Irene Jay Liu over at the Albany Times Union shared with readers today that Gannett News Service State Editor and longtime reporter covering Albany, Jay Gallagher, has been diagnosed with stage II pancreatic cancer.  She states that Gallagher is due in for surgery tomorrow in Boston.
As Irene points out and many know, the good news is that [...]

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After reading this letter to the editor in yesterday’s Democrat & Chronicle, I have to wonder – have last year’s voters stopped paying attention to what is going on in our country or is this really what they thought they were gonna get?  Mr. Schoen gives me hope.

We have many reasons to worry
The last presidential [...]

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(Compliments of our friends at nydailybalance.blogspot.com)
Here’s shocking video of State Senate Democrats, including Darrel Aubertine, Dave Valesky, Bill Stachowski, Brian Foley and every other Democrat lawmaker, sitting through the Pledge of Allegiance in protest over their loss of power in Albany.
The video shows one Democrat, Brooklyn’s Martin Dilan, trying to join in reciting the Pledge, [...]

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The Democrat and Chronicle is reporting that the Greece Town Board voted to suspend Chief Merritt Rahn and Deputy Chief Bill Mackin without pay:
The Greece Town Board today voted to suspend Police Chief Merritt Rahn and Deputy Chief William Mackin without pay after an internal investigation determined the two had violated departmental regulations.
The two had [...]

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AMHERST – With gas prices continuing to rise in our area, Congressman Chris Lee (NY-26) held a press conference yesterday afternoon at George’s Mobil in Amherst to unveil a comprehensive, “all of the above” energy plan to lower prices, create jobs, and clean up our environment. The lawmaker also shared his concerns about a new national [...]

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