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'Failure of leadership' from former police chief Report excoriates oﬃcials for handling of Saratoga Springs case ByLINE: WENDY LIBERATORE

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CAPITAL DISTRICT - Domestic abuse is also called Domestic violence (DV). It is a crime under the Violence Against the Women Act of 1994/96 which affords equal protection to women and men. DV can be emotional, financial, verbal, psychological, physical, sexual, and technology-facilitated abuse. It is affecting millions of individuals across the United States regardless of age, gender, economic status, religion and education. We can prevent DV by spreading awareness, challenging the myths and confronting the abusers. INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY LEVEL NEVER BLAME THE VICTIM: We tend to ask “What did the victim do to deserve the abuse?”. Instead, we need to ask: “why does the abuser choose to abuse?”. TRUST THE VICTIM’S PERSPECTIVE: Listen to and believe the victim to empower them to make their own decisions. Tell the victim that the abuse is not their fault and they deserve safety and respect. Ask them what they need to be safe. TAKE A CLEAR STAND THAT DOMESTIC ABUSE IS NOT A “PRIVATE FAMILY MATTER.”: One in three wom-

SARATOGA SPRINGS - In a 37-page draft report on the injuries that caused the death of Darryl Mount Jr., the city's new commissioner of public safety blasted ex-police Chief Gregory Veitch and former Public Safety Commissioner Chris Mathiesen for their failure to conduct an internal investigation of the August 2013 foot chase that ended with Mount grievously injured in a dark alley. In the report, James Montagnino explores how Mount could have sustained an ultimately fatal brain bleed, and argued that allegations of police misconduct should -- according to department regulations -- have triggered an internal investigation. Montagnino, an attorney and former prosecutor in Westchester County, released the report Monday after providing a preview of his work late last week, saying that it would find fault with how the chief handled the MOUNT case but contain few criticisms of officers' actions that night. Among the things Montagnino takes issue with was an email sent by Veitch just a few days after the incident in which the chief said he would "take a statement from someone who alleges the police beat Mount knowing it is false." The chief ordered for the message to be read at roll call. Montagnino's report says the email shows Veitch had "made up his mind" before hearing evidence. "The real criticism lies in the failure of leadership," Montagnino wrote. "Former Chief Veitch was obliged under existing rules to ensure that an internal affairs investigation was conducted. Not only did he fail to discharge this obligation, he openly took a position that presupposed a particular conclusion." He also found Veitch's behavior "most troubling" when he intentionally deceived a reporter for The Saratogian by telling her that the Mount incident was the subject of an in-

ternal investigation when no such investigation was ever under way. The former chief admitted to the deceit during a 2017 deposition in the civil case brought by Mount's family. "This equates with the deliberate deception of the public," Montagnino wrote, adding, "(Veitch's) mistakes only served to cast a cloud of suspicion over his JOHN CARL D'ANNIBALE / TIMES UNION ARCHIVE department. That he A report from Saratoga Springs Public Safety Commissioner Jim Montagnino was never formally contains heavy criticism of former Police Chief Greg Veitch, left, and Public Safedisciplined for his ty Commissioner Chris Mathiesen, seen here at a 2014 news conference on the misconduct in office incident that led to the death of Darryl Mount Jr. is inexcusable." The report says taken things out of context. He's putting himMathiesen "bears self in Greg Veitch's shoes and determining responsibility as well." how Greg Veitch was thinking about things. "Unfortunately, his deference to former It's certainly not appropriate. Greg Veitch did Chief Veitch ran contrary to the obligations the best he could." imposed upon him by the City Charter," MonVeitch could not be reached for comment tagnino wrote. "The framers of that document Monday. envisioned civilian oversight of the city's Mount's injuries on Aug. 31, 2013, were uniformed services. Deferring to the Chief sustained at the end of a foot chase with in important matters of policy was thus an police that began after an intoxicated Mount abdication of that responsibility." allegedly assaulted his girlfriend. When he ran for the public safety position Police deployed Tasers at Mount during the last year, Montagnino said that he had been pursuit but all missed him, the report says, researching Mount's case, and that if elected he would produce a report of his own findings. before Mount ran down a dark alley next to Gaffney's Restaurant & Bar. According to The document released Monday was based on depositions in the case that were released to thousands of pages of deposition transcripts the public in December 2020, a group of Gaffand evidence available in the public domain; ney's employees said they heard a loud thud in the commissioner noted that it is characthe alley and came out to find Mount unconterized as a draft because of evidence that scious as police were arriving on the scene. remains out of public view. City police have maintained that Mount Mathiesen said Monday that the police sustained his injuries after he fell more than department "did nothing wrong" and there19 feet from scaffolding. fore there was no need for an internal investiAt Albany Medical Center Hospital, Mongation. "The police did what they were supposed to tagnino wrote, Mount was treated for multiple do that night," he said. " ... The blame on Greg fractures to the left side of his face, including Please see MOUNT 8 Veitch is very, very unfair. (Montagnino) has

