Letters

Regarding the recent (letter) in The Cary News Opinion section on Feb. 19 titled "A fowl proposal," I was most intrigued by the writer's insight.

We live in violent times. Young children play football, hockey and soccer, potentially dangerous games. In my day stickball and baseball were more popular, and an occasional ball in the head or eye...

Your (Feb.15) story, "Nonprofit to host large solar panel system," quotes Kathy Miller, vice-president of (Yes!

Cary is growing five times faster than the national average. The average single-family home lot is a quarter-acre or less.

I noted in the "Cary abuzz about downtown" story in The Cary News, Feb. 5, no mention was made to a full-service grocery store.

What is wrong with chickens in the backyard? They can provide eggs and an occasional meal. This is needed with so many people out of work or working at very low wages.

In response to the article "Cary may legalize contraband hens" in Sunday's paper: Are they kidding? The South in general gets a bad rap as (being) rednecks, hillbillies and uneducated. This would o...

A recent article discussed the plight of feral cats in Wake County. Wake County's human population is approaching 1 million. By one method of estimating, there may be as many as 166,000 stray, aban...

It is worrisome about the government expanding passive electronic tracking of the populace ("Tolls proposed for I-95," Feb. 5). It started with the recent use of toll scanners on the Triangle Expre...

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The Holly Springs Food Cupboard would like to thank all the volunteers and donors who have helped feed people in need in our community.

As a citizen of Cary (who has not yet been stopped for speeding), I would feel much better if our police would keep the commuters between 7 and 9 a.m. and 5 and 6 p.m.

I'm rather relieved that Bev Perdue is not running again. All she seemed to be interested in was school issues and raising taxes to the exclusion of all other things. And, yes, there was always dis...

Concerning the recent article in the Cary News, Feb.1, "Future of Highcroft Drive up in air":

At the Morrisville Town Council retreat (Jan. 28-29), I was impressed by the numerous successes of our professional staff.

As the parent of a special-needs child, I had to call (911) one night because my son has asthma. The Cary Fire Department came and EMS followed. They were professional, prompt, knowledgeable about ...

The Town of Cary is blessed to have the Triangle Aquatic Center. This facility is used for swim teams and recreation for people passionate about swimming as a sport and as a serious way to stay in ...

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A few weeks ago the Town of Cary staff and elected officials, completed their weekend getaway in Wilmington by floating a trial balloon suggesting it would be necessary to increase taxes and to hav...

As a walker and a cyclist, I love the North Carolina greenways.