1 NorthPark Santa — Re: “For this Santa, it’s been a present — Mall actor hangs up hat after over three many years of vacation pleasure,” July 16 Metro & Enterprise story.
I learn this story about Carl Anderson’s retirement with a joyful sense of nostalgia. My youngsters have 12 consecutive years of pictures with the NorthPark Santa (1997-2008). And I’ve fond reminiscences of them telling Santa their dream items: American Woman doll Marisol, Rafael Nadal’s tennis racket, a Barbie increase field and a trio of hermit crabs.
I clearly keep in mind when my daughter realized completely different malls had completely different Santas, however she confidently proclaimed the NorthPark Santa as the true Santa.
Due to Carl Anderson for being our household’s actual Santa!
Ann Pask, Dallas/Preston Hole
2 Nuisance Abatement Division group — Lately, you have got printed a number of articles and editorials relating to metropolis efforts to wash up the trash left by homeless individuals beneath bridges/overpasses, on vacant tons and in different areas. You talked about a number of metropolis organizations concerned on this effort. One main unmentioned part is town of Dallas Code Compliance Nuisance Abatement Division group.
This group is concerned nearly every single day cleansing up tens of hundreds of kilos of trash, previous meals, clothes, and many others. To see what they do, I might recommend you file an open information request with town and presumably schedule a ride-along to see firsthand the great work these individuals do for town of Dallas.
Robert Lawler, Arlington
3 Columnist Virginia Hammerle — Re: “The infant boomers — Coming quickly to a city close to you,” by Virginia N. Hammerle, July 10 Authorized Speak Texas column.
Three cheers to Virginia Hammerle for expressing the anxiousness, considerations and dismay that even of us older than boomers are feeling nowadays relating to the state of our nation. The modifications to the guarantees that have been made to us and on which we made our retirement plans are impacting these of us on mounted revenue in ways in which have been certainly by no means supposed.
Hammerle completely expressed the frustration that so lots of all ages are feeling nowadays. Navy and police advantages have been stripped lately within the identify of balancing the price range, and Medicare retains rising, so what’s subsequent?
Effectively stated, Ms. Hammerle! We previous of us vote en masse as properly. Simply watch — we’ll be on the polls together with the boomers.
Kay Peters, Dallas
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