Finding Ulysses

Yesterday, an important test vote took place, and the results don’t look good. The vote was on cloture, meaning that the question of the vote was whether the FISA Amendments Act should move forward to a vote on Friday. 80 voted yes. 15 voted no. Charles Schumer was present. He voted with the 15 Democrats, against the FISA Amendments Act.

Senators Russ Feingold and Christopher Dodd have announced their plan to filibuster the FISA Amendments Act. Will Schumer and Clinton join them or leave them hanging? We’re residents of New York state, not Alabama or Wyoming. We deserve senators who will take the lead in representing our state’s progressive values, and not just sit on the fence.

It’s nice to see all the energy and enthusiasm happening in T-burg among folks who want to build a new playground. It’s an admirable goal. Many of us had that same energy just about 20 years ago. We did a tremendous amount of fund-raising, design workshops, etc. and in one long weekend, with guidance from [...]

The Public Hearing about Billing for Ambulance and EMS service was held at the Trumansburg Elementary School Auditorium last Wednesday June 18th.  It was fairly well attended and went well from my perspective.  Trustee Chris Thomas explained why he feels we should make the move to billing, and then Trumansburg paramedic Norm Hummel offered a [...]

Liz Thomas works hard to keep people informed of what’s going on with the Ulysses Town government. Here are some tips from her about events that are coming up soon: Black diamond trail At the June 10th Town Board meeting, the house was packed with Black Diamond Trail supporters. Jan Zeserson and Marvin Pritts encouraged [...]

We are not living in an age of idealism. Congressman Arcuri knows that, and that’s why he’s confident that he won’t lose much support on account of his vote for Bush’s spying bill today. You get to decide whether you’re willing to go along with that, and confirm Arcuri’s sad judgment of the character of our citizens.

The involvement of Congressman Arcuri in the effort to rush the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 through Congress without the opportunity for sufficient public debate is profoundly disappointing, and tarnishes his image at the very time when he is beginning his first re-election campaign.

Town Board member Liz Thomas continues to keep Trumansburg and the town of Ulysses well-informed about upcoming public meetings of special importance.

Every Wednesday, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM, until about the time the first frost comes, the Trumansburg Farmer’s Market will be there – just off Main Street to the north of the post office.

Trustee Chris Thomas put together the task force to study his plan to privatize our ambulance/ems service, and they have recommended going forward with the plan.  From his libertarian point of view, this makes perfect sense.  Libertarians are against governmental control of many of the essential services that we have democratically decided to fund.  A [...]