Letters to the Editor:

The Enterprise opinion pages are an open forum for our community. We encourage readers to express their thoughts about issues that appear in the newspaper or online or that affect the community. Letters should be brief, with an outside limit of 1,000 words, and must include the writer’s name, address and phone number for verification. The editor may reject letters that have been printed elsewhere and may edit for space or clarity. Letters concerning elections will be cut off one issue before the election at the editor’s discretion.

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Letters to the Editor

What a difference a year makes

To the Editor:

What a difference a year makes. Last year, as I made a celebratory holiday dinner at my home for my staff, I received a call that changed my life. My dental practice was on fire and, as I raced to the office from my home, I could see the sky lit with flames shooting from the roof.

School district must set a balanced and clear path

by James Gaughan

The Guilderland School Board met last week to discuss the results of a summit held a month earlier. Board members spent considerable time interpreting the record sheets of ideas garnered from summit volunteers who provided solutions for the revenue shortages experienced by the school in the last several years.

Thanks from the women’s auxiliary

To the Editor:

As the year of 2014 draws to a close, the Women's Auxiliary to the Knox Fire Department wants to thank everyone who supported us in all of our community events throughout the year.

We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, hoping that 2015 will be a good year for all.

There is a difference be-tween cruelty and sadism

by Hedi McKinley

Torure, hurting, others, is a subject most of us would like to turn away from. Nevertheless, some of us (we ourselves?) find descriptions and discussions of inflicting pain interesting or even exciting.

We see it in our kids — early on. Kinds are cruel. They will hurt their siblings, playmates, pets, even their parents.

Thirty children enjoy this year’s Teddy Bear Tea

To the Editor:

On Dec. 14, the New Salem Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary hosted its Seventh Annual Teddy Bear Tea with Mrs. Claus. Tea sandwiches, Christmas cookies, tea, and hot chocolate, all prepared by the auxiliary, were enjoyed with the 30 children and 31 adults in attendance.

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