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Saratoga North Edition | Thursday, March 10, 2022

Ofﬁcial assails 12-hour shifts Spa City grapples with finding balance for police officers — and taxpayers By WENDY LIBERATORE

History Center Spring Offerings BALLSTON SPA – The Saratoga County History is pleased to announce two major events this spring featuring prominent local scholars: “Supporting the Poor in Saratoga County” with Lauren Roberts on March 24; and “The Deepest Devotion,” with Ben Kemp, who will portray Frederick Grant, the eldest son of Ulysses Grant, on April 6. “Supporting the Poor in Saratoga County” Thurs., March 24, 7pm Brookside Museum (6 Charlton St, Ballston Spa) Saratoga County Historian Lauren Roberts will explore the history of Saratoga’s “poorhouse.” Estab-lished in 1827 as an alms house for “the victims of misfortune,” the institution grew along with the county. The Poor House complex included a large-scale farm, schoolhouse, imposing brick resi-dence, and an infirmary. Over the decades, laws changed the way indigents were cared for, and, finally, in 1961, the poorhouse was demolished. Though the building no longer exists, this institu-tion played a significant role in the care of county residents for well over a century. “Many people may not realize that County Farm Road in the Town of Milton once led to an actual farm that was operated by people who lived in the county poor house” Roberts explains. Please see OFFERINGS 8

SARATOGA SPRINGS - The commissioner of Public Safety is panning the newly established 12-hour work shift for city police, claiming it will promote officer fatigue and carelessness. The agreement to move police to a longer workday was made and went into effect last spring before Commissioner James Montagnino was elected in November and took office at the start of 2022. “There are countless studies on fatigue over long shifts,” Montagnino said. “Your assessment of your fatigue is actually wrong. You don’t know you are as tired as you really are. You don’t know that your ability to respond and your judgment are impacted. … The safety angle is most troubling to me.” He points to a 2011 Police Foundation study that indicated sleepiness is a problem on 12-hour shifts. “(T)hose assigned to 12-hour shifts had significantly lower average levels of alertness at work and were more sleepy than those on 8-hour shifts,” the study found. “Because sleep scientists

assert that people underestimate their fatigue levels … the latter two findings should be concerning.” Last spring, however, Mayor Meg Kelly signed the collective bargaining agreement with the city’s Police Benevolent Association to go from 8-hour shifts to 12-hour shifts for the patrol division. On May 4, 2021, the City Council approved her signing of the agreement, touting it as a budget-saving measure that would reduce overtime as officers would now work 84-hours every two weeks. The change was also meant to provide officers with a better work-life balance with a compressed workweek. At that meeting, then Commissioner of Finance Michele Madigan said over the life of the agreement, she projected the cost to run about $869,000. She also said she expected the increase would be offset by the reductions in overtime, but she did not have financial projections to verify that. That bothers Montagnino. “They just said it will save us money and everyone nodded in agreement,” he said. Dan Mullan, president of the PBA whose members negotiated the change, explained the new shift schedule eliminates overtime by requiring officers to work

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Saratoga Springs Commissioner of Public Safety James Montagnino said a 2011 Police Foundation study indicated sleepiness is a problem on 12-hour shifts.

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longer hours every two weeks — 36 hours one week and 48 hours another week. The extra 4 hours per shift does not include overtime pay but rather a differential. Mullan said the new schedule adds up to more than 5,000 fewer overtime hours a year. He said it replaced the old schedule that required officers to work six or seven eight-hour days consecutively before getting two days off. Every five weeks, officers got a four-day weekend. “The way our schedule was and the way our staffing was, we were working 12s almost every day in the summer anyway,” said Mullan, who negotiated the new schedule with the mayor’s office.

