I have to say ditto to the letter to the editor from Robert Abbey.

Attendees at the meet-the-candidate event in Hornell recently witnessed a clear difference between Assembly candidates.

New York State spending, borrowing, and taxation are eroding our standard of living and driving people and businesses to lower cost areas.

Behind the scenes, without the knowledge of most, the Cohocton Post Office experienced a near-miss of losing their vintage clerk’s cage and front. 

I, (a Bath Resident for over 70 years, a businessman and a homeowner) am surprised and disappointed that our elected officials would be “investigating the possibility of bringing back the West Washington Street Median” This is a decision concerning the entire village of Bath.

There have been several articles in the paper lately about drilling in the Marcellus Shale for natural gas. Committees are being formed to look into various aspects of the effects that the presence of the drilling operation would have on our community.

On February 25, 2010 there was a meeting at the Prattsburg Town Hall to decide if the Town would fight Ecogen in court.  The decision was to fight.

I was startled to see an article by Ronda Addy in the March 7 issue of The Courier suggesting rattlesnake hunting.

Recently, March 19, the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce held their annual economic forum, disseminating information to members only, about industrializing Marcellus Shale for natural gas. 

Adolescents represent our future, and it’s extremely important for these young men and women to recognize that making seemingly harmless choices made early in life can have drastic consequences in the future.

Americans spend more on gambling than all other recreation combined.  For most, it’s a fun diversion but for a few, gambling can become a serious, life-altering problem.

At the special Town Board meeting held on Tuesday March 2, there were several accusations made about lies, shady goings on, and meetings being changed.

The Bath Community should be aware of a recent incident at the Dormann Library. Sometime around 6 a.m. on the morning of Monday, Jan. 11, a water pipe broke in the attic of the Dormann Library above an office.

As some of you may remember I sent a letter to the editor a few months ago making Steuben County residents aware of an important survey that was being sponsored by Steuben Senior Services Fund, Inc.

am writing in reference to our state budget and taxes. Our legislature is made up of grown men who can't agree or set a budget on time.

I read an article in The Hornell Evening Tribune by Tyler Briggs (Sun Feb 21, 2010) that Steuben County, compared to the rest of New York’s counties, “ranks right near the bottom, 60th out of 62, in terms of overall health behaviors.

This past weekend, I took my dog to James St. Park.  I enjoy going to the park because of the walking trails.  It is such a nice area and I wish that something similar existed in Bath.

Many have written and made suggestions as to what could possibly be done with the old Dana Lyon School. Many good ideas have surfaced, I for one would like to suggest using part of the complex for a youth center.

I have read in the Steuben Courier that Chesapeake Energy has made application to inject waste water from Pennsylvania into an abandoned gas well near Pulteney. According to the newspaper, the site is about one mile west of Keuka Lake.

Decades of election cycles have garnered naught but frustration for the American public.