Month: November 2009

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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay

Veterans Day Reminds Us Importance of Right to Vote

November 15, 2009 Contributor
Last week we cast our vote. In a non-presidential election, voter turnout is historically lower, however, no less important. It’s here that we decide who will represent us to decide how taxpayer dollars are spent and determine public policy. To be able to vote in an election is a right our forefathers fought for and is just one more reason we should be mindful and appreciative of our veterans this week.

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Health

Local Resources Enable Family, Sufferers Assistance with Alzheimer’s

November 15, 2009 Contributor
Assemblyman Will Barclay (R,C,I—Pulaski) said today, in light of National Alzheimer’s Awareness month, he wished to draw attention to our local resources, saying the Central New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association and its affiliates provide invaluable resources for those who suffer or care for a loved one who suffers from Alzheimer’s.

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A View of History

Looking South On S. 1st St., 1920s

November 15, 2009 Contributor
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Archivist Tom Tryniski sends us this look at downtown Fulton — one of the streets that locals would come to call the “Dizzy Block”.  This is S. 1st St. as it looked sometime in the 1920s.  This is just a small part of a great panoramic photo.  Click the story to see the entire streetscape.

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Arts and Entertainment

Professors to Host Encore Edition of ‘Evening with Alan and Lawrence’

November 15, 2009 Contributor
"An Evening with Alan and Lawrence," created by and starring SUNY Oswego professors Mark Cole (left) and Robert Auler, will return to Tyler Hall's Waterman Theatre for a 7:30 p.m. Nov. 23 showing. The comedy with music had its world premiere at SUNY Oswego last year and has also appeared at Studio 24 in Syracuse. Mark Cole, professor and chair of theatre at Oswego, wrote the script and plays Lawrence, an eccentric unearther of little-known musical anecdotes. Robert Auler of the music faculty portrays Alan, a virtuoso pianist. Gerard Moses will direct the performance, which made its world premiere at SUNY Oswego last year.

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