Short-sighted to Focus on Cost of Wind Power
Dear Editor: The concern about the cost of bringing wind power to the county is understandable, but ultimately it's short-sighted, and it is precisely this kind of myopia which has brought us to the environmentally vulnerable state we're in. The county can't afford wind power? The county cannot n...
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Applauds Haldane's Quick Reaction to Senior Prank
Dear Editor: After reading the letters of outrage over the school's "handling" of the senior prank, I have to ask "do your children go to Haldane?" Mine does. I for one applaud the school's quick reaction. In light of what happened at Virginia Tech, where the school took no immediate action, I th...
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Not Just a Prank
To the Editor: I must say, last week's letters about the so-called "senior prank" did not really present an accurate picture of the incident that occurred. To oversimplify this action as simply the drawing of chalk figures on the sidewalk is simply misleading.
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Where Does the Buck Stop?
To the Editor: Recent letters from Phil Vartanian and Rodney Dow should be eye-openers for all of us in this community. It is frightening to think that the few people who have put their time and energy into trying to save the health and beauty of Philipstown are throwing up their hands in total f...
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Qualifications, not Party Affiliation Should be Determining Factor in Town Elections
To the Editor: It's that time again. The run for town-wide office in Philipstown is officially on, now that the candidates have begun to circulate the petitions they need to get on the ballot as required by New York State election law.
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Dedicated Volunteer North Highland Firefighters Need a Safe Facility
Dear Editor: Since the North Highlands Fire Department is too humble to remind us that they give their time to save our lives and our property and they willingly risk their own lives to do it, we will say it for them. Now, they are asking for our help and we think they deserve it.
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Summer Fun Lives Up to Its Name
Dear Editor, Monday morning, I dropped our son off at Summer Fun at Glenclyffe, the summer camp which operates through the Philipstown Recreation Department. He has gone for the past two years and couldn't wait to get there this year. I am grateful to the Recreation Department for providing a fun...
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Lawmakers Pass Hudson Valley Land Preservation Act
To the Editor: New York State lawmakers passed a land preservation bill for Putnam and Westchester Counties on the last day of the legislative session in Albany, in large part through the efforts of bill sponsors Senator Vincent Leibell, and Assembly Members Adam Bradley and Sandy Galef.
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"Nosy Busybody" has Dedicated his Life to Public Service
Dear Editor: Whether one agrees or not with the way the Haldane administration handled the " Senior Prank" of June 8, one can only read with disbelief Mr. Aurand's letter to the editor that appeared in the PCN&R last week. Mr. Aurand refers to the individual who discovered the body outlines on sc...
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Women are Being Deceived
Reprinted at the request of the Author To the Editor (Journal News): I was amazed at Jane Matluck's (Planned Parenthood Board member) lack of knowledge expressed in your Community View, Thursday 7, regarding the psychological effects on women after an abortion. She stated that there is no "post a...
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