Sunday Viewpoints
Blogzerpts / Opinions from buffalonews.com
Excerpts from reader commentary on News staffers’ online blog postings last week. Online comments come from registered users, but — unlike reviewed and verified Everybody’s Column letters — can be posted under pen names. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:29 AM )
Afghani citizens are key to defeating Taliban
In July 1963, as an Army captain, I took command of a battery of heavy artillery, stationed in a dusty compound enclosed by barbed wire five miles from the Demilitarized Zone between South and North Korea. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:29 AM )
Pentagon aims to recruit more chaplains
For much of the previous year, the Rev. Joe Porpiglia had a grueling routine— and he wasn’t even running his parish of St. Benedict’s in Eggertsville. The native of Dunkirk was in Afghanistan as a U. S. chaplain, racing across a rugged and war-torn landscape in massive helicopters and transport planes, celebrating (Updated: 11/08/09 8:29 AM )
Obama’s record so far is impressive
t’s been a year since a healthy majority of American voters elected Barack Obama to change the world. Which is precisely what he’s doing. (Updated: 11/08/09 8:29 AM )
Fallen troops return Should the media or military cover ceremonies at Dover?
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del.—When the first Bush administration banned the media from covering the arrival of the fallen at Dover Air Force Base during the Persian Gulf War nearly 20 years ago, the stated reason was to protect the families’ privacy. (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
Margaret Sullivan: Political endorsements provide a reality check
The Buffalo News, its critics will be quick to tell you, is one of those ultra-liberal newspapers. Its editorial page is way left of center and it hasn’t endorsed a Republican for any office since William Howard Taft. (Updated: 11/02/09 11:05 AM )
Watercolor perfectly captures feel of Bethlehem Steel
Recently I visited the Burchfield Penney Art Center. I had a “eureka moment” as I stood in front of Buffalo artist Robert Noel Blair’s watercolor with pencil sketch of a place where I had spent part of eight years of my life. The title of the work was “Bethlehem Steel, Open Hearth, Lackawanna, circa 1946-47.” (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
Blogzerpts / Opinions from buffalonews.com
Excerpts from reader commentary on News staffers’ online blog postings last week. Online comments come from registered users, but — unlike reviewed and verified Everybody’s Column letters — can be posted under pen names. (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
Lawsuit to stop investigations responds to half-truths, innuendo
Why are we suing our opponents? Because we’ve had enough. (Updated: 11/01/09 6:45 AM )
Should government mandate swine flu shots? - Forced immunizations violate civil liberties
WASHINGTON—The rush to approve the vaccine for the H1N1 flu—also known as swine or novel flu—was based on a combination of the greed of the pharmaceutical industry and uninformed decisions by the awkward alliance of public health and federal emergency management officials. (Updated: 10/26/09 11:18 AM )
Should government mandate swine flu shots?
WASHINGTON—In the immediate aftermath of the ill-fated 1976 H1N1 swine flu program, I became lead counsel for the United States in the Swine Flu Products Litigation. (Updated: 10/26/09 11:16 AM )
David Ignatius: President must adopt Afghanistan strategy soon
Afghanistan could be the most important decision of Barack Obama’s presidency. Maybe that’s why he is, in effect, making it twice. (Updated: 10/26/09 11:20 AM )
Gerry Rising: Agronomist made a huge difference in the fight against starvation
The death on Sept. 12 of 95-yearold Norman Borlaug caused scarcely a blip in the news cycle. In fact, I suspect that many readers have never heard of Borlaug, which represents a sad commentary on contemporary values. (Updated: 10/26/09 11:14 AM )
Blogzerpts / Opinions from buffalonews.com
Excerpts from reader commentary on News staffers’ online blog postings last week. Online comments come from registered users, but — unlike reviewed and verified Everybody’s Column letters — can be posted under pen names. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:28 AM )
Hiking SUNY tuition for out-of-staters is a mistake
The idea of saving New Yorkers some tax money by charging much higher tuition for out-of- state students in the State University of New York system may seem tempting. But there’s another side to this. With upstate’s population stagnant, maybe New York needs those young out-of-staters at least as much as they need us. (Updated: 10/25/09 7:27 AM )
