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Editorials October 28, 2009  RSS feed
Elections Fulfill Democracy’s Promise
      The week after the September 15 primary election, we ran two letters to the editor, with the headline for one being: “Suppose They Held A Primary…”, and for the other: “…And Nobody Voted?” (Gazette, September 23). It turns out our correspondents—and we—were right in our hypothesis.
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Go For Fun, Not Gore
     To The Editor: Halloween decorations used to consist of pumpkins, scarecrows and the occasional friendly ghost or black cat. Since when did this become an occasion to drag out the ugliest and most evil looking figures and sprawl them across your lawn to offend unassuming passersby?
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Leave Emanuel Out
     To The Editor: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, who is in charge of the allocation of resources for President [Barack] Obama’s universal healthcare plan, stated that doctors take the Hippocratic Oath too seriously. This is shocking. When a good doctor takes the Hippocratic Oath, he understands the value of human life.
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Make School Year-Round
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Water Supply In Danger
     To The Editor: The Marcellus and Utica shale geological formations that lie under the Upstate New York City watershed areas contain a significant amount of natural gas deposits that oil and gas companies would like to extract. The technique that would be used to get to these deposits involves horizontal deep-well drilling, combined with a process called hydraulic fracturing.
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Hails Prez, Mayor
     To The Editor: I wish to share my views and opinions concerning several items in this week’s Gazette, in addition to other news that were [sic] presented on television news.
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Salutes Priests
     To The Editor: Pope Benedict XVI announced the “Year of the Priest”, beginning on the Feast of the Sacred Heart, June 19, 2009, and ending on June 19, 2010. Many of us Catholics have had many priests that have [a]ffected us in our daily lives. I’d like to mention just a few that I am proud to have known who inspired me and gave me comfort and solace.
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