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Does anybody know if it’s true or not? I have been told that there is a new funeral home coming to the Village of Owego, along with a crematory, and it is possibly located in the historic district. I’m not sure whether that’s legal or not, but it would be interesting. I just wonder if anybody knows about this and if it’s legal to have a crematory in a historic village. Thank you.
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If you think your NYSEG bill is high now, wait until they raise rates on delivery charges, which equals about another $30 a month more. Please write to your Governor Hochul and tell her enough is enough and to start looking out for her constituents in the highly taxed NY state. I hear electric rates in Florida are much cheaper because they burn coal.
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I hope that when all you folks who seem to adore our governor get your NYSEG bill, you rethink your support when it comes time to vote, since these egregious bills are largely due to state-mandated policies.
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Well, Mama Gump may have had trouble picking out chocolates; at least she wasn’t the kid in school who ate the paste.
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I keep hearing all these horror stories about utility bills doubling and more this year because of the cold weather. I know it’s been super cold, gas and transportation costs are up, and I waited to see my bill. To my surprise, it was less than a 50% increase from the same period last year. So why are there so many of these stories? Did you all sign up for the Save the Planet utility programs? Someone has to pay for these wind and solar farms. You can all breathe easier now.
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Can anyone please recommend a person in the area who could replaster a ceiling? Thank you.
National Political Viewpoints
Our current Secretary of the Navy has never served in the military, has never served in the Navy, is an art collector of disreputable pictures and paintings; people can’t even post them online. And yet, he is our Secretary of the Navy because he was a big donor to Donald Trump. That’s all it takes.
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Eliminate sanctuary cities and then eliminate sanctuary states. This country will be a whole lot better off.
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HUGE SHIFT: January’s deficit just fell to $95 BILLION, a 26% decrease from last year. Revenue climbed 9%. Spending rose just 2%. Tariff revenue surged to $27.7B, nearly four times pre-tariff levels. Year-to-date deficit is down 17%. That’s not spin; that’s math. For months, critics said the numbers would spiral. Instead, revenue is up, spending growth is restrained, and the deficit is narrowing. Whether you support the policies or not, this is a major fiscal development worth paying attention to.
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Please explain to the public why your paper is so biased against the Republicans and prints stupid Democratic lies. Explain that to the public!
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Did you think I was lying about the money on the driver’s license and the point system? Think about this: you can reduce your points by enrolling in one of their classes; it all costs money. Every one of those things costs you money! Tell me again how wrong I am. It’s all money. New York State is so bad. It’s another California, just a smaller California. That’s all! The same idiots, same politicians you’ve got!
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All these shootings that are taking place, folks, the only way it’s going to end is when they take all your guns. That’s what this is all about. They want all your guns. They’ve already made it so tough to get ammo; it’s disgusting. Once they’ve got your guns, you might as well say goodbye because it’s all done. You will be a robot, and that’s the end of the story. That’s just what they’re all going to do. It’s the democratic way. It’s called the new way for the Democrats: my way or no way.
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You don’t take those electricity prices to Hochul! She’s the one who gave them two increases. So far, they’ve received two increases from your governor in New York State, but they want to cover it up and say it’s Trump’s tariffs. Bologna! Hogwash! It is your governor that gave them two increases and they’re trying for a third! I’ll be surprised if she doesn’t give it to them. Put the blame where the blame belongs!
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Democracy, Humanity will prosper and grow, develop, evolve… “E Pluribus Unum” – Out of Many, One.
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You know, it really irks me, all these other countries with these people being exposed to the Epstein files. They know Epstein is a rapist, involved in sex trafficking, and they’re trying to cover it up because Trump’s involved. Yet, Trump’s name is mentioned more than anybody else’s in these files,, and they refuse to even mention him. They took his pictures out of it, and they show everybody but him. What is wrong with this country? What is wrong with the people in this country?
