Kingston Times letters (7/13-20)
Topics include: Gentrification’s not inevitable; city’s ‘rabbit pellet policy.’
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Hugh Reynolds: One ring, eight hats
As new candidates enter the already crowded field for the Democratic congressional nomination next year, the odds for bottom-feeders can only improve.
Hugh Reynolds: Consolidation without tears
For better or worse, people like their government close, even if it costs more. Will the county’s application pass final muster? Could be. After that would come the heavy lifting.
Hein for Congress: Will he or won’t he?
Two years ago, Ulster County executive Mike Hein delayed a decision on whether to run for Congress until almost the eleventh hour. With Hein the party-supported front-runner, other Democrats held fire on Hein’s announcement. That delay cost eventual Democratic candidates time and money. This time around, no one’s waiting.
Hugh Reynolds, come back!
Seriously, who else among us could make the continuing spats of Cahill and Hein as riveting as any sports-page coverage of hardcore wrestling?
Letters: Differing takes on RUPCO Alms House project
Opinions for and against the 66-unit development.
How to behave now that you’re upstate: A guide for citiots
You might’ve heard whispers among the locals of citiots, but you’re certain they mean someone else. You might be right — simply being from the city does not make one a citiot. Being unable or unwilling to modify your city behavior when in the country? That’s what will earn you this handle.
Kingston Times letters (6/8-14)
Medicare unfairness, all hail rail trails and more.
Letter: Journalists must put aside left-wing ideology and embrace truth
It is time for journalists to recognize and report the consequences and contribution of the Obama administration to the rise and continued barbaric acts of radical Islamic terrorists.
Hugh Reynolds: Where will the firefighters train?
The good news for Ulster County government is that the current squabble over the location of a fire training facility will probably end happily. A year or two from now, beaming officials and fire chiefs will be cutting a ribbon at a relatively isolated location. But not, I predict, on Cottekill Road, the county’s first choice, but near the residences of visibly surprised owners.