“We would have to call people in early or hold people late. There were multiple times every single day during the six days that an officer was held over or called in early and worked six to seven 12 hour shifts in a row.” He also said that the old schedule was outdated and “way too much.” He said the 12-hour shifts were “something that membership wanted to go to.” Mullan said that the 12-hour shift plan was modeled after the State Police road patrol schedule. State Police spokeswoman Kerra Burns said that 12-hour shifts are longstanding there. However, Please see SHIFTS 8

used in the lasers that etch chip designs onto silicon wafers during the chipmaking process. GlobalFoundries spokesman Michael Mullaney said that the company, which employs 3,000 people in the town of Malta, is monitoring the “situation DANIEL COLE / ASSOCIATED PRESS very carefully,” but the fact Refugees ﬂeeing the war in Ukraine, form a line as they approach the that it has factories in Asia, border with Poland in Shehyni, Ukraine, on Sunday. Europe and North America gives it flexibility to obtain set of suppliers of key materials and gases, “alternative sources” of so we do not believe there are immediate materials outside of Russia and Ukraine. “We are not totally immune to global short- supply disruption risks related to Russia and Ukraine,” the chipmaker association said in a ages, but our footprint provides us with more statement. insulation,” Mullaney said. The war in Ukraine does make efforts to The Semiconductor Industry Association, pass the $52 billion federal CHIPS Act even a Washington, D.C., trade group for the chip more pressing for the industry and New York’s industry, had a similar tone in response to the congressional delegation. The bill, which potential materials shortages caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the economic was authored by U.S. Senate Majority Leader sanctions levied against Russia by the U.S. and Charles E. Schumer of New York, is designed to help the U.S. reestablish its semiconductor its allies that have condemned the war. Please see CHIPS 8 “The semiconductor industry has a diverse

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MALTA - Russia’s violent invasion of Ukraine is only complicating efforts by the computer chip industry to ramp up production in order to address the global microchip shortage that has been contributing to record consumer goods price inflation, especially within the auto industry. That’s because Russia and Ukraine are major suppliers of gases and materials to chip manufacturers. Russia is a major exporter of palladium, while Ukraine is a major source of neon gas; both are used in chip making. For now, the computer chip industry, which includes GlobalFoundries in Saratoga County, says it should be OK and can get palladium and neon from other countries if needed. This is just another bottleneck the industry will have to deal with after the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect on global shipping and trade exposed the fragility of the supply chain in the chip industry — especially in the U.S. Ukraine is a top global supplier of neon because it is a byproduct of Soviet-era steel mills in that country. It supplies a majority of the semiconductor industry’s neon gas. Neon is

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Russell Ormsbee’s Oil Adventure Submitted by Ron Feulner, March 3, 2022 Ron Feulner is a retired science teacher presently serving as Town of Greenfield Historian. He is the author of “A History of Greenfield’s Mount Pleasant and the Glass Factory”, and can be reached at RFeulner@greenfieldny.org

The Drake oil well drilled in Venango County Pennsylvania in 1859 is widely known as the first oil well in America, however, many wells before the Drake well were producing oil. Well drilling was common with many recent improvements by the time the Drake well was sunk, however most wells were drilled for salt brine (source of salt). Oil was sometimes found in these wells and pumped as an unwanted by-product , but by the late 1800s, several changes made oil more valuable. Whaling had been the primary source for illuminating oil (lamp oil), but whales had been over-hunted and were becoming scarce, and the cost of harvesting them was increasing. Also, by the 1850s, scientist had discovered the potential for manufacturing kerosene from crude oil which was found to be an ideal replacement for whale oil. It was not as smelly, would not spoil, and was cheaper to produce than whale oil. As a result of all of these factors, the Drake well was the first to be financed and drilled for the specific purpose of making a profit from pumping crude oil. The site was chosen because of oil seepages found on the surface in that area. The success of the Drake drilling operation quickly became a financial model for the development of the booming oil industry that was to

follow, especially as oil use was expanding to fuel the growing number of internal combustion engines that would soon power America. Fast forward one-hundred-sixty-two years to the present when a local Town of Greenfield man, Clifford Young, was rummaging through his attic which contains remnants of many generations of his family’s history. Clifford’s ancestor, Isaac Ormsbee, had been a whaler in Rhode Island before coming to the Town of Greenfield, Saratoga County in 1796, where he bought and ran a farm on what is now Ormsbee Road. (Issac made the trip on foot in seventeen days and recorded the experience in a personal diary.) Isaac’s son, Russel M. Ormsbee, was one of eight children and eventually took over the family farm. Russel M. was a man of many talents and interests. In addition to farming and operating a sawmill, he became a surveyor and was involved in surveying a plank road and later a railroad that crossed the Town of Greenfield. Russel M. was also a traveler who often kept records of his travels which included excursions on the Erie Canal. Clifford, who now lives in the Ormsbee farm house, appeared in my historian’s office recently with a thick folder filled with some of his ancestors’ personal papers that he had found in the house’s attic. As I thumbed through the folder, I saw the usual deeds, mortgages, bank statements, and wills that a family might save, but in the middle of the pile was a handwritten document on lined paper that caught my eye. The neat handwriting began with the words, “Articles of agreement made and entered into

