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Archive Opinions
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Dec
01
2006
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 01 December 2006 |
It is only two o'clock in the afternoon as I write this, and my automatic spam killer has already deleted 61 e-mail messages. I estimate that I have manually deleted about a dozen so far. At the moment my auto-killer is averaging more than a hundred a day, though it reports that it got rid of 2133 November 1. I used to average about 3000 until my web host changed the way they scan mail.
I am a long time computer user, and am pretty knowledgeable about being careful, yet my system was successfully attacked some months ago. I don't reply to spam (that only confirms your address is good), I don't click on unknown attachments (that is how viruses and trojans infect your computer), I use protective software, and use SiteAdvisor in my Web browser to give me a heads-up on sites not to click on. In other words I do a LOT of stuff to protect my computer and it doesn't always work.
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Nov
17
2006
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by Marty Luster
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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
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Economic pressure is producing the prospect of yet another incident of concentration of power in the media. This time it’s not proposed rules that would allow monopolistic ownership of broadcast stations (although that fight is never really over); it’s the effort of Gannett Co. to buy up the Tribune Co., the owner of 11 newspapers and 28 television stations. Among the holdings: the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune and Newsday. Gannett already owns 102 newspapers, including USA Today, the Ithaca Journal, the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin and the Elmira Star Gazette, as well as 22 television stations in the U.S. Other media giants, such as the Hearst Corp., are also interested in acquiring the Tribune Co. Too much control of our news in too few hands is a danger to our traditions and our democracy. Ultimately, it means we all read the same stories, the same editorial slant, the same columnists, the same recycled news releases, and the same bland puff pieces that pass for “news.” A media without diversity, without differing points of view, without sufficient local focus is a media in name only. It is the antithesis of our proud tradition of a robust, independent and competitive free press. |
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Nov
17
2006
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by Dan Veaner
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Friday, 17 November 2006 |
I'm a genealogy wannabe. I can trace my family back into the late 18th century when they immigrated to the United States. But at that point they disappear into the fog of little countries largely assimilated by the Russian Czar, and later the Soviet Union. So I have to admit I was a little star struck when I moved to Lansing nearly 20 years ago, a town where people have streets named after their families, and heritage clearly goes back to the Revolutionary War and beyond.
So it struck me as interesting that the man who stood up at Wednesday's Town Board meeting to passionately plea for keeping Lansing's character in the face of growth and development was someone who has only lived here five years. James Sullivan argued that promoting development, or at least promoting it the wrong way, would drive out long time residents. And I have to say that he got me thinking about the character of the town, exactly what that is, and why we want to keep it.
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Nov
14
2006
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by Lansing Central School Board of Education
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Tuesday, 14 November 2006 |
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The New York State Senate and Assembly and Governor Pataki have adopted a legislative resolution declaring November 15th as New York State School-Related Professionals Recognition Day. This is a day to recognize and honor ALL of the school support staff who help transport, educate, feed and tend to our children. They also keep our schools clean, safe and the offices running smoothly. The Lansing Central School District is privileged to have a staff of professionals who are dedicated to the needs of our children, their families, our facilities, and the members of our community. We are a successful district on so many levels because of the commitment and enthusiasm that they show each day to their profession. To all of our employees, thank you for making Lansing Central Schools a great place to learn and grow! Very truly yours, Lansing Central School Board of Education
Bonita Lindberg
Anne Drake
Dan Brown
Sandy Dhimitri
Christine Iacobucci
Tom Keane
Glenn Swanson ---- v2i44
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Nov
10
2006
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by Sander Moolin
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Friday, 10 November 2006 |
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So many of us spend so much time online; why not make that time helpful to someone? Click-to-donate websites are sites that generate money for charity by showing advertisements once you click on a button on their site. It's often not much money, but its real power lies in the opportunity for anyone to donate for free! The numbers add up fast once a few hundred people start clicking; there's already places like The Hunger Site that donated over 52 million cups of staple food last year alone. Check snopes.com, the urban legend-checking site, too - they say that The Hunger Site and a couple others are legitimate, and that was in December of 2002! There are bound to be more since then! |
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