Hugh Reynolds: Sorry situation
Should Gerry Benjamin, 73, and in the deep twilight of a long and distinguished career, resign or retire? I don’t think so.
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Letter: Assemblyman Kevin Cahill on pitfalls of calling it ‘recreational’ marijuana
Additional surveys have found therapeutic, appetite enhancement, relaxation and aiding sleep as dominating factors (See: Marist Poll “Weed and the American Family” April 17, 2017).
Hugh Reynolds: Congressional rap battle
I don’t think Degado will be the punching bag Zephyr Teachout turned out to be two years ago.
Hugh Reynolds: How deep is VanBlarcum’s support among Dems?
It appears we will have a contest for the soul of the Democratic Party in September if VanBlarcum gets enough valid signatures on his petitions.
How the Hudson Valley Mall can survive the ‘retail apocalypse’
If you apply some retail analytics and look at longer-term trends, maybe the Hudson Valley Mall would be better suited as something else.
Hugh Reynolds: On to the general in NY-19
I don’t think it takes a political scientist to figure out how Delgado won this thing. He laid it out at one of the innumerable debates among the candidates. “I am the one man on this stage that has the fundraising ability and the organization to win in November,” he told the audience.
Too close to home
As you might expect, we at Ulster Publishing reacted with shock and sadness at the shooting at the newspaper office in Maryland which killed five people who do for Anne Arundel County pretty much the same thing we do for Ulster County.
Hugh Reynolds: Analyzing absentees; what’s up with Joe Maloney?
Why did Joe Maloney switch? He told me the Democrats listened to him while the Republicans marched in lockstep.
Hugh Reynolds: The primary on Tuesday
Hugh sizes up the Democratic Congressional primary race.
Hugh Reynolds: Road warriors
It would appear that running for Congress is good for your health. After months and months of grueling campaigning, the Democratic candidates in the local congressional primary are in pretty good shape, however harried and weary at this point.