The last I had heard of Carly Fiorina she was an economic advisor to Republican presidential candidate, Senator John McCain (R-AZ). Highly intelligent, Fiorina was unfortunately also very truthful on the campaign trail. Her fatal political flaw, as it may be, surfaced when she indicated she didn’t feel either candidate for president was qualified to… Continue reading Carly Fiorina vs Barbara Boxer
I spent a good bit of time in college studying wildlife management. I do understand the deer herds need to be managed in areas of population. Cayuga Heights, NY is wrestling with a deer population that is making those in the village unhappy for any number of reasons. With expanding development, deer all across NY… Continue reading Deer Management, Open Government & Cayuga Heights
Early this week when I synopsized the public meeting regarding Johnson City, New Yori dissolution, I said I would do a second entry that dealt with the public comment period. I am not sure about the 40 plus who signed in to comment but I was expecting a give and take between the commentors and… Continue reading Public Commentary at Dissolution Meeting
I have never heard of this particular tactic before – dissolving a village. It must be more common than I think, though, as there are state laws that govern what must be done to do so. There was a petition started in the area for residents of the Village of Johnson City. The petition was… Continue reading Johnson City, NY Dissolution
As I went out on the screened in porch this morning to put something in a recycling bin, I saw today’s USA Today. I am really, truly loving the morning delivery as I am more likely to pick it up and read it than to read it when it came in the post in the… Continue reading Bicycle Safety
In the two year primary and general election season that was the 2008 presidential election, health care was a hot topic. Then, the economy started to tank and people were talking less about health care but the health care industry was still a mess. Tonight, President Obama took his health insurance reform to the American… Continue reading Health Care Reform and President Obama
I am not sure if this has been around in previous administrations but I am going to praise the Obama White House. I am sitting here at 8:13 p.m. on a Tuesday night and have just seen Alison Krauss and Union Station perform in the East Room of the White House. Currently, Charley Pride is… Continue reading The “New” White House
I have been trying, with little success, to hold my own little news blackout this summer. Summers, for those of you who don’t know, in upstate New York tend to be short so I want to get out and enjoy this one as much as I can. Unfortunately, the Senate is holding confirmation hearings on… Continue reading Sotomayor and the Senate Circus
Unlike my normal, school day morning, I managed to get up and get myself coffee in time to hear President Obama’s speech in Cairo, Egypt live this morning. While a good speech, it was not the moving speech we heard on his campaign trail last fall. Many items discussed in the speech made me… Continue reading POTUS Speaks to the Muslim World
Last fall, Governor David A Paterson of New York began talking about a new, bigger, better bottle bill in NYS. The original NY bottle bill has been in effect about 25 years and is only on beer and soda bottles and cans. This bill was an environmental victory as the funds from the bottles and… Continue reading NY’s Expanded Bottle Bill
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