Posted on March 19 at 6:44 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Perhaps if Saratoga County loaned funds to the needy Hudson River-Black River Regulating District, when the HRBRRD bills them for flood control, they would be paying themselves back with interest?

On Saratoga County’s surplus at $24.5M

Posted on March 19 at 6:37 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Obviously, blaming 40 years of one's predecessors is totally useless as a means of solving the problem. Perhaps someone, somewhere in Amsterdam city government has heard of the concept of "preventive maintenance" & can get all the hydrants opened & closed occasionally (meaning more often than once every 40 years)? By this method, at least the hydrants that are inoperable are known by the Fire Department & can be scheduled for repair?

And the Fire Department itself doesn't earn any blue ribbons here because they could be doing the testing themselves between emergency calls. In the end, it could be their lives at risk if they find themselves inside a blazing structure with no water!

On Amsterdam house burns as another fire hydrant malfunctions

Posted on March 17 at 5:20 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If they've made Thomas Jefferson disappear, one wonders what they've done to poor Thomas Paine, who had even more to do with the American and French Revolutions, but had the temerity to encourage free thought in "The Age of Reason"?

On Texas conservatives changing textbooks

Posted on March 17 at 5:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

There MUST be a better way.

On My Mechanical Romance

Posted on March 11 at 6:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

If you read the Billings Gazette article, make sure you read the comments under their "Discussion" tab - particularly the self-serving comment from Ely subtly hinting that he might have been the person responsible for initiating the Raucci probe. Ha, ha, ha!

On Ely now finalist for top job in at least three school districts

Posted on March 11 at 5:59 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The last statement in this article shows more clearly than any other so far that the leadership knew well what was happening. Obviously, this was verbal shorthand for "Godfather" (particularly taking into account the fact that Michael Stricos had given a copy of Marlon Brando's publicity photo to Raucci).

On Day 8: Workers cite Raucci abuse

Posted on March 11 at 5:13 a.m. (Suggest removal)

How did the Bryn Mawr season go this year? And what nickname do they use, the "Debutantes"?

On Love those Saints!

Posted on March 3 at 4:55 a.m. (Suggest removal)

This is an excellent idea. The City of Amsterdam has at least 2 full-time professional firefighters who began their careers at 16 years of age in the adjacent Cranesville Volunteer Fire Department.

On Carman OKs firefighters ages 16, 17

Posted on March 1 at 6:11 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The phrase "many of whom are outsiders" in this editorial is outrageous. By what logic should residents of Saratoga Springs get free parking in Gloversville, Johnstown, Amsterdam, & many, many other communities in this region but residents of those cities have to pay to park in Saratoga Springs? And by what logic does an "outsider" parking in Saratoga Springs and paying sales tax on their purchases put an inequitable burden on local residents.

Also, the committee was absolutely correct that this proposal will certainly have a negative impact on the downtown area and that this impact has not been properly studied or quantified. Just like corporate CEO's, the elected leaders of Saratoga Springs are seeking short-term gain at the risk of long-term pain.

On Editorial: Free Spa parking has to go

Posted on March 1 at 1:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)

One of the favorite tools of planners is the cost-benefit analysis. But it appears that Mr Mraz has only completed half of his job. Perhaps an honest Supervisor will request that he finish what he started by compiling a list of the financial benefits to Fulton County.

On Report notes Fultom County gave FMCC $33.6M