There’s no ‘we’ in restored
I am responding to a letter March 29 regarding the issue as to what to do about the Robert Moses Parkway. The writer made clear not only that she wants the parkway restored but that we, the local residents, both want and need it back to four lanes. I, as a lifelong resident of Lewiston, am part of the we and I did not give permission to speak for me. She also asserts that she does not see people using the hiking lanes. Well, I force myself to travel the RMP once a month or so to check the conditions there and I am actually amazed by the number of people running, walking and bringing their pets out, considering what a poor state the hiking area is in. Mine is usually the only car cruising around. When another appears behind me it usually speeds across the yellow lines, passes me, and quickly disappears, which is both illegal and dangerous. It is fortunate there are not many vehicles using the parkway or there’s bound to be many accidents.
I speak for myself only, though I could easily use we to refer to the thousands of people who have signed the Niagara Heritage Partnership’s petition for parkway removal. The letter writer wants the perception to be she speaks for more than herself while disparaging the real movement. She want the perception to be that the RMP is an important artery when it is, in reality (with its cost to use ratio), more a ruptured appendix. She is like a CEO claiming more assets than she actually has, and we know where that leads.
As for her argument that the RMP is good for an emergency evacuation route, it certainly has been for people fleeing from Niagara Falls to the suburbs for over a generation. I hope this irony does not escape her.
George C. Carveth
Lewiston
Fight the fat
As a dietitian and a mother, I know that healthy school lunches can help children develop good lifelong eating habits. That’s why I am appalled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture just announced a plan to fill school lunch lines with millions of pounds of unhealthy, high-fat foods.
To boost high farmers’ income, the USDA will buy $25 million worth of pork and dump it on the National School Lunch Program and other food programs. Huge additional payments will be made to lamb and turkey producers, and their products will also end up on children’s lunch trays. Meat-heavy diets are fueling the childhood obesity epidemic and raising children’s risk of developing Cancer, Diabetes and heart disease later in life.
We need support for fruits, vegetables and other vegetarian foods that can help children stay slim and avoid chronic diseases. As Congress revises the Child Nutrition Act, we must ensure that healthful school foods are a priority. Sign the petition today at www.SchoolLunchPetition.org.
Jennifer K. Reilly, senior nutritionist, The Cancer Project, Washington, D.C.
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April 20, 2009
LETTER: There’s no ‘we’ in restored
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LETTER: Fighting the vile lies in Niagara Falls politics
I am sorry to have to write this letter. However, lies, distortions, and vile falsehoods cannot go unchallenged. So I feel compelled to fight back against the most recent lie — the completely false accusations that the Niagara Falls Democratic Committee and I are racist.
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GUEST VIEW: Questions concerning Accardo’s announcement
The recent announcement by former Niagara Falls councilman John Accardo to run for the New York State Assembly is striking on at least two fronts.
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LETTER: Setting record straight on Youngstown Presbyterian Church
I find myself so enraged by an article in the April 28 issue of a tabloid I prefer not to name that I must set straight one of the false accusations contained in it.
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LETTER: Food pantries need support this Saturday
The Niagara Falls area has always been known for its generosity to those in need.
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Pride and Jayne Park in LaSalle
City council president Sam Fruscione’s recent comments to the Niagara Gazette are ridiculous and filled with half-truths.
- LETTER: Erie County SPCA has facts wrong I am writing in response to recent statements made by Gina Browning, Erie County SPCA director of public relations. She recently stated: “When no assistance was provided by the Rainbow Animal Shelter regarding the Niagara County incident (the Rainbow Animal Shelter is the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Niagara County), SPCA serving Erie County representatives arrived at the Amherst Animal Emergency Clinic Saturday to assist.”
- LETTER: City heading up the creek Two weeks ago at a City Council meeting Cayuga Island residents expressed fear that a city plan would damage or even destroy Jayne Park.
- LETTERS: Rough roads tell tale of Falls This letter is in response to the rumor that Mayor Paul Dyster plans to run for Congresswoman Louise Slaughter’s congressional seat. He has not done anything to show that he is worthy of Slaughter’s congressional seat. He can’t even oversee his Public Works’ division, as evidenced by the deplorable condition and the job not done on our roads.
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