Series Tuesday: A new community settles in Gazette readers’ views from 2002 | The Daily Gazette
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SCHENECTADY The Guyanese influx to Schenectady was a frequent topic in the News pages of the Daily Gazette in 2002.
But as one of the biggest changes to the city in recent memory, it drew an outpouring of emotion on the Opinion pages, as well.
Letters to the editor ran heavily in support of the city’s newest residents. However, that was the era before social media made it easy to spew criticism and hate anonymously. Some unhappy people likely held their tongues.
Here are some excerpts of letters published in 2002: