Smokers deprive me of my outdoor privileges by allowing their smoke to drift into my air space and make me sick.
Dangerous and harmful habits should never be forced upon others. If you choose to smoke, then do it in the privacy of your own home, and do not subject others to your deadly habit.
REBECCA REES
Glendale
City should follow private sector’s lead
I urge Glendale Mayor John Drayman and the City Council to carefully consider the proposed pay raises for city employees (“Pay hikes may come for some,” Tuesday).
In this time of economic difficulty, the city can certainly not afford an additional $6 million. City employees should realize that their salaries and generous benefits are subject to the city’s ability to pay.
In fact, the city should be cutting jobs and reducing salaries, just as private industry is forced to do.
None of us is enjoying the adjustments that our employers are forced to make to stay in business, but we understand. Why should city employees think differently?
Please, don’t bore me with the “We need to attract top talent” argument. We’re all top talent, we just don’t expect raises when our respective industries are suffering.
City employees need to stop viewing their jobs as some sort of god-given right, and be willing to respond to what is necessary to survive in tough economic times, just like the rest of us.
SCOTT LINDER
Glendale
Employees ought to think of others
City of Glendale employees should know that their pay raises totaling $6.5 million this year (“Pay hikes may come for some,” June 10) will come from many taxpayers’ pockets, who find it hard to buy fuel to drive to work.
I worked many years with no increase in pay.
Did I leave a good job over the failure of a pay increase of 2%? No.
ROLAND MCGHIE
Glendale
