| ||||
September 29th,2011 In just a few short weeks we will be electing a new legislature that will be making decisions affecting our lives for the next four years. The Senior Legislative Action Committee (SLAC) got the campaign season going when they hosted a forum last Friday. Priscilla Bassett,who heads SLAC,told me the group’s objective [...] September 22nd,2011 Upon taking office Governor Andrew Cuomo made certain historic ethics reforms were swiftly passed into law. State lawmakers are now required to disclose things they ordinarily would not want the public to know. In Sullivan County the road to ethics reform has been bumpy. Legislature Chairman Jonathan Rouis last week appointed several esteemed people to [...] September 15th,2011 Last Sunday we marked one of the most somber times in our Nation’s history,the tenth anniversary of what has simply become known as 911. Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing at the time they learned of the devastating and unexplainable terrorist attacks. As a Nation we will never be [...] September 9th,2011 To some recycling is a hassle due to the fact that recyclables need to be separated. Those people will be glad to learn that Sullivan County will soon be converting over from a dual stream recycling system that used to require separation of recyclables at the source,to the single stream system beginning this month. [...] September 1st,2011 It is time to pack up our white shoes and open that box of moth balls. Who can believe it is Labor Day weekend? As our summer community packs up,and schools prepare to open,the quality of life in Sullivan County once again becomes front and center. Tragically,our County is in the worst [...] | ||||
| Copyright ©2012 The Mouth That Roars - All Rights Reserved | ||||
