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Letters to the Editor

September as Attendance Awareness Month

The Fulton City School District has made good attendance a high priority. A key step is letting families know about the critical role they play in getting children to school on time every day. We will positively reinforce students who meet or exceed our attendance goal of being present and on time at least 90% of the time or more or show improvement in their attendance rates.

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Your Oswego County Tax Dollars at Work

Kurt Ospelt, the County Highway Superintendent, signs a contract for a sandpit with Jack Beckwith, a former County Legislator, without any of the other County Legislators knowing about it. They got their mining permit from NY DEC. The County then builds a road on Jack Beckwith’s property, which is private property, to get to the sandpit.

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Fred Beardsley – Hypocrisy at its worst.

On Wednesday 8/21, I was shocked and disgusted to read Fred Beardsley’s public comments in regards to the County Treasurer’s election court case. He said and I quote: “It`s obvious there was an effort to blatantly disregard the rules and laws regarding the filing of petitions.” To say that this is worse than the pot calling the kettle black would be an extreme understatement.

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Legislator: It’s Time To Rebid County Contract

At the last county legislature meeting, I asked if the contract with IQS is going to be rebid. Like always, there was no answer. The contract expires in August and it can either be rebid or extended to IQS for another year. If it’s rebid, we have a real opportunity to save the taxpayers a significant amount of money.

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Tax-Spending, Deception And Cruelty: Let Local Communities Protect Their Own

New York State has a situation that affects taxpayers, consumers and responsible caretakers. The subject is the rapid influx of commercial breeders, primarily to Central New York. As regulations in neighboring states have become more stringent, breeders are moving into New York. New York State appears to be the only state that specifically has language that disallows home rule regarding companion animal breeders and pet stores.

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