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PHIL LOSSIFER
Media's content is bothersome with constant, repetitive coverin' o'the same stories on all channels. Channel surfin' don't help since often the same story is on a competin' channel. Even commercials are planned for the same intervals! Movies repeated over an' over, even His'try Channel...[Read full story]
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REMEMBER APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH We dedicate each April as a time to raise awareness about the troubling and complex developmental disability known as autism. There is still much to learn about this disease, though doctors have determined autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that can affect everyone, regardless of race, ethnicity or level of education...[Read full story]
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KOLB DEMANDS VOTE ON RENEWED DEATH PENALTY, CIVIL CONFINEMENT Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) today called on Assembly Democrats to bring to the floor of the Assembly for vote, legislation to "fix" New York's capital punishment laws and establish civil confinement regulations. The state's capital punishment statute was struck down last year as unconstitutional by the state Court of Appeals, effectively banning the imposition of the death penalty as a sentencing option in criminal cases...[Read full story]
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KOLB COMPLETES TOWN MEETING SCHEDULE
Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb (R,C-Canandaigua) has recently completed town meetings in every town in the 129th Assembly District. Over the weekend, Assemblyman Kolb finished with town meetings in Ontario County to fulfill his commitment to hold the sessions in every town in his 129th Assembly District. Assemblyman Kolb said the meetings provide him with opportunities to meet with residents and discuss issues that affect them and their communities. The Ontario County ABATE (A Brotherhood Aimed Toward Education) group, a participant in the town meetings, has been working with Assemblyman Kolb to promote legislation that would create penalties for failure to yield the right of way causing a personal or fatal injury accident. The fine for a loud muffler on a motorcycle is currently greater, than the fine for failing to yield the right of way even if it causes a death. Below, from the left, are Assemblyman Kolb, Scott Twitchell, Robert Bancroft and Shawn Fenner...[Read full story]
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SENATOR NOZZOLIO GETS BACKING OF SENATE IN FIGHTING CAYUGAS' LAND TRUST BID
Continuing his aggressive efforts to ensure area Indian tribes pay property and sales taxes, New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio (R-Fayette) and his Senate colleagues today adopted a legislative resolution calling for the U.S. Department of the Interior to reject the application of the Cayuga Indian Nation to place their real estate holdings in trust or declared "restricted fee". Either designation would make their property permanently sovereign and free from taxation...[Read full story]
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SENATOR NOZZOLIO SECURES $4.9 MILLION IN CAPITAL FUNDING FOR AREA COLLEGES
As part of his continuing efforts to support higher education institutions, New York State Senator Michael F. Nozzolio (R-Fayette) today announced that he has secured nearly $5 million dollars in capital funding for Independent Colleges and Universities in our region. The funds come from the $150 million dollar Capital Matching Grants Program included in the 2005-06 State budget...[Read full story]
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THE PLANT MAN
Ornamental Grasses Enhance and Showcase Your Flowers and Shrubs
Your flower beds are finally free of weeds and you want to showcase your annuals and perennials with something special. This could be the perfect place for ornamental grasses...[Read full story]
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CLEARING THE AIR………
By Bob Bowdren
Last Monday (April 18th), Mayor Jim Cheney contacted me to say that he didn't intend his letter to me, for publication...[Read full story]
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CONFESSIONS OF A "REAL LIFE" DESIGNER
My mom had eyes in the back of her head…no really. I know every mom says she has eyes in the back of her head, but mine really did…or else she had some pretty sophisticated mini-cams hidden throughout the house, which would have been some feat in the Sixties, when I was just a small girl...[Read full story]
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MIDLAKES GRADUATE JOINS U.S. NAVY
By Darlene Baker
Dawn A. Atkinson, 1989 graduate of Midlakes High School and daughter of Pat and Bev O'Brien of Phelps, has enlisted in the U.S. Navy. She will leave for boot camp in Meridian, MS on May 2, 2005 where she will spend 6 weeks in training. Dawn was recruited by Petty Officer 2nd Class Suitt of Gautier, MS. After graduating Dawn attended SUNY Delhi and earned her AAS degree...[Read full story]
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Gardeners bracing for beetle attack
ITHACA, N.Y. - Gardeners and landscapers across upstate New York and in neighboring states are bracing this spring for another onslaught from viburnum leaf beetles. The beetles attack several species of native viburnums - important shrubs and small trees found in woods and old fields - as well as many cultivated varieties grown in landscape plantings...[Read full story]
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Finding Your Way in the Investment Landscape
By: Deborah A. Cary, Financial Professional
MONY Life Insurance Company, New York, NY (MONY)
With the unpredictability of certain investment vehicles and the whirlwind of advertising currently besieging consumers from every direction, boasting the best investment and the fastest and cheapest ways to invest, it's easy to get intimidated when considering where to invest your money. But don't be dissuaded, for every individual there is an investment option that's right...[Read full story]
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