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Today, nine Democratic County Chairs announced their support for our campaign to succeed Andrew Cuomo as New York State's next Attorney General. This is the first set of public endorsements from Democratic county leaders for any Attorney General candidate, and I am very grateful for and humbled by their words of support. The Democratic County Chairs include: Mayor Shawn Hogan of Steuben, Chairwo...
The Albany Project - 11:40 a.m.
From the “Everyone already knew it but her file”: Monroe County Exec Maggie Brooks will not be running for Congress in the 29th district. One gets the impression that if Brooks aspires to higher office she should have run following her first term as Exec when her popularity was still palpable. These days holding onto her [...] ...
Water Buffalo Press - 10:48 a.m.
Nearly a billion dollars were stolen in New York City last year, and the thieves aren't even worried about getting caught. If this were an epidemic of street crime, the city and state would have acted long ago. Instead, the crooks in question are corrupt bosses who steal their employees' earnings by paying less than minimum wage, making them work off the clock, pilfering tips, misclassifying emplo...
DMIblog - 9:48 a.m.
Last weekend you guys! We can do this! First up, Hiram the Slasher got booed repeatedly last night at the debate. I had to work so I wasn't there, but it looks like things got ugly for Hiram. Hiram Monserrate faced off against his chief political rival - and a boisterous audience - Thursday night during a Queens debate. Monserrate, who's fighting to win back the state Senate seat he was boo...
The Albany Project - 9:02 a.m.
In theory, it should be everything that a progressive urban policy analyst like me would want from a new development. Atlantic Yards would create lots of new housing immediately adjacent to mass transit lines. It would be a mix of residential, commercial, retail, and entertainment space. And it would create new affordable housing and green space. But, somehow, Atlantic Yards developer Forest Cit...
DMIblog - 7:21 a.m.
Ergo, No Argo Well, Well. What do you know? The Hempstead Town Board voted unanimously to take back Elmont -- or at least a vital part of the town -- by Eminent Domain. Bravo! The once charming Argo theater -- now little more than a lowly brownfield, the next showing scheduled to play out somewhere at the intersection of blight and neglect -- to be demolished, a...
The Community Alliance - 6:49 a.m.
1) iPad pre-orders opened today . Yes, I ordered mine, despite the misgivings some have expressed . 2) Things are heating up in Israel and the West Bank. Three words: Stop. The. Settlements. The US cannot afford to get involved in a conflict between the Israelis and the Arab World. Or can we? One way to grow out of a recession is to launch ha full-scale war. This has...
Simply Left Behind - 6:49 a.m.
Here at Niagara Times, we’ve always taken an active interest in the long-term plans of our beloved county manager, Mr. Gregory D. Lewis. Greg’s provided us so much material these past few years, that frankly, we think of him as a part of the Niagara Times family. For that reason, and because of what a community-minded guy your old pal Hobbes is, we wanted to appeal to our vast readership to help ...
Niagara Times - 5:50 a.m.
To win back his old job, the former state senator, expelled from office after a domestic violence dispute, is campaigning as a defender of family values....
Gotham Gazette - Thu 9:00 p.m. - 2 clicks 
Protesters gathered at 53rd and Lexington(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) NEW YORK — On March 9, 2010, there was a $1,000 a plate fundraising dinner at New York’s Waldorf Astoria for the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) – the same folks that rained death and destruction on Gaza a little over a year ago. The dinner [...]...
Next Left Notes - Thu 7:46 p.m. - 4 clicks
(Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) NEW YORK — NLN readers are familiar with the case of Fahad Hashmi, the young Muslim man accused of giving material aid to Al Qaeda, who, while waiting for a trial, has now spent 1371 days (almost 4 years) incarcerated, 871 (almost 2 1/2 years) of them in extreme solitary confinement [...]...
Next Left Notes - Thu 7:22 p.m. - 3 clicks
Obama Justice?(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) NEW YORK — On March 6, 2010, Witness Against Torture activists gathered in Union Square, at the foot of the Mahamta Gandhi statue. The contingent, clad in their familiar orange prison jumpsuits donned black masks before marching through the park on a sunny Spring day. Following the WAT procession was [...]...
Next Left Notes - Thu 6:58 p.m. - 3 clicks
(Photo: Alice Embree / Rag Blog) [This article originally appeared in the Rag Blog] SAN ANTONIO, Texas — International Women’s Day, celebrated the world over on March 8th, has its origins in the struggle of women garment workers in the United States. But, like May Day that also commemorates a U.S. labor struggle, International Women’s Day is [...]...
Next Left Notes - Thu 6:58 p.m.
There has been a push in recent days to get a clearer picture of what the Health Care Reform proposal has to offer the American citizen. During the year long debate, the Democratic majority and the President lost the message war as the Republican Party of NO and the astroturf groups orchestrated by Big Pharma took to the streets and the airwaves chanting discouraging slogans and scaring uninfo...
Kingston Progressive - Thu 6:58 p.m.
“…the government of Israel practices a brutal form of Apartheid in the territory it occupies. It’s army has turned every Palestinian village and town into a fenced-in, or blocked-in, detention camp.” — Shulamit Aloni, Former Education Minister under Yitzhak Rabin, January 2007 (quoted by Ronald Bruce St. John, “Apartheid By Any Other [...]...
Next Left Notes - Thu 6:25 p.m.
The search for a Republican challenger to the excellent Senator Kirsten Gillibrand who is known beyond his family/friends has apparently found Dan Senor, according to the New York Times . Senor is best known as the neocon flack who worked for the Bush/Cheney campaign at the Coalition Provisional Authority in the war's first year. In keeping with its serial promotion of Gillibrand opponents,...
The Albany Project - Thu 6:02 p.m. - 3 clicks
"Dick" Offers Up Advice On Saving State From Fiscal Morass In financial circles, when Richard Ravitch -- often credited with saving NYC from default -- speaks, governmental authorities typically stop and listen. So when the Lieutenant Governor offered up a 5-year plan to salvage New York's sagging economy, folks stopped and took note. Among the proposals placed on the table (...
The Community Alliance - Thu 3:50 p.m. - 3 clicks
The people of the 29th Congressional District are without a representative, thanks to Eric Massa. Massa's resignation leaves the district without a vote, and while this happens on occasion in the House of Representatives, it's not an ideal situation. In response, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand made it known today that her office will be on hand to assist with any issues citizens of the 29th might ...
