I’m tired of hearing that firework sales support worthy causes, including Battle Ground schools (“Fireworks support Battle Ground schools,” Our Readers’ Views, June 2). It is an irrelevant argument.

Regarding a recent letter reminding us of fireworks sales supporting various school activities, I understand his passion but can’t approve of the means suggested for support (“Fireworks support Battle ...

To the Editor: Perhaps Gov. Kelly Ayotte will consider including the detonation of fireworks in her ban of fires and smoking to protect us, our property, our forests, and our wildlife from wildfires.

July 24 − To the Editor: My apologies for the delay in this letter but it has taken me a while to put paw to paper and address the recent fireworks saga in Portsmouth. I walk close to 5 miles on any ...

The time is overdue for New Jersey to follow the lead taken by New York in legalizing the sale and use of certain consumer fireworks. New York is the 47th state to make some level of consumer ...

And we should be empathetic to the many of our neighbors who are dealing with PTSD. Our extreme drought, and the fire risk associated with fireworks, adds another dimension to the argument. Although ...