Ballston Spa students, staff divided over masks Survey respondents fairly split over how to proceed ByLINE: KATHLEEN MOORE

BALLSTON SPA - A survey of students and staff at Ballston Spa schools highlighted how difficult the mask debate will be when state rules loosen: almost half the respondents want masks to be optional, while the other half favor requiring masks in certain circumstances. There was no consensus among the pro-mask group on three compromises offered in the survey. Each was about evenly preferred: wearing masks when walking around; until building level positivity rates hit a certain level; or until the student vaccination rate reached Please see ABUSE 8 an agreed-upon level. While pinning masks to the vaccination rate was the most popular of the compromises, with 23 percent of the respondents choosing it, another 30 percent were split between the other two ideas. Any Price, Area or Condition On the other side, in favor of dropping FAST, FAIR OFFERS all mask rules altogether: 47 percent of the respondents. In other words, 53 percent want to keep P.O. Box 1831, Albany NY 12201 some mask rules and 47 percent want to 518-441-6376 • rdrehabllc@aol.com make masks optional. Only 527 people responded to the survey, about 11 percent of the students, teachers and staff at the school district. About 202 of the 4,000 students responded, as

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Stefanik leads ﬁght against Democrats’ Inﬂation Crisis Stefanik: "Democrats are losing the working class"

rescue plan would set off an inflationary spiral. The White House and the Federal Reserve pushed back, insisting that inflation was a “transitory” phenomenon. But Stefanik had a hunch. “I’m the grocery shopper in my family, so I go by my gut,” Stefanik told us. As a new mother, she also saw diapers and formula growing more expensive. “And I’ll tell you,” she added, “babies use a lot of diapers.” Stefanik had stumbled on a potent issue, and not just at the ballot box. She rallied her colleagues around a new economic message as she sought to oust Representative Liz Cheney from the leadership role. She said Cheney was “leaving these issues on the table” as chair of the House Republican conference. In a May 12 letter to her colleagues, Stefanik promised to go “on offense” every day. Three days later, by a vote of 134-46, House Republicans elected her to succeed Cheney. Soon thereafter, her staff began breaking out the prices of various goods — used cars, frozen chicken, canned vegetables — and emailing them to members each week. In meetings, she would hammer home the importance of talking to voters about the rising prices. “Every time we talked about inflation, I could see the heads nodding,” Stefanik said. As for Democrats, “they are losing the working class,” Stefanik said. “I feel that in my district. And their dismissiveness will be devastating in November.” Painful inflation memories One Democrat who is not dismissive is William Galston, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who served as a domestic policy adviser to Bill Clinton. Now 76, he lived through a time of high inflation in the late 1970s and early 1980s. “It was vividly etched in my memory,” Galston said, sounding over the phone as if he was wincing while recalling it all. “It seized the center of domestic politics and wouldn’t let go for years.” Galston watched inflation wreck the re-election hopes of Jimmy Carter in 1980. Then, when he was policy director for Senator Walter Mondale of Minnesota, the Federal Reserve crushed inflation in the early part of Ronald Reagan’s first term, causing a severe recession. In 1983, Reagan’s approval rating was 35 percent, and Mondale, the expected Democratic nominee, was leading him in hypothetical matchups by nine percentage points. Then the economy rebounded, setting Reagan on course for “Morning in America” and the comeback narrative that got him re-elected in the greatest landslide in history. The lesson, Galston says, is that inflation

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Yesterday, The New York Times published a story outlining how Republican House Conference Chair Elise Stefanik recognized the severity of Democrats’ inflation crisis early on and successfully utilized her position as Conference Chair to prosecute the case to the American people about Democrats radical Far-Left policies leading to the skyrocketing costs of everyday items and goods. “In a May 12 letter to her colleagues, Stefanik promised to go ‘on offense’ every day. Three days later, by a vote of 134-46, House Republicans elected her to succeed Cheney. Soon thereafter, her staff began breaking out the prices of various goods — used cars, frozen chicken, canned vegetables — and emailing them to members each week. In meetings, she would hammer home the importance of talking to voters about the rising prices. 'Every time we talked about inflation, I could see the heads nodding,' Stefanik said. As for Democrats, ‘they are losing the working class,’ Stefanik said. ‘I feel that in my district. And their dismissiveness will be devastating in November.’”

