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Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012
Schenectady's inscrutable parking tickets
Considering people have not paid some $2.3 million in parking tickets, I was quite interested in my firsthand look at the issue. And as soon as I looked at the ticket, I thought: No wonder people don’t pay!
Friday, Oct. 12, 2012
Those Shen raises
It was one of those sentences where you can tell the truth with such confusion that no one will understand what you’re saying.
Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012
You get what you pay for
I’ve been interviewing parents who want a charter school in Schenectady, and one of them explained to me that private schools are the best. But, she said, for those who can’t afford it, a charter school is at least better than a regular old public school.
But why are private schools the best?
But why are private schools the best?
Friday, Sept. 21, 2012
Remember our fear
I’m sick of people rewriting the story of the four girls who committed suicide.
Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2012
Grandma
People outside Schenectady are sometimes surprised to hear that I bought a house here. And by surprised, I usually mean horrified.
Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012
Memories of Maine where everybody knows Robert and his rules
The Schenectady City Council meeting came closer to Maine town meetings than any other meeting I’ve ever covered in New York.
Friday, Sept. 7, 2012
What? Skipping on the first day of school?
I was at Mont Pleasant Middle School, interviewing seventh-graders on their first day of school, and I noticed two kids standing just outside the entrance.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Bike challenge, Day 4: Stealing
When I park my car I never worry that it won’t be there when I get back.
Thursday, June 7, 2012
Bike challenge, Day 3
My internal “Oh my god, I’m going to die” meter considers mach trucks to be much more of a vehicle than my flimsy little unprotected bike.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Bike Challenge: Day 2
How could biking be harder than walking or running? Are there really that many different muscles in my legs? And how much longer will it take before they stop with all this whining?
