I am writing in response to Timothy M. Taylor’s letter in the Jan. 20 issue. Like so many Republicans, Mr. Taylor is either really good at spin or just totally uninformed. President Biden was referring to what the Republican legislatures in numerous states are doing. What democrats "missed" …
Regarding the story headlined "NY budget: Hochul proposes $100M program to invest in rural downtown areas":
The Adult Survivors Act proposed by the state Legislature is flawed because the lookback window in the bill is the same as the Child Victims Act except the age difference is over age 18 instead of under age 18 for who can file a case in civil court.
Who are your heroes? One of mine is Martin Luther King Jr., whose annual recognition treated us to a holiday again last week. Way back in September 1964, I began teaching at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and somehow was named chair of a campus Goldwater for President committee. …
Glitches are things that prevent one from going from point A to point B. An example would be the pandemic which all of us are enduring lately. However, some things will carry on in spite of any barriers or barricades that appear before us. I’m speaking of traditions and customs that have end…
Your publishing of M. Jackie Calmes (Los Angeles Times) opinion in your segment of “MY VIEW” entitled, “Filibuster’s awful history has only gotten worse”.
"Mama, there goes that man."
I am writing this letter in response to The Citizen Dec. 28 article "Potential solution to Auburn bar dispute moves forward at ZBA." I believe this proposal is flawed and would destroy a significantly historical site. The property at 118 Osborne St. is composed of a dilapidated gas station a…
I am a lifelong resident of upstate New York and I have seen the once promising future of New York deteriorate over the past two decades. As a husband and father of three young boys, I am concerned about Democratic party’s policies and the future we could see develop under exclusive Democrat…
The Auburn board of education's decision at the Jan. 11 meeting not to fill the open board seat was, I feel, not in the best interest of the district or our students. The board's decision to not fill the open board seat makes me wonder if new ideas are are not respected by the board. Yes, th…
There are two lessons that this pandemic should teach us about labor. The first one is that people generally look out for their own interests. The second is that public sector labor unions often fail to promote the public’s interest. Franklin Roosevelt recognized the problem of public unions…
I write this letter to say to America, happy and healthy and safe New Year. This great country has been under a pandemic for two years with COVID-19. The American people can win this battle by getting COVID-19 shots and wearing a mask. Let's all do this together. The shot is free to the peop…
I am getting real sick and tired of all the uneducated parrots interjecting themselves into other people's business. I'm tired of all the anger and hatred. So I'm going to say this quite simply. To all the vaxxed people still targeting unvaxxed: Your mommy and daddy should have taught you th…
The report of Governor Hochul’s signature on a Dec. 27 memo from New York City’s Department of Health to New York City health professionals directing them to consider race and ethnicity in deciding to whom lifesaving oral treatments for COVID-19 should be administered, is racist, divisive an…
We live in a world where tectonic political changes for the worse are happening in major countries of the world, including our own. It seems we are seeing in decades the reversing of the several centuries-long transition from despotism to democracy.
I think the prosecutor in Albany County is either angry because the Sheriff Apple didn’t consult him, or Cuomo’s wielding power still prevails.
About 15% of adult Americans refuse to get vaccinated (U.S. Census Bureau, December 2021). They offer a myriad of excuses to avoid a potentially life-saving procedure that is free and demands just a little time: concerns about side effects, religious concerns, personal freedom or liberty con…
I would like to address a matter that has been bothering me for some time. Since the pandemic began, there have been drive-thru food giveaways, milk giveaways, testing sites, etc. Now there are drive-thru sites for at-home testing kits and free masks. I don't have a car. Would someone like t…
For the safety of our pedestrians, the city of Auburn needs to be required to remove snow from the Grant Avenue (Route 5) sidewalks. Grant Avenue does not have shoulders in the city and this makes it extremely unsafe for pedestrians. This is to be marked high priority.
For the second time in two years, many of us are left frustrated by seeing videos and hearing reports of Clint Halftown’s mercenary “police” carrying out another act of oppression against Cayuga Nation citizens trying to earn a living on their territory, while Seneca Falls and Seneca County …
Thursday was the one-year anniversary of the Trump-inspired insurrection which attempted to overthrow a free and fair election. The Republican Party overall has been complicit in endorsing and promoting the former president’s Big Lie. By supporting Trump, Republicans have become an essential…
I am a retired psychiatric nurse practitioner and I can be silent no longer. I am writing to call out the Republican Party. It is time to choose sides, now! It is reality vs. unsubstantiated BS, or the big lie. If you deny reality and continue to stand by your “unreality,” I believe you need…
So, this is a brief synopsis of kinda-sorta the way we get new laws:
Where have you gone, my US of A?
Let’s face it. We sadly don’t “Love New York” anymore. The quality of life in the state of New York is slowly being decimated by radicalism and socialism bordering on the ideologies promulgated by that crazy Karl Marx. Conservative and republican ideologies and values are under siege by the …
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