn't always agree with Dan Ruth, but I always enjoyed getting another view of a subject. He challenged my mind, making me a person who understood that others have different opinions and I am not always right, nor am I always wrong.

Maybe to stay in business, the Trib must make drastic cuts. But if you keep turning off lights, pretty soon there won't be enough news to print or people to buy it.

W. COMERFORD

Seminole

Assess Your Journalism
Steve Otto is one of the Trib's most interesting writers, and his Sunday article may come from the heart, but it may also be indicative of why the print media has lost much of its following.

People on the inside often become oblivious to what people on the outside really want. Steve speaks of the changing nature of journalism, but true journalism is, with few exceptions, a lost art. Therein lies the problem.

News is seldom reported objectively, honestly and without bias. Often the writer's agenda is obvious, and it's insulting. Please just give us the news and let us make up our own minds. Certainly the Trib has its opinions, and many of us respect that, but that's why we read the editorial page.

Balanced reporting may be a novel idea that Mother Trib may want to try. It may even leave readers feeling so good they may want to start subscribing again.

I hate to see it wither away.

JERRY GARCIA

Tampa

Rest In Peace GM

Go out into the Tribune parking lot and count the number of foreign autos versus Detroit-made. You will see the marketplace at work.

When a Detroit product dealer counts on 40 to 45 percent of its annual profits coming from warranty repairs, I wouldn't buy one, and neither would you. Also, remember that most of the foreign brands in the lot are made in America by U.S. citizens! When the General Motors vice president of research and development says the Toyota Prius' 50 mpg is a failure, the company's death in the marketplace is sealed.

RIP GM. The American car buyer is no dummy.

JOHN REYNOLDS

Brooksville

Mortgaging The Future

The proposed bailout package for the U.S. automotive manufacturers is wrong and should be opposed just as the Wall Street bailout was wrong and should have been stopped.

The big three will fail no matter how much of a bailout we give them. The bailout may postpone it for one, two or even five years in a perfect environment, but soon they will fail.

The big three have not produced well-designed cars that are reliable and efficient. In addition, the unions have jacked up the wages, health care and pension costs so high it costs the American car manufacturers on average $1,500 more than their competitors to produce a vehicle.

JASON MCINTYRE

Tampa

Youthful Concerns

Adults may think that my classmates and I, juniors in high school, have no concern about the current economic state of the United States.

This economic disaster is forcing us to give up lifelong dreams and face cold, hard reality. So if adults think that all we discuss in our free time is relationships, gossip and parties, they are very wrong.

GABRIELLE MANGRU

Tampa

Buyers' Good Luck

Whoever bailed out the buyers who purchased Corvairs, Edsels, Aspens, Volares, Fairlanes, etc.? The Lemon Law? Good Luck!

MIKE LOMBARDI

Lakeland

Correction

A time and place of a photograph of Frank Sanchez and Barack Obama published Nov. 8 was incorrect. The photograph was taken in the yard of Tom and Linda Scarritt of Tampa in September 2007.

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