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If Democrats lose control of Congress in November, it seems safe to say that inflation will be a major reason for their defeat. Consumer prices have risen by 7.5 percent over the last year — the fastest rate in 40 years. President Biden’s approval rating is just 41 percent, according to the latest CNN poll, and it’s doubtful those two numbers are a coincidence. Food and gas are more expensive, and voters are upset about it. Rocket science it’s not. While Democrats have struggled to deliver a consistent message on the economy, Republicans have been disciplined. Dating back to the spring, they’ve made inflation the centerpiece of their re-election pitch to voters. And that didn’t happen by accident. It began, to no small degree, at the grocery store. Early last year, Representative Elise Stefanik of New York, who was then campaigning to become the No. 3 Republican in the House, began to notice that the prices of fruit, bacon, milk and eggs were creeping up. At the time, economists were still debating whether Biden’s

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AROUND YOUR COMMUNITY Ballston Spa Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Explores Village’s Built Environment BALLSTON SPA - The Village of Ballston Spa’s Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee will meet twice during the month of February to review and discuss the built environment of the village. The meetings will be held on the first and third Thursdays of the month, February 3 and February 17, at 7 pm at the Saratoga County Office Building at 50 West High Street in Ballston Spa. The discussions will touch on several topics, such as reviewing the range of styles and time periods of existing buildings and how they relate to living, visiting and investing in the village, what aspects contribute to the perception of Ballston Spa and how the village character can be maintained while also allowing for new structures. Zoning enforcement, downtown building heights and design standards, teardowns and compatibility of new structures with existing ones will be examined. The Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee has been formed to work in conjunction with a professional planning consultant to identify and study several topics over the course of the next year in order to create a final plan for approval by the Village board of trustees. All meetings are open to the public, who are encouraged to attend and provide input, either by in-person attendance or via Zoom. Zoom link will be available prior to each meeting at

https://www.villageofballstonspa.org/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee. For more information, contact steering committee chairperson Karen Martell at karenmartell27@gmail. com or the Village Office at 518 885-5711, villageclerk@villageofballstonspa.org.

Heritage Hunters February Zoom Program CAPITAL DISTRICT - Heritage Hunters will present a Zoom program, “In Memoriam: Casualties of the Battles of Saratoga.” The program will be Friday, February 18th, at 1 PM. It will be led by Eric Schnitzer, Interpretive Ranger and Military Historian, with the Saratoga National Historical Park in Stillwater. Eric will discuss his research in identifying the American casualties, using a variety of methods including genealogy. Non-members can contact Ginny at 518885-9309 or bhumphre@ nycap.rr.com, for the Zoom link to the free program.

Volunteers Needed After The Fire’s Monthly Meeting BALLSTON SPA - The monthly meeting will be Tuesday, February 22nd at 7 PM at Eagle Matt Lee Firehouse on Washington St. in Ballston Spa. After the Fire is a non-profit organization that helps Saratoga County Residents who have suffered a loss due to fire. Families are provided with gift cards, a night’s stay at a participating hotel/motel, Red Cross referral, informational material, emotional support. etc. Meetings are

held on the 4th Tuesday of the month at 7PM as follows: Feb., March, Oct., & Nov. at Eagle Matt Lee Firehouse on Washington St. in Ballston Spa; April, May, June & Sept. at Halfmoon Town Hall on Lower Newtown Rd. in Halfmoon. Anyone interested in learning more about After the Fire, or becoming a member, may attend a meeting, visit us on Facebook at www. afterthefire.org, or leave a message on voicemail at 518-435-4571.

Ballston Spa United Methodist Church Super Soup Sale BALLSTON SPA - Take out only Sat., Feb. 26, 5:00 - 7:00 pm; Broccoli cheese or chicken noodle soups; Pint or quart sizes Cost - Free will offering; Preorders accepted by calling church office at 518-885-6886 and leaving a message with your name, phone number, type of soup, quantity, and size of container(s) desired, or by sending an email to bsumc@albany.twcbc.com with the same information.

