Hervie Harris

Castleton, NY 12033                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

Dear Members of the Albany Common Council,

I am writing in support of the proposed legislation prohibiting fireworks displays in the vicinity of the Stratton VA Medical Center in Albany.

By Shamshad Ahmad, Ph.D.

There is intimacy, honesty, and a level of trust in "Rounded Up" that may disturb and dishearten the reader. For only an immigrant could believe in and be so seduced by the myth of America. "Rounded Up" is an immigrant’s story in which the myth collides head on with the nightmare. The hopes of those who see the United States as a beacon of light, prosperity, and freedom are caught in a web of the unseen and unexpected, and then are targeted and crushed by a post 9/11 hysteria and the FBI.

The War Healing Ministry at First Unitarian Universalist Society of Albany offers an interfaith, spiritually-based supportive community addressing the wounds of war. We acknowledge the affects of war on our entire community.

Dear Creech Security:

In your April 12, 2010 correspondence responding to my April 3, 2010 article, “Air Force Paranoia  at Creech,“ you mentioned the Air Force was paranoid, however not in regard to peaceful demonstrators. Knowing little about Air Force  paranoia I decided to research the subject particularly regarding the Predator and Reaper and other drones. You are correct in asserting the Air Force is a paranoid.  Unfortunately some of the paranoia is directed at peace demonstrators.

A letter explanation and clarification to the Sheriff of Nye County and our readers

This article by John Amidon was first published in print in the Times-Union on Saturday, May 8, 2010.  The article though is no longer available online at the Times-Union Website.

President Obama signed the new nuclear arms reduction agreement with Russia - the so-called START 1 Follow-On Treaty. As soon as the agreement was announced, the GOP geared up to oppose the treaty.

(For the record, I spoke with the author of this letter before publishing it to be sure he was comfortable with this.  He was fine but did ask me to remove his name, phone number and email, as he was concerned about an overload of possible correspondence. This seemed reasonable to me and I have complied with this request.   Paz, John)

Mr. Amidon,