Editorial
Fight Hike In Water Rates--Attend DEP Hearings
      For the second time in two years, the New York City Water Board has proposed imposing a rate hike on the city's homeowners. In 2006, after five sparsely attended hearings were held in each of the boroughs, the board succeeded in getting approval for a 10 percent rate hike. This year, another rate h...
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Buckle Up For Safety
To The Editor:
      I was shocked and sadden[ed], as many of us were, after reading of Gov. Jon Corzine's near fatal accident. But what was most troubling was that it was reported he was not wearing his seat belt. Now that's especially sad when you take into account that New Jersey spends thousands of dollars a year ...
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Don't Add To Bitterness
To The Editor:
      "Hymie Town" Jessie Jackson and Tawana Brawley's Al Sharpton are not people who should be leading the charge to purge [radio "shock jock" Don] Imus. With their histories they should bear witness for forgiving a wrong. Collectively, the two alleged civil rights leaders have fomented division and ang...
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Gun Law Needed
To The Editor:
      My heart goes out to the victims and their families of the recent tragedy at Virginia Tech University [32 Virginia Tech students killed, 26 wounded by another student, a South Korean national in the U.S. on a student visa on April 16]. I only hope that their sorrow can serve to wake up Americans to...
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Op-ed
An Agenda For New York City's Energy Future
BY CITY COUNCILMEMBER JAMES F. GENNARO
      Last summer's blackout in Northwest Queens, which left more than 100,000 residents and businesses without power; some for up to nine days, was the latest reminder of the importance of meeting the challenge of ensuring that all New Yorkers have access to reliable, as well as clean and affordable, en...
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