Out of step
Apparently legislature minority leader Dave Donaldson didn’t get the memo that last week’s Ulster County organizational meeting was for the purpose of swearing in legislators, not swearing at them. Not that firebrand Donaldson used bad language. He didn’t have to. Donaldson, in an anti-Republican rant against GOP chairman Terry Bernardo, shocked some legislators, amazed others,...
Hugh Reynolds
’Tis days before Christmas, so here goes the list. Remember, readers, it can’t be all-inclusive. For those bent — or relieved — about being left out, there’s always next year. And now, for the naughty and nice: For Elliott Auerbach: Two and a half men. For Bill Darwak: Senior rates for Kingston Times For Julian...
Sojourner: Her life is highlighted in Senate House lecture
One of the controversies over the proposed Dwight Eisenhower memorial in Washington was the monument committee’s plan to depict the future general and president as a Kansas farm boy, from whence he sprang. The committee charged with creating a statue of abolitionist icon Sojourner Truth faced similar issues, ultimately deciding on an image closer to...
At New Paltz event, the Democratic candidates differ markedly in style
Based on applause following their 90-minute debate at the Woodland Pond senior-citizen complex in New Paltz on Monday, Julian Schreibman’s moderate approach to issues resonated more with the elderly audience than Joel Tyner’s sharp attacks on his opponent and at times moderator Gerald Benjamin. The two candidates for the Democratic nomination for Congress in the...
Turnover brings tossup
In the biggest shake up in the 44-year history of the Ulster County Legislature, twelve incumbents will not be running this year while another eleven have entered primaries to keep their seats. Key to all this turmoil was the 2006 decision by voters to downsize the legislature from 33 to 23 members. Rather than running...