With the terms of three councilors expiring at the end of the year, and the departure of two other councilors earlier this year, voters are set to choose
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I found the views of Sen. Ron Johnson (R) Wisconsin, on coronavirus vaccinations ill-informed and ignorant.
The senator asks the question, “What do you care if your neighbor has one or not?”
I care, senator, because pods of unvaccinated individuals like those stalwarts in the Fulton County law enforcement community (The Gazette April 10 article “COVID outbreak hits jail”) and in Republican/Trumpist enclaves generally, provide a cozy petri dish for the production of mutants of the virus against which our vaccines might have difficulty protecting us.
In the end, the “You can’t make me” mindset can only prolong our battle against this scourge.
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The bad blood will linger.
It’s easy to dismiss the infighting tearing the Schenectady City Council apart as the noisy byproduct of an unusually competitive election cycle.
Indeed, I did it myself, initially rolling my eyes at the acrimony that exploded into public view earlier this month.
With the Democratic primary fast approaching, it seemed only natural that tensions would be running high, that things would get heated and nasty.
Politics is a battlefield – we shouldn’t be surprised when open warfare breaks out.
What has surprised me is the level of acrimony on display, and the divisions and rifts that have emerged.