Morning, all.\u00a0 Here’s our weekly wrap of the opinion pages this weekend across the Greater Vaster North Country.\u00a0 Enjoy this gorgeous early fall day…<\/p>\n
The Plattsburgh Press Republican<\/a> is praising fraternities and sororities at Plattsburgh State for holding a week of anti-hazing programs as new students arrive on campus.<\/p>\n [T]radition is no justification anymore; hazing is, we know now, bullying, and Plattsburgh State is taking the responsible avenue in heading it off before it has a chance to begin.<\/p>\n Eighteen-to-22-year-olds barely out of their adolescence are not always graced with the perspective and insight to choose responsible behavior. The college is wise to drive this lesson home early.<\/p>\n We hope the anti-hazing fervor permeates not only Plattsburgh State but all schools on every level. If so, Walter Dean Jennings, who died too young and too senselessly, will not have done so in vain.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Watertown Daily Times<\/a> reacts to the huge upset in the New York City congressional race this week — a Republican stepped in and won the seat once held by Democratic firebrand and sexting fan Anthony Weiner.<\/p>\n New Yorkers were not repudiating Democrats or embracing Republicans. Instead they were reminding Washington that families are hurting. They need a vibrant economy that provides hope for a better tomorrow. They are telling Washington they are tired of the imposition of more and more regulation, which leads to less and less investment in our economy.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Adirondack Daily Enterprise<\/a> is arguing that the 2% property tax cap was a good idea, but that counties now need the freedom to boost their sales taxes to generate more revenue.<\/p>\n We support the 2 percent property tax hike but think the governor should relent on the side of sales taxes, letting counties raise their rates up to a maximum – perhaps equal to the state’s highest current sales tax rate. Sales taxes are inherently more fair than property taxes, and the money has to come from somewhere.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Glens Falls Post Star<\/a> is wrestling with the debate over what to do with a proposed new heroin-addiction treatment center in the community.<\/p>\n After learning of Conifer Park’s intention to establish a methadone treatment center on an out-patient basis for heroin addicts at its Elm Street facility, the city began the process of establishing a local law that would provide a 90-day moratorium on any methadone treatment facility, They also scheduled a public hearing for October.<\/p>\n The feeling seemed to be: We don’t want any drug addicts coming to our town. The problem is that this solution targets the cure rather than the problem.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n