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Letters to the Editor Saturday, April 17 | The Daily Gazette
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Ray Wemple left a lasting impression
I was saddened to hear of the passing of Ray Wemple. He was a gentle giant of a man and devoted husband and father.
Ray’s public service with Schenectady Police Department and later as the communications coordinator for Schenectady County will never be duplicated. A dedicated public servant, he was the model of how to “do your job.”
I got to know Ray in the 90’s with our mutual passion for ice hockey. Our sons played youth hockey and we wanted to help the association with developing a new rink with the closing of Center City in Schenectady. We became president and vice president of the Schenectady Youth Hockey Association. Ray was the definition of a “right-hand” man and a tireless crusader.
Floridians have learned that genuinely good news from Tallahassee — during the current legislative session, no less — is a rare and precious thing. Usually the most we can hope
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Physicians who terminate pregnancies solely because women don’t want children with disabilities could face felony charges under a bill moving through the Florida House.
Members of the House Health & Human Services Committee voted 12-8 on April 6 to advance the controversial bill (HB 1221), which would apply to physicians who know or should know abortions they perform were requested solely because of prenatal diagnoses, tests or screenings that indicated fetuses would have disabilities.
The Republican-controlled committee approved the bill on a nearly party-line vote, with Rep. Mike Caruso, R-Delray Beach, the only GOP member to vote against it.