It's now just a little more than a week until we good Democrats go to the polls to see who becomes the next assemblyperson in the 109th Assembly District. There is absolutely nothing better than to see a...
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A Weekend Take for Saturday, September 1st, 2012
With the job market being what it is today, I find it appalling that the former deputy county executive in Michael Breslin's administration, Michael Perrin, has been named director of construction administration for the state Dormitory Authority. This is...
The Daily Take For Wednesday, August 29th, 2012
A couple of month's ago, I wrote in this blog that the local elections, unlike one's in the national spotlight, usually were free of mudslinging. That has been mostly true due to the fact that Albany was...
A Weekend Take for Sunday, August 26th, 2012
If you are undecided about who to vote for in the race for District Attorney, go to Newschannel 13's website, and play the video of one of their reporters trying to interview David Soares, as he exited the...
The Daily Take For Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
The proverbial you know what hit the fan for the Albany Common Council last night, as the dissenters of the newly enacted Caberet Law dissented upon their chambers last night. One by one, they spoke of how the new...
A Weekend Take for Saturday, August 18th, 2012
How is it that the city of Albany can spend a year debating, listening to comments from all the appropriate people, enact a law, only to be applied to different standards as determined by the mayor's office. According...
The Daily Take For Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Now that we have all figured out who has the most money in the race for assembly in the 109th, what happens next? Is the most money supposed to be some sort of barometer in determining a frontrunner? ...
A Weekend Take for Sunday, August 12th, 2012
A lot has been said this week about downtown Albany. It's not easy to take sides, with the issue being one as different as black and white. Take a trip downtown on any given weekday. What you will...
The Daily Take For Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
Suppose you leased a movie theater, and the roof suddenly caved in? You would probably get on the phone to your landlord, and tell him/her to get their ass on over and take care of it. Well, in...
A Weekend Take for Saturday, August 4th, 2012
What would you do if the roof on the house you rent suddenly caved in. You would probably get on the phone to your landlord, and tell him/her to get their ass on over and fix it. Then...