I did not vote for Mr. Heagarty to represent my interests in the State House.

His appointment by a handful of Democrat insiders recently to fill the District 41 seat is a clear disenfranchisement of voters in Cary and something that needs to be corrected in the 2010 election.

It will be interesting to see if Mr. Heagarty, in his brief unelected position as our representative continues along Mr. Harrell's do-nothing path as a puppet of the Democrat leadership in our state.

At least Mr. Heagarty, in accepting this seat in the House, makes all too obvious the true purpose of the N.C. Center for Voter Education that he led for some years. It is a front organization for the N.C. Democratic party, soft-peddling its feel-good agenda of bi-partisan elections and campaign funding restrictions in races where Democrats can only resort to tricks to keep conservative candidates out of office.

The current plight of the leading Trickster, Mr. Easley, should give Democrats, and Mr. Heagarty, cause for thought about the consequences for bending the rules, an area where their party excels.

Kent Misegades Cary

Trees story missed mark

"Trees Fell Developer's Plan" [Oct. 14] bemoaned reasons that a buffer reduction was denied by council and yet barely mentioned the Cameron Pond revegetation plan.

Removing the buffer at Cameron Pond has been a serious and significant injustice to residents and its site plan was the main focus of the Oct 8 council meeting.

This key council vote on a situation involving violations of the LDO ended in a heated exchange, and the important aspects of the evening's discussion were not reported.

Janet Young Cary

Thanks for revealing myths

I would like to thank you for taking the time to write such acknowledgeable article about cat myths and how they impact black cats in particular [Myth dogs cats," Oct. 28].

As President of the Triangle Area Professional Pet Sitters, our group is especially aware of the plight of homeless and abandoned cats and dogs in our community. We invite our community to answer the challenge and help these loving creatures find a happy place to call home.

Nancy Stevens Raleigh

Eid Festival also worth noting

I was excited to read that the Koka Booth Amphitheatre had done better than expected ["Amphitheatre shrinks its deficit," Oct. 14].

I continued through your publication and found an article entitled "Festival marks renewal of Life," which was in regards to the wonderful Diwali Festival held at Koka Booth Amphitheatre just this past weekend. Naturally, I thought I would come across an article regarding the Cary Eid Festival, which was only one day after the Diwali festival and was also held at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre.

Unfortunately, I was wrong. I definitely thought the Cary Eid festival was newsworthy, especially since it turned out to be a better success than last year's event. I know because I participated as a food vendor and performed there with the Palestine United Dabkeh Group.

There was increased turnout, more food sold, and more multicultural performances. However most importantly, there was more reaching out between the Cary and Muslim communities. Both the Diwali and Cary Eid festivals reminded me of how lucky we are to have the wonderful community of Cary that is well known for its openness and appreciation of different cultures.

Jamaal Jameel Apex