To the Editor

Fireworks

To the Editor:

If the borough loosens restrictions on fireworks, three things will happen: Even more dogs, cats, and other animals with whom we share our lives will suffer the terror and panic of what surely sounds to them like the violent end of the world. The wild animals who live around us will similarly suffer. And the odds increase that at least one kid in Petersburg will go through life nicknamed Stumpy.

All this damage will be offset by the tremendous benefits of fireworks, which are, as we all know ... well, there's always ... um ... and then, of course, there's ... yeah, I t...