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By Jim Willis on Aug 13, 2008 in Energy, Environment, Government & Politics | 1 Comment
It’s hard when you’re passionate–and upset–not to use words like “psycho nut-job” and “communist thugs” when it comes to our state “leaders” who believe they know better than we citizens how we should live our lives. But I’ll try to behave myself.
My latest rant has to do with kool aide drinkers who believe man is [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 7, 2008 in Environment, Marcellus Shale, This Site | 0 Comments
I’ve just posted a new resource page on the blog titled Natural Gas Leases. It lists local landowner groups who either have formed, or are in the process of forming, for the purpose of negotiating land leases with energy companies who want to drill for natural gas around Greater Binghamton. The resource page also lists [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 6, 2008 in Government & Politics, Mayor Matt Ryan, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
The closer we get to election year, the more Binghamton Mayor Matt Ryan (Democrat, Citizen Action flunky, socialist) sounds like a conservative Republican. But don’t let his rhetoric fool you.
Today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin runs a story with the headline, Ryan freezes city hiring. The story reports the hammer has come down: No new hiring for [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 4, 2008 in Energy, Environment, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
Chucky Schumer, one of our two socialist U.S. Senators from New York, thinks fuel prices are too high. The latest sleazy way he’s keeping his name in the news (and in front of dimwits who vote for him) is to talk about the price of diesel fuel for school districts in Upstate New York. He’s [...]
By Jim Willis on Aug 1, 2008 in Society & Culture | 2 Comments
From today’s Press & Sun-Bulletin:
Broome County Peace Action will host its annual breakfast remembrance of the two atomic bombings of Japan in 1945 at 8 a.m. Aug. 9 at the First Congregational Church on the corner of Front and Main streets.
The guest speaker will be Frida Berrigan, senior arms and security program associate with the [...]