I know we're all super excited and proud to end the year in a full-blown fascist dictatorship where any of us could be kidnapped, beaten and disappeared without due process by masked & heavily armed ...

According to The Columbian, Clark County had 27 residential fires caused by fireworks in July. And those that govern the county and cities are comfortable with that? Are you kidding me? Twenty-seven ...

Fireworks are illegal in the city of New Orleans. Yet, every year, weeks before the Fourth of July and weeks after, fireworks are going off and it sounds like a war zone. I hear dogs barking all night ...

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 ...

But I am slightly disturbed that there weren't more restrooms. A big inconvenience for the hundreds of people who came and spent all day there. And again, I am disturbed to no end by the personal ...

Of course, we want fireworks! The Napa City Council is so proud of themselves, having eliminated Fourth of July fireworks that they actually "crow" about it! They seem to think that eliminating one of ...

As a lifelong Long Islander, I am aware that street fireworks and the Fourth of July are synonymous. I absolutely love the Fourth of July. In the 1980s, I also made noise and a mess lighting fireworks ...

In June, Manette Bridge was the site of two memorable events, the most recent being the Bremerton Fireworks Fest, enjoyed and attended by many, and celebrated in this newspaper.The earlier event was ...

Loveland’s not having fireworks July Fourth. Let’s think about why we celebrate the Fourth. For 250 years our nation’s been a beacon to the world. We’ve shown that to live in freedom and to enjoy rule ...

One letter writer argues against restrictions on fireworks, citing other loud events like EAA and motorcycles. Another letter writer urges Oshkosh to invest in more resilient infrastructure to handle ...

To the editor — I don't know why they say fireworks are not allowed in Yakima. My husband and I have been hearing them go off for the last four nights, and last night was the worst of all. Started ...

A sharp spike in the number of fireworks-related injuries last year sparked renewed warnings from the nation's top consumer safety watchdog as fireworks usage increases around July 4th revelry. The ...