Letters to the Editor Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Three letters, from readers in Schenectady, Gloversville and Mayfield - The Daily Gazette

Letters to the editor

North End dining I am hoping Mayor Wu allows outdoor dining in the North End. The past three years have been difficult for seniors and those who are immunocompromised. It is still difficult for these groups. We would like to think that COVID is over, but 500 Americans a day are still dying from COVID. COVID has caused this group to isolate and suffer from loneliness. Having outdoor dining has made all the difference for them. They can socialize …

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 21, 2023

TIME TO TALK JUSTIN

Letters to the Editor Tuesday, Feb. 21 - Three letters, from readers in Schenectady, Gloversville and Mayfield - The Daily Gazette

When Credibility Matters

Letter To The Editor: On Alcohol Tax Increase

By SANDY CHARLES Los Alamos It has been said that a journalist’s duty is to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. A good example would be to challenge businesses who sell alcohol to the public, yet “cry wolf” if congress forwards a bill to raise the alcohol tax for the first time in thirty … yes 30! … years. This tax omission does not correlate with the changing sensibilities of Americans over the last three decades surrounding alco…

Letter to the Editor: Lenten season begins

Lent — the season of repentance and fasting by many Christians throughout the world that will be observed this year from Ash Wednesday, Feb. 22 - April 8.In New Orleans they celebrate Mardi Gras or “Fat Tuesday” with a rather wild night of celebration and the last night of eating richer, fatty foods before the fasting of the Lenten season begins on Ash Wednesday.Here at the First Christian Church in Newton, we will celebrate Shrove Tuesday or Pa…

Letter to the editor

On Feb. 14, the Nebraska Legislature’s Agriculture Committee hosted a hearing on Legislative Bill 740, a bill that would modernize and improve the process used to inspect and permit mobile food …