Our family takes pride in Dundalk and the people that live here. My family owns and operates a floral shop in the Dundalk area that dates back to 1910. Yes, ever community has it problems, but it seems that everyone likes to thrive on talking about Dundalk's bad news ("Odd crime tales rise again in Dundalk," June 1).

I have tried several times to contact The Baltimore Sun about writing an article on our family business. As we celebrate 100 years in business this year, I have heard from no one at the Sunpaper, but let something bad happen in Dundalk, and you are here to report it. I guess there is no room for good news.

How many business do you see succeed and still in business for 100 years? Four generations of family members worked hard to serve the community of Dundalk and will continue to in the future. It's the residents of Dundalk that have been loyal to us and made our business a success story for the last 100 years.

Mary McWilliams, Dundalk

The writer is the owner of Dundalk Florist.