The Albany Project - Thu 3:50 p.m. - 2 clicks
Brian Keeler: New York's State Senate: A Story of Fallen Leadership and Vision "The electorate is rightfully angry, but the public needs to funnel that anger for the public good. We can start by Rebooting the State Senate and electing reform minded people who will restore leadership, vision and dignity to the Senate Chamber." GLOW Albany Dysf...
GLOW Democrats - Thu 2:22 p.m. - 3 clicks
Let us not forget just who this guy really is. This is the same guy who is trying to tell everyone his stolen slogan and logo aren't stolen at all. He must think we're all stupid or something. "This logo is similar to the slogan that they used, but slightly different, because the logo actually is a 'Q,' which stands for the great borough of Queens," Monserrate told reporters. "...
The Albany Project - Thu 2:16 p.m.
Our junior Senator isn't without opposition from the left, but she's doing a good job of building alliances. Her latest move pits her against Senator Murkowski (R-AK) on the issue of emissions regulation for coal-fired power plants. So far so good - New Yorkers are generally good on global scorching issues. But wait - who's that jumping in to support her in this battle? It's the New York Commu...
The Albany Project - Thu 2:16 p.m.
Cross-posted on Soundpolitic Today, I had a Letter to the Editor appear in my local newspaper, the Altamont Enterprise regarding my organization of the Albany County Coffee Party as part of the National Coffee Party Kickoff to take place this Saturday, March 13. I feel compelled to re-post the the letter in its entirety here for two reasons. First, because the Enterprise never puts i...
The Albany Project - Thu 2:16 p.m. - 2 clicks
Cross-posted from The Huffington Post The Weekly Standard ran a cover story this week called, " In Denial: The Meltdown of the Climate Campaign ." Despite the cute play on words about who is denying what, the article got it all wrong. Climate change legislation is not dead--not as long as publications like this keep putting it on its cover. As one experienced senator recently told an...
The Albany Project - Thu 2:16 p.m. - 2 clicks
Los Angeles, California CNN — Federal authorities have charged a trendy Santa Monica sushi restaurant with serving whale meat — an investigation that was spurred by the team behind the Oscar-winning documentary, “The Cove.”Prosecutors charged Typhoon Restaurant Inc., the parent company of The Hump, and one of its chefs — Kiyoshiro Yamamoto, 45 — with [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Thu 2:16 p.m.
Click on Image to Enlarge... "Cops of the Month"...Police Officer Shawn Phillips and Police Officer Stephen T. Betts (center l-r) with Deputy Inspector Joseph Courtesis and Community Council President Frank Dardani... ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 1:44 p.m. - 2 clicks
Read original... Gov. David A. Paterson’s office announced on Thursday that the company he had chosen to build and run a casino at the Aqueduct racetrack could not pass muster with state licensing officials and would not be awarded the lucrative contract. A senior administration official said the company that had been selected, Aqueduct Entertainment Group, had supplied insufficient financial...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 12:40 p.m.
Read original... Proponents of transforming the old St. Saviour’s site into a city park have drafted this photo rendering of what it might look like. Image courtesy Christina Wilkinson Although state funding for the land acquisition is in doubt, a preservationist group has unveiled a new look for the former site of St. Saviour’s Church in Maspeth. Christina Wilkinson, president of the...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 12:40 p.m.
Read original... Stolen chalices were returned to St. Helen's Church in Howard Beach. Barcelo for News Two stolen chalices were returned to a Queens church by a man whose son was then charged with the burglary that shocked the parish two weeks ago. Thomas Kurplewski told the Daily News his 20-year-old son Theodore confessed a few days ago to swiping the prized items - and that he and ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 11:25 a.m. - 4 clicks
Read original... Actress Rachel McAdams, top, Director Roger Michell, left, and rapper 50 Cent keep their coats bundled while filming a new romantic comedy last week. PHOTOS BY PJ SMITH Woodhaven residents willing to brave the snow and cold Friday got a toasty treat: a glimpse at two of Hollywood and music’s hottest stars: Rachel McAdams, best known for her roles in “The Notebook”...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 11:25 a.m. - 4 clicks
Richard Ravitch is acting awfully Governor-ly Richard Ravitch. He is the appointee to the Lt. Governor seat by a Governor who was never technically elected to the post by the people of New York. Not necessarily the most commanding of positions, yet, Ravitch is quickly becoming the only guiding light in the search for resolution to [...] ...
Water Buffalo Press - Thu 10:06 a.m. - 2 clicks
The WFP is raising money for an edgy subway ad as part of the Save Our Subway campaign. It's part of our effort to hold Mayor Bloomberg accountable to his reelection promise to fix the MTA -- which of course is getting more broke (and more bankrupt) by the day. Here's the email we sent out to WFP supporters yesterday -- over 150 people have already donated. Dear WFP Supporter...
The Albany Project - Thu 10:06 a.m.
Don't know if anyone here was at Scott Murphy's telephone town hall meeting. Here are my impressions. I was told there 8300 people on the call. After Murphy gave an overview of what he was doing, there was a Q&A session. Questioners were lined up by the order in which they queued up. Most important question - HCR. Murphy still says he'll vote against it because he's conc...
The Albany Project - Thu 10:06 a.m.
It seems like everywhere you look these days, someone's trying to spread...The Fear. All around us...in every town...on every corner...a massive Army Of Fear is standing by, according to the Messengers, ready at a moment's notice to obey the dictates of some unappointed Czar or another. Just ask Glenn Beck: concentration camps for the white people, jackbooted stormtroopers ready to snatch the gu...
The Albany Project - Thu 10:06 a.m.
Read original... Deli owner Mark Gallagher shows several tickets he’s received for parking in unmetered area near his Jamaica Ave. business. Farriella for News Woodhaven has many qualities of a small town: People know their neighbors, have lived in their homes for decades and can tell you exactly where to shop. When it comes to parki...
Lost in the Ozone... - Thu 10:06 a.m.
Normally, I'll ignore some dumb celebrity's tragedy because a) other people are more interested in it than I and therefore will be either more informative or more entertaining and b) I really, truly, honestly could not care less. Something about Corey Haim's story resonates with me, however. I think this story of a child star gone and stayed bad is o...
Simply Left Behind - Thu 7:22 a.m.
