Letters to the Editor

• New York's anti-tobacco program works, pays off
  In these tough economic times I was heartened to learn New York's anti-tobacco program is saving the state billions of dollars each year. In 2007, while other states anti-tobacco programs failed, New York saw a $1.5 billion savings in Medicaid costs alone. If New York's program continues, future savings could potentially reach $8 billion a year, the annual amount of money New York spends on treating smoking-caused disease.
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• Stabilizing economy will take at least two years
  People are expecting too much from President-elect Obama. They think he's going to take office Jan. 20, and on Jan. 21, the economy will be fixed and everything will be hunky-dory. That's not going to happen.
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• In defense of Murray Lynch - he gets it
  I am writing to stand up for Murray Lynch.
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• Don't want to pick up leaves? Plant evergreens
  According to an article in the paper, there is a controversy about whether the city should continue to pick up leaves.
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