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Local watershed contains highest level of herbicide Atrazine in state
Depending on what headlines you pay attention to you may have noticed one recently about a study implicating a chemical called Atrazine in the ‘de-sexing’ of frogs.  Essentially a new University of California study showed exposure to Atrazine, a commonly used herbicide on crops such as corn, changed boy [...]

Enough, Already.The story that Democratic Congressional leaders forced out Eric Massa by leaking the ethics charge against him appears clearly to be false.   There are abundant reasons to recognize this, principal among them that Eric Massa said it happened that way.

By Lenn Thompson, Editor-in-Chief

We've had to reschedule it a couple times, but today
I'm excited to announce the third in a series of Taste Live events I'll
be moderating for

Governor Paterson says he'll call a special election for the 29th Congressional District "as soon as possible."   But why would the Governor, who has discretion in the matter, call a special election when there's nothing in it but trouble for his party?Given that it's highly likely a Republican would win, that's one more vote against passing the Senate health care bill in the House.   The President and Pelosi want that?

Hot word on the streets is that directions from Google Maps can now be tailored for bicycling, in addition to walking, public transport, and car. So I checked it out.

Looks like Corning Mayor and Congressional candidate Tom Reed is taking some pre-emptive action against a possible Maggie Brooks run for the 29th District nomination.   A reader, a registered Republican, alerts us that she received a robo-call today from Reed.   She recorded the message from her answering machine:

Judge Richard Keenan held that prosecutors presented insufficient evidence to the grand jury to support the criminal misdemeanor charges against Andrew Moore, former Executive Director of the Monroe County Republican Party.This political prosecution was a farce from its inception, as Mustard Street has pointed out repeatedly.   A low-water mark for the office of District Attorney Mike Green; his Duke rape case.

By Lenn Thompson