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Open
Meeting Law Ignored
Boards Drift Towards
Secrecy
(June, 2002)
In Kingston, you can lead a Board
to office, but you can't make them think. As vigilant as the Town
Clerk's Office has been, there has been a steady erosion of the Open
Meeting Law. We find it disturbing and so too should you.
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Talking the talk is the
easy part...
Now It’s Time to Walk the Walk
(May 2002) May 11 was
the nine month anniversary of the horrific events of September 11, but
you would never know it by the low voter turnout in this last town
election.
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We are the Faithful
(April 2002) When the Catholic Church refers to its members,
it calls us "the faithful". And we are. When news of the allegations
against Monsignor Frederick Ryan were revealed, I think it is fair to
say that we were shocked. Msgr. Ryan is known in town to Catholics and
non-Catholics alike.
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Kingston: The New Address
of Choice
(March 2002) What a
difference a dozen years make. The Kingston of 2002 is dramatically
different from the town that existed in the late 1980's. Kingston did
not get much respect. Outsiders considered Duxbury to be the address of
choice. All that has changed.
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Pushing Pills Toward the Promised Plan
(February 2002)
The benefits of potassium iodide (KI)
being stockpiled by some means in Kingston is hardly the issue. What is
of concern is the poison in the process.
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Taking the Show on the Road
(February 2002)
Mary
"Pixie" Lampert is a No Nuke, make no mistake about it. Hiding behind
the smile and the rhetoric is disdain for the concept of nuclear energy.
We have no problem with that, but
let's call a spade a spade here. Lampert is one of the scores of self
proclaimed experts who link their lives to a cause, there being no other
side to the story.
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The Observer take on the future of the Lake
(January 2002)
Well, it’s done! That which had been
talked about for umpteen years has finally, mercifully, come to pass;
Pembroke is out of the Region. That having been said, let’s take a look
at what is left of the "newly formed", "Smaller is Better" Silver Lake
Regional School District.
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We’ve got a little
something for everybody
(January 2002)
As you look through the paper we hope you
agree there is something for everyone.
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Observer Online clicks
with Kingston
(January 2002)
Since we launched on December 15th our
server has recorded 40,000+ hits and 3,500+ page views during more than
1,200 user sessions. It was no small that a team of local folks was able
to publish and produce a 200+ page Website the same day distribution
began for our 12 page premiere edition.
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Creating Something that
is Purely Kingston
(December 2001) As a newspaper we championed the cause of good government
at every opportunity. We had been talking the talk for years — now was
time to walk the walk. Your editor discovered that reform — real reform
— is hard work. Good government is labor intensive. It became quickly
apparent that there was not enough hours in the day to do justice to the
elected position and the newspaper. One of ‘em had to go and the
newspaper went into hibernation. After a nine year nap it’s time to get
to it again.
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Echoes of Columbine
(December 2001)
Silver Lake was not immune from outrageous
behavior. The school year began when School officials suspended almost a
dozen students at the Junior High when it was discovered that
prescription drugs were being sold within the school. The police were
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Unwarranted
Favors
(December 2001)
When have you ever been to a Town Meeting
where the first two articles were by petition? The rule of thumb is that
scheduled business come first, petitioned articles last.
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Prescription for Good
Government
(Editor's Note: The following
editorial first ran in January of 1989 and
is worth re-reading. Especially in light of how much has and hasn't
changed in Kingston government. Enjoy!)
(January 1989)
1988 has been regarded by many as one of
the worst political years in memory. Virtually every facet of town
government has been impacted by charges of incompetence, malfeasance or
at best, bad judgment.
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