Posted on July 16 at 6:16 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Personal service like was offered by Delnegro pharmacy cannot be matched by the big chain stores. Our family has dealt with them for upwards of fifty years. You weren't just a face in the crowd to them. They were knowledgeable and friendly. They knew your name when you walked in. This is terrible news for all of us.

On Independent pharmacist sells to chain

Posted on July 13 at 7:17 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Okay, vote down the bus proposition. Pay ten times the amount you could purchase the buses for. Blame the school board for that too. Will it reduce what we pay in taxes? Not a dime.

On Tax activist: Say no to buses

Posted on July 13 at 6:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Who will suffer if the school bus proposition is voted down? You and I, my fellow taxpayers, as well as our children. If Gloversville has the opportunity to purchase buses at ten cents on the dollar (which is not a rate every school district qualifies for) and doesn't do it then we could be stuck paying full price for those same vehicles.
DOT inspects school buses twice a year and if they are unsafe for the transportation of children the bus is put out of service. Does this depend on whether or not the district has voted for or against a bus proposition? No.
Are there ways the school board could save taxpayers money? Undoubtedly. But being forced to maintain vehicles that are over ten years old with hundreds of thousands of miles on them? It is just to ridiculous to even think about.

On Tax activist: Say no to buses

Posted on May 23 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)

The price of gas makes me think twice about ANY kind of travel outside the absolutely necessary going to work and home.

If I have errands I try to organize them in the most fuel efficient way and not just drive to the store for milk. I'll ride my bike or walk.

No more spur of the moment trips to Saratoga to buy a book or to Albany to have lunch.

On Are gas prices keeping you closer to home this Memorial Day weekend?

Posted on May 10 at 5:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Considering the fact that teenage drivers are the ones most likely to be involved in an accident it seems as though there should be very compelling reasons for schools to allow a student to drive to school at all.

Maybe they should set the criteria: If they have a legitimate job, if they keep good grades, if they have taken driver training. Any infraction of the rules should rescind driver privileges.

Just because they have a beater car and enough money for gas is not a good reason to let them take this risk. A risk which would ultimately come back on the school district should something happen to the student and his or her passengers.

On Editorial: Don’t let students drive off campus at lunch

Posted on May 10 at 3:42 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I love to read. I love the smell and sound of the library and book stores, the whole experience of pulling out a new book and savoring the first few lines.

BUT I also live a very busy life. So a friend of mine recommended books on CD (if anything is going to go wrong to a recorded book it will be on a cassette tape and you may never find out "who done it").

A few of my favorite authors? Anything by Clive Cussler. If you have a room to paint he should be your companion. You will have the painting done because you don't want to quit before the end of the story. Dan Brown--Angels and Demons or The DaVinci Code. Deception Point was rather ridiculous and Digital Fortress dealt with numbers that didn't make a lot of sense. For a laugh try Dave Barry or Carl Hiassen (not sure of the spelling). He writes some strange stories which make time cleaning the shower go by so quickly. I have even listened to some very dry classic books...and decided I don't like Wuthering Heights AT ALL. But borrowing the books on CD from the library you are not out any money (if you get them back on time) and you have something to entertain you as you sew or knit through a boring repetitive piece.

On Sound reading

Posted on May 10 at 3:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I feel the same way you do about crowds. Last year I was going to go to Tulip fest with my grown up kids but after following my son around looking for a place to park for an hour I told them go on enjoy themselves I was going home.

On No Tulip Fest for me

Posted on May 10 at 3:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)

My kids are going. I hate crowds and there is absolutely NO place to park.

On Will you attend the annual Albany Tulip Festival this weekend?