Letters to the Editor Saturday, May 8 | The Daily Gazette
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I have zero tolerance for those who accept lies over truth.
Like people who still believe Trump won the election and Biden cheated. It’s not just the Big-Lie pundits on MAGA television and radio, it includes 70% of Republicans. They also claim that the Jan. 6 insurrection was just a protest, or it didn’t happen.
Regarding the pandemic, about 50% of Republicans won’t take the COVID-19 vaccine, believing the virus is not real, it hasn’t been proven to work (Tucker Carlson) or simply because the Democrats want them to.
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Tickets lined the upper counter of the tight kitchen at Newest Lunch in Schenectady Friday morning. Cook Gus Plakas worked quickly on the stove, his spatula scraping against the grill as he moved orders to plates.
“He is a perfectionist,” said owner George Plakas of his brother. “It doesn’t leave the kitchen without it being to his liking.”
George Plakas walked up and down the narrow path behind the counter that morning, greeting customers seated on every other stool because of COVID.
He smiled underneath his mask, the occasional laugh escaping as he chatted with folks who have been in the family-owned diner-style restaurant on Albany Street time and time again. Plakas said his goal–eventually– is to expand the seating area of the restaurant into the adjoining space. He also said another location in the county has been talked about too.
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Bookended by pandemics, iconic Schenectady restaurant Newest Lunch turns 100
Bookended by pandemics, iconic Schenectady restaurant Newest Lunch turns 100
Be they judges, cops, drug dealers or retirees, diners agree to one truth: You do whatever you do, but you don t mess around at Newest Lunch
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2of41Buy PhotoEyvonntae Washington and her husband Cory Spencer, who have been customers since they were children, point out a photo of Eyvonntae as they sit in a booth in Newest Lunch on Wednesday, March 31, 2021 in Schenectady, N.Y. The Iconic lunch spot is turning 100. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)Lori Van Buren/Albany Times UnionShow MoreShow Less