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Cheers and jeers
October 13, 2012 JEERS — To failing to work together. For years, Gloversville Enlarged School District softball and baseball teams have used fields at the Parkhurst Field Little League complex on Harrison Stree. more »»
WARN issue about votes
October 12, 2012 Federal law requires that when a large employer anticipates it may have to lay off workers, it must issue notices of the possibility to them. more »»
Bureau does good work
October 11, 2012 The idea of eliminating the Fulton County Youth Bureau was discussed at the Oct. 4 Board of Supervisors meeting. more »»
Benefits ripe for removal
October 10, 2012 Nearly 2,400 Americans with household incomes of $1 million or more a year received unemployment compensation benefits in 2009, the Congressional Research Office reported last week. more »»
Highway study worth money
October 9, 2012 In today’s economic climate, government must consider cutting where necessary as taxpayers struggle to make ends meet. more »»
Learn about ‘the Big C’
October 8, 2012 Bright yellows, oranges and reds traditionally are thought of as the colors of October. But a new one — pink — has been added to the mix. October is national Breast Cancer Awareness Mont. more »»
The law is better than promises
October 7, 2012 More evidence has been revealed that the private Fulton County Center for Regional Growth should be deemed a public agency. more »»
Cheers and jeers
October 6, 2012 JEERS — To vandals’ stupidity. Heads should have been shaking in disbelief while reading a recent report that 18 street signs were stolen in the village and town of Mayfield. more »»
Nation’s debt rising fast
October 5, 2012 Americans’ collective $16 trillion national debt, with about one-third of it piled up during just the past three and one-half years under President Obama, has become a major issue in this year’s... more »»
Leave water rules alone
October 4, 2012 A document from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers is causing considerable concern for county governments and Farm Bureau associations. more »»
Obama skips Congress
October 3, 2012 President Obama plans to issue an executive order to protect critical U.S. computer systems such as those regulating financial systems and power grids. more »»
Consider appointed town highway superintendents
October 2, 2012 While there are only about a dozen appointed — rather than elected — town highway superintendents in the state, many communities are examining making the switch. more »»
Romney will stay strong
October 1, 2012 President Barack Obama has dusted off the old claim that conservatives are war mongers and is using it against his opponent, Mitt Romney. more »»
Take DWI seriously
September 30, 2012 Drunken driving is a serious problem, and the state must treat it as such. Last week, state officials issued regulations to keep persistent drunken drivers from getting their licenses bac. more »»
Cheers and jeers
September 29, 2012 CHEERS — To a platinum day. In 1942, while President Franklin Roosevelt was having a fireside chat with America, Charles Farrar may have been proposing to Iona Duross. more »»
Time to get flu vaccine
September 28, 2012 The fall season is here, and along with it comes the flu season. That means it’s time for people to get their flu vaccines. Flu season generally runs from October through May. more »»
Keep track of flights
September 27, 2012 The Fulton County Airport off Route 67 in the town of Johnstown was opened in the late 1980s to help attract business to the area. more »»
Help Libyans fight terror
September 26, 2012 It sometimes is difficult for we Americans to recognize that it takes just a few rotten apples to make the entire barrel seem unsavory. Such may be the case in Libya. There, four U.S. more »»
Take a look at zoning laws
September 25, 2012 As demographics and technology change, municipal documents and guidelines such as zoning ordinances need to be updated. more »»
Fed must not create crisis
September 24, 2012 On the heels of the Federal Reserve announcement of a new round of pump priming for the economy came news last week that it may not be needed. more »» |
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