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Readers react to Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage (Dallas Morning News)

Re: "President makes history by endorsing same-sex marriage," Thursday news
story.

**What a beautiful evening**

Wednesday was an epic day for me and my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.
Years ago, I celebrated when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the Texas
Sodomy Law. For us, it was a moment of public celebration and hope. On
Wednesday, I shared the same joy with new friends over the clicking of wine
glasses on a beautiful Dallas evening. Our country has matured. The simple act
of "coming out" has let the public realize there should be no fear of gays or
lesbians wanting to belong. We simply want to contribute to the fabric of
society. I will never forget Wednesday night, or the friends who share my
journey, or the partner who fills me with awe every moment of my life.

_Roberto de la Cruz, Dallas_

**Just a sex-y distraction**

The timing of President Obama's announcement regarding his "evolved" position
on gay marriage is nothing more than his way of pleading, "Can we please stop
talking about the economy?"

_Shawn Sutherland, Richardson_

**Why it's important**

Why do people want to get married when they can live together? Living together
is a functional ...

Dallas Morning News

Lay fabric under mulch?

I plan to lay a mulch border around my backyard. I will spray down weed and grass killer first on the area I plan to border off with mulch. I know that its recommended that a fabric be laid down under the mulch. That's not a problem. Will grass grow through the mulch without the fabric even after grass killer has been applied?
Does fabric really work? Should I bother?
Or does a thicker mat of mulch work better
without the fabric?
I have read elsewhere that newspapers under mulch is a better alternative to landscape fabric. Has anyone tried this and found it effective in preventing grass and weed from coming back? This makes me wonder if grass and weed killing liquid is even worth applying?
Thanks for the helpful comments. I live in British Columbia and its wet most of the year. I have decided not to use wood mulch now because of the possibility of attracting termites. Is gravel the solution? Can I lay gravel just over soil?

I would strongly suggest that you avoid the fabric if you or anyone else might want to plant something in the border. Also, in my experience, grass and weeds always manage to work their way in and around the fabric, forming a nasty and difficult web.

If you lay a thick enough mulch, (you didn't say what kind of mulch...do you mean bark mulch? compost mulch? stone mulch? ), you will eliminate your weed problem. Also you don't say what your climate is...and that will make a difference. You will want to turn the mulch once in awhile if it is bark mulch.

I am an organic gardener, so I will just give you a heads up that you do not need to use chemicals to remove weeds and grass. If you are planning on planting things in the border, I would suggest you remove the top layer of sod/weeds with mechanical means, lightly turn the soil with a spade, add compost, and then put down a mulch of compost or shredded bark, (depending on what you are growing in the border).

If it is just a decorative mulch border and you lay it thick,(3 or 4 inches), you shouldn't have problems with weeds without a landscape cloth. Paths and walkways are the only places I would put fabric, and even then...it can be a real problem later on. I spent hours last year removing the nasty fabric lined path surrounding a client's vegetable garden, (weeds and grass both invaded it).