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Santabarbara suited for job
November 4, 2012 Voters will have the opportunity Tuesday to choose between Democrat Angelo Santabarbara or Republican Thomas Quackenbush for the 111th Assembly District seat being vacated by George Amedore, who is... more »»
Cheers and jeers
November 3, 2012 CHEERS — To giving back. It can be called “paying it forward,” “giving back” or “doing unto others,” but the concern shown when people take action to help others is the truest form of compassion. more »»
Make effort to get to polls
November 2, 2012 In the 2008 presidential election, only 65 percent of registered voters went to the polls in Fulton County and only 62 percent cast votes in Montgomery Count. more »»
Romney offers real change
November 1, 2012 Before casting your vote in the election for president, ask yourself two questions: First, is the United States better off today than four years ago? Even more important, will you be better off four... more »»
Put a lid on debt
October 31, 2012 Once the Tuesday election is over, Congress will have less than two months to get “our act together,” as U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., warned last week. more »»
Board needs to move on
October 30, 2012 The controversy between Gloversville Board of Education President Pete Semione and most of the other board members is distracting the board from focusing on important educational issues. more »»
Dangers were obvious
October 29, 2012 During the weeks before U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans died at the hands of terrorists in Libya, he warned of the increasing danger from Islamic militants. more »»
Amedore earns support
October 28, 2012 Local residents need representatives who understand how to represent them in Albany. more »»
Obama will target guns
October 26, 2012 President Barack Obama insists he supports the Second Amendment. more »»
Cheers and jeers
October 26, 2012 CHEERS — To transparency. All it took were five members of the Gloversville Enlarged School District Board of Education to just say no to an executive session. more »»
Farley, Butler can help area
October 25, 2012 In newly realigned districts, state Sen. Hugh Farley and Assemblyman Marc Butler, both Republicans, are being challenged by Democrats Madelyn Thorne and Joseph Chilelli, respectively. more »»
No reason for raise
October 24, 2012 It’s been an open secret in Albany for some time that state lawmakers are considering boosting their pay. more »»
McGovern will be missed
October 23, 2012 Like some other men who have run for president and some who have won the office, Sen. George McGovern did an enormous amount of good outside the presidenc. more »»
Contractor must pay
October 22, 2012 Last year the United States paid an Afghan contractor $362,000 to install grates in the tops of culverts, as a safeguard against terrorist bombs planted there to blow up vehicles carrying American... more »»
Public support must be earned
October 21, 2012 The Fulton County Economic Development Corp. and the Crossroads Incubator Corp. more »»
Energy policy wastes money
October 19, 2012 President Barack Obama says he wants to curb waste in federal spending, but apparently not in his own administration’s subsidies of “green” energy. more »»
Cheers and jeers
October 19, 2012 CHEERS — To a good blind date. They were invited to get together. Neither really knew each other, and when the evening was over, they left with a newfound relationship and a promise to meet again. more »»
Canonization significant
October 18, 2012 The canonization of any saint is always a celebration for the Roman Catholic Church, but the coming recognition of Kateri Tekakwitha in Vatican City Sunday is especially significant for Native... more »»
Silence says a lot
October 17, 2012 Attorney General Eric Holder is being urged by some of the nation’s top law enforcement officials to speak out against ballot initiatives to legalize marijuana in Colorado, Oregon and Washington. more »»
Keep taxes under cap
October 16, 2012 As summer transitions into fall in New York state, the leaves change, the temperatures drop and local municipalities work on their 2013 budget. more »» |
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