Everybody's Column
Roswell is not the only place for cancer treatment
In 1998 I was diagnosed with an aggressive case of prostate cancer (Gleason Score 8). A community-based urologist operated and a community-based radiation oncologist provided the radiation. I remained in remission for 10 years due to their efforts. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Busti homes demolition was far from illegal
I would like to point out that the demolition of the Busti homes by the Bridge Authority was not illegal as indicated by Sam Hoyt and David Rivera in a June 18 letter. There was a 2004 agreement between former Mayor Masiello, Common Council and the bridge authority to have the city demolish the houses. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
County reduction vote doesn’t go far enough
So the legislators unanimously approved reduction to 13 seats. It is deplorable they voted to extend their job by two years. You have to love quid pro quo. Why didn’t they also vote for a pay increase? (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Girls’ hockey league reveals a sports gap
Sandra Tan’s story on a possible local ice hockey league for girls underscores the painfully slow progress some womens’ sports have made since the passing of Title IX. (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Legislators are too busy playing party politics
“We The People,” those words have been made a mockery of by the politicians of today. They, and I mean the politicians, have taken an oath to work for all the people, not the party that they are a part of. It really doesn’t matter whether it is local, state or federal; the divisiveness of party politics and the leadership of those parties have blurred the words “We The People.” (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Jackson’s memorial went way overboard
The Michael Jackson memorial is one more reason people need to unplug the television and perhaps read a book. The outpouring of media attention worthy of a head of state or civil rights leader was tarnished, as a country and parts of the world watched the same honors bestowed in grandeur fashion to a music celebrity who allegedly abused children and killed himself by knowingly abusing drugs. But he sure could sing! (Updated: 07/09/09 7:00 AM )
Kidnapping excuse falls flat, years later
In a short Associated Press piece published July 1 in The News, former CIA agent Robert Seldon Lady asserts that he is not guilty of kidnapping an Egyptian cleric in Milan, Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr, in 2003 because he was only following orders. Lady needs to read a little more history. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Jordan, Malloy cannot speak for the building trades
I do not believe that Father Brian Jordan, as chaplain of the New York City Building Trades Council, and Edward Malloy, as president of the State Building Trades Council, are empowered to speak for the members of the building trades in matters social and spiritual. I sincerely doubt that their views reflect those of their gay members—oh, yes, you have them! (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
News missed the mark on climate change bill
The News’ rather breathless endorsement of the climate change bill was both unwarranted and unwise. While there may be strong agreement among scientists that climate change is occurring, the extent, severity and results of that change are unknowable. Predictions are based on computer models that are just that— someone’s model of reality, not reality itself. Predicting the future has always been a tricky business. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Gillibrand, the mom, works hard for families
It is so refreshing to see proud mother and U. S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand calling for the government to test commonly used baby products, after a study revealed that many popular brand-name items contain cancer-causing substances. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Stop blaming unions for auto industry woes
I find it quite convenient that at the end of Robert Samuelson’s commentary about how much assistance (or welfare) all people and corporations are receiving, he ultimately blames General Motors’ unions because they “wouldn’t surrender benefits.” The only blame he then assigns to management is that it “acquiesced” to these demands. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Senators need to return to the public’s business
Well, it has been quite sometime since our august body, the New York State Senate, has deigned to do the people’s business. Why? It comes down to one thing, who is in control of the pork, who can dispense patronage to the friends who help to keep politicians elected. The people’s business be damned when it comes to controlling the give-aways. (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
Right-leaning news is no cure for balance
In regard to the many citizens who view Fox News as the “perfect antidote” to liberal-leaning networks, I say two wrongs don’t make a right. How is news with a concerned conservative touch more fair and balanced than news stories that edge to the left? (Updated: 07/08/09 6:46 AM )
General was wrong in his Afghan statement
I read an article in the June 25 News that said U. S. Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal in Afghanistan says, “our troops must make a cultural shift” away from high-intensity combat and instead make protecting Afghan citizens their first priority. Excuse me, does this guy know that there is a war going on and that these men and women were trained to fight and defeat the enemy? (Updated: 07/07/09 6:49 AM )
Treating patients with respect should be routine for staff
Recently I had some tests ordered by a specialist who had examined me. He asked me to telephone him in a week to let me know the results of these studies. When I telephoned the office of the group in which he participates, I was asked some strange questions: Was I certain that I had the tests done in their group; was I certain that Dr. Xis the person I was looking to speak to, etc. Then followed more inquiries:How old am I, etc. At the end of the inquisition, I was told that the doctor was out of town. (Updated: 07/07/09 6:49 AM )
