Category: Letters to the Editor

I am of an age where I remember well the days before Roe v. Wade was the law of the land.  I was in college, late ’60’s early ’70s, and living in an all-female dormitory.  I remember a woman who was studying to...

Democracy is at stake! Republican lead state legislators are passing laws making it hard for people to vote. Some are even passing bills to change the vote if they don’t like it. At least 43 states have or are enacting bills...

Our representative to Congress, Claudia Tenney, makes a point to honor our public servants in uniform, our police, veterans and fire fighters. She makes sure they are recognized publicly in the newspaper to remind us to honor...

I spent a lot of time this past weekend reflecting on America. Our independence. Our values. What it means to be an American. I’ve also thought about the people who want to destroy us. Who want to re-write our history and...

Claudia Tenney got it wrong in voting to keep confederate statues in the Capitol. The honor of having your likeness displayed in the U.S. Capitol should be reserved for the truly deserving. We may have different ideas about who...

I believe comparing the aftermath of the recent election with that of 2000 reveals our democracy’s perilous state. The 2020 election was a landslide compared with 2000, which hinged entirely on a mere 527 Florida votes. For the...

The Coronavirus pandemic has shown us many of the shortcomings of our current health care system. When health insurance is connected to employment, people who lose their jobs lose their health insurance. New York State lost one...

Today on the 4th of July as I was feeling concerned and uncertain about the future of our country, a friend shared a picture of his parents posing with the Lincoln Memorial. They immigrated to America in the 1960’s searching for...

I hear lots about what it means to be an American. I hear Pledges of Allegiance and see the waving of the Stars and Stripes everywhere. But there is nothing more fundamental to being an American than voting and exercising that...

I believe in the truth. The truth will set you free, but in today’s political environment actually getting to the truth is miserable. Political mailings are unfortunately part of our system. Lately they’ve become little more...