Feb 19 Ice Fishing Tourney On Sly Pond Open To The Public FORT ANN - A Saturday, February 19 ice fishing tournament at the Scout’s Camp Wakpominee on Sly Pond Road in Fort Ann-- a lake that has been closed to the general public for 100 years-- is open to any interested angler. The fund raising event will give ice fisherman a chance to fish 41 acre Sly Pond. The lake has

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Shuster Series Postponed BALLSTON SPA - The Shuster Series of Play Readings, scheduled to begin January 22, has been postponed until February. Please join us for a round table reading of Our Country’s Good on Saturday, February 19 at 10:15am. The reading will be held at the Ballston Spa Public Library, 21 Milton St, Ballston Spa, NY. See you there!

LWV Meetup Schedule CAPITAL DISTRICT - LWV Saratoga will hold a Meetup on Feb 26th at 7:00 via zoom. Theodore (Ted) R. Johnson, Director of the Fellows Program at the Brennan Center for Justice will discuss his book When the Stars Begin to Fall: Overcoming Racism and Renewing the Promise of America. Dr. Johnson’s book outlines a path toward a multiracial national solidarity to finally overcome the existential threat of racism in the United States . The meeting is Co-sponsored

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Tables Available for Monthly Indoor Craft and Garage Sale SARATOGA / WILTON - On Sunday, February 27th 11-3 pm the popular Elks Ladies Auxiliary Indoor Craft and Garage Sale will be held at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Club. Admission is free. Over 40 vendors; great parking, bargains galore, and lunch. Just about anything you can imagine might be found; new vendors signing up every month. A fun activity the entire family enjoys. All proceeds go to local charities. 8’ table and chairs $15; NOTE CHANGE: Email Debbie @ dozolins@nycap.rr.com or call @ 518-885-6506 for information or to sign up for a table(s). Masks should be worn by everyone per NYS Guidelines.

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OPINION Spotify Shouldn’t Accept Cancelers’ Premises By Rich Lowry

There have been many unpleasant paid jobs throughout history, from executioner to leech collector to nitpicker. Now, to this litany of gruesome and onerous work, must be added being employed by Spotify in the 21st century. The CEO of the streaming company, besieged by a highly motivated cancellation mob out for podcaster Joe Rogan’s scalp, apologized to his employees in a statement for “the way The Joe Rogan Experience controversy continues to impact each of you.” According to Daniel Ek, the Spotif y team has been left “feeling drained, frustrated and unheard.” Yes, following inane and hysterical commentary on Twitter, Instagram, and other social media platforms about the alleged evils of a podcaster who interviews people and listens to their views, then posts the recordings for other people to listen to as they choose, must be wrenching. To his credit, Ek hasn’t canceled Rogan and he backed free speech, although from a defensive crouch. Indeed, his groveling, cant-filled missive is characteristic of such statements by organizations under pressure to suppress unwelcome views. They almost always accept the premises of the cancelers and treat the aggrieved as delicate hothouse plants on the verge of collapse if they don’t get their way. Is it too much, for once, for people in a position of supposed authority to tell the offended to get over it and buck up like adults living in a free society? Ek’s statement suggests the answer is still “no.” He assured Spotify employees that he’s thinking about “what additional steps we can take to further balance creator expression with user safety.” He promised to consult outside experts on this question. He also pledged to devote $100 million, equal to the amount Spotify spent on its licensing agreement for Rogan’s podcast, on licensing, developing, and marketing music and audio content from “historically marginalized groups.” “I deeply regret,” he reiterated, “that you are carrying so much of this burden.” All in all, it was a performance worthy of a college dean trying to