Kudos to Legislature Chairman Bill Ross for empaneling the committee to being the process of hiring the next county manager. This is an important decision that impacts every facet of Niagara County Government. I also applaud both Ross' choice of Niagara USA Chamber President Deannan Brennen and Minority Leader Dennis Virtuoso's choice of NU Professor David Reilly as the at-large citizens on...
Niagara Times - Thu 5:47 a.m. - 4 clicks
Advocates say the state's plan to eliminate a program on spinal cord injury started by a police officer shot on duty will threaten efforts to help victims lead independent lives....
Gotham Gazette - Wed 9:07 p.m.
In less than two months, the Coffee Party movement has grown to over 100,000 members nationwide. And in three days, National Coffee House Day will officially kick off the movement to reform our political culture in all fifty states. New York is playing its part in about a dozen fledgling organizations that will meet in the afternoon of Saturday, March 13, 2010. From Downsta...
The Albany Project - Wed 3:28 p.m. - 8 clicks
Former House majority leader and presumed head of the Tea Party movement Dick Armey should perhaps be congratulated for excommunicating the anti-immigrant zealot Tom Tancredo. When I talked several weeks ago with Freedom Works, the group Armey leads that is behind much Tea Party activity, a representative authorized to speak for Armey expressed similar sentiments, telling me that they were "worri...
DMIblog - Wed 3:04 p.m.
Is That Rain on My Leg? | WNYmedia.net "I know that everyone pines for the days of a Republican senate majority, when taxes were low, businesses unencumbered, population and economic growth were the rule, when Bruno was one of the three in a room, and great names like 'Volker' had an infinitesimally larger volume of clout than they do now. " As a...
GLOW Democrats - Wed 12:08 p.m.
They say that when sausage is made, it sometimes smells in the kitchen. Albany government never passes the smell test (that's why the Capitol is in such a windy spot...), but, at budget season, it gets worse. Which is why Lt. Gov. Ravitch's Five Year Plan to Address the NYS Budget Deficit is such a welcome breath of fresh air, even if it does admit we will have to borrow this year . La...
The Albany Project - Wed 12:08 p.m. - 4 clicks
The administrator of the Federal Transit Administration has laid the smack-down on a Texas Congressman's attempt to block light rail in Houston. FTA appreciates the detailed points that you provided...However, as described below, some of the information included in your letter is outdated and incorrect. The letter goes on to disprove five points made by GOP Rep. John Culberson in his objection t...
DMIblog - Wed 11:08 a.m. - 2 clicks
"Sometimes I really love Ed Glaeser." Most urbanists, city lovers, and urban policy wonks would probably agree with this recent tweet by blogger Ryan Avent, but with a heavy emphasis on the "sometimes." Ed Glaeser, urban economist, Harvard professor, and writer for the conservative City Journal, can be very perplexing to those of us who want to make cities a better and more practical place for Ame...
DMIblog - Wed 11:08 a.m.
Local watershed contains highest level of herbicide Atrazine in state Depending on what headlines you pay attention to you may have noticed one recently about a study implicating a chemical called Atrazine in the ‘de-sexing’ of frogs. Essentially a new University of California study showed exposure to Atrazine, a commonly used herbicide on crops such as corn, changed boy [...] ...
Water Buffalo Press - Wed 10:04 a.m.
Where Sustainability Translates Into Status Quo For many of us who have been suburbanites, calling Long Island home, for more than a quarter of a century, the walk -- or drive, as is typically the case -- "downtown" via "Main Street" reveals, much to our collective dismay, that little has changed to improve the myriad debilitating ills from which the suburban landscape suffers. Blig...
The Community Alliance - Wed 8:29 a.m.
...and went to Nerdstock last night. There's been a theme running around my mind, and apparently other people's minds, about the psychologic future of America and Americans (read the comments in the thread in particular). Mourning has come to America. The instillation of fear by the right wing (and by some on the left) is complete. We seem ...
Simply Left Behind - Wed 8:07 a.m.
Word reaches us this morning that last night’s meeting of the Niagara County Legislature’s Administration Committee was testy—and in a way that should make county residents happy. Apparently, Administration Committee Chairman Keith McNall, a fairly conservative Republican from Lockport known for his quiet but direct style of management, put county department heads and our old pal, ...
Niagara Times - Wed 6:49 a.m. - 4 clicks
This past Tuesday evening, the Ulster County Legislature held an informational hearing on the current status of the Belleayre Resort proposal spearheaded by Dean Gitter. Most of the members were in attendance and the public seating was at maximu m capacity. After 11 years and 100 alterations to the project, you'd think the late st version would be a slam-dunk. Well not exactly. ...
Kingston Progressive - Tue 10:01 p.m. - 5 clicks
The capital budget has almost doubled during Bloomberg's tenure. Budget experts now wonder whether that was such a smart investment. ...
Gotham Gazette - Tue 10:01 p.m.
New York Mag has already shown itself to be a magazine that cares about the big issues--health care, Mike Bloomberg, and urban education--along with all things glitzy and foodie. But this week a city and regional magazine association named finalists for its 2010 awards and seemed pretty psyched about the coverage of unemployment and the Mexican border. With urban reporters at the daily metros cov...
DMIblog - Tue 2:00 p.m. - 4 clicks
The GOP's War on Teddy Roosevelt - Page 1 - The Daily Beast "Here's how crazy our politics have become: Legendary Republican President Theodore Roosevelt is being called a socialist by conservatives like Glenn Beck. The man on Mount Rushmore, the Rough Rider president, is getting caught up in a party-purity dragnet 91 years after his death, an exa...
GLOW Democrats - Tue 12:20 p.m.
Crossposted at Norbrook's Blog One of the issues arising out of the new state budget process that has struck a nerve with the public is the proposed closure of a number of State parks. New York State has one of the oldest - and largest - state park systems in the country. The people of this state take a great deal of pride in their parks, and the idea of closing them is a ...
The Albany Project - Tue 12:10 p.m. - 5 clicks
According to Joe Strupp from Media Matters, there is significant evidence that Newsday, the largest daily newspaper on Long Island, reassigned two reporters because of complaints from Steve Levy, Suffolk's County Executive. Levy is widely known for his anti-immigrant views. Strupp cites Newsday's reassignment of immigration reporter Bart Jones to the religion beat, implying that pressure from ...
