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Jul

Say it ain't so, Joe

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That big sucking noise you heard last week after Senate Majority Leader Joseph L. Bruno announced he is resigning his seat at the end of the year was the sound of state tax dollars leaving Upstate New York.
Calling public service “a tough ball game” that he loves, Bruno confirmed Monday, June 23, that he won't seek re-election in the fall to the Legislature he's been part of since 1976. Bruno's decision was announced in a closed-door session on the last scheduled day of the 2008 legislative session... Continue Reading

CATEGORY: General Society

TAGS: Bruno, upstate, Paterson, senate

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Jul

Best. Session. Ever!

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If you missed the merriment and revelry late last month as Gov. David A. Paterson heralded the conclusion of a “historically productive legislative session” that ushered in a “new era of productivity in Albany,” you were probably like the rest of us, living your lives and wondering what all the hubbub was about as pats on the back and self-congratulatory press conferences lit upon Albany like animated bluebirds.
This new era was brought about by the passing of more than two dozen (26, in fact) pieces of legislation.
Two dozen!?! Whoa... Continue Reading

CATEGORY: General Society

TAGS: Paterson, legislature, Albany, session, bills

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Jul

Middling school

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CATEGORY: General Society

TAGS: Guilderland, schools, Nelligan, McManus, McGuire, Weisz, Farnsworth

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Jul

Public displays of opinion

editorial, Spotlight's View

We ask a lot from our elected officials, more so than from ourselves, really.
We ask that they be flawless in their character; that they be sound in their judgment; and that they be held accountable when they make mistakes.
And while we should — they command more power over our lives than we like to think — we must also ask ourselves to elevate our own standards for accountability in dealing with local government.
Recently, Spotlight Newspapers has had a slew of anonymous tipsters, unnamed sources and those wishing to have their identities withheld... Continue Reading

CATEGORY: General Society

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