Incomplete information
Here’s a great example of why citizens seem to be so poorly informed about the state of their communities, states, the country, […]
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From dorms to offices?
Reading this blurb from the Business Review about the dynamics of commercial office space in 2024 suggests some interesting (and troubling) parallels […]
Read moreOn paid parking in Saratoga
Published in the TimesUnion this week: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/paid-parking-begins-memorial-day-saratoga-springs-19380919.php The reactions of many of the people quoted are typical and show just how car-brained […]
Read moreOn shopping bags…
The TimesUnion published a blurb about the plastic bag ban that was enacted four years ago. The sub-headline tries to draw a […]
Read moreAnother way?
Publishing this now is particularly interesting in light of the news about Mohawk Paper and Crane Stationery. https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/02/20/esop-employee-ownership-small-business-sba.html It does demonstrate a […]
Read moreMore driver-coddling
In today’s TU: https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/man-charged-hit-and-run-crash-killed-queensbury-18651245.php Why isn’t the perpetrator named? He’s being formally charged, and he’s not a minor, so it’s a matter […]
Read moreHidden pricing, driver-coddling
This is in the TU this morning: State Senate targets junk fees, consumer protection in legislative package On the whole, these changes […]
Read moreAfter another empty spectacle, can anyone find a path forward?
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Read moreRoute 17 study finds widening road would worsen issues over time
From the TU today: https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/news/article/rpa-report-route-17-project-18637369.php A similarly surprising study finds the Pope is Catholic.
Read moreIs it time to give up on old news?
I myself am fed up with old news’ wishful doomsaying, its credulous coverage of politics as sport, its bothsidesing and normalization of […]
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