I am not a professional journalist, nor do you have to be in order to be a good blogger. If you are informative and just a little provocative, that’s a good thing. It engenders participation, and that’s what blogs are all about. It’s not publishing in the classical sense. The communications are intended to be two way. That is limited at the Sun to whoever they select to publish in the letters to the editor.

I like that you do your best to remain relatively neutral on the issues. Keep on keeping on, Don!

I like Lorraine Sherman for the sole reason that she is the only candidate that has had experience on the criminal defense side. I do believe it important to be balanced in that way.

As far as the controversy of traffic and congestion, growth vs. less growth, I think we need to beef up our public transportation, locally and statewide, and create more opportunities for business zones that have more pedestrian traffic and are located in areas that allow people access to work and shopping. I realize that this is just not possible for a lot of people who live out of town or in rural areas; better public transportation, park and rides, and carpooling opportunities need to be sought after more aggressively than in the past.

I would greatly oppose any talk of eliminating the MTPO; having worked on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Board I have personally met with and worked with many of the members. They are all good people and are working for the good of the city and its citizens.

Beltways are not the solution; we need to decrease our dependence on personal automobiles and so decrease the traffic and congestion we have presently.