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  1. Guest Viewpoint: Truth about GM crops is not difficult to find

    • Feb. 8, 2012

    I was appalled that a Cornell professor would put out an opinion piece on genetically modified crops so loaded with errors ("GM crops are boon to all of us," Jan. 19). Let me count the errors.

  2. Guest Viewpoint: Anti-smoking funds should be increased, not slashed

    • Feb. 7, 2012

    The New York State Tobacco Control Program has been working for years with one hand tied behind its back because of inadequate funding and seen some success in spite of it. Now, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has included a $5 million cut to the program in his 2012-13 proposed state budget.

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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 …

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  1. Guest Viewpoint: Fracking poses risk of cancer epidemic

    When I was diagnosed with breast cancer at the age of 44, I was shocked. I had no family history and was a non-smoking, non-drinking, jogging vegetarian. I was, however, exposed to environmental toxins during puberty, a period of life that is now...

      5:23 PM, Jan. 20, 2012
  2. Guest Viewpoint: Amendment would halt 'personhood' of corporations

    On Jan. 21, 2010, the Supreme Court ruled in Citizens United vs. Federal Election Commission that corporations could spend unlimited amounts of money on elections and that they have rights that the framers of the Constitution guaranteed to "we the people....

      7:33 PM, Jan. 25, 2012
  3. Guest Viewpoint: Heights officials don't listen, so vote them out

    As a regular attendee at meetings of the Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees, I have spoken against their "deer management" plan, which entails annual backyard killings of virtually all the deer that inhabit the village. I feel compelled to comment on the...

      2:59 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  4. Guest Viewpoint: Signing a gas lease could end homeowner insurance

    I asked an insurance agent about the effect that signing a gas lease will have on one's homeowner insurance. She said insurance companies have adopted a variety of approaches, but all insurers want to avoid the risks associated with hydrofracking, which...

      7:47 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  5. Guest Viewpoint: Occupiers' ideas mesh with church's

    Since its inception last September, the Occupy Wall Street movement has sparked an overdue debate about equity and economic privilege. We should be grateful that conversations about the soaring economic inequality have moved from the quiet rooms of...

      7:47 PM, Jan. 27, 2012
  6. Guest Viewpoint: Don't forsake city's historic buildings in future plans

    Fifty years ago, the late, great planning author Jane Jacobs came to Ithaca. She had just published the book "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," which would become an urban planning classic. ...

      4:23 PM, Jan. 30, 2012
  7. Births

    FALISE: Matthew Michael and Alexis Cefaratti Falise, Dryden, a son, Jonathan Waylon, Jan. 15....

      4:53 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  8. Letter: Face reality: Deer herds out of control

    As a member of reality, a fee-paying sportsman and an overburdened taxpayer, I feel the need to pass on a few thoughts from the sick-of- being-silent majority. ...

      3:59 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  9. Letter: Stick to writing about the outdoors

    What does Dave Henderson's column about the protest of Starbucks' gun policy have to do with "Outdoors," which is the name of his column? How exactly does bringing handguns into a coffee shop relate to what his column is supposed to be about? ...

      4:00 PM, Jan. 31, 2012
  10. Hammondsport is officially cool

    In a fierce battle that lasted for much of the monthlong vote, Hammondsport tied with Beaufort, N.C., in Budget Travel magazine's seventh "Coolest Small Towns" contest. ...

      4:31 PM, Feb. 1, 2012
  11. Guest Viewpoint: U.S., Israel are 'terrorists' against Iranian people

    When is terrorism not terrorism? When undertaken by the U.S. and Israel. ...

      6:28 PM, Feb. 1, 2012
  12. Corning girl brings cheer to special-needs students

    If you dismiss cheerleaders and the role they play in high school as so much fluff, then you haven't met Claudia Reed. ...

      7:00 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  13. New life for retired race horses: Finger Lakes program specializes in adoptions

    Deep in the countryside outside Branchport in Yates County, handsome Rio Dinero -- great-great-grandson of the legendary racehorse Secretariat -- grazes in acres of pasture with his new best buddy, Top Shotta. ...

      7:10 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  14. Laurel: GIAC appreciated Christmas trees

    From Zach Nelson, GIAC Senior Program Coordinator: Thanks to Hunt's Christmas Trees for donating a tree to the GIAC Senior Program. It helped brighten our holiday celebration and the GIAC building for the season. ...

      12:16 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  15. Laurel: Donations brightened local holiday season

    From the American Red Cross of Tompkins County: Thanks to all the people and organizations that stepped forward this holiday season and donated food, clothing, toys and gifts to make life brighter for those in need. ...

      12:13 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  16. Laurel: Eatery aids fundraiser for Ithaca girls' team

    From Mary and Bernie DePalma: Many thanks to Applebee's at 2300 N. Triphammer Road for recently hosting a Flapjack Fundraiser in conjunction with the Ithaca High School girls' basketball team. Applebee's commitment to our local schools and community is...

      12:15 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  17. Commentary: Attacking Iran won't stop the nukes

    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 does not give up its nuclear program? ...

      2:16 PM, Feb. 3, 2012
  18. Guest Viewpoint: Status quo won't move N.Y. forward

    New York's businesses and residents have suffered under the highest taxes in the nation. That's why Unshackle Upstate helped create the "Let New York Work" agenda, designed to make our communities more affordable through commonsense legislative changes. ...

      6:53 AM, Feb. 7, 2012
  19. Letter: Fracking is all about mitigating risks

    Fortunately, this unique and beautiful Earth of ours does provide, for us all, the necessities for life. ...

      6:54 AM, Feb. 7, 2012
  20. Letter: Go ahead and let GOP spend, spend, spend

    The Punch and Judy show that is the current Republican presidential contest has caused me to rethink my position on Citizens United. It's the perfect platform for profligate spending on the two men who best represent their party's social and financial...

      6:55 AM, Feb. 7, 2012
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