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More to know about Playland PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:06
To the Editor:
 With all the discussion recently about the future of Playland and the cost to Westchester County to operate it I feel that the circulating information is not exactly accurate and that some very important items are overlooked.
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Status quo is crippling most Americans PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 02 September 2010 16:05

To the Editor:
The United States government and the individual states recognize that it is an immutable truth that revenue should be based on income because income is the true criterion of ability to pay. The only tax based on the market value of our homes should be that which is levied on the profit resulting from their sale. Instead, we have an annual market value penalty we suffer for the privilege of living in our homes.
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Happy Birthday to Mother Teresa PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 27 August 2010 12:14
To the Editor:
Her name was Agnes Bojaxhiu, but she was better known as “Mother Teresa.” Aug, 26, 2010 was the 100th birthday of Mother Teresa. She died in 1997 at the age of 87 but more importantly she epitomized the real meaning of Christianity and had a sense of humanity that many others wish they could emulate. She was a Catholic nun who was Albanian that founded the Missionaries of Charity in India. She helped and supported the poor and the sick for close to a half-century in India. The missionaries had 610 chapters in more than 123 countries giving help to people with HIV/AIDS, leprosy and providing many soup kitchens.
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Protest “enormous” water rate increase PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 27 August 2010 12:14
To the Editor:
Many residents of New Rochelle were concerned about low water pressure long before United Water filed for a 54 percent rate increase. Recently mid-rise and high-rise buildings constructed decades ago were told that to get water to the upper floors, they needed to put in a pump. A United Water official later claimed water pressure had been lowered. Most disturbing were reports that fire hydrant fees which are included in local municipal budgets would increase by 300 percent. In New Rochelle using a lower number of hydrants to lower costs could result in reduced safety.
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Following orders can be a Catch 22 PDF Print E-mail
Written by Administrator   
Thursday, 05 August 2010 18:08
To the Editor:
In the July 23 edition of your newspaper, a writer, who describes himself as a “…U.S. Navy WWII veteran and retired engineer,” takes issue with a column which supported the general fired by President Obama.
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