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My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State

February 1, 2021 Renee Shur Coronavirus Leave a comment

At 2:30 pm, on Friday, January 29, 2021, I became a COVD-19 statistic. That day, my name was entered into two databases: New York

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New York State bags plastic bags

February 16, 2020 Renee Shur Consumer issues, Environment, States Leave a comment

On March 1, 2020, New York State’s Bag Waste Reduction Law will go into effect. As of that date, all businesses collecting sales tax

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New York votes in unified government and goes full-on progressive

February 2, 2019 Renee Shur 2018 Election, Democrats, States Leave a comment

Elections matter. If there’s any doubt about why, take a look at what’s happening right now in New York State. In the 2018 election,

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Upstate New Yorkers want to Keep Hope Alive

July 23, 2017 Renee Shur Activism, Charity & Justice Leave a comment

The Keep Hope Alive Project, founded in 2016 in Hudson, New York, provides an outlet for those opposed to the divisiveness and rightward drift

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Health risks demand a moratorium on fracking

September 2, 2014 Barton Schoenfeld Activism, Consumer issues, Energy, Environment, States Leave a comment

A rapidly growing body of research demonstrates that hydraulic fracturing poses dangers not only to the environment but to people’s health. Once contamination occurs

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Guns in the sun vs. safety in the snow

March 21, 2014 Renee Shur Guns, Violence One comment

It’s been a long hard winter here in the Northeast. Extreme cold fatigue set in months ago. Roadside piles of once-pristine snow have turned

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Otto’s Market, Germantown NY: Down-home grocery in a big-box world

June 20, 2013 Renee Shur Business, Cities, Consumer issues, Corporations, Economy, History, States One comment

Recently I met a guy named Otto Leuschel.  Otto’s got a fascinating story to tell about his journey from vice-president of the northeastern division

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In case you missed it

  • Neera Tanden’s Behavior Actually is That Bad
  • My COVID-19 Vaccination: How it worked in New York State
  • Ann Wagner: a hypocrite in her own words
  • The Incoming Biden Team: A Review
  • Time to Act: But what are the crucial goals?
  • Goodbye Washington. Hello Courtroom

A new book by Arthur Lieber. Political Introverts: How Empathetic Voters Can Help Save American Politics.  Buy it here.

Gloria Shur Bilchik’s new book, Election Insiders: Behind the scenes with the people who make your vote count. Kindle edition now available at Amazon.

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