A conservative voice crying in the liberal wilderness of Greater Binghamton, NY
By Jim Willis on Oct 23, 2007 in Society & Culture | 4 Comments
Somewhere along the way in the past 20 years or so, health insurance has morphed. It has changed. It is no longer health insurance but a prepaid health plan. When I say this to most people, they don’t really “get” what I mean. Once upon a time insurance (of any kind) was something you paid [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 22, 2007 in Society & Culture | 0 Comments
As I was investigating just how many (and where) sex offenders are located in the Greater Binghamton area (see last Thursday’s post), I decided to do an analysis of how many offenders there are per capita in our county compared with other counties in New York State. What I found was quite interesting. It seems [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 18, 2007 in Society & Culture | 2 Comments
The REAL nightmare this Halloween may not be on a television or movie screen, but right down the street. Tony Russell (local talk radio host), Anthony Massar (Binghamton City Council member) and others in our area have been warning us for some time about the dangers of sex offenders in the Greater Binghamton area. Heed [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 15, 2007 in Transportation | 0 Comments
A negative rant about our local airport. Well, not exactly against the airport but the airlines that service it. For years the local airport–once called Link Field in honor of the father of the flight simulator and local hero Edwin A. Link, then renamed the Binghamton Regional Airport, now called the Greater Binghamton Airport, was [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 14, 2007 in Government & Politics | 1 Comment
The Broome County Clerk, Richard Blythe (a Republican) appeared on the Tony Russell Talk Show on Friday, October 12 to discuss the impending policy change for DMVs by Governor Spitzer. (By the way, Talk with Tony is on 1290 AM Radio from 9-11:30 am Monday-Friday, and well worth listening to. Tony runs a good talk [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 10, 2007 in Exec Barbara Fiala, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 3 Comments
A few weeks ago County Executive Barbara “The Whiner” Fiala released her 2008 proposed budget. In her address to the County Legislature, she found it necessary to blame just about everyone else for an increase in the property tax rate. First of all, it’s Jeff Kraham’s fault–the man who held the position prior to Fiala–two [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 8, 2007 in Elections, Government & Politics | 1 Comment
The list of races and candidates below is drawn from a PDF document posted on the Broome County Board of Elections website and is provided in what I hope is an easy-to-read and understand form. I’ve hyperlinked candidates names to their websites, for those who have a website that I could easily find. If you [...]