Aug 3, 2007

Letters

City has a problem with dogs

Dear Editor: We are facing a dog problem in Berkeley. During summers, we run a summer program for school-age children.

In some neighborhoods, we find that our neighbors forget to leash their dogs and blithely bring their dogs into the schoolyard. Some children get scared and shout for help. The other day, I was walking to my school and found two large dogs running alongside without a leash. I was in a hurry to get to work. I asked the owner to mind her pets but she pretended not to hear. I had to cross the street to the farther sidewalk to make it safely to my destination. That same day, some other dogs were running loose on the sidewalk and, after a while, a man walked into the schoolyard with two dogs.

A few scared children climbed up on the picnic table and shouted for help.
I wonder if Berkeley has a city ordinance to stop pet owners from compromising the safety of pedestrians and schoolchildren on school playground.

Romila Khanna,
Albany



Questions about Cheney

Dear Editor: For more than two hours on July 21, Vice Dick President Cheney held presidential power while Bush underwent a medical procedure. What executive orders did Acting President Cheney sign that might have given additional powers to the Vice President? What secret "findings" did Cheney sign that might have authorized extralegal activities by covert agencies? What pardons might Cheney have signed to free his convicted aide, Lewis Libby, or perhaps to shield Cheney's accomplice, Donald Rumsfeld?

How many investigative reporters has your news organization assigned to look for answers?

Bruce Joffe,
Piedmont