talk down students who may come for him or her next. What, for instance, does “user safety” mean? Listening to a song or a podcast is not like operating a piece of dangerous heavy machinery. Anyone getting behind the wheel of, say, a mobile hydraulic crane needs absolutely to know what he is doing at imminent risk of causing harm to himself or others. Someone listening to an uncongenial podcast can turn it off and listen to something else or nothing at all, in total safety. As for “unheard,” it is left-wing argot that has seeped into the mainstream. It is a meaningless term in this context. If a coder at Spotify feels unheard, so what? It isn’t his or her job to opine on controversies over content. Moreover, all too often those claiming to be metaphorically unheard insist that the only way to get themselves heard is to make someone else literally unheard via cancellation. The pledge of $100 million for more content is at least a gesture toward the notion that the solution to speech you don’t like is more speech. Yet, it reeks of a shakedown and an implicit bargain throwing resources at the would-be cancelers of Joe Rogan so they will go away and try to cancel someone else. Ek clearly believes that by giving ground, by putting content warnings on some Rogan podcasts and removing others, while making apologetic sounds, he can weather this storm. Maybe. But the fever for cancellations won’t end until the likes of Ek are courageous and tough-minded enough to tell the mob and its whiny fellow travelers that offensive speech isn’t a threat to anyone’s safety or emotional well-being, and that they’re done pretending otherwise. The debate over speech in this country is too often defined by people using their childishness and sense of entitlement as weapons. That won’t change until leaders are unafraid to tell them in frank terms to grow up. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

Are We Surprised? The RNC’s Idea of ‘Legitimate Political Discourse’ Shows How Far Gone It Is Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency

My first question: What about the feces? I don’t mean figuratively, as in “Wow, the Republican National Committee really stepped in (fill in the blank)” or other colorful idioms. I mean it literally, what about the poop? I should back up. The RNC, the greatest agglomeration of hacks ever seen outside a lumberjack competition, voted to censure Reps. Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for serving on the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. This was dumb enough. But the stated case for censuring them is that talking about Jan.6 divides Republicans and takes the focus off attacking Democrats. Except the censure itself made Jan. 6 the dominant story for days, forcing Republican politicians to talk about the very thing they don’t want to talk about. But where the RNC leaders really stepped in it -- again, figuratively -- is that they wrote the censure resolution so stupidly, people stopped talking about Cheney and Kinzinger and started talking about how the Republican National Committee officially described the Jan. 6 riot as “legitimate political discourse.” RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel insists that the resolution wasn’t meant to describe the violent attack on the Capitol and capitol police as “legitimate political discourse” even though there’s nothing in the resolution’s text to support her claim. But let’s give her the benefit of the doubt for a moment and chalk up the poor phrasing to McDaniel’s trademark incompetence instead of her patented Trump sycophancy (this is the woman who, after all, dropped the name Romney to placate the former president). Which brings me back to my question. Does McDaniel think tracking and smearing human feces around the halls of Congress qualifies as “legitimate political discourse”? I mean, that wasn’t technically speaking violent activity. Were the Capitol custodians tasked with cleaning up the foulness actually engaged in the rich conversation of American democracy? If someone does that at RNC headquarters, would McDaniel say, “Good for you, exercising your First Amendment right to engage in legitimate political discourse”? And then there’s the problem that the resolution is based on a lie. It states that the Jan. 6 committee is a “Democrat-led persecution of ordinary citizens engaged in legitimate political discourse.” But that’s the cowardly spin deployed by apparatchiks desperate to hide behind mythical ordinary citizens. Thousands of people attended the pre-riot rally, and they aren’t being persecuted, never mind prosecuted. You can scroll through the Department of Justice’s list of 769people criminally charged so far. If protesters didn’t storm the Capitol, participate in violence, steal or destroy property, or conspire to do one of these things, they haven’t been charged. More to the point, the Jan. 6 committee hasn’t charged anybody because that’s not what congressional committees do. The prosecutions have all come from the Justice Department. Yes, the committee has recommended contempt charges to the DOJ for people who refuse to comply with subpoenas. But none of them are “ordinary citizens” persecuted for engaging in legitimate discourse. They’re Trump loyalists stonewalling a committee investigating an effort to overturn an election. And that is what is so grotesque about this entire exercise. The Republican National Committee has always largely been a holding pen for boosters, has-beens and other party strivers who need to be placated with a title but little power. It really only has one significant job to do -- draft a party platform. But, under Trump, committee members opted to skip that, issuing a brief resolution that basically said the media is bad and Trump is awesome. Now they apparently think their job is to whitewash an attempted coup and provide fodder for Democratic ads showing cops getting beaten by American flag poles with the narrator saying: “This is what Republicans officially describe as ‘legitimate political discourse.’ “ And then perhaps the ad will cut to Donald Trump’s recent vow to pardon the goons and vandals, many of whom have argued in court that they were acting on Trump’s wishes. Traditionally, the RNC stable is cleaned out after a presidential defeat. But it is now so thoroughly infested with Trump loyalists that it’s impossible to get fresh blood in there. Most Republicans do not look favorably on Jan. 6, but the cabal running the party would rather endorse a fringe view, further dividing the party and defend an attempt to steal an election, all to protect a defeated president and his accomplices. It will take years to clean the stain Trump has smeared on a party he never cared much about in the first place. And the Republican “leaders” have no one to blame but themselves. Jonah Goldberg is editor-in-chief of The Dispatch and the host of The Remnant podcast. His Twitter handle is @JonahDispatch.

