Mailbag

To The Editor:
I have just heard and read that the Town of Shandaken Senior Citizens lunch program is being discontinued because of lack of funding.

To The Editor:
As I sat transfixed in my recliner until after 1 a.m. on election night seeking to absorb the joy and light and pride and hope on the hundreds of thousands of beautiful human faces rejoicing in New York, Chicago, California and around the world, I was also seeking my own word or words for this indeed transformational moment and time.

To The Editor:
As the elections are winding down, I feel that I must comment on what I believe is a tragedy involving some great people. These people are John Parete and his wife Barbara Tosi Parete.
I have known the Parete and Tosi families for over 40 years. We certainly never agreed on too much politically, but we always remained friends—as it should be.

To The Editor:
Whether to patronize a chain or a locally owned business is not on the top of our minds for many holiday shoppers, but it should be. It’s a choice that has profound implications for the economy of Delaware County.

To The Editor:
Back in early August, my family and I took in a stray dog, a brown Pit Bull that apparently was dropped off on our road to fend for himself by his owners. And from what I am told it wasn’t the first time either!

To The Editor:
After a long campaign, it is finally time for the people to choose the next President of the United States. This is always an important decision, but never more so than today. After the past eight years, our country is in a horrible mess. We are engaged in two wars, both of which have been hideously mismanaged. The economy is in a freefall, mostly due to Republican policies that favored big business over normal people. And, probably worst, our country’s reputation has been run into the ground due to the use lies to invade another country, policies to condone torture and Bush’s trashing the Bill of Rights and the Constitution. The country needs a dramatic change.

To The Editor:
I was very happy to see the article about Ralph Felter in last week’s paper. Ralph and his wife Cora were my first friends when I bought what was then my weekend home in Kelly Corners 20 years ago.

To The Editor:
In last week’s story about gas drilling in the Catskills region, Hamden Supervisor Wayne Marshfield is quoted as saying “We don’t need big bullies like the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) pushing us around.”
I agree. And we shouldn’t allow big bullies like the gas and oil industries to push us around, and perhaps poison our drinking water.

To The Editor:
Fleischmanns Fall Festival included several events in addition to the Kids’ tent as noted under the headine “Fleischmanns Shines" in your October 15 issue. Running concurrently was “Fleischmanns First Floors Historic House and Garden Tour.” Conceived and run entirely by Fleischmanns First members and volunteers, the tour was made up of 11 buildings on Wagner Avenue and Main Street.

To The Editor:
Kirsten Gillibrand has done an outstanding job in Congress representing the regular person and fighting against special interests. I am actively supporting her re-election and urge all readers to do so also. She works hard to make sure those of us who work hard have a voice in Congress.