It looks like 2023 could be a pretty boring political year for Yates County, but there’s still a glimmer of hope for some political sparring on a local level. A little over a month ago, I wrote about local political enrollment numbers and the upcoming 2023 local elections, pointing out that prospective candidates for party nominations were seeking signatures on Designating Petitions.
Four years ago, when then-Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Democrat majorities in the Senate and Assembly enacted what’s known as the “Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act” (CLCPA), many of us started warning that Albany Democrats are pushing ahead with a radical agenda of energy mandates that ignores the cost to all New Yorkers.
While the Village Planning Board and the Board of Trustees have determined a need for moderately priced senior citizen housing, I never imagined it would lead to a developer’s desire to construct a commercial rental development in the middle of my single family neighborhood. This news came as a complete shock to me when it was announced in the Lake to Lake bulletin published March 8.
FINGER LAKES -- Approximately 10,000 N.Y. state residents are waiting for transplants of organ, eye, and tissue donations that could save their life or make their quality of life better, according to a review of state data by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. The majority need a kidney — more than 7,200 New Yorkers undergo dialysis treatment while they wait for a donor.
New Yorkers across the Southern Tier and Finger Lakes regions I represent, and statewide, are worried about the direction this state government keeps heading under one-party, all-Democrat, extremely liberal control. We see New York becoming less safe, less affordable, less economically competitive, less responsible, and far less free and hopeful for the future.
Fifty-five years ago, members of the Penn Yan Academy Mustang Marching Band were making one last swipe of cleaner on their white bucks, and settling their butterflies in preparation for a national competition and exhibition during the 1968 National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.
PENN YAN—On Friday, March 31, youth across the country and in the Finger Lakes region of New York stood up for their values, rights, and survival by participating in the March for Queer & Trans Youth Autonomy.
You’ve heard the terms “heart attack” and “cardiac arrest,” but do you really know what they mean? Each describes a life-threatening cardiac event but understanding the difference could help you save someone’s life.
Some thoughts on ongoing discussions from the opinion page. Both Ms. Chamberlain and Mr. O’Mara have raised questions about the Climate Leadership Plan that bear further discussion. Ms. Hunt’s factual column on the plan was nuanced and well informed and should dispel much of the fearful reactions depicted in the earlier opinions.
It’s the weekly challenge. Finding something interesting to write about. After all, I owe the readers my best effort to inform, entertain, and provoke thoughts. Right? So, why can’t I come up with an idea? Oh man, I just can’t think of anything.