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Letters to the Editor

Sprinkler law will scare businesses

What is the city of Chattanooga thinking about passing a draconian measure like your new sprinkler law? Businesses can’t afford this. And bringing someone in to testify on the law’s behalf who was in the Rhode Island nightclub fire. Really. Isn’t this a bit dramatic? Oh well, the more laws you pass like this, the more businesses will locate in Dalton and Calhoun (Georgia).

MIKE HYDER, Former Chattanooga resident, Dalton, Ga.


Earth’s warming not reversible

In his recently published book, the “Revenge of Gaia,” James Lovelock, British geophysiologist, carefully examines the historical impact of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse/climate-changing gas on the formation of the earth. Dr. Lovelock examines Earth’s 4.5 billion years through the studies of geology, cosmology and climatology.