DMIblog - Tue 12:09 p.m. - 4 clicks
Liz is reporting that the Slasher's minions have been handing out this flyer in the district, accusing Assemblyman Peralta of being a tool of "Rich Gay Fanatics." I kid you not: Marriage is a sacred covenant between a man and his physically abused wife. Just when you thought the Slasher couldn't go any lower. On the web: Jose Peralta for State Senate Hiram the Abu...
The Albany Project - Tue 10:27 a.m.
Read original... Bogus "No Parking" signs had shoppers shelling out even more cash. A recent report finds parking attendants have been posting no-parking signs marked with fake NYPD emblems outside the Queens Center Mall, forcing drivers to pay to park their cars in the garage. The signs may have looked official, but they're not, NYPD spokesman Sgt. Carlos Nieves told the Daily News. "Th...
Lost in the Ozone... - Tue 8:26 a.m. - 5 clicks
Three Greenpeace activists were taken into custody after deploying a floating banner in the atrium of the Hart Senate Office Building in plain view of a favorite destination for polluter lobbyists — Senator Lisa Murkowskis Washington DC office. The banner exposed Murkowskis close relationship with dirty energy interests and promoted PolluterHarmony, a spoof online dating [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Tue 7:04 a.m. - 2 clicks
Resigning Congressman Eric Massa has got a plethora of issues. No one will dispute that. But the amazing insight that he is providing on his way out paint an extremely disturbing picture of the arm twisting taking place at the hands of Barack Obama and White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel. Massa has given three different versions of the circumstances surrounding his departure. First he said it...
Niagara Times - Tue 6:30 a.m. - 6 clicks
Some politicians want the government to intervene in a heated labor dispute at a privately run E-ZPass center that has cost 14 workers their jobs and cut off service in Spanish. ...
Gotham Gazette - Mon 9:09 p.m. - 2 clicks
Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #437: "Local Democracy and Gas Drilling" Hydrofracking for natural gas threates our environment and local economy. Why do corporations get to do such things to us all? Court cases have given corporations the status of persons - but persons with superhuman power. Citizens are seeking ways to regain control. Recorded February 21, 2010. T...
Ithaca Action Network - Mon 6:42 p.m. - 6 clicks
The Buffalo News had a piece yesterday about the search committee the Niagara County Legislature is putting together in order to find a new county manager. The current placeholder, Greg Lewis, has informed the legislature that he will not be seeking another appointment. His current contract expires (as if any regular reader of this blog needs to be reminded - see the clock to the left) on Novemb...
Niagara Times - Mon 4:03 p.m. - 6 clicks
Palin Crossed Border For Canadian Health Care "Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin -- who has gone to great lengths to hype the supposed dangers of a big government takeover of American health care -- admitted over the weekend that she used to get her treatment in Canada's single-payer system." GLOW Health Care Reform Republican Hypocrisy ...
GLOW Democrats - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 2 clicks
News briefs | democratandchronicle.com | Democrat and Chronicle "Residents can have their say on how to spend $510 million in federal funds for transportation projects in the area. The Genesee Transportation Council is hosting a series of public meetings on its draft 2011-2014 Transportation Improvement Program project list. The list totals about...
GLOW Democrats - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 5 clicks
Whether you are viewing from the Left or the Right the resignation of Congressman Eric Massa (NY-29) is a lose-lose for both sides. The lone beneficiaries will be Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama. Massa spoke this weekend and implicated the Obama administration in the demise of his political career: “I was set up for this from the [...] ...
Water Buffalo Press - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 9 clicks
Today is International Women's Day . Much can be said about the role of women in the world but I think the overriding point to note is that, as the majority gender on the planet, women deserve a larger voice in the way things ought to be. It seems that when women run a country, it seems to be run just a little more equivalently. There are exceptions of ...
Simply Left Behind - Mon 3:44 p.m.
Read original, more photos and video report... A New York City police officer whose job is to monitor a terrorist targeted subway station underneath Grand Central Station, was caught snoozing on the job Thursday. In photos exclusively obtained by PIX News, the officer is seen sound asleep inside the platform surveillance booth on the 7 train platform. The photos were taken at around 9:45 ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 5 clicks
Click image to enlarge... The Going Green in Queens 2010 Planning Committee The Queens Coalition for Parks In partnership with the Queens Civic Congress Announces the GOING GREEN IN QUEENS 2010 A Greening, Educational and Networking Conference Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:30 AM to 3:30 PM At the Al O...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 3 clicks
In naming a commission to revise the City Charter, the mayor put everything on the table. That means term limits, but what else? Douglas Muzzio looks at charter change past and present....
Gotham Gazette - Mon 3:44 p.m.
"Laid-off professionals line up for part-time census jobs," reports the Washington Post. Out-of-work lawyers, business consultants and other professionals are lining up for positions to knock on doors and collect census data. It's not a surprising headline at a time of persistently high unemployment, but it should be a provocative one. Consider what's going on here: unemployed people get a much-...
DMIblog - Mon 3:44 p.m.
Elizabeth Green's New York Times Magazine cover story on improving teaching could be read as a slap in the face to education reformers who pray at the conjoined altars of financial incentives and data. The title of her piece, "Building a Better Teacher," refers to the shift from merit pay schemes and quantitative performance metrics that have produced limited results toward a less flashy approach ...
DMIblog - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 3 clicks
Philadelphia is not alone. The Philadelphia Inquirer painted a picture of cities sharing the pain last week--and pointed out that unlike New York, L.A., Phoenix and San Diego, Philly hasn't proposed handing pink slips to city workers. Mark Muro from Brookings says that Mayor Nutter will need to continue to come up with creative solutions for Philadelphia and that leaders might need to consider ...
DMIblog - Mon 3:44 p.m. - 4 clicks
Below, Karin writes about the impact that cuts in state aid to city and local governments are having on budget deficits. The National League of Cities demonstrated this point in a recent report revealing that such cuts could total between $21 billion and $30 billion in fiscal years 2010-2012. These cuts are not only big, but could have lasting consequences for city budgets. In recent years, sta...
DMIblog - Mon 3:44 p.m.
“These are items that have nothing to do with survival — they reflect the moral damage of the people, some of whom came just to find things they could make money from,” she said, adding that the government also will prosecute anyone responsible for price speculation in the disaster area. via Chileans Reject Post-Quake Looters, Speculators [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Sun 2:03 p.m.
Hiram Monserrate is a former NY State Senator who was convicted of assaulting his girlfriend. Afterwards, Monserrate was was expelled by the State Senate. Now he's trying to make a political comeback using President Obama's logo and slogan. We must stop him. ...
