Today, William Plante stood before Judge Herrick and calmly took a plea bargain offered by the District Attorney’s office which would place him in State Prison…again. I leaned in the plea that Mr. Plante “worked” for Dowling Inc. which he scamm…
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Albany Police Alert to Scammers of Elderly
From the APD Press Release:
The Albany Police Department is investigating a incident on Marion Avenue that occurred last week in which two men came to the home of an elderly couple and claimed to work for the water department to get inside their house….
High Speed Rail: Two Tenths of One Percent
By Robert Cruickshank
The high range of cost estimates to build high speed rail between San Francisco and Anaheim is $98 billion over the next 22 years. There’s no doubt that $98 billion is a pretty big number.
But so is $1.9 trillion.
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Republicans: Against It Before They Were For It
By Leo Gerard United Steelworkers
First, Republicans opposed extending the payroll tax cut that put an extra $20 a week in the pockets of 160 million working Americans.
Next, they supported it. If the cost were offset the way they wanted. Even though R…
The 99% Plan: The Privatization Trap
By Mike KonczalRoosevelt Institute
Privatizing the government is one of the most active projects of the early 21st century.
Everything we once expected the government to do – from education to regulatory rule-writing to military operations to healthcar…
Final Debate? Money Talks. Who is Mitt and Ron’s Love Child?
The Final Presidential Debate? Tonight’s CNN debate from Arizona may be the final debate of the Republican Primary. If the race is going to be competitive all the way to the Republican National Convention, it’s hard to see not having a couple more, but none are currently on the books. Tonight’s debate should be interesting. [...]
The State Helps Teenagers Get Free Condoms
Some California teenagers can receive a packet of 10 condoms and “personal lubricant” from a program co-sponsored by the state Department of Public Health and the California Family Health Council.
Launched on Valentine’s Day during “National Condom Week,” the Condom Access Project – CAP for short – is aimed at reducing the transmission of sexual diseases among 15-year-olds to 19-year-olds “by ensuring that California youth have access to free condoms year round,” the council says in a press release on its website.
The program, whose slogan is “Put a Cap on It,” drew an angry reaction from Karen England, executive director of [....]