between Russel M. Ormsbee & Alvin Day of the Town of Greenfield and John G. SOURCE: DRAKE OIL WELL MUSEUM, PA. Savage & Titus D. Allen of the Town of Galway all of the County of Saratoga…to be partners together for the purpose having for in order to obtain Rock or Seneca oil on a lot of ground leased by the said above named parties from Edward Edmonds, Geo O. Chamberlain & Hiram Tompkins lying and being in Cornplanter Township, Venango County, State of Pennsylvania….” (Note that the lease was for land in the same county in Pennsylvania as the Drake well but located in an adjacent township just south of the Drake well.) The agreement goes on to explain that the purpose of the agreement is for the, “…boring of two wells of the depth of 350 feet each if necessary to obtain oil….” The agreement continues to explain that if oil is not found the agreement can be mutually dissolved, but if they should hit oil the partnership shall continue for the duration of the lease, and they shall share and share alike in all profits.

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SARATOGA SPRINGS - The Saratoga Hospital Volunteer Guild is accepting scholarship applications from high school seniors in Saratoga County interested in pursuing careers in healthcare. This year, the Guild will offer up to five $1,500 scholarships. To be eligible, students must be entering college in the fall of 2022 and have a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Due to COVID-19 and a subsequent lack of volunteer opportunities, the Volunteer Guild revised the essay requirement and asks applicants to discuss how they have been impacted by the pandemic. Applications and more information are available through local high school guidance offices, as well as online at www.saratogahospital.org/aboutus/volunteering. Application deadline is March 31, 2022. Scholarship recipients will be contacted directly by Irma Somich, scholarship chairperson, no later than April 16, 2022.

GLENVILLE – Families Anonymous is a free support group for family and friends of a loved one who is suffering from alcohol, drugs, or other addictive behavior. You are not alone and there is help. Meetings are presently phone-in every Monday evening at 7:15. Listen to other FA members, become stronger, and learn new ways to improve the situation. For additional information or meeting phone-in number, call or text 518-424-0472.

The Malta Community Center Earth Day Spring Break Celebration MALTA - Friday, April 22 - Jumpin Jamie will have a live performance playing upbeat fun music for kids to get dancing. Jumpin’ Jamie plays “kindie rock” for all ages. 10-11am R $10 and NR $12. Preregistration required. join us for a free Upcycle craft hour 11am-12pm. All the supplies will be included. Conclude the day with free open gym time where kids can get active in the gym 11:30am1pm. Children need to be accompanied by an adult for all programs. For additional information call 518-899-4411

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Hadley-Luzerne Lenten Lunches HADLEY / LUZERNE - Here is the church schedule for Lenten Lunches in the Hadley - Luzerne area for the first weeks of Lent. An updated schedule will be listed in the weeks to follow. The theme is Lament in Uncertain Times. Lunch is from 12 - 1pm on Mondays. A Lenten Lunch consists of soup, bread, and dessert. Please join us for lunch! March 14 - St Mary’s Episcopal Church March 21 - Hadley-Luzerne Wesleyan Church

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CAPITAL DISTRICT Wednesday, March 16, 2022, 7:00 PM 8:30 PM Patricia Nugent will lead us through the history of the Equal Rights Amendment from the events leading up to the early events to the point where we are today in the struggle to have the ERA become law. Patricia is the author of The Stone That Started the Ripple and Healing with Dolly Lama: Finding God in Dog. This program will be held on Zoom and will require advance registration. Details to follow. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. Meetups are a way for us to come together to explore, understand and advocate for issues that matter to us. They are focused on our members and their interests. This program will be held on Zoom. Please register at our website, www. lwvsaratoga/events

BALLSTON SPA - The Ballston Spa United Methodist Church Thrift Shop is open on Tuesday mornings from 9:30 until noon. We are located at 101 Milton Avenue in Ballston Spa. During our March Madness Sale, as much as you can fit in a grocery bag is just $1.

