Calling for mandatory house-pet laws
      This is in response to Frank Spiecker's letter to the editor, "TNR Is a Misguided Attempt at Controlling Overpopulation" (Sentinel, Aug. 27). I've been practicing TNR (trap-neuter-return) since 1998. The colonies that I've TNRd have all shown a decrease in population numbers. Frank states many things that can be proven false while he quotes statistics from 2002.
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Wants mayor to know that new garbage schedule has no merit
      Bravo, Mayor David Stahl. Thanks to your once-aweek garbage pickup in East Brunswick, my garage looks and smells like the Edgeboro landfill, and families of mice are happily eating my rotting leftovers. In case you haven't been outdoors since Labor Day, the daytime temps have hovered around 65-75 degrees (until very recently).
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Funding needed for women's health centers
      I'm writing about community health centers such as Planned Parenthood (PPH), which serve as trusted entry points for women's essential health care. At PPH women receive contraceptive care, Pap tests, pelvic exams, counseling, and testing and treatment for HIV and STIs.
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