Views on Granby Center fire district voting raise tax fairness concerns
A Granby Center Fire District reader criticizes the voting rules allowing any registered voter to vote on fire department expenditures, arguing landlords and homeowners should bear tax costs for a 1.3 million firehouse addition while renters and non-taxpayers can vote. The letter urges rule changes to protect taxpayers and seniors facing higher levies.
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Granby Center
Cayuga Community College
Democrats fail to win over moderate voters in Georgia race
The piece notes Karen Handel's 4 point victory in a Georgia House special election undermining hopes that Democrats could broaden support among moderates. It argues GOP strength persists, sees Virginia races as a test, and urges conservative wins on judges tax reform Obamacare repeal and spending restraint to extend wins into 2018.
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Donald Trump
Karen Handel
Georgia
Jon Ossoff
Virginia
Ed Gillespie
Jill Vogel
John Adams
South Carolina
GOP
Representatives Mail Addresses for Gillibrand and Katko
A compact directory listing the contact locations for U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand and Congressman John Katko. Gillibrand’s office is in Washington D.C. at 531 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Katko’s district address is Oswego, New York 13126.
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U.S
Charles Schumer Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Kirsten Gillibrand
Dirksen
Patty Ritchie
E. Bridge St. Oswego, N.Y
John Katko
Oswego
Law should fine-tune Section 702 for American privacy
The editorial urges Congress to reauthorize Section 702 with tighter privacy protections. It notes potential incidental collection of Americans’ data, urges tracking how many Americans are swept up, and supports restricting retention and use while keeping NSA scrutiny and a five year authorization with periodic reviews.
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Trump
Congress
National Security Agency
FBI
James B. Comey
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S
George W. Bush
New York Times
Director of
National Intelligence
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Comey
Dianne Feinstein
Edward Snowden
President's
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
Dan Coats
Senate
Aprova
FIS Acicourts
Director of National Intelligence
NSA
June 24 highlights include UFO sighting and historic events
On June 24 historical notes mark Kenneth Arnold's 1947 UFO sighting near Mount Rainier, Cabot's 1497 North American landfall, and Henry VIII's coronation in 1509. Also listed are milestones from 1793 France to 2016 Stonewall monument designation, with quotes from Arthur C. Clarke.
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Kenneth Arnold
Idaho
Mount Rainier
Washington
North America
John Cabot
Canada
Henry VIII
England
Catherine of Aragon
France
Richmond
Virginia
Aaron Burr
Grover Cleveland
United States
New Jersey
Siam
Thailand
West Germany
West Berlin
Eastern Airlines
New York’s
John F. Kennedy International
Jackie Gleason
Lauderhill
Florida
U.S. Air Force
Roswell
Charles W. Lindeberg
U.S
Iwo Jime
Edina
Minnesota
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Claudia Tenney
New Hartford
N.Y
Ery
Robert Oaks
Legislative
Will Barclay
Second St. Fulton
Palladium-Times
Oswego CountyNewsNow.com
New York Publishers Association
First St
Andrew Poole
Palitimes.com
Mike LeBoeuf
Mieboeuf
Palitimes
Oswego Palladium-Times
Imaster
The
1St Street
Palltimes.com
Associated Press
Arthur C. Clarke
Brill
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