Fireplace smoke infringes on others<
Vicky Hilden of Arlington Heights writes and says she believes burning wood in her fireplace is her right as part of her pursuit of liberty.
I was a child when I first heard the phrase "The liberty to swing one's arm ends where the other fellow's nose begins."
I haven't heard a clearer, simpler explanation of liberty since that day. I wonder which part of "Your stench is in my house" Ms. Hilden doesn't understand.
Art Dulan
Palatine
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