Views of Elise Stefanik’s bid for NY governor (Your Letters)
Letter writers riff on GOP candidate's MAGA credentials, alignment with CNY values, kneejerk support from local Republicans.

Builder group: NY should focus energy efficiency efforts on existing homes (Your Letters)
Mandate for all-electric buildings is paused but new codes will raise cost of home construction, writes CEO of Home Builders & Remodelers of Central New York.

Masculinity crisis is rooted in low literacy, academic disengagement (Your Letters)
Rev. Michael Heath diagnosed the problem but misattributes the cause, says the letter writer. Boys are not developing habits that support their emotional development.

Concrete plant would bring jobs to Syracuse (Your Letters)
Letter writer supports Heidelberg's plan to restart concrete batch plant on Spencer Street, near the aquarium.

Another view of ICE raid: Ashamed of federal government, proud of Syracuse (Your Letters)
"Thank you for giving Rick Reina the opportunity to speak out for those who are even more vulnerable and do not have their connections and resources," says the letter writer.

Hogan: Council, not appointed board, should have final say on historic properties (Your Letters)
Proposed law "recognizes that historic status and present-day needs must be balanced in a transparent, democratic way," writes 2nd District councilor.

Reactions to ‘When ICE came for Jeremy’: Staying on expired visa has consequences (Your Letters)
Letter writers have little sympathy for man pursued by ICE for living in this country without permission.

Evicting 91-year-old woman for Micron project is cruel (Your Letters)
Being forced to move out of one's longrime residence is both emotionally and physically difficult in advanced old age, says the letter writer, a social work professor emeritus.

Legislator should have asked questions before casting deciding vote on aquarium (Your Letters)
Letter writer asks: Isn’t it just a little late for Charles Garland to be concerned in any way about who is helping to fund the aquarium?

After industry exodus, CNY is hardly in position to gripe about Micron tax breaks (Your Letters)
Addition of jobs and growth are a worthwhile tradeoff, says the letter writer. Instead, we should focus on getting tax-exempt institutions to pay more for public services.
Onondaga County legislature flip rekindles memories of 1977 (Your Letters)
"Involvement in politics and civic discourse can be a most rewarding and wonderful experience, writes campaign worker from the last time Democrats held the majority.

This Armistice Day, take a stand against militarism and ‘warrior culture’ (Your Letters)
At Nov. 11 event at First Unitarian Universalist Society, we will remember civilians and veterans killed or wounded by war and renew our commitment to peace, says the letter writer.


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