Finding Ulysses

At a holiday party hosted at the headquarters of a lobbying firm, political action committees were asked to pay $5,000 to Congressman Arcuri, though organizations seeking a lesser level of political influence could pay a mere $1,000 for a “PAC Memento”.

Here is an interesting exchange between Trustees Chris Thomas and John Hrubos at the December 14th Village Board meeting. John speaks first about the deductible issue, which he said he hadn’t really considered until someone (your welcome) brought it up at the November meeting.  He starts to sound as if maybe he has a touch [...]

Let’s compare and contrast our Democratic representatives in Washington and Trumansburg.  Here’s a 14 second clip of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid on the floor of the Senate on Christmas Eve. He went on to brag about his rather weak attempt at reforming health care in our country.  He had to make the plan less [...]

I’ve been saying for a year that its crazy for the Village Board to consider major changes to our EMS now, while legislation is being battled out on the floor of Congress and in the White House. Chris Thomas was forced by public pressure to adopt his “insurance only billing” ploy, wherein he claims that [...]

Here’s a fascinating and worrisome 7 minute clip from the most recent Village Board meeting.  It starts with Liz Thomas (Town  Councilperson) expressing some confusion about where the Village stands regarding whether or not to subsidize the cost of an underinsured resident’s ambulance ride.  She refers to something she read on the Village website, which [...]

There’s no need to hurry a revision of Trumansburg’s zoning ordinance. It would be nice if people had some time to consider the changes gradually, making sure that they understand what’s being proposed before they rush to an opinion.

A bald eagle spotted along route 89 in the town of Ulysses, New York.

Are there any other parents of students in the Trumansburg schools who are bothered by the recitation of the revised version (1950s) of the Pledge of Allegiance that contains the phrase “under God”?

There are a multitude of reasons to denounce the Village Board for voting to begin ambulance billing, but it is particularly outrageous that they are essentially building a system that discriminates against people who have insurance policies with high deductibles.  This is a large group.  A good policy with low deductibles cost somewhere around 10-15 [...]

Last night the Board voted 4 to 1 in favor of a resolution brought by Chris Thomas, to begin billing for ambulance service.  Debbie Notke was the only no vote. This is a milestone towards privatization of essential government services in our community.  Our Town Supervisor elect made a strong statement against it which should [...]