Many of my Democratic Party friends were enthused by the President's speech the other night. But we're still in Afghanistan, gays still cannot serve openly in the military and are being discharged at an alarming rate, and health care "reform" has turned into a trillion dollar handout to insurance companies who are already making...
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Hudson Valley Congressman Maurice Hinchey has been working on a bill that would add protections to historic and environmental sites in the Valley through the creation of a new National Park. Not only would this benefit the environmental concerns we have but would also be a huge boost to tourism and thus sustainable job...
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Lake Carmel is going to be listed as "Impaired" in the next DEC rating for waterbodies in the State of New York. It's a sensitive subject with the folk in that community. As I found doing my work with the town's Stormwater committee and even more difficult during the last campaign, the people in...
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In yesterday's edition of the New York Journal News they ran 5 full pages of incidences from police reports. Imagine how different our communities would be if they ran 5 full pages of the positive things we do, our successes? Graduations, accomplishments, births, projects completed... There is more to life than drunk drivers and...
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2009 will be remembered for a lot of things but mostly for the overt racism that exploded across the nation with the inauguration of the US's first Black president. Along with the racism came a resurgence in anti-intellectualism. "Tea Baggers" and "Birthers" don't seem to understand the difference between political philosophies...
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The 2009 PlanPutnam Annual Fund Drive Is Coming To A Close Have you helped keep this newsletter coming? If not, please click here today. Your Support Is What Keeps Us Growing! Good Friday Morning, Hanukkah begins at sundown this evening. According to a Gallup poll, 61% of Americans either do not believe in evolution or are unsure. It’s been rumored for...
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Senator Vincent Leibell has introduced the "Support For Marriage Act" which will, in most cases, outlaw divorce in New York State and prohibit the state from recognizing marriages performed in other states. Senator Leibell said, "In our desire to protect the sanctity of marriage we've taken two important steps. One,...
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