Letters to the Editor
By LINDSAY LEBRECHT
July 7, 2025
To the Editor:A recent letter claimed that pollinator plantings beneath solar panels are more ecologically valuable than farmland. It’s a nice idea in theory—but in the case of the proposed Shepherd’s Run project in Copake, it just doesn’t hold up.The project site is mostly productive farmland, ...
To the Editor: I'm writing in response to Marc Gross’s letter advocating for Hecate’s industrial-scale solar installation in Craryville. There’s much to take issue with, particularly Gross’s tendency to downplay legitimate concerns and overstate the supposed benefits of the project. But I’ll focus ...
To the Editor:On June 21, after 9 days of war between Israel and Iran, Donald Trump entered the war without briefing the ranking members of Congress or receiving Congressional authorization to go to war. Trump’s “America First” campaign rhetoric misled us. It remains to be seen if there is any ...
He asks for meaningful dialogue on solar farm To the Editor: Put the Sheep Back in Shepherd’s RunAt the outset, The Columbia Paper deserves our thanks for providing a public “town hall” where Copakers can share concerns about the Shepherd’s Run Solar Project. That said, the acrimony of many recent ...
To the Editor:I read with interest the letter to the editor appearing in the Columbia Paper in 6/5/25 which was written by former Congressmen Faso and Gibson. Who appointed these two men as authorities on the future of Columbia County government?I would surmise that it is the old boys’ club having ...