I hate peanut butter! Even the smell of it makes me gag. It seems to me inconceivable that someone would mix peanut butter and jelly and give it to their children; perhaps the jelly is to hide the taste of the peanut butter. Maybe I should petition Gov. Herbert to outlaw peanut butter in the state of Utah.

Isn't this scenario similar to those who would ban the use of wood burning stoves or open wood burning fireplaces? Those who do not have or like wood burning stoves want to outlaw the use of them. When I designed and built my home back in 1980, I did everything I could to conserve energy with passive solar heating and an open fireplace. Now there are those who say we should not be burning wood, which I happen to have a lot of.

I am told that 6 percent of air pollution is caused by burning wood — the other 94 percent is from automobiles and industry. I'm retired and do not drive very much, so let's ban automobiles since I can get by without one. Doesn't all of this sound ridiculous?

Alan Carabine

Kaysville