O’Mara: “NY needs a dose of economic reality and fiscal common sense”
NYS Business Council meets to address “economic freefall” A weekly COLUMN by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, “What was made clear to us as we traveled the state and spoke […]
Category: opinion
Confer: Pass the PROTECT Act
Addressing the plague of repeat offenders and giving judges more control By Bob Confer, pictured is homicide victim Amanda Thompson You see the headlines often enough to know that the […]
Gaslighting – what is it – who uses it – how to recognize it?
“In social media, observe how advertising, of poor taste and disgusting content, is being strategically placed to unsettle” A COLUMN By Frederick Sinclair There is a description of an action […]
A Golden Girl: Look for the Wooly Bear
Winter is on the way, but it won’t be like old days A COLUMN By Kathryn Ross, photo by Bob Confer The Farmer’s Almanac is telling us to expect an […]
Tom O’Mara on Medicaid: “A system that keeps failing to put taxpayers first”
The biggest expense in the NYS budget is Medicaid A weekly COLUMN by NY State Senator O’Mara, The latest on Medicaid spending in New York comes from the state comptroller, […]
Helpless: 911 recalled
“Never in my life before or since have I felt so completely powerless” A COLUMN from Steve Sprague, photo from 911Memorial.org Some years the memory is more vivid than others. […]
3 I/ATLAS – Messenger on the way ?
What was this massive object that sped by Earth going 120,000mph? A COLUMN By Frederick Sinclair, depicted is Prometheus On July 1st 2025 a NASA super telescope located in Chile, […]
O’Mara: Time for Albany to face reality and protect ratepayers
“Families across our districts are reaching their financial breaking point” A weekly COLUMN from NY State Senator Tom O’Mara Over the past two weeks, I have been joined by legislative […]
Assemblyman Palmesano OP-ED: New York Leaders need to listen to the people
Energy plan and policies must ensure energy affordability, reliability, feasibility, safety, choice and fuel diversity Column/Op-Ed by Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C-Corning) As you may have seen recently, I have embarked […]
OP-ED: Countdown to 2075
” If we maintain our current usage rate, our natural gas reserves will be gone in 45 years. Oil will be gone in 50 years” By Michael Stone, Andover NY […]
OP-ED: Albany’s Energy Plan Is a Direct Threat to Rural New York
“If this plan moves forward as written, it will fail” By Legislator Gretchen Hanchett – Allegany County, NY New York State’s Draft Energy Plan is not just unrealistic, it’s dangerous […]
A Golden Girl: Saying Bye to one of the good ones
Memories of Michael T. Baldwin By Kathryn Ross I sit here with mixed feelings after reading about the death of Michael T. Baldwin. At first thought, I am sad that […]
OP-ED: When the State Fails Our Children, We All Pay the Price
A nurse, a parent, and a citizen is “frankly, furious” An OPINION By Clayton Hulin, RN, Parent, Former Allegany County Resident I was born and raised in Allegany County. I […]
Alfred: “Stepping Boldly Into a New Era”
Will Alfred NY move to reduce microwave exposure to residents with federal funding? By Frederick Sinclair, pictured is former President Biden signing the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law This is the image […]
O’Mara: Celebrating local workers and securing the future
A weekly Column by NY State Senator Tom O’Mara, Labor Day has always been a meaningful and steadfast day of tribute across this region, a region that has been built […]