Letters

May 06 2008 – The Best Team wins! To the editor: Now what kind of true Southern Belle would I be if I did not stand up for my town while Mr.

Apr 22 2008 – Gettin’ the straight poop To the editor: I grew up in Mobile and moved to Portland, OR about 5 years ago.

Apr 08 2008 – Ethanol exposure To the editor: US taxpayers, according to DC legislators, desperately need to fund another farm subsidy.

Mar 25 2008 – OK, final word on The Flag To the editor: I hope I’m not too late to the party on the I-10 Confederate Battle Flag controversy, but I just found out about it while reading your March 12 issue.

Mar 11 2008 – Seems the Rebel Flag controversy will never die. Readers write in to offer their take on the Battle Flag.

Feb 25 2008 – Mucho gracias, Sharman Sharman: I want to thank you for your January 15, 2008 column regarding the downtown merchants because it let me know that both my marketing team and myself need to do a better job of keeping downtown merchants in the loop with respect to my condominium project.

Feb 12 2008 – Flag wavers have their say Dear Sir: I usually make it about half way through the Lagniappe, before wadding it up to use as kindling for my fireplace.

Jan 01 2008 – Solomon’s memories not so sweet To the editor: The letter to the editor that claimed that you should mention Solomon’s more because it has "changed to fit the time, now every local seems to have their own Solomon’s memory." While I must confess that I, too, have a few Solomon’s memories, they’re usually scary ones that I would love to forget – like the time a guy swung a pool cue at me because he didn’t care for Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Dec 18 2007 – Lagniappe missing a story To the editor: I occasionally read your paper, occasionally only because, despite your constant proclamations, I don’t really feel like the Lagniappe accurately captures the Mobile I know.

Dec 04 2007 – Hats off to Pete and Mike To the editor: I would like to commend Pete Gleszer for the article he wrote concerning the Library Project.

Nov 20 2007 – Thanks for the compliments Sharman: Jamie and I would like to personally thank you for your words of encouragement in your recent commentary concerning the downtown living tour and your "Favorite" being the Creole Fire Company, our home.

Nov 06 2007 – Some fishy plans hatched To the editor: I would like to congratulate the CCA on their successful campaign to get President Bush to circumvent the law (Magnuson-Stevens) by designating striped bass and red drum as game fish in federal waters.

Oct 23 2007 – Paul is all To the Editor: When George Will and Dick Morris agree about something with respect to a presidential race, perhaps it’s time to listen.

Oct 09 2007 – King’s motives repositioned To the editor: I thank you for sending me parts one and two of the two-part series on Attorney General Troy King.

Sep 25 2007 – Old Shell eatery among best To the editor: Love the paper, every time I’m in town I scoop one up quickly and indulge myself with its contents!

Sep 11 2007 – Annexation akin to communism To the editor: Communism in Europe is now practically gone, but a new communist type government has re-emerged and reared its ugly head in the leadership of Mobile, Alabama.

Aug 28 2007 – Parking stance perfect Miss Toland: Your article addressing the parking situation in downtown was dead on.

Aug 14 2007 – Beware old habits Dear Editor: I think the redevelopment of downtown Mobile is a worthy endeavor.

Jul 31 2007 – Current crticism valid *To the editor: * Kudos for Rob Holbert.

Jul 17 2007 – ‘You missed the point’ *To the editor: * Sharman Egan was way off the mark in suggesting that a neighborly visit with a lemon pound cake would have solved the zoning issue at 2012 Dauphin Street.

Jul 03 2007 – Miffed in the Magic City *To the editor: * After reading Sharman Egan’s historically correct albeit no longer relevant depiction of Birmingham (Real Deal, June 5), I felt compelled to set the record straight about Alabama’s largest region in the state: the Birmingham region.

Jun 19 2007 – One dissatisfied customer To the editor: After being in Mobile a few years, I was happy when someone told me that there was an alternative paper in town.

Jun 05 2007 – Forget, hell… To the editor: I just read your (Toland, 5/23/07-6/5/07) trashy article about being Ben George’s bride.

May 22 2007 – Thanks for the look ahead To the editor: Just want to commend you on (Kevin Lee’s) great article titled, "Mobile’s Long Economic Road May Soon Get Smoother," in the May 9th-22nd issue of Lagniappe.

May 08 2007 – Loves food reviews Hi, Kinnon: My name is Tammy Smith, and I work at the Sun Herald in Biloxi/Gulfport.

Apr 25 2007 – Pros and cons on parks column To the editor: I’ll try not to gush over your article concerning the old courthouse park / condo squabble (Holbert, April 11-24).

Apr 10 2007 – More netting letters… Dear Mr. Holbert: In your article about the CCA stirring trouble in Alabama, you could not have been any more on target.

Mar 28 2007 – Kudos all around To the editor: I’ve already passed along my comments to Kevin on his on-the-mark analysis of the "no longer your Community Arts Radio" WHIL – they certainly didn’t solicit my opinion….

Mar 13 2007 – Radio problems are deeper To the editor: Matt and Jay will be missed at WABB, but what is of more concern is the possibility of mishandled management at the station.

Feb 27 2007 – Soul Patrol weighs in To the editor: Thanks for the great article on Taylor Hicks (2/14/07).

Feb 13 2007 – From the Far East… To the editor: It appears the Bush administration is about to plunge the world into even greater crisis than it now faces.

Jan 30 2007 – All for five Dear Editor: I was disappointed to read that a county official opposes increasing the number of Mobile County commissioners from three full-time commissioners to five part-time commissioners.

Jan 16 2007 – More is better To the editor: I was disappointed to read that a county official opposes increasing the number of Mobile County commissioners from three full-time commissioners to five part-time commissioners.

Jan 02 2007 – To clear the air… To the editor: First, thanks very much to those of you who have visited The Royal Scam.

Dec 19 2006 – Taking Pete to task To the editor: Seems like newcomer columnist Pete Gleszer has taken a pro-developer/growth bias in his coverage of Fairhope City Politics.

Nov 21 2006 – It seems there are still a lot of people out there who love Ace from "American Idol" and most of them wrote in to blast Boozie for her recent comments about the "singer." We’re printing them here.

Nov 08 2006 – Hit ‘em again! Harder! Harder! To the editor: Here, here for the Parking Nazis!

Oct 25 2006 – God and guns, but no GOP Where did Mr. Poor get the word that the Democratic Party is openly "anti-religion;" was it from Rush or Fox News?

Aug 29 2006 – Bilotti’s advocate chimes in To the editor: I realize that it is your job to give your point of view on the cuisine end of things at any given place around town.

Aug 16 2006 – No Hudson fan here To the editor: I think (Ashley Toland is) off base on Connie Hudson.

Aug 01 2006 – The archivist takes exception To the Editor: Your article in the July 19, 2006 – Aug.

Jun 21 2006 – Another hat in the ring To the editor: I thought about submitting my resume for the honorable judgeship position, but I know I couldn’t touch the depth at which you hit on the exact issues that give "our" judicial system its wonderful reputation (Toland 6/7/06).

Jun 06 2006 – LNG Alternative To the editor: The following is an environmentally friendly way of warming LNG.

May 23 2006 – The reverend weighs in To the editor: I read with interest (Kevin Lee’s) article in the April 12, 2006-April 25, 2006 issue of Lagniappe regarding Space 301 and policies about frontal nudity.