Letter to the editor: Springtime changes, for the better and worse

Once again, spring, Easter and Passover are upon us. Over the years, things have changed. No longer are the downtown stores closed from noon-3 p.m. on Good Friday. Some stores are even open on Easter Sunday. On the positive side, no longer are 5&10s selling live baby chicks that were injected with dyes.

In 1963, I read Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring,” which is about the effects of chemicals. A few years ago, I took at bird that couldn’t walk to Wildlife Works in Youngwood. It died a few days later. When birds eat worms exposed to pesticides, their neurological systems can be destroyed. Thankfully, lawn and weed control that is safe is available now.

Frank Porembka

Ligonier Township