Gridlock as usual
To the editor: For quite some time, I have been frustrated with our government, both federal and state. It seems that if one party has a good idea, the other party is automatically opposed to it. The result is the people’s business gets done poorly or not at all. The current fiscal crises in New York state, along with the ongoing partisan bickering, has only added to my frustration. At age 68, I feel the need to write my first-ever letter to the editor. Governor Paterson says that there is a budget shortfall of nearly $2 billion. There apparently was a secret meeting last week. To discuss possible solutions? What did they have to say that they did not want us to hear, and whose money do they think it is? I am far from being a fiscal expert, but it is obvious that some across-the-board belt tightening is needed. This is sure to affect all of us, as it should. We can view it as part of our punishment for not paying more attention to what was going on in Albany. We are in this s
» Full StoryThanks to AMC weight-loss programs
To the editor:
I would like to begin this letter of appreciation by saying my life has been changed for the better. With the kind, caring support of AMC’s Bariatric Center and Weight Management New York, I am now able to fully enjoy life
Child helmet laws are inconsistent
To the editor:
Why does New York state have helmet laws for kids when they’re dodging a puck or on a bike near a truck or if they’re being thrown by a bronco’s buck, but not if they’re skiing in a tuck. Things have really run amok if New
Gas drilling can be made safer
To the editor:
The Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition (BRSC) is a grassroots, democratically run organization dedicated to increasing civic participation through education and collaboration to achieve enduring social, environme
Deerjackers strike in neighborhood yard
To the editor:
My husband, children and I live in a nice, quiet, safe neighborhood here in Bloomingdale. The homes of our neighbors on either side of us and our home are fairly close to each other. On Monday evening, Nov. 24, two persons
A big thank-you
To the editor:
On behalf of the staff and board members at the Tri-Lakes Humane Society, I would like to extend the most sincerest of gratitude and thanks to all of the residents of Vermontville that assisted us in locating Lizzy, our li
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