Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Shedding light on Yates County’s public transportation crisis

The residents of Yates County deserve to know the truth about the troubling decisions and actions impacting our public transportation system. After eight years of dedicated service, YTS is being sidelined, not by fair competition or transparent process, but by a series of questionable maneuvers that threaten the integrity of our local government.

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SCOPE 'Judges Night' Oct. 9

PENN YAN -- Yates County SCOPE invites the public to attend our "Judges Night" where you can meet the four candidates running for the two open seat in this year's election for 7th Judicial Supreme Court Justices. The 7th Judicial District of New York includes the counties of Yates, Monroe, Ontario, Seneca, Wayne, Livingston, and Cayuga.

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O'MARA: 'NY needs a dose of economic reality and fiscal common sense'

"What was made clear to us as we traveled the state and spoke to business owners, leaders and organizations is this: rather than being treated as a partner or lifted up by government, businesses feel dragged down by high costs and excessive regulation." That was the assessment of the New York State Economic Development Council (NYSEDC) upon last week's release of a critical and timely report called "Blueprint for New York – Creating a Roadmap for Change." It's the product of a long-overdue effort by NYSEDC and the Public Policy Institute, an arm of The Business Council of New York State, together with 40 associations and more than 500 business leaders statewide, including many from right here at home. Amo Houghton, former chairman and CEO of Corning Glass Works, was a founder of The Business Council of New York State in 1980.

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PALMESANO: 'NY leaders need to listen to the people'

As you may have seen recently, I have embarked on a statewide energy tour, joining with my Assembly and Senate Republican colleagues at all locations across the state where the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) is holding public hearings on the state's proposed energy plan. The goal of this tour is simple: to make the public aware that Gov.

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LETTER UR Medicine Finger Lakes Health — WOW!

More than two years into the affiliation between Finger Lakes Health and the University of Rochester Medical Center, the excitement, enthusiasm, and pride surrounding this game-changing event in the ongoing innovation and growth of our community owned and governed health system have become taken for granted by many in our community. Arguably this is normal when health care services we rely on are, in fact, functioning and expanding at a high level.

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