Not exactly Drums Along the Mohawk, but just a little farther down the Thruway.
Lawmakers Call Governor to Task on His Plan to Rejuvenate Upstate
The Republican-led Senate, which is dominated by upstate lawmakers, is holding up approval of the governor’s top economic development nominees amid a growing feud. Among other things, they are upset that the […]

There was an interesting op-ed in Sunday’s Post-Standard by consultant John Gann about upstate New York’s need to market itself to wealthy downstaters as a “better place to visit, live and work.”
Upstaters enjoy some of the nation’s most affordable housing, abundant land and uncrowded interstate highways - along with productive farmland, […]

I have returned.

Interesting article, linked via Boing Boing, about a study of who uses MySpace and who uses Facebook:
The goodie two shoes, jocks, athletes, or other “good” kids are now going to Facebook. These kids tend to come from families who emphasize education and going to college. They are part of what we’d call hegemonic society. They […]

The ever-quotable Mr. Bruno was in fine form this past week…
“It’s sad for the people of New York State that here on the closing day of the session the governor establishes a position that nothing happens unless we get agreement on campaign finance reform. Now I don’t know about you, in your lives, when […]

If you’re going to use something as an excuse for the inevitable gridlock in Albany at the end of a legislative session, you could do worse than campaign finance reform.

A deadly flash flood in the Catskills - and we’re coming up on a year since destructive flooding trashed the region. They just can’t seem to catch a break.

…is Comedy Central’s new Indecision2008.com.
We live in amazing times.

Wow, it’s been a long time since the last installment; too long. Let’s see… what happened?
York Staters sent a signal from the great beyond after an ominous two-month silence. See here for a welcome explanation.
Simon at Living in Dryden got married - congratulations to him and his new bride! He’s now returned […]

Well, not in the dock … but c’mon, they’re just now getting around to confirming the guy?
Daniel Gundersen is set to be confirmed this week as the state’s Commissioner of Economic Development, along with Patrick Foye, his downstate counterpart and Director of the Urban Development Corp… Republicans may have been offering up some payback for […]