She's down in the dumps over the city's fine for early trash

I was recently very upset to find a $25 ticket in my mailbox for putting a small bag of trash out at noon on a Thursday. My trash is Friday and I was in a hurry on a small trip and I never thought of this really being a big deal. I think a WARNING would have been sufficient.

My street in Rhawnhurst has caring neighbors who all work on their properties and try to beautify their street. On a daily basis, you will see people sweeping, planting, and performing general maintenance on their properties. I think that is horrible to pick on this street with the trash police. Look around at other filthy properties where no one cares about their house, and fine them for their mess.

I really think the city targets certain areas with these ridiculous fines. I work all around the city and I am positive that this cannot be done everywhere. I will pay my $25, but I will surely make all my neighbors aware of this, too. Hopefully no one else will get fined.

So many of the Northeast residents want to move out of the city, no wonder why.

Hope Hendrix

Rhawnhurst

Digital TV is a congressional fraud

In response to Richard Iaconelli's letter in the June 25 edition (Digital TV woes are a big-time turnoff), Congress messed up and they don't care. The conversion to digital TV was done because Congress wants to sell off the analog band and rake in millions to waste on their pet projects/pork.

They already wasted over $2 billion on the conversion. Wait until Phillies and Eagles fans find out they can't watch their teams from the beach, park or backyard. How much money did the cable/satellite companies and converter manufacturers donate to campaigns to have this legislation passed?

How many more landfills will we need for discarded TVs that will spread toxins? Where have you gone, Al Gore?

However, there is a solution. We need to convert Congress over from analog legislators to digital legislators. So, I am giving them the digit now.

Myles Gordon

Bustleton

It's up to us to stamp out graffiti . . .

I am writing in response to your June 25 article, Ruining the neighborhood. Residents need to fight back. My husband Ed has been covering up graffiti and picking up trash in our neighborhood for about 17 years. Your reporter, Bill Kenny, followed him around and did an article on him about 10 years ago.

Every morning after breakfast, my husband walks Hartel Avenue, Castor Avenue, walks through the Rhawnhurst School and down Large Street. He carries a bag and picker, picking up all the trash he sees. If he sees graffiti, he comes home, gets in his car (which carries lots of paint and graffiti removal in the trunk) and goes out and covers it up. He even puts residents' trash out if it is not out. If it was not for my husband, Rhawnhurst would look like the slums. All neighbors should be very thankful for what he does. I certainly am proud of him.