To The Reader’s Forum: Once upon a time, the village of Lakewood had a memorial library. The patrons of the library were very happy with all of the services they provided. For many reasons, the village trustees and the town board needed to cut library funds on a yearly basis. The library ...

To The Reader’s Forum: What a treasure we have in our local libraries! They provide not only free access to current and past books but also many other items. These include free DVDs, downloadable books and audio books, free wireless and high speed Internet, clubs and activities. If a book ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Does anyone know when it stopped being “cool” to be a good citizen? What? you say. I’m a good citizen. I love the American flag, I stand for the anthem, I go to parades and I always celebrate on patriotic holidays.. Well, a lot of people can make those ...

To The Reader’s Forum: Libraries are the equalizers of society. Anyone with the ability to read and the desire to learn can find tremendous resources at a library. Issac Assimov, the prolific writer, is credited with this quote: “When I read about the way in which library funds are being ...

To The Reader’s Forum: We, the Blue Star Mothers New York Chapter 4, are at it again! We have adopted a platoon from the 10th Mountain Division at Ft. Drum to support during their deployment in Iraq. We are preparing to pack and send boxes to them on Saturday, May 5, at 9 a.m. at the ...

To The Reader’s Forum: I am concerned about the possible bill that would repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. There is a huge amount of fear that if this bill were to go into place that millions would be without health insurance. The bill looks at getting rid of ACA and proposes ...