April 4, 2025Public Correspondence Apology Needed I sent the following email to my state assemblymember, in response to this news story from yesterday, about how a group of […] Read more
March 24, 2025Brief thoughts, In the news Fleeing is the problem? This story in the Times Union last week is a typical example of a widespread problem. Why is the news (and the […] Read more
March 18, 2025Brief thoughts Leases and Independent Businesses The Albany Business Review reported yesterday that Rare Form Brewing in downtown Troy will be closing temporarily while they find and move […] Read more
March 14, 2025Brief thoughts It’s a little troubling that any sheriff would want to hire an ex-prison guard they know was fired for walking out (illegally) […] Read more
March 4, 2025Brief thoughts, In the news Improving the Harriman Campus It would be hard to catalog all the damage governors and other state-level officials of New York State have done to the […] Read more
February 12, 2025February 12, 2025Brief thoughts, Colonie 9 & 155: What a Mess The Albany Business Review published an article yesterday about the sale of the Freshmarket Commons, a crowded strip mall squeezed into a […] Read more
February 5, 2025Brief thoughts Looking forward to this… There’s an article in today’s Times Union about an up and coming Tapas and Wine bar opening this spring in downtown Troy. […] Read more
February 5, 2025Brief thoughts Moving County Offices The Times Union published an article this morning outlining Albany County’s potential plans to move some of their offices from their downtown […] Read more
February 3, 2025Brief thoughts Government “Efficiency” I’m rather troubled to read about Governor Hochul’s interest in government efficiency. While the article in today’s Times Union notes that the […] Read more
February 1, 2025Colonie Traffic on NY-155 in Colonie The Times Union reported last week that a developer wants to build a 292-unit apartment complex on the property at the corner […] Read more