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By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2013 - 9:55 am
In today's Walton Reporter is a must-read story about the case of Jeanie Groat, a Walton resident who is serving a two-week jail sentence for disorderly conduct, after cursing at an official at a horse show in 2010.
According to the Reporter, the charge... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jun. 14, 2013 - 12:55 pm
Above: Karen Butler, Ingrid Husam, Richard Friedberg and Wenda Habenicht protest the New York Safety Track at a town meeting on Tuesday, June 11. Photo courtesy of the Friends of Rural Life, a local group that wants the track shut down.
In Harpersfield,... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Apr. 10, 2013 - 6:14 pm
An old rule of etiquette: Don't discuss religion or politics at the dinner table. In upstate New York, one might banish two more incendiary topics from polite dining conversation: Fracking and gun control.
Since the hasty and controversial passage of New... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jun. 16, 2010 - 5:33 pm
In today's Daily Star: A story on the kerfuffle over whospackingny.com, a new website that lists the name and address of every pistol permit owner in New York State. (In case you're wondering: "Is that a matter of public record?" -- why, yes, it is, in... Read more
