Our new state senator
Two years ago, state senate candidate George Amedore celebrated Thanksgiving with his family hoping that a narrow election-day margin over
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Hugh Reynolds: All aboard?
With apologies to Johnny Cash‘s “Folsom Prison Blues,” did Ulster County Exec Mike Hein hear the train a’ comin? How
Hugh Reynolds: They liked Mike
One of the questions following Ulster County Exec Mike Hein’s designation last month as one of the nine top public
Hugh Reynolds: Pay raise, anyone?
Pundits are agog over the possibility of state legislators voting themselves a raise in special session next month. Paid a
Hugh Reynolds: And they’re off
“Comptroller Expenses Scrutinized.” That was the lead headline in last Sunday’s Daily Echo. As we used to say in the
Hugh Reynolds: Things are looking up
By now, former Democratic Congressional candidate Sean Eldridge should be starting to figure out what he’s going to do with
The cost of garbage removal keep spiraling upward
Ulster County’s Resource Recovery Agency (UCRRA) has given final approval to a $14.3-million budget for 2015 which calls for sharp
Hugh Reynolds: Election roundup
The barnburner campaign I had hoped for in the 103rd Ulster-Dutchess Assembly district, Kevin Cahill versus Kevin Roberts, has been
Hugh Reynolds: Where’s the fizz?
The barnburner campaign I had hoped for in the 103rd Ulster-Dutchess Assembly district, Kevin Cahill versus Kevin Roberts, has been
Hugh Reynolds: The mood of the electorate
“People have been traumatized [by the Great Recession]. They’re still struggling, worried, and anxious. Even though they’re working, they don’t