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Fulton Daily News

Do This This Week: Turn In Overdue Books In Fulton

November 15, 2009 Contributor
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So you’ve kept that book that you took out of the Fulton Public Library in 1978 for a book report.  The fines on that book are now larger than your mortgage.

Well, this is the week to make a clean sweep of things.  The library is holding Amnesty Week through Nov. 21.  Bring in your overdue books.  Doesn’t matter whether you owe a buck or two or the gross national product of Guatemala — the slate will be wiped clean.

Don’t wait — when the library closes on Saturday afternoon, you’ll be left with that book…and your guilty conscience.

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Assembly 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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