Samantha Sandwick of Corinth Makes Dean’s List at RIT CORINTH - Samantha Sandwick of Corinth (12822) was named to the Dean’s List at Rochester Institute of Technology for the Fall 2021 Semester. Sandwick is in the applied mathematics program. Full-time degree-seeking undergraduate students are eligible for Dean’s List if their term GPA is greater than or equal to 3.400; they do not have any grades of “Incomplete”, “D” or “F”; and they have registered for, and completed, at least 12 credit hours.

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The Town of Greenﬁeld Historical Society March Meeting and Program GREENFIELD CENTER - Tuesday,March 15, 2022 at 7pm at the Community Center 25 Wilton Road, Greenfield Center NY. Program: Adirondack Ike: The Life and Times of Ira Gray. TOGHS Member John Greenwood has assembled a complimentary presentation to Ira Gray’s book “Follow My Moccasin Tracks.” Enjoy photographs, anecdotes, and newspaper clippings from Ira’s personal scrapbooks. Anyone who enjoys the great outdoors will appreciate this Ira Gray Bio. Thanks to the generosity of Ira’s niece Sandra Loychik all proceeds from the book sales benefit the TOGHS. All are invited. You do not need to be a member to attend.

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Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Lenten Activities and Meals SCOTIA - 103 S. Reynolds Street in Scotia, will be gathering on Wednesdays during Lent. The events are planned for: March 16th, March 23rd, March 30th and April 6th Each evening will include a Soup & Bread Supper at 6 pm, Taize Worship at 7 pm, and “How To Share Your Faith” conversations led by Pastor Dan May at 7:30 pm. The Taize music is simple and repetitive lending itself to a prayerful time of worship. All are welcome to come to the supper and service or for any part of the evening. Come join us at Our Redeemer during Lent. Contact the church at orlc@nycap.rr.com.

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Saratoga County History Center Brings Ireland to NY SARATOGA COUNTY - Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Saratoga County History Center is pleased to announce a partnership with the Waterford (NY) Historical Museum & Cultural Center and Ireland’s Waterford Institute of Technology. On March 12, 2022, 1pm, the three organizations will present “Waterford to Waterford: Irish Connections.” The hour-long program will explore the historical connections and shared cultural aspects of both Waterford, Ireland and Waterford, New York through the lasting legacy of heritage within the greater Capital Region and Saratoga County. Featured presentations include “The Irish Language in America,” by Dr. Seamus Dillion (Waterford Institute of Technology) and “Waterford to Waterford, Local Connections,” by Russ VanDervoort (Waterford Town Historian and History Center Trustee). “It is sure to be an interesting, educational, and fun approach to language, immigration, and exploring culture,” notes Waterford Historical Museum & Cultural Center Director, Anastasia Garceau. “Waterford to Waterford: Irish Connections”

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is indicative of the History Center’s exciting slate of 2022 programs, and is the first to utilize new media technology purchased by the History Center in 2021. The trustees and staff are committed to expanding their “hybrid” offerings, growing their reach, and forging new national and international relationships. The rich history of Saratoga County and the Capital District will soon be available to people around the world. “This is really our first live international history program,” explain History Center Vice President, Sean Kelleher. “Our members were generous during our ‘Future is Hybrid’ fundraising campaign, which supported the purchase of the initial equipment necessary to do hybrid productions from Brookside Museum, or any place in the county. We were approached about doing this program with a site in Ireland, and it seems to be the perfect opportunity to use the technology to reach the Irish diaspora in the Capital region.” Russ VanDervoort adds, “The History Center strives to preserve and share the experiences of all the communities in Saratoga County.” “We all hope this will be the first of many annual events to come to highlight the various backgrounds of this region.” The program, which is

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Saratoga Springs Public Library and Sustainable Saratoga Are Excited To Host Our 7th Repair Café SARATOGA SPRINGS - Saturday, March 19 from 1 until 4pm at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. This event will be different than previous Cafés due to the ongoing pandemic. This event is free, but registration is required.

