Read your article re: Cult activity at subject resort and was completely surprised. My wife and I were guests there for 95 days (commencing July thru early October, 2009. During our stay we had a wonderful time. The accommodations were great as well as all the meals and all the services. At no time were we aware of anything resembling Cult activity. Furthermore, the Golf Course was in great shape as well as were the indoor and outdoor pools and tennis courts. Pleases send me a copy of the article. Thank you very much. By the way, we have made a reservation to again spend three months there this coming summer.

Lou Willen
Pembroke Pines, FL

Abortion is the most horrendous, barbaric, despicable and disgusting thing that mankind has conceived.

I have witnessed an abortion in progress where the surgeon cuts up a living baby in the womb and out comes pieces of fully developed body parts;- legs, hands, arms, detached heads, and eviscerated torsos. Pictures of aborted babies lying in pieces in a bloody tray; and several babies all chopped up in a garbage container demonstrates the horror of abortion. This is what abortion is really about.

People who chant "pro choice" liken this in a cavalier way to a pimple on the nose that must be plucked. That is far from the truth. And this holocaust of the wombchild is condoned by our U.S. and State governments. We taxpayers are even forced to pay for this carnage with taxes to which we object. This is an absolute disgrace and must be stopped. Planned Parenthood, the most egregious perpetrator of abortion, must be held criminally accountable for its actions and must be de-funded from taxpayer support. And politicians who promote abortion must be removed from office.

Abortionists as well as the women who abort must be held criminally liable and prosecuted for their conspiratorial actions in killing innocent life. We worry more about cats and dogs and snail darters than we do our own progeny. Where is our moral indignation, I ask, when it comes to abortion? Let's hear what you have to say America!

Paul Henderson
Napanoch

I am completely blown away by this article! [Grassland Project Stirs Excitement -- and Opposition, Shawangunk Journal 1/14/2010] Every year area and state taxes go up, my MORTGAGE PAYMENT goes up! Does anyone in local or state government get this concept? Now we are told that NYS is cutting school aide due to the economy. Does this mean that this coming year we will hear the words once again "due to budget increases, taxes are going up ONLY yada yada percent"?? To me that has translated to well over a $300 increase in my monthly mortgage payment. Lets get real.

When the economy is so bad in the state, in the nation, to tell me birds are receiving $799,000 stimulus we must get our priorities straight. When times are good tell me about the birds and wetlands, until then let them put their "hybird plan" (no, I did not misspell the word) to better use - people first please. Return the bird money, give to the people first!

Dorene Lovelace
Napanoch