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  1. Letter: Speak up for crows; it's right thing to do

    • Feb. 21, 2012

    I thank rational humans to educate the intelligent so as to explain and contrast ignorance and casual violence such as bullying and the killing of crows.

  2. Letter: Risks vs. benefits of fracking explained

    • Feb. 21, 2012

    The Feb. 7 letter to the editor by Robert H. Gessner ("Fracking is all about mitigating risks") was outstanding, and I, for one, want to commend him.

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  1. Commentary: Attacking Iran won't stop the nukes

    Iran's armed forces display the country's hardware, in front of a picture of the late Iranian revolutionary Ayatollah Khomeini, during a military parade ceremony. ASSOCIATED PRESS

    The newest round of sanctions that prompted Iran's threat to close the Strait of Hormuz has revived questions about the endgame: What happens if Iran …

  1. Editorial: No more delays in IPD probe

    Nearly a month has passed since Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick promised an investigation into allegations from city police officers that a police lieutenant was tipping off drug dealers about impending drug raids. ...

      7:02 PM, Feb. 10, 2012
  2. Letter: Community must help war's wounded

    A young man in our community has been critically injured in Afghanistan. ...

      7:11 PM, Feb. 10, 2012
  3. Guest Viewpoint: Experts will find fracking for gas can be done safely

    Four years ago, state regulators began accepting comments on a draft set of oil and natural gas drilling rules that will guide future exploration in New York. While this comment period closed Jan. 11, the work is far from done. ...

      12:30 PM, Feb. 14, 2012
  4. Guest Viewpoint: Help available for teens contemplating suicide

    Losing someone to suicide is a deep grief. Family members, friends, and coworkers will wrestle for years with the shock, confusion, anger, pain and the enormous unanswered question of "how could this happen?" for years after the death of a loved one. ...

      7:37 PM, Feb. 15, 2012
  5. Guest Viewpoint: Evidence on gas drilling sets off more warning bells

    The Press & Sun-Bulletin reported this month that a New York gas pipeline company used eminent domain laws to take private land in Pennsylvania. Now we learn that the Department of Environmental Conservation is considering "a few" experimental gas wells...

      7:37 PM, Feb. 15, 2012
  6. Guest Viewpoint: 'Home rule' lacks checks and balances

    "Home rule." Sound good and close to the people? But local governments, the beneficiaries of "home rule," do not conform to basic American constitutional principles. ...

      1:09 PM, Feb. 16, 2012
  7. Guest Viewpoint: Solar power offers good investment

    A recent Guest Viewpoint by Michael Morrongiello complained about the cost of solar power. His column, however, had it all wrong — missing several important reasons why our elected officials in Albany should support a robust and effective solar...

      2:01 PM, Feb. 16, 2012
  8. Laurel: C.O.E. aided Youth Bureau program

    From Kimberly Olsen, program coordinator of the Ithaca Youth Bureau's Outing Program: Thanks to Mark Holton, Todd Miner and everyone at Cornell Outdoor Education (C.O.E.) who helped to make our fundraiser a great success. ...

      4:48 PM, Feb. 17, 2012
  9. Laurel: Thanks for help with fundraiser for family

    From Lisa Bloom and Ruth Cito: Thanks to the friends of Caroline (a.k.a. Caza) Bond and Martin Hill for gathering Feb. 11 for the benefit/ fundraiser "And the Beat Goes On" to help the family with its expenses following the recent heart transplant...

      4:46 PM, Feb. 17, 2012
  10. Laurel: Food, monetary donations appreciated

    From Linda Finlay, board member of Friendship Donations Network Inc.: To Greenstar Cooperative Market for collecting money at the registers and food donations at the door for FDN. ...

      4:47 PM, Feb. 17, 2012
  11. Guest Viewpoint: We must teach young black men the keys to success

    The Father of Black History, Dr. Carter G. Woodson, wrote in his famous book "The Mis-Education of the Negro" (1933) that: ...

      4:57 PM, Feb. 17, 2012
  12. Guest Viewpoint: Is a war with Iran inevitable?

    Oil-rich and with a population of 67 million spread over an area the size of Alaska, Iran aspires to be an atomic power and the leader of the Islamic world, a goal that Washington and Israel have promised to block with force if necessary. ...

      6:36 AM, Feb. 20, 2012
  13. Letter: Hybrid cars hardly offer 'green' ride

    Why isn't anyone concerned about the amount of energy and the environmental hazards associated with the making of a hybrid car? ...

      6:38 AM, Feb. 20, 2012
  14. Letter: District lines purely partisan tactic

    In a representative democracy, voters are supposed to choose their legislators. In New York, the legislators instead choose who gets to vote for them. ...

      6:37 AM, Feb. 20, 2012
  15. Guest Viewpoint: Anti-culling faction only a minority of residents

    A recent Guest Viewpoint suggested that Cayuga Heights officials have not listened to those opposed to the deer management plan. I think nothing could be further from the truth. ...

      6:26 PM, Feb. 20, 2012
  16. Letter: Socialist policies are bound to fail

    Speaking to fellow socialists on Sept. 11, 1908, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, Eugene Debs, the socialist candidate for U.S. president, said: "Capital has served its mission. Capitalism has solved the problem of developing wealth. Socialism...

      6:28 PM, Feb. 20, 2012
  17. Letter: Church doctrine makes reform elusive

    In 1965, at the Second Vatican Council, a committee studied the question of contraception, which was forbidden by the Catholic Church. Fifteen cardinals and bishops formed one group, 64 professionals another. At its conclusion, the recommendation for...

      6:27 PM, Feb. 20, 2012
  18. Letter: Return the surplus to town's residents

    As a resident and taxpayer in the Town of Southport, I am grateful the town is giving me an opportunity to vote against the proposed $3.5 million recreation center. However, I would be more appreciative if my neighbors and I could vote on a better...

      6:27 PM, Feb. 20, 2012
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