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Democratic Chairs Unite For Teachout

Democratic Chairs Unite For Teachout Otsego’s Abbate Joins Consensus Democratic county chairs from across the 19th District met in Ulster County Saturday and emerged with a consensus that Zephyr Teachout should run to succeed U.S. Rep. Chris Gilbson, the Republican who is retiring at the end of the year. Teachout, who won the Otsego County nomination for governor against incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic primary, was in Cooperstown Wednesday, where she obtained the support of with County Chairman…

Gibson’s Possibilities Explored For Governor, And vs. Gillibrand

Gibson’s Possibilities Explored For Governor, And vs. Gillibrand Under the headline, “Can This Republican Conquer NY For The GOP,” the National Journal has posted an article examining not only whether Otsego County’s Congressman Chris Gibson can run for governor, but whether he and run against and beat U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-NY. The Journal points to his “moderate, bipartisan” record, and also on the 65-35 trouncing he gave well-watered Facebook spouse Sean Eldridge last November, when Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob…

Jubilant Local Fracking Foes Shift Focus To Renewables, Pipeline

Jubilant Local Fracking Foes Shift Focus To Renewables, Pipeline By JIM KEVLIN • The Freeman’s Journal/HOMETOWN ONEONTA Editions of Thursday-Friday, Dec. 25-26, 2014 COOPERSTOWN Today, Albany. Tomorrow, Kalangadoo, Australia. While local fracking foes were elated by Governor Cuomo’s Wednesday, Dec. 16, announcement that he plans to ban the controversial practice in New York State, they were already looking beyond. The widest-reaching is Lou Allstadt, the retired Mobil executive vice president, whose short-term plans include appearing on a Jan. 12 panel at…

GIBSON WON’T RUN AGAIN

GIBSON WON’T RUN AGAIN U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, just elected to a third term, was due to be sworn in today – and also announced he won’t run again in 2016. “As I stated shortly after retiring from the Army and first pursuing a seat in Congress in 2010, I planned to self-impose term limits. Accordingly, after much reflection and consultation with my family, this will be my third and final time taking the oath of office as a…

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Alas, Dear Citizens, Perhaps Some Of The Fault Is In Ourselves

Alas, Dear Citizens, Perhaps Some Of The Fault Is In Ourselves Edition of Thursday-Friday Nov. 13-14   It’s such a cliche we won’t even say it directly: all-ay, olitics-pay is-ay ocal-lay. Yes, such was certainly the case in the race for Congress in the 19th, the district that stretches along the Hudson River, then hooks over to, eventually, Otsego County. The incumbent running for his third term, U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, R-Kinderhook, was everywhere. And even after he soundly defeated…

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