Rockland Progressive Dems - Sun 12:23 p.m. - 3 clicks
Read original... Last week the Queens Gazette ran an article about a lecture given by Pat Fenton about author Jack Kerouac’s life in Queens. The article attracted the attention of Larry Myers, a playwright and associate professor of rhetoric and communication at St. John’s University, who has also been studying the prolific author and his movements, not only in Queens, but also around Greate...
Lost in the Ozone... - Sat 8:00 p.m. - 12 clicks
Read original... Friday, March 5th, 2010 Dear President Obama, I understand you may be looking to replace Rahm Emanuel as your chief of staff. I would like to humbly offer myself, yours truly, as his replacement. I will come to D.C. and clean up the mess that's been created around you. I will work for $1 a year. I will help the Dems on Capitol Hill find their spines and I wi...
Lost in the Ozone... - Sat 7:45 p.m. - 2 clicks
Your Weekly Address | The White House "Reiterating once again his commitment to small business as the engine of our economy, the President urges Congress to move forward immediately on steps to help them expand and create jobs. These proposals include using $30 billion in TARP funds to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide capital to...
GLOW Democrats - Sat 4:21 p.m. - 2 clicks
When I opened up a package for a computer part from Dell Computers (a ssci controller card) I found a warning on a piece of paper. I did not see it right away mind you, which puts in question the utility of warnings written on small pieces of paper put inside of product packaging. The [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Sat 3:00 p.m. - 3 clicks
I am happy to report that the House members who represent our region, Maurice Hinchey, John Hall and Scott Murphy , voted in favor of a very important bill last Wednesday. The "Keeping All Students Safe Act" by a vote of 242-153. Pulling information from the Website: SolitaryWatch.wordpress.com, I discover that H.R. 4247 was introduced in December by Education and Labor Committee c...
Kingston Progressive - Sat 9:25 a.m. - 8 clicks
The question is whether your decision to see this film is affected by Polanski’s personal life: the sex-related charges, his fleeing from this country before sentencing. It’s not a new question — maybe you asked yourself the same thing before seeing The Pianist, Frantic or any of the filmmaker’s movies from the 1980s onward. However, [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Sat 8:04 a.m. - 2 clicks
Can the DOE learn from the past?(Photo: Thomas Good / NLN) STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — March 4, 2010. On a day when student activists urged all concerned to “defend education” from budget cuts — and a couple of hundred were arrested as protests erupted on campuses across the nation — a smaller protest happened on the [...]...
Next Left Notes - Sat 6:23 a.m. - 8 clicks
Today (March 5th) is the 3rd anniversary of the Lost in the Ozone blog...Over the years, the number of hits has increased substantially...Each day over 400 people visit this blog for information... SiteMeter.com StatCounter.com I would like to thank each and everyone for their past and continued support... ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Fri 10:25 p.m. - 2 clicks
A big story in education right now is the Race to the Top, something Chadwick Matlin described as a grand experiment in behavioral economics: a big incentive (or cudgel, really) of millions in federal dollars to force states to enact the Obama administration's education reform agenda, which is driven almost entirely by market principles and values: entrepreneurship, innovation, deregulation, and...
DMIblog - Fri 5:06 p.m. - 2 clicks
On Monday, President Obama met with members of his Domestic Policy Council to discuss how to move forward with a comprehensive reform of our federal immigration system. The LA Times reports that the White House may recruit Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) to craft a "blueprint" that could be used for legislation. Ultimately, Obama will leave it up to Congress to overhaul our...
DMIblog - Fri 3:02 p.m. - 8 clicks
Below is a portion of the press release from the office of Maurice Hinchey received through twitter: Congressman Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Assemblyman Kevin Cahill (D), and The Solar Energy Consortium (TSEC) President and CEO Vincent Cozzolino today announced that solar manufacturer, Solartech Renewables, will relocate its operations to Tech City and plans to create 100 new jobs within one y...
Kingston Progressive - Fri 1:06 p.m. - 6 clicks
Policy wonks on both sides of the aisle - from Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research to Kevin Hassett of the American Enterprise Institute - have proposed Germany's work-share program as an effective, cheap way to reduce unemployment in the United States. Work-share essentially induces private firms to reduce employee hours, rather than fire workers. The federal government an...
DMIblog - Fri 12:45 p.m. - 5 clicks
Money worries curb GOP optimism - Jeanne Cummings - POLITICO.com "But while wind at one’s back is a good thing, cash in the bank would be better, and on that score Republicans are lagging behind. Their candidates have raised less than half the $84 million that experts estimate it will take to seriously threaten the Democratic majority in the House...
GLOW Democrats - Fri 11:43 a.m.
Read original... Cold-case investigators are ripping up the basement of a Queens plumbing-supply store in hopes of finding the remains of a Baruch College student who disappeared 12 years ago after her married chemistry professor got her pregnant. Cops received a tip a decade ago that Kristine Kupka might be buried beneath the Jamaica shop, but the man who managed the property—a cousin of...
Lost in the Ozone... - Fri 11:42 a.m. - 6 clicks
Now It Can Be Told! Was it a cataclysmic event, ala a giant asteroid smashing into the earth, the intense firestorm, the dust blocking the sun, the planet cooling, vegetation dying, yada, yada, yada? No. No. And no again. It was the property taxes, stupid dinosaurs! Yes, scientific results are in. PROPERTY TAXES DOOMED THE DINOSAURS . [And that big "freeze" didn't help!] The 2010 Stat...
The Community Alliance - Mar 5 - 3 clicks
For those of us who are aware of the legal drama swirling around our leaders in Albany, one chapter stands out among the rest. The assault case and ultimate expulsion by the State Senate of Hiram Monserrate of Queens. Since then, José R. Peralta, an Assembly member who's district overlaps that district, has taken up the challenge and, with the endorsement of the Democratic party, is heading ...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 5 - 11 clicks
Yes, it's blatantly political, but it's dead on point. Scandal after scandal have plagued the Democrats in this state, and the voters have already taken notice. I'm sure that the Lazio's camp's only disappointment is that they didn't wait a few more days to compile the footage so they could have added Eric Massa to the video. _uacct = "UA-2315141-1"; urchinTracker(); ...
