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Published July 18, 2008 12:23 pm - More firework fireworks Editor, Daily Press:
Responding to letters in the Daily Press is starting to get my blood pressure up. Andy Jorgensen’s dissertation on the abject horrors of igniting fireworks on the anniversary of the birth of freedom and the idea of the worth of the individual person. How dare we allow chemicals to pollute the beautiful planet when it will cause, as Mr. Jorgensen terms it, “riots.” I wonder if anyone examined the chemicals used to produce cell phones and personal computers, if we should allow people to use them at will? I will acknowledge I hate to see our fireworks produced in the Peoples Republic of China, but due to the incessant litigation of attorneys who did not make enough on hot coffee spills and ambulance chasing, they had to close down domestic fireworks production. I personally would like to see a more historically relevant Forth of July celebration. I would envision, say, instead of fireworks, everyone be issued a Kentucky flint-lock rifle, a couple of pounds of fine black powder propellant and a score or so of round lead balls for the rifle. Then, in a somber yet celebratory fashion, revelers construct cardboard cutout figures of British Redcoats. The cutouts could then be taken – oh, let’s say, to the city park. The bridge over Town Branch could represent the Lexington and Concorde meeting place of the King’s Army and those nasty minutemen. This could satisfy the need for explosions and smoke by firing a massive volley at the pretend Redcoats. If fired toward the east, the hill would make a terrific backstop for the balls. Then, Mr. Jorgensen would be able to recover all the toxic lead before it gets into the watershed. What I hate about the modern celebration is the lack of teaching about the incredible sacrifice made by the signers of the Declaration of Independence and those who fought in the struggle for our freedom from the empire. These men put their lives, their personal wealth and the safety of their families on the line in a desperate gamble to build something we now take for granted. I think if we could bring the Continental Congress here today to weigh the risks of this shooting of fireworks on the Fourth, in light of all the incredible risk it apparently places our planet and civilization in, I believe these powdered-wig-wearing guys would tell someone to call 1-800-waaaaaaaa. Then, put on our big folks pants. R.D. Armstrong Tahlequah 
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