As a person who drives nearly 80 miles a day on my LIE commute to Long island, I find it appalling that oil companies brazenly boast about their ill-gotten gains from charging exorbitant gas prices. It is not that we lack oil reserves, refineries, etc. Why is this happening? The reason, I learned from Eli Siegel, the founder of Aesthetic Realism, is that America’s economy is based on contempt, the drive to make profit for a few high-placed individuals at the expense of the majority. The insatiable pursuit of corporate profits is why millions of people are suffering; deprived of health care, unable to afford a decent home, or educate their children. And now people have to worry about paying for the gas to get to work! The resources exist and the suffering will end when we answer this vital question asked by Eli Siegel: “What does a person deserve by being a person?”
Carol Driscoll
New York
Turn Off The Televisions
I was surprised to learn that in a recent poll conducted by the Chicago-based McCormick Tribune Freedom Museum, they discovered that while 22 percent of the American people could name all five of the characters in the Simpsons television program, only one person in a thousand could name the five freedoms protected by the First Amendment.
The five freedoms protected by the First Amendment are freedom of religion, press, speech, to peacefully assemble and to petition the Government.
What are our children learning in these expensive schools funded by taxpayers? Our schoolchildren must learn about the meaning of freedom and the wonders of the American system that they have inherited.
Janet McCarthy
Flushing
Fort Totten park Is Not Senior Friendly
I am very proud that the community of Bay Terrace has a gem in our backyard. I am talking about Fort Totten Park; a beautiful waterfront oasis makes Queens such a great place to call home.
However, many of the local residents, specifically seniors and the physically challenged of all ages do not have the opportunity to really enjoy what Fort Totten Park has to offer.
The topography of Fort Totten Park makes it difficult for many to walk the park grounds, and as many are aware, NYC Parks does not allow personal vehicles beyond the park’s front entrance.
As one who has physical limitations, I personally am not able to walk the grounds of Fort Totten. Moreover, I know of many who share the same concern that I have. As one who is deeply interested in the development of Fort Totten Park, I can understand the reasons behind the restrictions of private vehicles within the park grounds. However, I do not feel it is proper to exclude a major segment of the population from enjoying this city park open to the general public.
I am hoping that many share my concern and would urge our elected officials to support a tram from the Little Bay Park parking lot outside the entrance to Fort Totten onto the Fort Totten grounds.
Phil Konigsberg
Bay Terrace
Don’t Forget The 7th Grade Boys
I was delighted to read your article on the 8th Grade Boys Basketball Team – St. Gabriel’s in The Queens Courier edition of Feb 23, 2006, Pg 24. I write asking for your consideration in doing the same article for the 7th Grade Boys in the same school. I am the coach please notify me at: 718-714-3052 to discuss. Thanks.
Michael Alexis
Jackson Heights
