Dear Sir,

Marci Bowman makes many good points in her letter in last week’s edition, but I have a few caveats. Numerous breeds, such as German Shepherds, Rottweilers, and pit bulls – a group name which Wikipedia notes is “particularly ambiguous” – have in times as recent as World War II been “nannies” to babies left on a blanket in the yard while their mothers went to work.

Dear Sir,

Please spare the crocodile tears for poor Luna the dead pit bull. While I certainly don’t condone hacking a dog to death with a machete, remember that this was a vicious, aggressive dog who attacked other dogs and who was allowed to run loose in the neighborhood.

Dear Sir,

I wish to respond to Dale Palfreys’ column supporting the very loud banda concerts at the Lienzo Charro in Ajijic. 

Dear Sir,

I am a musician and when I was a young man of 15, I got an opportunity to go “on the road” with a show in a group that provided the midways for the annual fairs in larger cities in Western Canada.

Dear Sir,

Several articles in the last two editions of the paper have referred to the customs surrounding Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) as “quirky.” In my opinion, this is culturally insensitive, and more than a little demeaning.

Dear Sir,

I want to thank all 53 people and/or businesses who  donated the recycling bins dotted around Ajijic. The recycling committee never dreamed the response would be so great.