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Cuomo’s Office Releases 2,200-Word Letter on Lobbying Group | Vote Up!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office this afternoon released a 2,200-word letter objecting to coverage of the governor’s relationship with a major lobbying group, repeatedly denying the group has any inf ...

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From the cutting room floor | Editorial

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It's getting ugly out there. Most rational adults rea ...

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Rhinos add another speedy forward Okiomah; defenders Traynor, Kyriazis return | Devo's Direct Kicks

[caption id="attachment_8056" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Okiomah"][/caption]The Rhinos have signed 22-year-old forward Karo Okiomah, a 6-foot-2, 185-pound native of Austin, Texas who ra ...

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Slowly, more districts submit evaluation agreements | Vote Up!

The number of school districts that have submitted their new teacher and principal evaluation proposals is now at 214, slowly inching up from the 164 that made the July 1 deadline.

The state ...

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Away these track and field athletes will go | Varsity Voices

By the time New York State's high school track and field season came to a close in June, Spencerport's Madeline Kopp said she felt "pretty dead.''

"We all ran slower than we could have,'' K ...

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Just when I thought I had it figured out ... | All About Health

High-deductible health plans have a health savings account, which helps you pay the bills. Some employers will seed the account, and you contribute with pre-tax dollars.

Managing the account ...

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July 20th, 2012
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Music from my youth | Webster Blog

I don't often go to the city's Thursday night Party in the Plaza concerts, but when I heard the Grass Roots were going to be playing, I made sure to make the time.

If you grew up in the 60s ...

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Business Groups Take Issue With Thruway Statement | Vote Up!

Now the state’s business lobby is getting involved in the tit-for-tat in the media between state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and a top Thruway Authority official over a proposed 45 percent increa ...

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Hochul bills herself as an independent | Vote Up!

Rep. Kathy Hochul, D-Amherst, Erie County, called to say hello this afternoon, so I figured I'd get her reaction to the mobile billboards that are roaming her district tying her to President Obama, ...

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Mental health parity is a laugh line | Business

For years, health insurers have fought mental health parity laws as if their health depended on it. They've kind of lost the fight in the overall - 49 states and the federal government have some ki ...