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“Life without liberty is like a body without spirit.” (Khalil Gibran) Who in your family braved coming to America so you could benefit? What were they escaping from? Who gave them shelter and food? Who gave them a chance to live with dignity and for you or your children to have the opportunities you have? We are in crucial times. Don’t just sit there; how can you lend a hand to those now in need?
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“Project Salt Box.” Please look this up online. ICE is buying up warehouses across the country to make them into Trump’s Detention Centers. Nearly 71,000 people are currently being held in these centers, including children (2-14 years old), young adults, the disabled and ill, and grandparents. Lacking food and medical services; denied freedom. Are they the “worst of the worst,” as Trump, Noem, Miller, and Homan call them? Please look online for “Project Salt Box” to see if they’re coming for you next, whether you’re a citizen or not. And do something.
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Why are my tax dollars going up? Why are they spending even more of my hard earned money? I thought they were supposed to reduce my taxes and give me more money? Now they are spending even more on ICE? I heard they just bought some warehouses for a billion dollars? That is super wasteful spending! What is going on? Stop funding those thugs and give me back my money.
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The definition of ignorance is the lack of knowledge or information. Reading this column is a good example and appalling. It is so easy now to verify the truth by doing a little research, reading speech transcripts, etc., that it’s disgusting to read. Recent examples: 1: ICE didn’t jail a two or five year old. 2: no taxpayer money is going to the ballroom. 3: No Minnesotans were murdered; two people died because of violent riots, which were not caused by ICE but by the encouragement of local politicians.
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Another shooting in our country. This time at a skating rink in Rhode Island. Please contact state and federal representatives to get them working on sensible gun legislation. We are NOT coming for your guns, but we do need sensible gun legislation so that incidents like this do not continue to happen.
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Chuck Schumer and Democrats have shut down the government until at least the State of the Union address. This time, they have made 10 unrealistic demands that they won’t even debate. They wanted ICE, CBP, etc. to wear cameras. The government agreed and got the cameras; now they don’t want them. This time, the people who won’t get paid while working are the Coast Guard, TSA agents, FEMA, and the Secret Service. SECRET service doesn’t matter because they want our POTUS gone anyway.
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A reader asked, “When was the last time conservatives turned over cars, rioted, looted, etc.?” Well, Jan. 6, 2021 comes to mind. Oh – wait – they were all pardoned by Trump because they were patriots. Right. Silly me.
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Last week’s Pennysaver featured a viewpoint that conservatives were never violent. I Googled “list of right-wing attacks” and got an immediate list of 18 major violent events by conservatives/right wing, starting with Timothy McVeigh to recent synagogue bombings.
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I’m so glad I’m no longer a “member” of a political party. The hypocrisy is absolutely astounding. In a less harmful example from some, the condemnation of the current president renaming everything, including memorial buildings and natural features. How is that any different from renaming sports teams, local parks, etc.? All this inconsequential posturing while we still have no cure for cancer; thousands are being killed in wars; people are sick, starving, and homeless; cardiovascular disease is still the leading cause of death worldwide, proving to me, at least, that ALL politicians are only thinking of number one.
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Has the person who thinks democrats aren’t being polite enough to the king ever listened to what comes out of his mouth?
The Redneck States need to cook the Blueblood States until their blood gets red from oxygen
We were told not to believe anything MSM outlets say by a person who lied over 30k times in 4 years. No MSM outlets paid Dominion Voting Systems millions of dollars for knowingly and maliciously lying!
We were told not to believe MSM outlets by a media outlet that paid 3 quarters of a billion dollars for knowingly and maliciously lying about the 2020 election. fox, Oan and newsmax paid Dominion Voting Systems millions of dollars for knowingly and maliciously lying!
We were told not to believe MSM outlets by the party covering up the Epstein files. Nearly half of Trump’s cabinet is in the Epstein files.
We were told not to believe anything trump doesn’t say, by trump and Sean Hannity. By Trump’s 3rd year he knew he was lying every time he said he had the best economy. 1.5M more jobs in Obama’s last 3 years than Trump’s first 3 years!
