Mason to lead University of Town in era of change
Sally Mason, 57, named 20th president of University of Town, coming from Purdue where she led reforms and championed diversity. While praised as an effective communicator, concerns include health sciences experience and past campus turmoil. Interim president Gary Fethke steadied operations during the long search.
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For now coal must remain an option editorial
The Gazette misstates cap and trade and ignores that the cap fixes total emissions. Cap and trade shifts reductions to lower cost utilities and will push generation away from coal. The United States pioneered sulfur controls. carbon rules will follow. Government should clarify how it works and urge timely action.
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For now coal must remain an option editorial
The June 9 editorial argues that continuing to build coal plants is practical despite climate realities. It cites historical atmospheric CO2 levels from 280 ppm before the Industrial Revolution to 382 ppm today, noting rising trends since measurements began in 1959 and referencing the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate change.
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Climate talk and cyclist helmet debates ignite reader letters
A jumble of letters and notes cites IPCC warming momentum, coal plant emissions, and renewable energy plans while readers discuss bicycle helmet use, motorcycle safety, and a protest about government overreach. Veterans recall service, while a reader from Blairstown defends personal freedoms amid helmet mandates.
Front page justice: Gazette criticized for layout choices
Reader laments June 7 front-page treatment of the Charron Marion dispute as waste space. Calls for prominent coverage of the Iraq war death toll story from June 8, urging respect for U.S. soldiers regardless of war stance.
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Time's New Action Heroes Spark Bias Debate
A critique of Time magazine's portrayal of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael Bloomberg as heroes for action on global warming stem cell research and bans. The piece argues elite journalists are biased toward a progressive agenda and that the press labels reform as progress while benefiting partisan aims.
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