Finding Ulysses

The Trumansburg Volunteer Fire Company is having its annual Pancake Breakfast to Benefit the
H.  Peter  Kahn Memorial  Scholarship

H. Peter Kahn

Sunday, March 21, 2009
7:30 AM to 11:00 AM
74 West Main Street, Trumansburg
Adults $6; 5-12 $3; under 5 FREE
Peter was a member of the Trumansburg Fire Company for over 20 years when he died in the line [...]

Either I’ve fallen down another rabbit hole, or all 3 Republicans running for Village offices, are to the left of the 3 Democrats, on the most important issue in front of the Board.  John White(R) is running for Mayor against the incumbent Democratic Mayor, Marty Petrovic.  Debbie Nottke(R) , incumbent trustee, and Matthew Taylor(R) are [...]

I went to the candidate forum on Sunday.  None of the Republicans showed up, but all of the Democrats did, but that’s about the only good thing I can say about them.  All of them are in favor of ambulance privatization.  Mayor Petrovic spent some time explaining to me why it wasn’t really privatization.  He [...]

Sunday, February 28, 4:00 pm at the Trumansburg Fire Hall
On Tuesday March 16, the Village of Trumansburg will hold an election for Trustees and Mayor. Please come out and hear what the candidates have to say. You will have the opportunity to ask questions. Make sure you know where the candidates stand on the issues [...]

Go to   tcgasmap.org and see all of the gas leases in our area.  When we meet the candidates at the Firehall on Sunday, we will be only a few hundred feet away from leased land.  Maybe the next candidate forum will be interupted by the sound of giant compressors and tractor trailers hauling toxic fluids [...]

As our country inches closer to the next Great Depression, we should be thinking about how we are going to survive it here in Ulysses.  We will have to help each other.  When we can’t make a living in our failed economy, we will have to cooperate closely with each other in order to meet [...]

Historically, in this country, we have structured our tax system such that the poor paid a lower percentage of their income than the rich.  For instance, if you’re below the poverty line you pay no income tax, and if you make millions you pay the highest income tax rate.  George Bush cut taxes on the [...]

There was a special Trumansburg Village Board meeting on January 27th to discuss the implementation of a fee for service EMS.  It ran very smoothly, because no one in attendance raised any of the many important objections that I have written about here and at http://trumansburgambulance.blogspot.com/ for two years.  I did not attend, but I [...]

Blue Cross is raising rates in California by as much as 39% !  And they are reserving the right to raise rates more than once a year!  Some people had big rate increases already last year.  This is insane.  Could this be coming to New York soon?  These private for profit health insurance companies (which [...]

Who has no fear of natural death and can exist for centuries?
Who’s long existence can acquire far more wealth than any individual could in their lifetime?
Who derives their strength from the flesh and blood of real human beings?
Who does not drink clean water or breath clean air?
Who can only be killed in an unequal [...]