There’s evidence proving Hannity knowingly and maliciously lied about the election. $787,500,000.00 paid to Dominion Voting Systems for knowingly and maliciously lying.
There’s evidence Hannity told his viewers it was ANTIFA attacking the Capitol on January 6, there’s evidence Hannity knew it was MAGA. Anyone dumb enough to believe Trump pardoned 1,500 members of ANTIFA on the first day of Trump’s second term?
There’s several texts between Hannity and people in Trump’s cabinet and family on January 6. He told trump to send MAGA home.
3 hours later, Trump finally called off the brutal violence on heroic cops January 6, 2021.
We all have an encyclopedia in our phone. To fact check if Reagan is known for trickle down economics, type, who started trickle down economics.
To fact check if Carter gave the elite a tax cut, type, did Carter pass a tax cut for the elite.
To check if Carter put loop holes in the tax code for the elite, did Carter add loop holes for the elite. Answers below.
Yes, Reagan is responsible trickle down economics.
No, Jimmy Carter, did not pass a tax cut for the elite.
No, Jimmy Carter did not put loop holes for the elite in the tax code.
It was southern Democrats and Republicans who opposed removing loop holes for the elite. These are all facts from historical records.
MAGA was told not to trust Google by Trump and Sean Hannity. Before that, most people went to Google for facts about children, cars and many other things. Trump lied over 30k times in 4 years. fox paid 3 quarters of a billion dollars for knowingly and maliciously lying about the 2020 election.
Trump knew he was lying about the economy by the 3rd year of his first term. 1.5M more jobs in Obama’s last 3 years than Trump’s first 3 years, fact check me.
Trump knows American intelligence agencies caught Trump’s campaign in contact with Russians over 100 times during the 2016 campaign. Collusion that didn’t reach the chargeable offense, conspiracy against the United States.Read the Mueller report pt 1 & 2. There’s a legal way for a politician to talk to America’s adversaries like Russia, through the State Department. Instead of the legal way, Trump’s campaign sought a “back channel” to Russia. Back channel is a Jared kushner quote.
The Russian investigation was no more a hoax than the Epstein files are. Trump could end the Ukraine war by using the list of illegal oil tankers Russia is using TO FILL HIS WAR CHEST, to continue to attack the country America signed the Budapest Memorandum with.
You would have known the truth if you used the encyclopedia in your phone, friends.
I refuse to allow someone to tell me the opposite of reality to my face. It’s why I avoid people. Good people have been lied to by talibangelical preachers. It’s created 2 generations of Americans that are brainwashed by lies from your talibangelical preachers.
Your talibangelical preachers want to force molestation victims to carry her rapist’s kid to birth.
God told Lot to abort a child if Lot thought his wife was carrying another man’s child.
I’ll talk to your talibangelical preachers about that lie, there’s no rebuttal to God telling Lot to take his wife to a priest to use bitter water. If it was another man’s child it would be expelled, aborted.
*Republicans in Florida tried to force a Republican lawmaker to carry a fetus even though it was an ectopic pregnancy. That means the fetus will die no matter what. That Republican tried to blame the Democrats because a DR refused the Republican passed law on 6 week restriction on abortion.
**Republicans in Ohio tried to force a 10 year old molestation victim to carry her rapist’s kid. You can no longer vote Republican and say you’re not for forcing rape and molestation victims to carry her rapist’s kid in several Republican states. Those Republican states passed no abortion, no exceptions. That’s what the Republican Party wants nationwide. That’s the opposite of what God told Lot.
If there’s a terrorist attack in America, you can be sure of 1 thing, first words out of Trump’s mouth will be Joe Biden.
We have a law maintenance crew member running America’s domestic terrorist agency. Thomas Fugate, look at who is supposedly protecting America from a terrorist attack.
Iran complied with JCPOA for a year after netanyahu pulled America out of JCPOA. 6 dead American troops would be alive if trump didn’t pull out of JCPOA when Iran was 100% with JCPOA.
Use the encyclopedia in your phone. Did the IAEA verify that Iran was complying with JCPOA.