Niagara Times - Mar 5 - 5 clicks
1) Um, oops! This is definitely not good news. 2) Clearly not a terrorist attack , cuz, you know, he was white. 3) I presume from the coverage I've seen, his body language and uncombative postures, that David Paterson will resign shortly. 4) The Oscars are this weekend . Yet another wasted Sunday night. I get the sense that George C. Scott was right to ignore them. 5) More than you wante...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 5 - 3 clicks
Congressman Patrick Murphy speaks at the Human Rights Campaign’s press conference urging repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” as part of HRCs citizen lobby day. ...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 4 - 5 clicks
First, Troopergate. And now, the scandal of Gov. Paterson and his top aide has again put the state police at the center of controversy. Can New York separate its police from politics?...
Gotham Gazette - Mar 4 - 5 clicks
(ed. note: I'm turning the blog over to my friend, Barbara O'Brien, for an important discussion) Many obstacles and stumbling blocks remain in the way of health care reform. The House and Senate bills will have to be merged, and then the House and Senate both will vote on the final bill. We don’t yet know what will be in the final bill, or if the final bill will be passed into law. Passage wil...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 4 - 5 clicks
Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef has dropped his bid for State Comptroller and is now mulling a run for the Senate. Yet another diversion by Vanderhoef is bad news for Rockland as he is again more concerned about career advancement than the the tough job at hand. ...
Rockland Progressive Dems - Mar 4 - 6 clicks
Over at New Geography, Aaron Renn argues for the "10% solution," in which cities set the goal of capturing ten percent of a metropolitan region's population growth. Beginning with the Census Bureau's estimate that the U.S. will gain 100 million peole by 2050, Renn writes that it would be physically impossible to direct a large percentage of that growth into our city cores. Even if all the old ho...
DMIblog - Mar 4 - 3 clicks
Blackwater RNC Fundraiser: RNC Will Hold Fundraising Meeting At Contractor's Compound "The Republican National Committee plans to hold an April fundraiser at a Moyock, N.C. compound owned by the military contracting firm formerly known as Blackwater." GLOW Republican Extremism ...
GLOW Democrats - Mar 4
Proposed MTA Cuts Would Curtail Train Service And Derail Island's Economic Growth "We can't have transit-oriented development without transit." --Eric Alexander, executive director, Vision Long Island Ya think? If getting around Long Island other than by car weren't already so difficult, what with local means of transportation limited to the automobile or LI Bus (where service timet...
The Community Alliance - Mar 4 - 5 clicks
Erik Erickson, or as I like to call him, Irked Irksome, is a doosh . You know, I don’t think it’s a coincidence that the states that pay the least amount of unemployment benefits over time have the lowest unemployment and when we keep subsidizing the behavior, the behavior continues. Irk needed to do more work. For example, here's an analysis of unemployment by popu...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 4 - 2 clicks
Critics of the Niagara County Legislature's repeated calls for a resident of Niagara County to be named to the New York Power Authority's Board of Trustees have conveniently used the excuse that there are currently two Western New Yorkers on the board representing the interests of our community, and that another appointee from WNY would simply redundant. Yes, Elise Cusack from Eggertsville and...
Niagara Times - Mar 4 - 6 clicks
Read original... The Gowanus Canal is contaminated with noxious pollutants, and some of its banks, like at Carroll Street, are dumping grounds. More Photos » var wImage = $('wideImage').getElementsByTagName("img")[0].getAttribute(' $('wideImage').getElementsByTagName("img")[0].setAttribute('...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 3 - 4 clicks
The City Council approved bills to improve New York's environment, including one increasing penalties for dumping in the waterways and another encouraging green technology. ...
Gotham Gazette - Mar 3 - 6 clicks
Watch original... Barack Obama gets a surprise visit in the night from ex-Presidents Bush Sr., Bush Jr., Clinton, Ford, Reagan and Carter to get a few pointers about the Consumer Financial Protection Agency and why it's so important. Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell Credits: Actor -- Chevy Chase ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 3 - 2 clicks
Maddow Slams Orrin Hatch For Lying, Washington Post For Printing It (VIDEO) "Rachel Maddow took aim at Sen. Orrin Hatch Tuesday for lying about health care reform and reconciliation in an op-ed written by the senator and published by The Washington Post. Maddow called Hatch a hypocrite and wondered aloud why the Post published his falsehoods." ...
GLOW Democrats - Mar 3
I'll miss you. Story here. UPDATE The problem with posting on the fly as I have to is that I can't really say what I want to say. Jon Swift, or as we now know, Al Weisel , was a writer to envy, and I often did. His talent and dedication to both entertain while informing was unparalleled in Blogtopia (© Skippy, The Bush Kangaroo ). He was always willing to l...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 3
Finally, some rational thought from the Federal Reserve: "I think the disagreeable but sound thing to do regarding institutions that are TBTF (ed. note. Too Big To Fail) is to dismantle them over time into institutions that can be prudently managed and regulated across borders," he said. "And this should be done before the next financial crisis, because it sur...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 3
Nassau County Is Now The Center Of The Universe ...Or so local officials would have us believe. Earthquakes in Haiti and Chile. Shifting of the Earth's rotation . Shortening of days. The end of the world as we know it. Not to worry. This isn't an episode from the Twilight Zone , or a preview of 2012 . It's just Nassau County, New York, where it's more The Day The Earth...
The Community Alliance - Mar 3 - 5 clicks
Because the odds of someone reading of Hiram Monserrate in any other local media outlet besides this blog are virtually nil (Lord know that none of the local rags will cover it - of course, if The Rat was a Republican, they'd be having a field day with it), we figured it would be relevant to point out the fact that the recently expelled former Democratic Senator from Queens is not quite done fight...
Niagara Times - Mar 3 - 4 clicks
“I feel Perry is strong enough to butt heads with Washington, and I’m not sure Kay Bailey is strong enough,” said Susie Bradley, 67, a housewife from Fulshear. “I wanted to send a big message to Washington with all the trillions of dollars they are spending that we don’t have and ruining the future of [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Mar 3 - 3 clicks
Over the last 14 months, Robert Watson, a top ingredient buyer for Kraft Foods, and three other purchasing managers, at Frito-Lay, Safeway and B&G Foods, have pleaded guilty to taking bribes that have allowed millions of pounds of tomato products with high levels of mold or other defects to be used in their companies’ products. [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Mar 3 - 3 clicks
Ulster Legislature has a meeting! That is news in itself! With all the crazy show storms we've had in the last few weeks, the Legislature finally got around to having February's meeting March 1st. Nice. Starting the evening we were introduced to the three Sheriff Deputies Polacco, Richards and Hughs. They volunteered in Haiti on our behalf. With an opening statement from Sheriff Van Blarcum, ...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 2
You all may remember an article I did last year about Paterson appointing Harry Corbitt to superintendent of the State Police. Remember all the comments about what a terrific choice he was? Well, he may still be a terrific cop and has my utmost respect for all he's done in the past, but his long history of serving the State of New York is over. Corbitt, has acknowledged only a week ago, that...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 2 - 4 clicks
New York's clunky lever voter machines should fade into history before September's primary -- unless a federal probe and a lawsuit stymie the switch to a new technology....
