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Editorial: Civil voices prevail, even on the Internet
Jul 04, 2010
Today we celebrate the birth of this great nation, built on the premise that all citizens have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, so beautifully expressed in the Declaration of Independence. Fiftysix people signed that declaration, proudly.
With their names — their real ones.
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Letter: What bird brain said no to birds?
Jul 04, 2010
I have to wonder what birdbrain authority decided to squawk so negatively about the residents keeping their pet birds in the local public housing.
Letter: Think about what you eat, what you do
Jul 04, 2010
I wonder how many of the dedicated volunteers who helped save a pelican from the deadly Gulf oil spill have other birds for dinner or at a local fast food outlet.
Letter: The futility of fighting a traffic ticket
Jul 04, 2010
Occasionally the routine of upstate life is disrupted, for the briefest of moments, by something extraordinary. The extraordinary event of which I’m writing went unheralded: In an upstate village traffic court, on a weekday in May, a mother of two rejected a traffic ticket plea deal because she was innocent.
Letter: Means available to help people quit smoking
Jul 04, 2010
The Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids reports that New York can expect the $1.60 cigarette tax to prevent 170,500 New York kids from becoming smokers; spur 86,100 current adult smokers to quit; save 77,300 New York residents from premature, smoking caused deaths; and save $3.8 billion in future health care costs.
Sound Off: July 4, 2010
Jul 04, 2010
Sound Off is an opportunity for readers to voice opinions anonymously. Callers have 30 seconds to sound off. Call (518) 583-8713.
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