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Stefanik Endorses Jacobs for NY-24 Watertown's Channel 7 News reported that Congresswoman Elise Stefanik (NY-21), House Republican Conference Chair, endorsed Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) for the newly formed New York 24th Congressional District. Congresswoman Elise Stefanik said: “I am proud to endorse my colleague and friend, Chris Jacobs for New York’s 24th Congressional District. Since taking office, Chris has been a strong fighter for conservative values and our Constitutional rights. He stood up for New Yorkers against the unconstitu-

tional SAFE Act and held the line against vaccine mandates and lockdowns. He’s fought reckless spending, failed Far-Left Socialist policies, and to secure our southern border. I have seen his efficacy and dedication firsthand through our work together. I know that he will fight on behalf of the people for the 24th District.” WASHINGTON North country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik has endorsed a fellow Republican for the newly formed congressional district that includes most of Jefferson County. Chris Jacobs now represents New York’s 27th congressional district, which is being eliminated in the redistricting plan

adopted by state Democrats. Jacobs has said he plans to move into the newly formed 24th district to run for that seat. “I am proud to endorse my colleague and friend, Chris Jacobs for New York’s 24th congressional district,” Stefanik said in a release. “Since taking office, Chris has been a strong fighter for conservative values and our constitutional rights.” “I am honored to have Elise’s endorsement, the highest-ranking elected Republican in New York state,” Jacobs said in the same release. “Together, over the last two years we have taken on the Biden administration and Nancy Pelosi’s reckless spending

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President Donald J. Trump Endorses Congresswoman Elise Stefanik for Re-election in New York’s 21st Congressional District President Trump calls Chairwoman Stefanik one of the America First movement’s greatest ‘warriors’ WASHINGTON, D.C.— Today, President Donald J. Trump announced his endorsement of House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik for her re-election campaign in New York’s 21st Congressional District. President Trump praised Stefanik as, “one of our America First movement’s greatest ‘warriors’”: “Congresswoman Elise Stefanik, the Chairwoman of the House GOP, is doing

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2020, nearly doubling the margin in the prior NY-21. Congresswoman Stefanik has been re-elected by historic margins every single election cycle despite millions of dollars spent against her. Stefanik has over $3.1 million cash-on-hand, which is more than 10 times the cash-on-hand than each of her four Far-Left opponents currently running in the 21st district.

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a broken orbital socket and broken jaw, as well as damage to his brain that left him comatose and unable to communicate. He died nine months later. An emergency room physician told his mother, Patty Jackson, that he "suspected Mr. Mount's injuries might have been the result of an assault." That led Jackson to file a complaint with police and call for an investigation by an outside entity. Then-state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office never asserted jurisdiction; then-Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III declined to pursue the matter. Montagnino's report speculates that police assumptions about Mount's fall from the scaffold could be incorrect, and that Mount might have sustained his injuries in a fall as he ran through the alley. He also questioned the validity of the theories posited by the medical experts on either side of the civil case, who dispute whether the evidence suggests a beating occurred. For one thing, the commissioner wrote, both experts failed to account for abrasions on Mount's hands and knees. "An abrasion on Mr. Mount's right hand can clearly be seen in a photograph taken while a police officer was checking his pulse," the report states. "The medical records from Albany Medical Center also describe minor

abrasions to both of Mr. Mount's knees. These are injuries that suggest that Mr. Mount fell while running, not after falling from a 20-foot height." While Montagnino said he does not believe city police acted improperly at the scene, he said Veitch and Mathiesen should be called to account. "The death of Darryl Mount deserves an investigation that culminates in a comprehensive written report," he wrote. Mathiesen defended the decision not to conduct an internal investigation, saying "there was no basis for one." He said the Mount family's calls to examine police actions had been discounted because there was no evidence of police misconduct in witness statements from the scene. "The family was coming up with all these allegations that were not based on fact whatsoever," Mathiesen said. "It was perfectly obvious they didn't know what they were talking about." But Montagnino's report characterizes that argument as circular logic: In the absence of an investigation of the police's actions, it would not be surprising that evidence didn't come to light. Jackson filed a wrongful death suit, which the city continues to fight. As that case has dragged on and revelations such as Veitch's false statement have come to light, suspicions that the police assaulted Mount grew. His name has served as a rallying call for Black Lives