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Genealogy and Local History CAPITAL DISTRICT - Saturday, March 19th at 1 PM, Heritage Hunters will present a Zoom program on the Marshall family of Schuylerville and the historic Marshall House. Elaine Gardella of Worcester, Massachusetts, a direct descendant of the Marshalls, will be the speaker. She will share information on the early Colonial Marshalls and the Marshall Cemetery, including three Revolutionary War patriots of the Saratoga Campaign. Her presentation will include a review of the guidelines to apply for membership in the DAR. HH members will receive the Zoom link by email. Non-members can contact Ginny Humphrey 518-885-9309 for the Zoom link.

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CHARLTON - Saturday, March 19th between 11am – 3pm (snow date March 26) at the Charlton Community Center on Charlton Road next to the old firehouse. Join us to sign petitions for our candidates so they can run on the Republican line in November! Candidates will be dropping by and your Charlton Republican Committee members will be available to answer any of your questions. Light refreshments will be served. Curbside service will be available if you prefer to sign petitions from your car. For more information, contact Teddi Smith 518 399-5955 or email her at tea7077@aol.com.

CAPITAL DISTRICT 9 Tuesdays, beginning March 22, 6:30-8 p.m. This 9-week class in practical spirituality explores how to create balance in nine different life areas so that you can live the life you desire. Through experiential exercises, reading, meditation, prayer, and discussion, participants explore the power of focused attention in manifesting, abundance, love, health, and peace, among other topics. This class is based on the book Being in Balance: 9 Principles for Creating Habits to Match Your Desires by Wayne Dyer. Free student workbook provided; students must supply their own textbook. Suggested donation: $20 per class session. Hosted by Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures via Zoom. For more information, visit our meetup. com group Albany-Saratoga Spiritual Adventures, call (518) 366-9918, or visit www.newthoughtnewyork.org.

Old Stone Church BALLSTON SPA - The Old Stone Church is having its curb side pickup only chicken and biscuit dinner on Saturday, March 26th, 2022 from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. Dinners Include Chicken and Biscuit with Green Beans, Carrots, Peas, Gravy, Cranberry Sauce and a choice of a slice of pumpkin, apple, or fudge pecan pie all for $12.00. To reserve your dinner call 518-522-4482 or 518-583-1002. Be sure to include the number of dinners, your choice of pie and time of pick up. For more information call Ann @ 518-885-4034. We look Forward to seeing you there. 159 Stone Church Road, Ballston Spa, NY 12020 518-583-1002

Stillwater United Church Brooks’ Chicken BBQ Takeout STILLWATER - 747 HUDSON AVE, SStillwater United Church, 747 Hudson Avenue, is holding a Drive-through/Takeout Brooks’ Chicken BBQ dinner on Saturday, March 19th from 4:00-6:00. Pre-order dinners and schedule a pick-up time by calling 518-664-7984. Price $14 for half-chicken, potato, coleslaw, roll and cake. Pick-up window is at back of the church on Palmer Street.

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Nationalism’s Finest Hour By Rich Lowry

