Tag: New York

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    To save democracy, curb the gerrymander

    It’s a dispiriting time for those who dream of revitalizing New York’s sclerotic democracy.In November, voters rejected a pair of no-brainer ballot propositions that would have made it easier to take part in future elections – by allowing no-excuse absentee voting and by letting new voters register closer to Election Day. The defeat of these read more

    To save democracy, curb the gerrymander
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    Spa City’s new leaders push for police accountability

    In a case of elections having consequences, a newly sworn-in City Council moved swiftly at its first meeting of the year to pursue two longtime goals of police reform advocates in Saratoga Springs. The new council scheduled a Feb. 1 public hearing to start the process of creating a new Civilian Review Board that would read more

    Spa City’s new leaders push for police accountability
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    A battle over saving bees

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    Farming, green groups debate New York bill to ban neonic pesticides   A close-up view of bees from a hive at Dancing Bee Gardens, near Middlebury, Vt., taken in 2015. Photo by Joan K. Lentini   By EVAN LAWRENCEContributing writer   New York lawmakers are expected to vote in the new year on whether to read more

    A battle over saving bees
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    Essential oils, scent power a one-woman micro-business

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    Essential oils, scented pillows power a one-woman micro-business   Gina Grillo started her one-woman business in 1996 after becoming a single parent with two pre-teen daughters. She vowed her new career would be something she could do at home while providing a living for her family. Joan K. Lentini photo   By STACEY MORRISContributing writer read more

    Essential oils, scent power a one-woman micro-business
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    Zombie candidates prompt calls for change

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    Third party decries hostile takeover of ballot line in some local races By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. In the days leading up to the Nov. 2 election, leaders of the local Working Families Party delivered an unusual campaign message to Saratoga Springs voters: Ignore the party’s candidates for city offices, they said, and read more

    Zombie candidates prompt calls for change
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    Election 2021

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    Here are the results of the key races and ballot questions decided by voters in the Nov. 2 elections in Massachusetts and New York. A guide to political party abbreviations is in the box at right. In the tables below, incumbents are marked with an asterisk (*), and winning candidates are in bold type. A read more

    Election 2021
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    A progressive pitch to the North Country

    Detailed descriptions of appearance were important to journalism in the era before photographs were common. So The Morning Star of Glens Falls reported on Sept. 17, 1887: “Among the passengers who alighted from the early north train at Fort Edward yesterday morning was a medium-sized man, with full red beard and a florid countenance that read more

    A progressive pitch to the North Country
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    Be thankful, be merry, but try to be cautious

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    As we enter this holiday season amid a swirl of bad news about the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s worth taking a moment to acknowledge that our situation really is substantially better than at this time a year ago. The difference mostly boils down to one thing, but it’s huge: We now have vaccines. And for many read more

    Be thankful, be merry, but try to be cautious
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    Retired editor ponders newspapers’ decline

    Retired editor ponders newspapers’ decline, collects columns in new book Ken Tingley, the longtime editor of the Glens Falls daily The Post-Star, says the stories of local people are the lifeblood of journalism. Courtesy photo by Jenn March   By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer GLENS FALLS, N.Y. Ken Tingley, who retired last year after more than read more

    Retired editor ponders newspapers’ decline
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    Redistricting reform swiftly reaches partisan deadlock

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    New York panel offers competing maps amid predictions of failure New York’s new Independent Redistricting Commission has put forth two alternatives for redrawing the state’s congressional districts. The map above was crafted by the panel’s Democrats, the one below by its Republicans.     By MAURY THOMPSONContributing writer   New York’s new Independent Redistricting Commission read more

    Redistricting reform swiftly reaches partisan deadlock