LETTER from DAVID HAYES Confederate Flag Putrid Reminder Racism Festers To the Editor, I read Jennifer Hill’s confederate flag story in its entirety and found the piece well written and sensitive to differing views. My objection is your newspaper’s implied endorsement of a hate symbol by front page placement. This was the standard held high by treasonous men who shot and killed U.S. Army soldiers. It remains a putrid reminder of this country’s festering racism, and was more recently displayed by…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 115
LETTER from PAUL CONWAY Rebel Flag Ominous To Many; Do We Want It At Fairs? NO! To the Editor: Jennifer Hill’s article “… A Matter of Freedom,” raised the issue of whether Confederate flags should be marketed at county fairs such as ours, in Morris. One side of the issue is well stated there. The vendor quoted was a reasonable individual who articulated the rights of all citizens to symbolically express themselves with displays of flags. There is “more and…
LETTER from JACOB SACKETT Candidate Goss Remains ‘Fervent Oneonta Advocate’ To the Editor: I write to you in light of the June 25 Democratic primary election for Oneonta Common Council. I wish to convey to the voters of Oneonta who Mr. Jerid Goss is as a candidate, member of Oneonta’s community, and also as an individual. I have known Jerid my entire life, having grown up alongside him, and cannot speak higher of his moral character and ambition. Over the…
LETTER from CATHE ELLSWORTH Can Four-Way Stops Reform Bad Drivers? To the Editor According to the article “4-Way Stop Sign Eyed For Glen, Grove Corner,” found at allotsego.com, a proposal is being made by the Village Board to help eliminate accidents at that location by making it a four-way stop. The article points out that Glen and Grove has the second most accidents of all the intersections in the village. It is also noted in the article that the intersection…
LETTER from R. SCOTT DUNCAN If Dogs, Why Not Cuddly Rabbits? To the Editor: Bassett Medical Center adds dogs to its security patrol. You can’t be serious? Safety of patients? Dogs carry many diseases as well as ticks. Some people are allergic to dogs and dog hairs. Yet another disease in the hospital environment to be wary of. So now when we go into the hospital, we will see attack dogs patrolling the hallways with armed officers, and this is…
Letter from TOPHER HAMMOND Hospital, Country Going To The Dogs To the Editor: I read the article about the new K-9 security dog at Bassett Hospital, and felt the article was deceptive. The article emphasized how friendly this dog supposedly is, and how it could be approached by children as long as they first got an “affirmative response” from the dog’s handler. Presumably, if they don’t obtain such consent, they might be attacked. If you read between the lines, it…
Letter from MARY ANNE WHELAN Put Up Your Own Sign, But Leave Others’ Alone To the Editor: The grassy, rather triangular-shaped space at the junction of Route 80 and the Pierstown Road has always been used as a place for various signs – the TANNER HILL HERB FARM. GRANGE BARBEQUE! BOOK SALE! And, in political seasons, postings for various candidates. On Sunday, June 30, a sign in patriotic colors promoting the election of ANY FUNCTIONAL ADULT IN 2020 was up;…
Letter from R. SCOTT DUNCAN Take Care Of Yourself – Now; If You Get Sick, It’s Too Late To the Editor: Who in their right mind would want a one-payer healthcare system? That is not the root problem of the healthcare system. money is not the problem. Americans deserve a free healthcare system. Where does our ill health come from? Answer that and you know who should pay! Thanks to Kaiser and Nixon, healthcare was removed from non-profit status to…
LETTER from AL COLONE We Need More Natural Gas? For What? To the Editor: Why does our area need more natural gas? Since the ’50s and ’60s, our area industries have, for the most part, shrunk in size, while employment levels have been buoyed by the growth in the “not for profit” service sector. Our area has had no population growth since the Civil War! Indeed, we’ve lost population since the 1960s; our young people have out-migrated, leaving for opportunity…
Letter from JAY FLEISHER Read Declaration Of Independence; Then, Stand Up For It To the Editor: The Fourth of July has come and gone. Mine was special. It wasn’t the parade or the fireworks. It was the reading of the Declaration of Independence by 46 community volunteers at the Shakespeare & Company facility in Lenox, Mass. If you haven’t read the Declaration of Independence for many years (I sure haven’t) it was a real eye opener. Phrase after phrase, line…