If anyone had any doubt that Ukraine has its own national identity, the early days of the Russian invasion should have eliminated it. There’s been the stiff resistance of Ukraine’s fighters, the former president giving interviews in the streets of Kyiv in battle gear, the ordinary men and women insulting and defying Russian soldiers, and above all, the comedian-turned-president, the now legendary Volodymyr Zelenskyy, refusing to leave his capital as Russian forces bear down on the city seeking to capture or kill him. This is all so compelling because there is something inherently stirring about a people defending their homeland from a would-be imperial overlord. The fight to save Ukraine represents a righteous nationalism. The Ukrainians aren’t defending democracy per se or freedom in the sense of abstract rights -- although Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a threat to both -- but their land and birthright. They are struggling for national self-determination, and even national survival. Even in a globalized world, even when patriotism is not nearly as strong a force as it once was, even among Eurocrats who want to subsume Europe’s nations in an EU superstate, Ukraine’s struggle still strikes a profound chord. In his speech prior to the war, making a direct appeal to the Russian people, President Zelenskyy spoke of his memories of Ukraine. “No one in Russia knows the meaning of these places, these streets, these names, these events,” he said. “These are all alien to you, unfamiliar. This is our land, and this is our history.” “We are not part of one whole,” he explained. “You cannot swallow us up. We are different. But this difference is not a reason for enmity. We want to determine our own course and build our own history -- peacefully, calmly and honestly.” Zelenskyy was speaking a nationalist’s language of love for his people’s history, land and traditions. As G. K. Chesterton once wrote, “Cosmopolitanism gives us one country, and it is good; nationalism gives us a hundred countries, and every one of them is the best.” Of course, Ukraine’s status as a nation is contested by Vladimir Putin, who claims that it rightfully belongs to Russia. His revanchist vision is often described an aggressive nationalism, but it is really a drive for empire. In his own lurid speech before starting the war, Putin laid out a spurious version of history wherein Ukrainian nationhood was an invention of the Soviet Union. He attacked “the virus of nationalist ambitions,” and claimed after the invasion began that Russian troops were only fighting against “nationalist groups” in Ukraine. Putin is armed with newer weapons, but he’s acting every bit the traditional Russian imperialist. Already in the 15th century, a crude Russian state ruled an enormous swath of territory. By the end of the 19th century, it had become one of the largest empires ever in terms of sheer landmass. This empire was lost with Russia’s defeat in World I, reconstituted by the Soviets, and lost again at the end of the Cold War. Putin seeks to revive a version of this project and notably referred in his pre-war speech to “the collapse of the historical Russia known as the USSR.” Zelenskyy and the Ukrainians are fighting for independence against this behemoth and, in so doing, giving Ukraine new national heroes and national lore that will sustain it even if the worst comes. The philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau once wrote of Poland, another country constantly under threat from imperial Russia: “The virtue of her citizens, their patriotic zeal, the particular form that national institutions can give to their spirit, that is the only rampart always ready to defend it, and which no army could breach. If you arrange things such that a Pole could never become a Russian, then I can assure you that Russia will never subjugate Poland.” The Russian tanks may roll into Kyiv, but Russia won’t ultimately triumph over Ukrainian nationalism. Rich Lowry is editor of the National Review.

Manchin Says He’s Ready to Negotiate Again. Democrats Must Hold Him to It. By Paul Waldman and Greg Sargent During President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., sat with Republicans, which was either a heartwarming gesture of bipartisanship or a cruel troll aimed at his own party. A day later, he’s engaged in one of his favorite games, hinting that he’s again open to negotiating over a scaled-down package of climate and social spending. Though Democrats might feel tempted to throttle Manchin for the harm he’s done by killing Biden’s Build Back Better reconciliation bill, their best option now is to take him at his word - and try to hold him to it. To be sure, Manchin greeted Biden’s speech by scorning the president’s insistence that more spending now might help bring down costs for ordinary Americans. But now he’s again back to saying he might be open to something that could pass by the Senate reconciliation process, meaning with only Democrats. Manchin’s latest stance, which he outlined in an interview with Politico, works like this. First, he wants everything in the package to be paid for over the long term. Second, he says Democrats should get revenue from two sources: tax reform (reversing some GOP tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations, as BBB would have done) and allowing the government to negotiate prices for some prescription drugs and capping some price hikes at inflation, which could save the government hundreds of billions of dollars. Third, he wants to take those savings and split them equally between deficit reduction and spending on climate change. That would still leave a lot of BBB behind, of course. But a Democratic aide says this could be a potentially fruitful opening. Via this route, you probably could raise revenue to spend hundreds of billions of dollars on tax incentives and other measures to encourage the manufacture and consumption of alternative energy sources (as BBB would have included). “This is his way of saying he’s open for business,” the aide tells us, adding that if Manchin is serious, “we need to take this deal immediately.” But what would this look like? Well, according to Steve Rosenthal, a senior fellow at

