Hugh Reynolds: Who’s on first?
Those who try to figure out how power flows in Ulster County government might find the following of interest. Let’s call it the last autopsy.
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Kingston Times letters (4/19-25)
Carnright is wrong; can we trust Steve Noble?
Hugh Reynolds: I apologize
Several weeks ago I filed a column item tagged “Everyone Loves Nina,” a send-up in my mind on the long-running TV comedy, “Everybody Loves Raymond.” Therein, tongue-in-cheek, I then described county legislature Democratic minority leader Hector Rodriguez of New Paltz as “an Hispanic terrier named Hector.” That was ill-considered and hurtful. I apologize.
Hugh Reynolds: Molinaro’s Chris Gibson connection
Gubernatorial candidate Marcus Molinaro’s enlistment of former congressman Chris Gibson as his campaign manager may have come as a surprise to some, given Gibson’s retirement from politics for family reasons two years ago.
We can’t arrest our way out of the opioid crisis
Ulster County sheriff candidate Juan Figueroa says if elected, he’ll take a different approach to the opiate crisis.
Kingston Times letters (4/12-18)
Against the proposed Ulster power plant; public transportation possibilities; a lot is happening.
Hugh Reynolds: Moments of truth await NY-19 hopefuls
If the Democratic candidates challenge the signatures of rivals, it could narrow the field, which increases the number of votes needed to win. What to do?
Hugh Reynolds: Saving Captain Ryan
Pat Ryan steals a march on the crowded Democratic field by holding a “town hall” event as a candidate. But it’s still early, and the gun issue will play far differently outside of Ulster in November.
Kingston Times letters (3/29-4/4)
Thanks, Paul O’Neil; why 2nd Amendment exists.
Hugh Reynolds: College recruiting
SUNY Ulster’s latest southern foray has ended more with a sigh than a bang. College officials say there wasn’t enough interest in the Marlborough area to justify establishing a small satellite at a former grade school.