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| Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 8:53 am Why do we celebrate bullying in this town? We must be, for not standing up to it and not resolving it. What kind of sadistic people run down others with their gossip, thinking it’s their right to free... More >> |
| Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 8:52 am In response to “Potsdam Recreation” (May 8-14): Some people who live in the town (but not the village) fail to recognize that those of us who live in the village pay both town and village taxes and ar... More >> |
| Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 2:24 pm I wrote earlier that the Preliminary Assessment list for Potsdam would increase my taxes by $2,272.60 above last year’s $3,306.59. I then submitted a seven-page letter, with 42 color photos, to the As... More >> |
| Thursday, May 16, 2013 - 8:24 am With North Country having little draw for physicians and little economy, along with recent debate over the psychiatric center grounds, would Ogdensburg’s old and beautiful psychiatric buildings be a w... More >> |
| Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:56 pm At one time I thought Norwood becoming a town was a good idea. After driving on Ridge Rd. for the last couple of years I am starting to think it is not the way to go. Heading west out of Norwood most... More >> |
| Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 3:24 pm Here we go, Governor Cuomo wants to draw more money from us to feed New York City schools. Upstate needs more jobs like they need more oxygen,” yeah, right. So build us casinos? As it is, you have to... More >> |
| Monday, May 13, 2013 - 2:12 pm Sorry it has taken so long but I was on vacation. I went to the village meeting in Potsdam and was shocked to find that our town supervisor stated that she was ready to take the full burden of paying... More >> |
| Monday, May 13, 2013 - 2:10 pm Regarding the Sound Off “Food Stamps Not for Expensive Junk Food” (April 24 – 30) It doesn’t matter what people spend their SNAP benefits on at the grocery store. As a SNAP recipient, the thought of... More >> |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:46 am What makes people think it’s ok to text and drive? It is not OK or acceptable, yet I witness numerous people texting and driving everyday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported t... More >> |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:45 am It’s nice how someone can hit a dog and not even stop. Recently a brown doberman was hit on Route 420 by Laflesh’s Garage. You could have stopped. We came up to him, and seeing it wasn’t a deer, we tu... More >> |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:44 am It’s public hearing week on the local school budgets. Please make an informed vote. Read newsletters, attend meetings, talk with neighbors and friends about what you learn. The North Country continues... More >> |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:42 am There is a burn ban in effect. Why were fireworks allowed in the Village of Potsdam on Saturday, May 4? Frankly, I don’t think fireworks should ever be allowed in the village limits; it’s a serenity,... More >> |
| Friday, May 10, 2013 - 11:41 am In reply to “Over Policed in St. Lawrence County” April 24-30, have you been assaulted by a civilian or a police officer? How is mere police presence “bullying?” You forget they are here to “serve and... More >> |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 10:22 am New York government is now contemplate preventing adults of ages under 21 from acquiring legal tobacco products for personal use. If restaurant drinks in New York City are deemed to contain to much su... More >> |
| Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - 7:22 am To the author of “Caving to Pressure” (Sound Off, May 1-7 issue): The PCS music department and friends are “bullies” for fighting to get a music position back, or so you say. If they had been fighting... More >> |
| Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 3:26 pm Am I missing something? Are we not in an economic “crisis”? I read in the St. Lawrence Plaindealer this morning that Canton is still in the running for the “all American City” title. Then I go on to r... More >> |
| Monday, May 6, 2013 - 1:25 pm I am a middle-class working mom on a budget who cuts out coupons to use towards my grocery bill. I do not consider myself uncaring. However, when I go into a local convenience store and see an able-bo... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:16 pm The SAFE Act is not to protect children from being killed. It is being used for an excuse for the government to disarm the citizens of New York and the U.S. as a whole. We are heading for the same si... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:16 pm Do you believe that your friends, neighbors and surrounding community members are all criminals that should be constantly scrutinized by the police? If not, why is it acceptable for there to be a SLC... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:15 pm My family and I live in Norwood, but still pay Potsdam Town taxes. We just received the letter of reassessment stating that the assessed value just went up $5,500. The only thing we have done to... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:15 pm Public education is traveling to a head-on train wreck, which will happen in about two to three years. Local school districts can no longer afford the costs for educating our children. Present employe... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:14 pm Congrats to the Potsdam School Board for caving to the peer pressure from the music department. Maybe next year the bullies can eliminate a math, science and English teacher and add three new music te... More >> |
| Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 4:13 pm Can someone please explain something to me? I just recently read in the newspaper that a Massena man was arrested for assaulting and exposing himself to an elderly lady, and through DNA he was arreste... More >> |
| Monday, April 29, 2013 - 11:10 am Hello. I am a middle-class working mom on a budget who cuts out coupons to use towards my grocery bill. I do not consider myself uncaring. However, when I go into a local convenience store and see an... More >> |
| Friday, April 26, 2013 - 1:50 pm I see towns such as Gouverneur and Massena honoring their professional athletes with signs as one enters the town. Why has Potsdam done nothing to honor Trevor Scott and Craig Conroy? Trevor is a wond... More >> |
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