" Slavery was started by the Catholic Church. They started growing rice in the South, discovered they didnt know what they were doing and brought people over that did know what they were doing. That led to Slavery in America, look it up I was shocked myself! "

" i agree with, "Why stop with smoking"!!!! very good point!! "

" If only 6% owned slaves, where were the other 94% that stood by and let it happen? "

" Hey, The TRUTH... What's your point? Slaves may have been owned by only 6% of Americans, but they owned hundreds of them, because their plantations were huge. Regardless, of what percent of Americans owned them, it still dosen't make it right. "

" I think we should ban smoking everywhere, even though it is not illegal. And while we are at it, ban alcohol, because a drunk might hit me. Ban fast food because obese people cause my insurance to go up. Ban anyone at the beach who hasn't passed a swimming test, because the insurance is too expensive. Ban cars that have exhaust, Ban anything made from none recycleable materials, Ban the mining of coal and the drilling of oil because they are non replenishable resources and cause global warming. Ban tree hugging, because it leads to you know what. Ban science and free thinking because people might form their own opinions.... "

" THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PARTICIPATED IN THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE FOR "86" YEARS, ONLY SIX PERCENT OF AMERICANS OWNED SLAVES.YOU WON'T FIND THESE FACTS AT THE HARRIET TUBMAN MUSEUM. "

" Auburn Memorial Hospital recovery plan: get rid of all the loyal hard working employees, Give raises to the managers who are clueless and finally keep the miserable/rude employees who need to GO...lets not forget the full-time employee who still has a job which consists of taking complaints! Must be a very worthwhile position not worth cutting!! "

" You are preaching to the choir from my viewpoint. If we get the democrats back in power then we can remove the tax breaks from the wealthy and reduce the burden on the middle class. We should not stop helping the down and out and the mentally challenged but get that support from the wealthy. And if you believe that reducing taxes to the wealthy will stimulate the economy then I have some swampland to sell you. The only economy that will be stimulated will be those that take the bribes from the privledged. "

" Can someone please explain to me why we are having daylight savings time 3 weeks earlier, other than the fact that the Earth is being sucked into the Sun? Days are longer, icebergs are melting, it's more than just global warming! "

" Finally we have good cause to praise the cheerleaders for their own accomplishments and not that of the football team. "

" "Lower classes?" From what century did you come? We don't call people "lower class" any more. We have the working poor, and we have people on assistance, and those who have fallen through the cracks, as well as the vanishing Middle Class (people making about $60,000-$100,000) and the wealthy, then the obscenely rich who have all the power -- that 2% or less of the population who control more than 80% of the wealth. The majority of people around here are working poor -- they work and make their bills, or struggle to do so, or don't and are forced into bankruptcy -- which was been made harder for the working poor (and not so bad for the wealthier) by the wealthy lawmakers a couple years ago (yes, I have worked in a bankruptcy law office so I know what I'm talking about). The Middle Class gets squeezed both ways -- kept out of the upper echelons so that paying for kids to go to college, particularly in today's market with immorally high interest rates and conditions (yes, I have a kid in college) will just about break them, buying one's own home, that dream of independence, will eat up every paycheck and leave nothing for the future, while their productivity is used to pay for spotty assistance to those with less. Those with less, i.e. working but not for enough to live on (esp. around here! And, yes, I lived like that, hand-to-mouth, despite multiple advanced educational degrees, for many years -- job opportunities around here are sparse, but sometimes family obligations keep you hear), just have a neediness which never abates and just keeps bleeding the Middle Class, as they continue to shrink in numbers -- the few who make it up and out, and more who sink to being working poor with mountains of debt. Long gone are the days when a person could get a good job, work at it all his life (in those days it was "his" life), and expect to own his own home, put his kids through college and have enough for retirement when the day came (yes, I now finally have a fairly decent job, but not enough to be beyond struggling). We have been robbing Peter to pay Paul for much too long; the pyramid scheme has reached its inevitable end, while the truly rich have set up laws as barriers to their having to help with any of it. The American Middle Class, along with the American Working Poor, have been supporting the world through our government's "foreign aid" (money given to buy influence on projects to increase the wealth of our obscenely rich, like our President) for so many generations now that there is none left for our children and grandchildren -- our well is running dry, and all this while, we have not been taking care of our own people -- our own poor, our own hard-working people who have fallen on hard times (yes, I have been one of those who fell between the cracks and lived for months on zero income while temporarily disabled but unqualified, on paper, for any government aid at all, despite having paid into it all the rest of my adult life -- don't believe in the Safety Net, it's a myth), on our own struggling Middle Classes trying to pay off their debts, put their kids through school and save for their retirement in a world where people live longer but so do their debts -- it's almost enough to make a person turn communist. Except we know that system doesn't work either -- it still ends up being a small elite who grant themselves privelege and to heck with the poor, the working poor and the struggling Middle Class. The American Dream is dead -- so don't add insult to injury by calling any layer of our society, our society which still supports the world's economy while sticking it to our own people, don't call any of us "lower class." "

" Now what kind of liner do you suggest for Hoopes park to keep the weeds down????????? Maybe you can get us one for Owasco lake too!!! While I have the mircophone,I think smoking should be banned in all public places....Not only for the unhealthy smoke they share but smokers litter everywhere they go with their filthy cigarette butts...peace! "

" I hope and pray that retired Judge Peter Corning decides to run for mayor. Lord knows we could use some brains and maturity at city hall!!!! "

" Auburn will Continue to give sweetheart deals to Casilla and other "large" haulers of garbage. End of discussion! "

" Your comment was just mean. Keep that stuff to yourself, there is enough negativity in the world without your kind dishing out more! "

" I have seen the light- I was angry about the tax hikes, but I think I am starting to see the master plan. Those of us who can afford it, need to Shut Up, because it will benefit us, in the long run. So, we may have to put up with some run-down houses, and unsavory areas in town, but not worry those places will be gone soon, along with the residents that live their. Just remember the old saying, "You Get What You Pay For." "

" Congratulations to the AHS JV and Varsity Cheerleaders for their 1st place wins at the Sweetheart Classic on Saturday at West Genny "

" Middle class workers are poor folks? There is a lot of common sense. Middle class are not poor folks, lower class are. Learn to spell before you run your mouth. No wonder you are a corrections worker. "

" Ha Ha Ha... The problems at Emerson park are far greater that people smoking cigarettes. "

" Who needs Emerson Park? Its kind of sad that the only public access there is to Owasco Lake is Emerson Park. Every other Finger Lake has more than one (in most cases many more than one) place where the public can enjoy the lake. "

" I wonder if the brains of the city have given any thought to installing new fountains that work or putting in some type of liner in the pond to help eleviate the weed problem. Since the pond is dry seems like a good time to do some serious work. What do I know I'm just a stupid taxpayer. "

" I am not middle class. I resent that. Middle class wrokers are poor folk. "

" CONGRATULATIONS AHS SWIMMERS!!! Congratulations to the AHS Boys Swimmers and Coaches for Winning the Section III Championships! What a Great Acomplishment! "

" Congratulations to the Auburn Boys Varsity Swim Team and their coaches. They finished up their undefeated season by winning Section 3 without the benefit of diving points. We are very proud of you all! "