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On the article House Hunt: New Homes Hit the Market in Birmingham
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On the article Apartments in Little San Francisco Neighborhood Shot Down by City Commission
Trees
10:59 am on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
ReplyWhy was the house razed in 1989? Who owns this property? Why do they let it sit vacant all these years? Has anybody ever proposed a single family house there?
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On the article 'We Owe It to Our Children': Birmingham Superintendent Vows to Review Safety Rules
Trees
5:56 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
ReplyWait. Let's not get all reactionary. You cannot guard against the acts of random psychopaths. We don't need armed guards and locked doors in every school, scaring the heck out of little kids. This was a random act of violence.
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On the article Police Arrest Two Detroit Men Following Early Morning Home Invasion on Webster
Trees
5:54 pm on Thursday, December 20, 2012
ReplyFor the first time, I think I may want to get an alarm. Dang it.
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On the article Meeka the 'Love Bug' Needs a Forever Home
Trees
10:32 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012
ReplyPitbulls are not for everyone. A lot of people in this rescue movement try to pass them off as something that they are not. All dogs with "bull" in the breed are intensely stubborn AND have powerful jaws. People need to be ready to commit to training and constantly being pack leader to any bulldog. The average family looking for a friendly and chill pet is not going to be happy with a dog like this.
ALSO, another thing that these rescues won't tell you is that you are going to face a lifetime of discrimination if you adopt a pitbull. Some boarding facilities will turn you down sight unseen. Some parents will not let their kids go to your house. If you're a renter, your landlord may say no. Your individual pitbull may be sweet and trained and safe, but the breed has earned a bad rap and by owning one, you're going to pay the price.
Years ago, shelters did not put pitbulls up for adoption. Adopting a dog is a huge commitment. Adopting a "bully breed" takes extra commitment and soul-searching. Rescue groups do not do anyone any good by pushing them off to everyone as heavily as they do! I would urge the editors to not buy into this.
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On the article Is Anyone Missing This Dog?
Trees
10:24 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012
ReplyI'd also urge the editors to learn the facts about shelters before slapping around the phrase "no kill shelter". The public is easily deceived by such labels and the facts are quite dirty when you scratch the surface. "No kill" does not equal "better" or "more humane" or anything else. It also does not mean that other shelters are doing anything wrong.
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On the article Is Anyone Missing This Dog?
Trees
10:22 am on Saturday, November 3, 2012
ReplyWow, be careful with that story and all those pictures. How is she going to have the "real" owner prove it if someone claims to be the lost owner? Also, if you get into shelter work, you know that pets are dumped or surrendered for some crazy reasons. The dog may actually be much better off where it is now.
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On the article Police Seeks Tips After Birmingham Woman Finds Strange Man in Basement
Trees
7:11 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
ReplyWhat's up with not calling 911? Why didn't she call police if she heard an intruder instead of going down there and finding him? Did the police send tracking dogs?
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On the article A Tearful L. Brooks Patterson Returns to Work
Trees
7:06 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012
ReplyPredictable - a politician has to throw religion into everything. And why won't he speak out, even a "lesson learned" about not wearing his seat belt and his driver speeding? I have no sympathy for any person, particularly a public servant, who thinks that laws are meant for other people.
By the way, doesn't he have a driver in the first place because he was drunk-driving? Do taxpayers fund that driver?
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On the article L. Brooks Patterson Ticketed for Not Wearing His Seatbelt in August Crash
Trees
4:24 pm on Tuesday, September 18, 2012
ReplyGood. How about a speeding ticket too? What about his driver - was he ticketed too?
Trees
3:01 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
2 of those are condos - very different market than houses