Gotham Gazette - Mar 2 - 7 clicks
Read original... Ford Decides Not to Run for Senate Seat : Harold E. Ford Jr., the former Tennessee congressman who has sought to parlay his star power and Wall Street connections into a political career in New York, has decided not to challenge Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand in the Democratic primary this September, according to friends and advisers. Read on... From Laffy at...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 2 - 5 clicks
Read original... WOODHAVEN seniors, tired of being bused to a center in Richmond Hill , may get a break under a plan being brokered by Borough President Helen...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 2 - 3 clicks
NYS Senator Joseph P. Addabbo, Jr ., today released the following statement: “I believe that Governor David Paterson’s decision not to seek re-election is a prudent one for him personally, the State and our government. I have often been a critic of the governor’s deficiency in making essential decisions. The lack of his ability to make an important decision has been evident during the se...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 2 - 2 clicks
Jim Bunning Costs 8,000 NYers Checks Today "Kentucky Republican Sen. Jim Bunning reportedly flipped the bird at reporters today, but 8,000 New Yorkers are among those who feel he did a lot worse to them. Bunning’s single-handed obstruction of an emergency extension of unemployment benefits last week cost all of those people their checks." GLOW...
GLOW Democrats - Mar 2 - 3 clicks
From Lunar Lander To Terrorist Control Center Long Island Forum for Technology and Department of Homeland Security Initiative Gets New Space on Lunar Site Dedication ceremony with public luminaries FDNY Commissioner Salvatore Cassano, Senator Dean Skelos and Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano honor the spirit of New York innovation BETHPAGE, N.Y., March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Long I...
The Community Alliance - Mar 2 - 4 clicks
One of the more idiotic things about conservatives is this crying need to privatize everything, as if somehow private companies could do a far better job than the government in everything. Case in point: The US Postal Service. The USPS is mandated to deliver mail to every single household in America, and to do it for a flat rate. A letter costs 44 cents, whether it travel...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 2 - 2 clicks
In what can only be described as an affront to women, our slimeball senator Antoine Thompson (D-Niagara Falls) has apparently given $1,000 from his campaign coffers to a legal defense fund established for his disgraced former colleague, Hiram Monserrate. You surely remember Monserrate, as we've discussed this piece of shit many times on this blog. In case you need reminding, he was recently convic...
Niagara Times - Mar 2
I am not a vegetarian, but this disturbing 12 minute video of what happens in commercial livestock farms is enough to make me think again. If you have a weak stomach, I suggest skipping to the next post below. ...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 1
So, our Gover nor David Paterson is not seeking re-election this November. Leaving the opportunity for Andrew Cuomo to make his move for the position, as we suspected would happen anyway pending a primary challenge. That new s conference is sure to come shortly. Last week while in Manhattan, Paterson said: "Today I am announcing that I am ending my campaign for governor of the state of Ne...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 1 - 2 clicks
One of the few things that Paterson did right, was appoint Kristen Gillibrand to the Senate seat vacated by Secretary Clinton. Initially perceived as a gun toting, cow milking, upstate offspring of political parents, has morphed from an upstate red-neck to a very astute and political savy advocate for all new Yorkers. Meanwhile, the ConservaDem from Tennessee hopped in his helicopter and m...
Kingston Progressive - Mar 1 - 2 clicks
A new programs aims to teach students to stop harassing and begin respecting one another. The administration hails its success, but some experts have their doubts....
Gotham Gazette - Mar 1 - 2 clicks
Ithaca Democratic Socialists of America Presents #436: "Way2Go" Chrisophia Somerfeldt tells Theresa Alt about some new programs to help people in this area get where they need to go more efficiently and more cheaply. There's lots of information on the way2goinfo.org website. Recorded February 16, 2010. Tuesday, March 2 7:00-7:30 pm on Channel 13 Wednesday, March 3 1:00-1:30 pm...
Ithaca Action Network - Mar 1
Some of us saw this coming when he delayed his potential campaign announcement for the umpteenth time, but it's nice to see it made official. What hasn't been said already? Goodbye, good luck, and don't come back. But Ford's timely demise isn't just a win for Senator Gillibrand, or liberals, or the netroots. It is, in fact, a win for the fledgling pro-reform movement in New York State politics. ...
GLOW Democrats - Mar 1
“Senator Gillibrand has shown that she takes a back seat to no one when it comes to fighting for New York and no matter who her opponent is this fall, she will wage a vigorous campaign on her strong record and her vision for New York." -- Glen Caplin, Gillibrand spokesman ...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 1 - 2 clicks
Read original... Under intense pressure from Democratic Party officials, Harold E. Ford Jr. , the former Tennessee congressman, has decided not to challenge Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand in the primary this fall, according to two people told of his plans. He has told friends that, while he is convinced he could prevail against Ms. Gillibrand, he feared the winner of the primary would ha...
Lost in the Ozone... - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
Chart: Your Handy Guide To GOP Senators Who Backed Reconciliation | The Plum Line "For your reading pleasure, we’ve drawn up a comprehensive chart detailing which GOP Senators who are currently in office have voted for measures passed via reconciliation over the last 20 years." GLOW Health Care Reform Republican Hypocrisy ...
GLOW Democrats - Mar 1 - 4 clicks
Soda Tax Or No Soda Tax? We've heard the radio ads and seen the TV spots, pro and con. A healthier New York on the one side. Just another tax on already overtaxed NYers on the other. Make no mistake, a soda tax, by this or any other name, is, indeed, a tax, designed to raise much-needed revenue and narrow the deficit. Yes, it will take a heck of a lot of sody pop to do that. Guess what? We d...