the Tax Policy Center, a reasonable starting point would be the revenue that the House version of BBB would have raised, which total nearly $1.5 trillion, according to the Joint Committee on Taxation. Those revenue raisers include a variety of corporate tax reforms and higher rates on top earners, which Manchin appears open to. Following his own template here, if you plowed a bit more than $700 billion of this into deficit reduction, that would leave at least another $700 billion for spending. “Half could be devoted to the deficit, and half to spending priorities,” Rosenthal told us. That would cover the $555 billion to encourage alternative energy sources in the original BBB, and leave a couple hundred billion left to spend. Following Manchin’s template further, you might be able to do some more genuinely good things. Prescription drug pricing reform would raise nearly $300 billion, according to Kaiser Family Foundation estimates. If you add that to the aforementioned couple hundred billion, you could fund expanded subsidies for lower-income people who buy health coverage on the Affordable Care Act exchanges, expand the pool of people eligible for those subsidies, and fund Medicaid for people living in red states that haven’t taken the ACA expansion. All that would benefit millions of people. “With about $300 billion in savings from lowering drug costs, plus a portion of the revenues from higher taxes, it should be possible to extend premium help to ACA enrollees and cover people left out of Medicaid,” Larry Levitt, the executive vice president for health policy at Kaiser, tells us. If something like this ends up passing, there will be reason to lament the many solutions to pressing problems that died along with BBB. But the contours of even this scaled-back legislation - on taxes, on health care, on climate - would be profoundly worthwhile. And here’s the most important point of all: These things are eminently doable. That is, as long as Manchin means what he says. Only Manchin himself knows if that’s the case, of course, but Democrats should do all they can to find out one way or the other. (c) 2022, The Washington Post

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Veterans To Be Honored SARATOGA - Vietnam War and Vietnam Era veterans will be honored for their military service at 7 p.m. March 29 at the Saratoga-Wilton Elks Lodge at 1 Elks Lane in Saratoga Springs. Veterans of all military branches - Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard - during the period of Nov. 1, 1955 through May 15, 1975 and have time on active duty even if only for training will be honored for their service. The Friends of the New York State Military Museum, in conjunction with the Capital District of New York Chapter of the Association of the United States Army will conduct the 50th Vietnam War Commemoration ceremony. Veterans are encouraged to register in advance. Each veteran will receive a Vietnam War Era lapel pin issued by the U.S. Department of Defense. The ceremony is part of its 50th Anniversary Vietnam War Commemoration, a multi-year program to thank and honor Vietnam Era veterans and their families for their service and sacrifice. This “lasting memento of the nation’s thanks” is now proudly worn by more than 2 million previously unheralded patriots, according to retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bob Van Pelt. A surviving spouse pin will also be issued to the spouse of a deceased veteran who served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces at any time during the Vietnam War Era regardless of location. Veterans and surviving spouses may register for the event by contacting retired Command Sgt. Maj. Bob Van Pelt at (518) 210-

2868 or email at bvpcsm@ aol.com. Registration must be completed no later than March 25. Please provide your name, dates of service and name of spouse/family/guest you will bring. Each individual Vietnam War Era Veteran will be recognized and presented with the lapel pin and have an opportunity to say a few words. Refreshments will be served. Prior pin awardees are welcome to attend and make remarks. Everyone must be prepared to show proof of vaccination prior to entry.

2022 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market Seeks Vendors, Volunteers BALLSTON SPA - The 2022 Ballston Spa Farmers’ Market, sponsored by the Ballston Spa Business and Professional Association (BSBPA), will run from June 11 through

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Oral health is as important for companion animals as it is for their owners. Left unchecked in pets, periodontal disease can lead to pain, trouble eating and other issues. Pet owners are urged to brush their pets’ teeth to help remove bacteria that can lead to tartar buildup. If oral hygiene is ignored, pets can develop tooth decay and other issues. People know from experience what to expect when they go to a d e nt i s t for a cleaning, but a pet’s oral cleaning may be an unknown — and that can induce anxiety. Most cleanings follow a similar pattern and recognition of that pattern can give pet owners an idea of what to expect at a veterinary dental cleaning. Anesthesia One of the main differences between a dental cleaning for a person and one for a pet is the use of anesthesia. According to Kulshan Veterinary Hospital, pets do not willingly open their mouths to give veterinary dentists access to perform cleanings. Anesthesia ensures that the animal will remain still and the vet can remove any plaque and tartar that has built up. If a tooth needs to be extracted, sedation ensures that will go smoothly. Pre-testing Since anesthesia will be used, vets often will run lab work and an EKG to determine if a pet is healthy enough to receive

