Recent letters

Readers in the Inland Northwest can submit letters to The Spokesman-Review by e-mail to editor@spokesman.com. Letters should be no longer than 200 words and must include the writer's home street address and a daytime telephone number.

• Workers safety should be a concern

  By Diane Nebel on February 22, 2012 The January 25th article of the upcoming toxic cleanup at Kaiser described all the potential environmental concerns, but nothing about the safety for workers that will remove pollutants. In 1988, …

• Directly aid mammograms

  By Ruth Isaac on February 22, 2012 Planned Parenthood does not do mammograms as part of its breast cancer screening. The breast cancer screening is a breast exam and referral for mammograms, just like all other women’s …

• Columnist raises awareness

  By K. Edgren on February 21, 2012 Karen Kearney (Feb. 11) thinks Doug Clark is bad for Spokane. I don’t. Doug’s a gadfly, making the comfortable uncomfortable, and providing a greater awareness for us all. It’s a …

• We must advocate for kids

  By Vicki McBride on February 21, 2012 Our babies are being murdered. In Spokane, the United States and the world. Our agonizing question of why goes for the most part unanswered. Yes, we will give our personal …

• Put Clark out to pasture

  By Thomas Collins on February 21, 2012 Accolades to Karen Kearney (“Clark is bad for city,” — Feb. 11) on the subject matter. Doug Clark is a one-trick pony and it is time The Spokesman-Review turned him …

• Compare budget plans

  By Jack Severinghaus on February 21, 2012 A suggestion since House Republicans “are preparing their version of Obama’s budget. …” I would like to see one or more analysis articles outlining their proposals, including specific cuts, impact …

• Stop district waste

  By Pamela Small on February 21, 2012 So the Spokane Public School District is looking for an innovator. A trustee of Spokane Community Colleges said, “Someone who realizes that we are at a crises, and that we …

• Goodwill a good example

  By Brooks Sackett on February 21, 2012 Your excellent interview of Inland Northwest Goodwill Chief Executive Officer Clark Brekke was a true public service. At a time when so many have lost hope in the future, confidence …

• Back human trafficking efforts

  By James Perkins on February 21, 2012 It sounds like Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna, who is also the president of the National Association of Attorneys General, is out to put pimps and prostitutes in the …

• Pitts Jr. misfires

  By Chris Pritchard on February 21, 2012 I refer to the Jan. 30 column, “Nation needs gun dialogue,” by Leonard Pitts Jr., and am incredulous at the allowance of editorials not based on factual information, which could …

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