By Jim Willis on Nov 19, 2009 in City Council, Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 3 Comments
More lunacy from the green eco-nuts, this time in the City of Binghamton. (Hey, I moved out of Binghamton–so don’t blame this one on me. Any group of people who vote for, and re-elect Matt Ryan for Mayor and the Citizen Action Gang as the City Council, are certifiably nuts!)
Today’s “through the looking glass” moment: [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 5, 2009 in Environment, Marcellus Shale | 0 Comments
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation has caved to the anti-drillers who are screaming for more time to read the 800-page draft Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (dSGEIS)–the proposed new drilling regulations all drillers in New York would have to follow when drilling in the Marcellus Shale. They’ve added another 30 days to the [...]
By Jim Willis on Nov 1, 2009 in Elections, Government & Politics | 0 Comments
There is an historic vote coming to the voters of Johnson City, NY on Tuesday. They will decide whether or not to dissolve the Village of Johnson City and join with the surrounding Town of Union–merging the two entities into one. The reason? Supposedly to save money. But as I’ve pointed out a number of [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 18, 2009 in Reviews, Stores | 5 Comments
My wife and I purchased a new Maytag washer and dryer from Best Buy in Vestal last week. This is the tale of my rather poor experience.
The opening of our local Best Buy was eagerly anticipated by yours truly after Circuit City went bust last year. The new store had been open all of two [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 16, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
Completely mind-blowing. The grand total number of jobs created by Obama’s stimulus money in our area of New York State so far? 3 1/2. You read that right…three and one-half jobs. Not hundreds, not thousands, not even tens…just 3 1/2 single jobs. From an article in the Press & Sun-Bulletin:
In the 10 counties of the [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 13, 2009 in Government & Politics, Taxes & Spending | 2 Comments
A tip of the hat to the Town of Union (near Endicott, NY) for returning Obama stimulus money they didn’t want nor ask for, to the tune of $561,302. And a big “boo” to Broome County Social Services for sticking their grubby hands out to grab it before it went somewhere else–continuing the waste and [...]
By Jim Willis on Oct 6, 2009 in Government & Politics, Sen Barack Obama, Taxes & Spending | 0 Comments
This gem comes courtesy my favorite local news outlet, the Press & Sun-Bulletin, from an article titled “Federal grant to pay for solar panels for Binghamton’s Carlisle Apartments“:
The Binghamton Housing Authority has won a $302,400 competitive federal grant to make one of its housing units more energy-efficient.
The grant, which was announced Tuesday, will pay for [...]