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Matter protests in the city, especially since the 2020 death of George Floyd prompted a nationwide reckoning on race and law enforcement. Montagnino plans to discuss with members of the City Council the possibility of referring the Mount incident to Gov. Kathy Hochul for further action. He hopes she will compel the attorney general's office, which is already investigating Saratoga Springs police's treatment of Black Lives Matter protesters, to also investigate Mount's death. Lexis Figuereo, the leader of the Black Lives Matter movement in Saratoga Springs, said that the report is not an investigation and that an investigation by the state attorney general is needed. "We have no idea what actually happened," Figuereo said. "The family believed there was misconduct done. Had there been an investigation, we wouldn't be here. I don't believe Jim's report is the end. ... Investigate and prove to the community and the family what happened. Then we can move on." Montagnino would also like to see the city "extend an olive branch" to the Mount family and negotiate a settlement. "Darryl Mount's death was a tragedy," Montagnino's report concludes. "Its repercussions have been felt by the Saratoga Springs community for years. Mr. Mount's family and friends have sought a closure that is painfully slow in coming."

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Economists say there’s not much Biden can do to stop inflation at this point, short of calling on the Fed to raise rates. Regardless, Galston said that Biden needs to be much more active in showing he’s working on it. “Presidents are supposed to wield these godlike powers over the economy,” Galston said. And even if that’s not really true, voters believe it to be true. He recalled a lesson that his former boss, Bill Clinton, once imparted about politics: “Look, you may not be able to fix the problem right away, but you have to be caught trying.”

February is Heart Health Month By Julia Hotaling, Sage College Dietetic Intern for Cornell Cooperative Extension Saratoga Co. American Heart Month February is recognized as American Heart Month by the American Heart Association, a month that has been spotlighted since 1964. It’s a time dedicated to emphasizing the importance of heart health. This means educating people on ways to achieve heart health and spreading awareness about the need for further research on the topic. All of this is in an effort to decrease the number of people who are diagnosed with heart disease. An estimated 16.3 million Americans over the age of 20 years old have been diagnosed with heart disease. And it is the leading cause of death in the world. That’s why spreading awareness and education during the month of February is important for Americans’ health. National Wear Red Day The best day for people to show their support for the cause is the first Friday in February. This year, February 4th is National Wear Red Day. This is the time to wear any red clothes, accessories, or makeup that will show participation in the event. Wearing red is one way to participate in the American Heart Month, another way is to practice heart healthy habits. Heart Healthy Diet Incorporating these healthy habits can look different for every lifestyle, but they all start with the same goal of taking care of the heart. Eating a heart healthy diet is a major step, try limiting sodium and saturated fat intake, as well as increasing fruit and vegetable consumption. This means decreasing intake of highly processed foods and sugary sweetened beverages. One staple heart healthy eating pattern is the Mediterranean diet. It focuses on a high intake of fruits, vegetables, moderate amounts of dairy, seafood and poultry, while limiting meat consumption. Physical Activity Another main focus for heart health, and the Mediterranean diet, is exercise. Increasing physical activity can be a challenge for many people because of their busy schedules. But exercise doesn't have to mean spending hours in the gym. It can mean a walk during lunch or playing a sports game with friends. Incorporating exercise in a way that is going to be enjoyable is much more motivating and sustainable. Sleep and Stress Eating a heart healthy diet and exercising more frequently can seem like major changes, but there are other ways to take care of the heart. Having a good sleep schedule is another way to manage heart health. It’s HOROSCOPE recommended that adults Week Of February 20, 2022 get seven or more hours Figure out ways that you ARIES – Mar 21/Apr 20 of sleep a night. It’s also A sense of adventure comcan increase your income important to manage pels you to travel to a new — if only temporarily. stress. Try deep breathing, destination, Aries. 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