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[The water cooler - What Eastsiders are talking about - By Ann Garretson]

"What do you think of Kirkland's decision to ban fireworks in 1999?"
(asked at the Kirkland Library on 02-25-98; published in the EJ on 03-01-98)


[pt.]Karen Clausen, Registered nurse, Kirkland
[blue rule]
"I think it's great because I dislike the noise and the danger of fireworks when kids get into it. I like fireworks when they're organized, like when they're at Gasworks Park."

[pt.]Robert Bickers, Concrete contractor, Kirkland
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"I'm all for pyrotechnics because they're fun. I think the fire hazards are probably a lot more hyped than not. The danger is over-played. To just totally ban them -- if anything, they should allow them between Waverly and Marina parks because that's just a big open point."

[pt.]Michelle Funk, Associate editor, Issaquah
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"I'm in favor of that. I think the show Seattle puts on is enough of a celebration. I think when people do their own fireworks, it's too much of a hazard. Children are likely to hurt themselves or others, even with supervision."

[pt.]Don Hart, Masters student, Kirkland
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"Any time the government says "no," I look at how many people it will take to enforce that "no"... All in all, I think it's a bit silly."

[pt.]Maria Zurawski, Retail, Kirkland
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"I think that it's a mistake. It's an annual American pastime -- and it's a tradition to celebrate freedom in America. Banning them will obviously not give us that freedom."

[pt.]Steve Boyd, Library assistant, Kirkland
[blue rule]
"I think it would be good so long as they have a public display for the kids. Taking that away wouldn't be fair to the children. As an adult, it's more fun watching the big displays."

 

[blue rule]

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