...the Fourth of July Parade (a family outing). And we, the public, seem to be allowing these prudes to shut down our rights to land- and water-use. It's got to stop, and we need to change the people in office. Doug Cooper Juneau

...they feel it's their right to bring it to a family outing. The panel needs to be replaced so the Fourth of July can be for kids and people that don't have to show their sexual orientation, or those political jerks. Doug Cooper Juneau

In response to Doug Cooper's July 8 letter to the editor, we have no choice, as the Juneau Fourth of July parade committee, but to allow all entries...

I believe that, after reading Mr. Doug Cooper's and Mr. Marcelino Lee Bagoyo's letters to the editor, they would appreciate this new and "improved" version of the Declaration...

...the public can use to enjoy their watercraft and many freshwater systems around this town for the water fowl to use. People who are against personal watercraft need to realize the lake belongs to the public and not a few. Doug Cooper Juneau

...into and out of downtown Anchorage. The people of Anchorage had to fight for it, but they got the school zone put in. I hope the people of Juneau will fight for the safety of our children as the people of Anchorage did. Doug Cooper Juneau

...too, so when I shower I don't have to put body lotion on afterwards? Five thousand people will decide this because only 5,000 people will probably vote. Get a life, and let people decide what to add to their water . Doug Cooper Juneau

...nothing better to do than come up with stupid laws. Why build another track and field in the Mendenhall Valley that is less than two miles from the $800,000 one we already have? And they wonder why voter turnout declines. Doug Cooper Juneau

...balance a budget. This high school will be the straw that breaks the public's back. It may not happen overnight, but soon after. We the public need to hold these people at the top responsible for their poor choices. Doug Cooper Juneau

...a friend. The cost of safety for kids and general public should not be an issue. A short-term and money-friendly fix would be to slow traffic in the area so that kids on bikes can make it to another day of school. Doug Cooper Juneau