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Spending issue a crisis
February 8, 2013 The cheering and applause you didn’t hear from Washington on Tuesday was over the Congressional Budget Office’s report that President Barack Obama may be about to pass a milestone — his first year i... more »»
Give public the details
February 7, 2013 Government at every level is funded by taxpayers, and some officials are elected by the people. more »»
Wage hike will kill jobs
February 6, 2013 Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state’s current minimum wage is unlivable, citing the costs of gasoline, food, child care and mor. more »»
Consolidation deserves look
February 5, 2013 Inside the borders of Montgomery County sit one city and a total of 20 villages and towns. That’s 21 municipalities — hamlets not included — serving a population of 50,219 people as of the 2010 U.S. more »»
No-shows hit confidence
February 4, 2013 An estimated 2.5 million miles of pipelines carrying natural gas and hazardous materials crisscross the United States. Accidents occur on a fairly regular basis. more »»
Get ready to READ
February 3, 2013 At a time when so many things — language, religion, politics — seem to be dividing people, it is nice to see something that offers a chance to unite the community. more »»
Cheers and jeers
February 2, 2013 JEERS — To no answers. We echo Gloversville City Attorney Anthony Casale’s comment, “I respectfully disagree with the court’s decisio. more »»
Filibuster must remain
February 1, 2013 Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid already is well on his way to making that house of Congress a rubber stamp for whatever he, often at the behest of President Barack Obama, wants to do. more »»
Board made fair decision
January 31, 2013 Facing a $500,000 shortfall, the Fonda-Fultonville Board of Education had to make some tough decisions in the district’s current budget. more »»
Conservatives’ simple task
January 30, 2013 Conservatives in the House of Representatives really had no choice but to postpone debate over increasing the national debt ceiling, as they voted Jan. 23 to do. more »»
FMCC Cove a nice addition
January 29, 2013 We were happy to see the finished product of the Raiders Cove project at Fulton-Montgomery Community College last week. This was a creative and adaptive use of space that was going to waste. more »»
Ask questions about attack
January 28, 2013 During the weeks before the November presidential election, questions about the Sept. 11 attack that killed the U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other Americans came primarily from Republican. more »»
Reject bailout for Thruway
January 27, 2013 The Thruway Authority should be able to solve its financial problems without a bailout from state taxpayers. New York Gov. more »»
Cheers and jeers
January 26, 2013 CHEERS — To Old Man Winter. Is it cold enough for you? We’re sure you have been asked or asked others that question during this past week of subzero temperatures accompanied with wind and snow. more »»
Orders may boost safety
January 25, 2013 Americans sensitive to the chipping away of constitutional guarantees for many years are making it clear the Second Amendment is something they do not believe should be weakened. more »»
School aid plan improves
January 24, 2013 Based on feedback from educators, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s school-aid budget proposals seem to be moving in the right direction. more »»
Carbon tax a bad idea
January 23, 2013 Now that President Barack Obama has won election to his second term, he is free to pursue some of the goals he considered but backed away from due to public outcry during his first four years. more »»
Stop fighting city requests
January 22, 2013 As we follow the city’s efforts to regain control of economic development money from the Fulton County Center for Regional Growth — the parent company of the Economic Development Corp. more »»
Scare tactics fooling nation
January 21, 2013 Two years ago, President Barack Obama warned that unless he got his way from Congress with an unqualified increase in the national debt ceiling, terrible things would happen. more »»
Local gov’ts need funding
January 20, 2013 Our local elected officials have loudly and frequently complained about unfunded mandates for years. more »» |
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