Finding Ulysses

If you have not yet been down to see it, this weekend is your last chance to view the Ink Shop’s show at the Houghton Gallery in Corning.  This show is wonderful, and includes the work of Ulysses residents Barbara Page and Judy Barringer, as well as almost-in-Ulysses artist Kathy Frederick (apologies to any other [...]

Why would Doug Austic and Rod Ferrentino vote in favor of approving a law immediately after another town board member says that the wording of the law was never discussed by the board, and that she has questions? What did they think that they had to lose by waiting until the next meeting, when questions could be addressed?

Turkey vultures have returned to Trumansburg

Rordan Hart’s lack of interest in voting in Trumansburg village elections is representative of the attitudes of the majority of Trumansburg residents. Only 386 Trumansburg residents bothered themselves to vote today.

I’m posting this letter from David Filberto in case any Finding Ulysses readers don’t have access to it elsewhere. In the letter, David is responding to the smear tactics that the Harts have employed. It’s too bad that the campaign had to get to this point, but I think that David would be foolish not [...]

Candidate Rordan Hart has not voted at all in recent Trumansburg elections. Geoffrey Hart, the man who is now suing the Village Board of Trustees, didn’t show up to vote in village elections either.

OK, I promise to start posting about flowers, not politics, real soon, but I just had to share this with any of you who have been voicing some criticisms about candidates here… or, just thinking some, or, just thinking you could do better. I was on-line looking at some stuff, when I discovered this link [...]

Is Rordan Hart against walking in the village of Trumansburg?

In much of the political talk I hear and read lately, I find myself wondering the extent of people’s civics knowledge.  Do people really understand the form of government under which we operate?   Democracy is “government by the people.”  There is a form of democracy, called “direct democracy” in which people directly make the [...]

Yes, definitely, passing an impeachment resolution in Trumansburg, would be the right thing to do. Here’s what my question was: “Thomas Jefferson wrote rules for parliamentary procedure known as Jefferson’s Manual and they have been used by the US House of Representatives since 1837. Jefferson’s Manual stipulates that a state legislature may initiate impeachment procedures [...]