The Community Alliance - Mar 1 - 5 clicks
By now, you've heard about the kerfuffle over the recent request by WellPoint Insurance in California for a whopping 40% increase in rates. Not being the CEO or CFO of WellPoint and not having studied their financial position carefully, I can't judge the fairness of this request. However, little noticed in this request is an admission that insurers have failed to keep up,...
Simply Left Behind - Mar 1 - 3 clicks
This weekend’s Niagara USA Chamber Honors was the place to be for the business and political sets in the Niagara Frontier. The annual dinner brought in nearly 500 top local and state government leaders, the upper crust of business leadership, top financiers, and top economic development officials for the business community’s networking event of the year. Actually, the Chambe...
Niagara Times - Mar 1 - 4 clicks
Half a Million Unemployed New Yorkers Could Lose Benefits If No Extension Passed Bunning’s Filibuster Will Punish Millions of Americans Who Are Hardest Hit By Economic Woes With Kentucky Senator Jim Bunning’s one-man filibuster preventing an extension to unemployment and COBRA benefits for Americans hit hardest by this economic downturn, U.S. Senato...
Lost in the Ozone... - Feb 28 - 9 clicks
Read original... The FBI is hunting for a Queens man who went on the lam last week before he could be arrested for masterminding a $7 million mortgage fraud scheme. Ishwardat (Danny) Raghunath, 46, a Guyanese national, is accused of ripping off lenders and leaving numerous homes in foreclosure. He allegedly recruited straw buyers with good credit ratings to purchase homes in Queens, Br...
Lost in the Ozone... - Feb 28 - 9 clicks
In the late 1980s, Mayor Ed Koch chanted in Arabic, hailing the building of a mosque in Manhattan. A controversy in Sheepshead Bay reveals how much has changed since then....
Gotham Gazette - Feb 28 - 3 clicks
David Paterson has pledged to stay in office until January, but many worry the state cannot afford to have a lame-duck, scandal-tainted, never-elected governor during a fiscal crisis....
Gotham Gazette - Feb 28
Stop blaming Obama for mess made by Bush : Everybody's Column : The Buffalo News "Thanks to Bush, the country was teetering on the brink of a Great Depression when Obama walked in the door. Obama cut taxes for 95 percent of Americans by reducing payroll taxes— but Tea Partiers mistakenly believe that he raised taxes. " GLOW Republican Extrem...
GLOW Democrats - Feb 28 - 3 clicks
(Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) “This is not George Bush’s Guantanamo, it is Obama’s Guantanamo. This is not George Bush’s detention scheme, it is Obama’s detention scheme. George Bush is not spying on Americans, President Obama is spying on Americans. George Bush is not keeping men at Guantanamo refusing to release [...]...
Next Left Notes - Feb 28
(Photo: Bud Korotzer / NLN) “We will send well known novelists and writers overseas, theater companies, exhibits…. This way you show Israel’s prettier face, so we are not thought of purely in the context of war.” – Arye Mekel, Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2006 NEW YORK — If there is a campaign to “rebrand” Israel in an [...]...
Next Left Notes - Feb 28 - 6 clicks
President Obama presses case for health care reform - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com "President Barack Obama pressed his case Saturday for health care reform, pledging to consider Republican ideas for overhauling the system but suggesting he would still press forward even if no GOP members support the legislation. " GLOW President Obama ...
GLOW Democrats - Feb 27
Neighbor Helping Neighbor Is Key To Community Yesterday, after the snowflakes stopped falling, We, The People at The Community Alliance, together with friends and family, were out shoveling paths and driveways of our neighbors, most notably, the elderly and homebound. Today, we are making the rounds and hitting the stores, picking up necesities for those who cannot get out of their homes...
The Community Alliance - Feb 27
Well, after ages of looking at the same retarded template, and watching it gather kipple like the corners of a flat in Bexhill, I decided to upgrade my blog's look. Hope you like it as much as I do. I'll be tweaking the settings as I go. The final straw was the fact that, for some strange reason, my sidebar ended up under my posts. Sorry, Sarah, I calls 'em like I sees 'em ...
Simply Left Behind - Feb 27 - 5 clicks
After announcing the end of his campaign, Mr. Paterson said he would devote himself to the state’s continuing budget struggles until his term runs out on Dec. 31. “Right now, what we need is a governor who will devote his full attention to those issues and other issues that come into this jurisdiction,” he said. [...]...
Jason Gooljar - Feb 26
U.S. Economy Grew at 5.9% Annual Pace Last Quarter (Update2) - Bloomberg.com "The U.S. economy expanded at a 5.9 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, more than the government reported last month, reflecting stronger business investment and a greater contribution from inventories. The rise in gross domestic product, which exceeded the median...
GLOW Democrats - Feb 26
Message David Paterson was the accidental governor. He probably had no business being there, but who could possibly have foreseen that Eliot Spitzer would turn out to be such a massive disappointment in his personal life? Still, he was thrust into the limelight, unprepared, and tried to make the best of a bad situation. He was the voice of reason when the ...
Simply Left Behind - Feb 26 - 4 clicks
Governor Paterson is expected to announce this afternoon that he will no longer seek election as Governor this fall. The Democratic Party has a well-defined process for selecting a gubernatorial nominee, and we are confident that the Democrats will leave their convention in May with an extremely strong ticket for November. While we don't know yet what the results of the investigation into the ma...
GLOW Democrats - Feb 26
1) Congratulations to the US Women's Hockey Team. They may have lost, but they played a spectacular game, only slightly less perfect than the Canadians. I watched most of the game, and the ladies never really seemed to lose their nervousness. 2) But there's no climate change ! 3) The Ten. Billionth. Song. 4) I thought this answer was rather obvious: everyone,...
Simply Left Behind - Feb 26
You've certainly heard about the latest mess Governor David Paterson finds himself in. What's even more interesting to follow is the rhetoric that follows from his Democratic colleagues in the state legislature. Take for instance, this gem from Syracuse-area State Senator David Valesky: New York State needs strong leadership. I am increasingly concerned about Governor Paterson’s ability to pro...
Niagara Times - Feb 26
Family Health Care Decisions Act Gives Voice To Those Who Cannot Speak Hooked up to a ventilator. Unable to communicate. Determined by a physician to be incapacitated and incapable of making decisions. No health care proxy. No directive on the witholding of life-sustaining measures. What happens next? Today, in New York, removal from life support is generally forbidden absent...
The Community Alliance - Feb 26 - 6 clicks
