COMMENT | FROM READERS CHAR DAUTERMAN: I have neighbors who have chickens (used to have a rooster as well) and one that had a goat. I wouldn’t personally but it didn’t bother me that they did. VICKI MCBRIDE: No, did that on the farm... You cannot believe how many flies are attracted by manure.
If the city of Spokane allows it, would you keep a goat or chickens in your backyard?
CONNIE JANNEY: I wish I had a backyard. I would milk the goat and make goat cheese and have fresh eggs. It’s a good idea and then maybe more people would plant gardens and share healthy food. ROBERT FAIRFAX: Already have chickens, geese and ducks. Tried sheep but the stupid things ate everything except what they were supposed to! BRYAN GAIL: More of telling you what you can and can’t do on your own property. DIANA ROBERTS: Many people aren’t aware that goats and all mammals need to give birth in order to produce milk, plus they need regular milking. What will owners do with all the kids? Think of all the abandoned animals there would be. I could go for a market garden but not the animals. LARRY CEBULA: The neighborhood raccoons have asked me to get some chickens, but I don’t trust them.
Readers respond to “Tiny Houses” (3/6/14) about a housing community for the homeless in Olympia
JANESSA LAWSON: This is a great idea, but I hope there would be some options for families as well as single folks. More than one person would have trouble living in such a small space. RYAN BODDY: I would donate money or volunteer to help if they did it here. LEXI BASS: I don’t think it will happen in Spokane until they change their attitudes and realize that homeless people are people. MARIAH ROSE McKAY: I’ve lived in both communities and have been involved in developing these kinds of collectives before. It is absolutely doable in Spokane.
EDITOR’S NOTE
You can still find Andy Borowitz and Jim Hightower online at borowitzreporter. com and jimhightower.com.
BLAKE HARDIN: Not all homeless people are drug abusers, I know this. But to make a community like this ... [it] would need to have regulations such as no drug abuse, and regular check ups to make sure they’re clean.
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