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Cast votes in primaries

September 7, 2008

Local primary elections don’t always generate a lot of interest, but in Fulton County this year, the level of enthusiasm is high, especially for Democrats. People registered to vote in the Democratic and Republican parties will make important decisions in strongly contested races. In the race for Congress in the 21st District, which includes Montgomery County and the Glove Cities, Democrats Paul Tonko, Tracey Brooks, Phil Steck, Darius Shahinfar and Joseph Sullivan will compete for the Democratic Party nomination. The winner will face either Jim Buhrmaster or Steven Vasquez, depending on the outcome of the Republican primary. Tonko has local name recognition. He’s a longtime local assemblyman and an Amsterdam native. The candidates are vying to replace U.S. Rep. Michael McNulty, who didn’t seek re-election. In a state Senate primary race, Bahram “BK” Keramati of Galway and Fred Goodman of Niskayuna will compete for the Democratic Party nod to run against incumbent Sen. Hugh T.

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Cheers and Jeers

September 6, 2008

JEERS — To no real public access. Gloversville, like other local municipalities, has a franchise agreement with Time Warner. Gloversville is reviewing renewal of the agreement.

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Castro doesn’t play by rules

September 5, 2008

Fidel Castro has provided one more demonstration of why communist states don’t succeed: They like to make up their own rules, and simply aren’t able to cope if that doesn’t work.

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Celebration in high gear

September 4, 2008

This is a big month in Johnstown’s yearlong celebration of its 250th anniversary.

Over the months, the city has been observing the anniversary of its founding with a variety of events.

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League sends wrong message

September 3, 2008

Youngsters in New Haven, Conn., are getting the wrong messages from their city’s Youth Baseball League. They are being taught that excelling is a bad thing.

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Consider use for oil shale

September 2, 2008

Researchers have known for decades that it is possible to extract liquid fuel from vast oil shale deposits in western states. But that knowledge was of little value because of the cost of the process.

Until now.

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