King's Legacy Lives On
      Seventy-nine years and eight days ago a baby who would grow up to be the second most admired person of the 20th century, according to a Gallup Poll, was born in Atlanta, Georgia. Apr. 4, 2008 will be the 40th anniversary of his assassination in Memphis, Tennessee at the hands of an escaped convict...
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No Con Ed Land Sale
      A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. Hon. Patricia Acampora, Chair New York State Public Service Commission 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, New York 12223 Dear Ms. Acampora: I write to express my strong opposition to Con Edison's planned sale of adjacent property to F...
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Say No To Con Ed
      A copy of the following letter was received by the Gazette. Patricia Acampora Chairwoman New York State Public Service Commission Department of Public Service 3 Empire State Plaza Albany, NY 12223 Dear Chairwoman Acampora,
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Con Ed In Discussions
      To The Editor: Con Edison is in discussions with Steel Equities on a sale of a portion of its property located in the Industrial Park zone.
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Pueblo Still Prisoner
      To The Editor: A dark incident in Americana. [In] its Jan. 30, 2004 edition, the New York Times reported the death of former Commander Lloyd M. Bucher at age 76. Cmdr.
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No Feds In Health Care
      To The Editor: We hear about the fact that many people do not have health insurance. Supposedly 47-50 million Americans lack health insurance. About half of [them] are not covered by health insurance for less than four months on average. Some 17 million [who are] without insurance [earn] more th...
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NAFTA, NAU Are Bad News
      To The Editor: Why do we have an open border policy? Why are illegal aliens treated better than our own citizens? Why do we encourage even more millions to invade our land with the prospect of an amnesty? Is this not all part of the scheme to merge the United States with Canada and Mexico in a ...
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SJU Students Refute Claims
      To The Editor: We, the students of St. John's University, wish to raise our voices to respond to the events of the past few months regarding a community issue involving the University and some of the surrounding neighborhood homeowners.
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And The Debt Goes On
      To The Editor: Recent announcements by members of the Queens Congressional delegation of bringing home the bacon by funding for various member items is not necessarily good news. Under President [George W.] Bush and the former GOP-controlled Congress, federal long-term debt increased by over $3 t...
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Hails Catholic Schools
      To The Editor: Catholic schools throughout the United States will celebrate the work they do [during Catholic School Week] January 27-February 2, an event [that] has been taking place for about 30 years. Now, I know first hand what these schools do in terms of educating children. At St.
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