New Genealogy Section

This week Issues will take a look at the Clear Creek Friends Cemetery, The Harris Cemetery, The Irish, Cook or Shaw Cemetery , and Quaker Cemetery. Issues has updated our list of obituaries and death notices and have included notices regarding the Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, as well as Internments in the Collins Center Cemetery by those not designated as past or present residents of the Collins - Collins Center area.

Additionally, Issues as provided a basic genealogical profile of one of Collins Center's founding fathers, Joshua Palmerton.  Continued...

Last week Issues brought you 6-year-old Tai's Spirit Forest. This week we bring you 4-tear-old Lexi's Spirit Garden. There was a bit more assistance offered to Lexi, from her older brother and of course, gram. Shall I admit, thank goodness for cut & paste technology?

Alexis is extremely proud of her work, and Issues is extremely proud of Lexi. So please drop by her garden and make sure you leave her a message.

Issues, due to the diligence of our readers and supporters, has made a great leap in The Site Fights. Starting on Monday, July 22, 2002 we will be competeing in the Warzone, which means that unlike our previous battles, we are struggling against other teams as well.

We appreciate all of our supporters and ask for your continued support this week.  Issues is asking our readers to drop by and vote for us once a day, Monday through Friday. Simply scroll down the page click the circle next to Issues Ezine place your email address in the text box and vote. Don't worry, your email address will not be sold to an international SPAM group, and you won't receive unsolicited emails from The Site Fights for doing us a favor. WE PROMISE!

Why is Collins Center Dying?
Part II

The Cancer Surveillance Improvement Initiative was started in April 1998, by the New York State Department of Health (DOH) as a means of answering the publics questions about the cancer rate in their individual communities. The project entailed DOH scientists were asked to map cancers such as; breast, lung, colorectal and prostate, occurrence in relation to geographic locations in New York.

Continued from previous column... These maps are based on cancer incidences, or the number of newly diagnosed cancer cases that have been observed in within the specific zip code areas across New York state. These cancer incidences were compared to the "expected" rates of cancer within the area. The expected rate assumes that people are susceptible to cancer no matter where they reside. Continued......