Your comments, Mark, should remind readers that reporters are very human too. I'd wager that nearly all who have had to cover a murder (or any sort of violent death) have never forgotten the experience.
I sure remember: It was in Boca Raton, Fla. -- and like you, I'd only been a reporter for a short time. It was a shooting in a rather nice nightclub. Another so-called crime of passion, an excalating argument that ended in lots of blood.
Unfortunately, there were several other such stories to cover during my time in Boca ... proving that even places with high-class reputations are not immune from low-class events.
Bob mentioned a plane crash. They are the worst. My experience (again in Boca) was with a small plane that clipped some tall Australian pines, slammed into an embankment and burst into flames. The pilot was showing off for his girlfriend and buzzed her house. What I'll never forget about that one was the smell. Tony Benjamin
Well, well, Once again an outside company using a long-honored corporate name is taking Montgomery County for a ride. The duplicity cited by labor reps is clear enough. It took till the end of the article to get to the meat. Of course the county could dictate terms, or at least make a stab at them. Either that, or it is no partnership at all.
Hello Daniel, A good, thought-provoking column. We'll never know what would have happened if Mario Cuomo (hamlet on the hudson) would have changed things if he had run and won; He was and is a staggering intellect. You can disagree with his policy, but it's tough to argue with his brain power. Paul Tonko (your hamlet on the mohawk)may be no match for Cuomo's intellect, but is a very smart politician. If memory serves, Paul got shafted in the selection of Mike McNulty to replace Sam Stratton, a job pulled off by the Albany Democratic machine. On a basic level, Paul's effectiveness as a Member of Congress might well turn on whether he supports Clinton or Obama. It may be a sad commentary on what we've come to, but certainly (in my opinion) is part of the equation. That wasn't mentioned. As for Montgomery County, it won't turn around until local and state government changes policy on corporate welfare. That won't happen till the public is fed up with sending money down rat-holes. TB
Hello Mark, Why keep calling them alleged knuckleheads. They are bonifides. And deserve, as lawbreakers, no privacy (by the admission of one). His family and friends won't even talk to him (!). Poor boy. Perhaps they should have paid attention years ago. It'll be interesting how the judicial system deals with this one. Hardly a college prank. Your "good luck, man" notwithstanding. TB
So, Another $500,000 down the tubes. It would be interesting, for an enterprising newspaper, to add up exactly how many public dollars have been sent down the rat-hole of economic development in Montgomery County (including the city of Amsterdam) in the past 20 years. Where the money went. And who allowed it to happen, while holding public office. And exactly what the dividends on the investment have been. The folks paying the freight have a right to know. tony benjamin
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Your comments, Mark, should remind readers that reporters are very human too. I'd wager that nearly all who have had to cover a murder (or any sort of violent death) have never forgotten the experience.
I sure remember: It was in Boca Raton, Fla. -- and like you, I'd only been a reporter for a short time. It was a shooting in a rather nice nightclub. Another so-called crime of passion, an excalating argument that ended in lots of blood.
Unfortunately, there were several other such stories to cover during my time in Boca ... proving that even places with high-class reputations are not immune from low-class events.
Bob mentioned a plane crash. They are the worst. My experience (again in Boca) was with a small plane that clipped some tall Australian pines, slammed into an embankment and burst into flames. The pilot was showing off for his girlfriend and buzzed her house. What I'll never forget about that one was the smell.
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