A Kingston taxpayer vision for the State of the City 2019
A resident notes problems with Kingston’s economic development, housing and infrastructure (among other issues) and offers solutions.
Kingston Times | Opinion
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Letters: Taking down the Pike Plan a bad idea
Two letter writers argue for keeping the Uptown Kingston canopies.
Letter: The landlord’s perspective
Local landlords respond to a recent article on the rise of housing activism in Kingston. “I don’t understand how with mortgages, taxes, utilities, insurance and maintenance, the City thinks local landlords are making so much money.”
Hein’s legacy and Ulster’s future
What’s next for Ulster? That’s a good question and a complicated one, with many possible answers. It could well end up a political knife fight for the ages, but it’s also a chance for the voters to take stock of where we are and think where we might want to head as a county.
Ulster’s next county executive
If you have unexpectedly found yourself, as I have, reflecting back on Mike Hein’s tenure as county executive, you might also find yourself jotting down a list of traits you’d like to see in his successor. Here’s mine.
New year, new you? Just say no
Listen, life is too short to spend every day wishing it was different.
Sometimes, chess is a speedy game
While many were enjoying Thanksgiving dinner with their families and good friends, two young, brilliant men were in the last rounds of an intense bout for the title of world chess champion.
Why Delgado won
It was not so much that Delgado did better than 2016 nominee Zephyr Teachout had but that Faso 2018 performed less well than Faso 2016 — an indicator of intense Democratic engagement in this year’s election.
Vote for Delgado
We believe the best choice to represent us in Congress for the next two years is the Democratic challenger, Antonio Delgado.
Commentary: Honor is everything
Sheriff Paul VanBlarcum did the right thing by traveling to Washington DC and meeting with President Trump after a member of the Sheriff’s Department died during a training exercise, argues Mark Ingoglio of Kingston.
