Mailbag

To The Editor:
To all our friends, neighbors, and local residents. Be sure you have carbon monoxide alarms in your house if you have fuel-burning devices.

We have two alarms that suddenly started to beep. I called the Roxbury Volunteer Fire Department and they responded immediately.

They detected high levels of carbon monoxide, which were caused by a non-functioning motor in the flue pipe exhaust leading from our furnace. Without the alarms we would never have known that the invisible, odorless, and deadly gas was present in our house. We probably would not have survived.

To The Editor:
How wonderful it was to read in last week’s paper that the New York Council for the Humanities was offering in our area a “Growing and Aging” discussion series on subjects related to growing older and as it relates to quality of one’s life.

To The Editor:
I am writing concerning your story and photo last week about write-on desktops at Roxbury Central School.

To The Editor:
Winter is here and spring is just around the corner. March is less than just two months away and with it comes another Margaretville village election. I have decided not to seek reelection this year. After serving five terms in office, I have decided enough is enough. It has been a pleasure serving the people in the Village of Margaretville, but it is time to move on.

To The Editor:
In response to Mr. Stinson and Mr. Clark’s letters last week, it is evident by their thoughts that they have a clear position on gun rights. No matter which side of the issue one supports, a grave travesty to our democracy and constitution has been forced on New York State law abiding gun owners.

Yes, these mass murders are tragic and horrible but that is not the issue. Our Governor Cuomo, aspiring to the presidency in 2016, jumped on the tragedy in Newtown for his own political future, showing that he can beat Washington and Obama to the punch with gun control laws.

To The Editor:
The news in Bill Birns’ column, A Catskill Catalog, that he is retiring the Catalog, at least for the present, is sad news for those of us who are interested in “local” history. He has provided information that has been lacking in my nearly 83 years. I, and I hope, we, will miss your column, Bill.

To The Editor:
To the NRA and Wayne LaPierre the solution to stopping gun violence is for everyone to own and carry a gun. Foolish statements such as “the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun” abound. Face it, the NRA and the arms industry that supports them are fully aware of how much money they will make and how much leverage it will give them in Washington, DC.

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To The Editor:
Kingdon Gould Jr. will be the recipient of a “Spirit of the Catskills” award, an honor bestowed by the Belleayre Coalition at its annual Snowball on January 26, in recognition of his dedication to the area.

To The Editor:
Judy Van Put’s recent article reminded me of a long-discussed objection to the change in the big game rifle season. I have not missed opening day since 1976 and our group, which at one time numbered more than 30, made calls and wrote several letters to the DEC, expressing our disagreement over the change from Monday opening to Saturday. The few responses we received said that the change was made so that children would not have to miss school.