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What To Know About Cat Reproduction

Pet owners must take many things into consideration in their quest to keep animals healthy and happy. One of those considerations involves animal reproductive health. Veterinarians as well as animal welfare organizations urge pet owners to spay or neuter their pets, not only to provide various health benefits, but to help reduce overpopulation in pet communities. Cat pet parents must be especially diligent in their quest to squelch reproduction to help control cat populations. According to The Spruce: Pets, female cats that are not spayed will come into estrus (heat) as early as age four months. The animal health resource BondVet says a cat can go into heat as often as every two to three weeks. Generally, though, cats are seasonal breeders, indicates the United Kingdom-based RSPCA, which means heat cycles slow down in autumn. Another thing to note is that cats do not enter menopause like people and other animals. That means a female cat can continue to reproduce well into her senior years. Cats can become pregnant even during the first estrus cycle. A feline’s pregnancy lasts around 63 to 65 days, or about nine weeks. A cat also can be impregnated again very quickly after giving birth, as nursing kittens will not prevent a subsequent pregnancy. The average litter size is three to six kittens, so it’s easy to see just how many kittens can be born of one cat

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if she’s left to her own reproductive devices. Females also can be mated by more than one male or even one of their male relatives. While there is still some debate among veterinarians as to the best age at which to spay or neuter cats, the general consensus seems to be the earlier the better, particularly if cats have access to other cats that are not fixed. This can occur as early as age six to eight weeks, while standard spays and neuters occur at five to six months of age. Vets who advocate for spaying before the first heat say it nearly eliminates the risk of mammary cancer, and spayed cats will not develop ovarian and uterine cancers, according to PetMD. Physiologically and behaviorally, cats are built to reproduce as frequently as possible. Pet owners must put a stop to that to protect against overpopulation and to reduce unwanted behaviors like inappropriate marking, aggression and other issues.

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12-hour work option looks like a good idea. But it was presented as the only option.” Montagnino did not elaborate on other possible solutions. Montagnino said also the change is costly, about $250,000 to $500,000 a year before overtime is factored in, because the city doesn’t always need to staff at the level that the department will now be paying for. Moreover, he said, the department is still paying overtime with officers now, who sometimes work up to 16 hours in a shift. Mullan concurred that as long as the police department is short-staffed, overtime will still be paid out, but not nearly as much as it was under the old system. However, he said, if the department is fully staffed, with at least another seven or eight officers, in addition to the seven who are currently being trained, “we’ll save a

tremendous amount of money” on overtime costs. Getting rid of the 12-hour shifts may come at a cost, however. Montagnino said it will require sitting back down with the union and offering the officers something more desirable. “Can we sit down at the table and work things out?” Montagnino asked. “I hope so. Our position is safety is the overarching concern. Our position is 12-hour shifts that are morphing into 16-hour overtime shifts is just asking for a problem to occur in terms of safety, for the officer and the public.” Mullan said he is open to discussing the matter. “I told Commissioner Montagnino we will always come and talk,” Mullan said. “We will always sit at the table and try to work things out…to do what is best for the city and our guys.”

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County. Izzy Rockwell, of Belmont, N.C., credited the rodeo with shaping her skills. She went there every summer while visiting her grandparents. “I think without that rodeo I wouldn’t be where I am today. It inspired me,” she said. “The girls coming out in their chaps and carrying the flag and being one with their horse. It was so cool.” Now she rides in rodeos and had planned to bring her horse to the Double M this summer. She wasn’t shocked to hear it was closing. “It’s sad. Even down here everything’s closing,” she said. “Rodeo’s a dying sport. Families get older.” The rodeo started as a traveling show. Ron and Kathy Martin traveled the East Coast producing rodeos. After decades on the road, they opened the Double M Rodeo in the late 1980s. Ron Martin bought and sold horses there and Kathy ran the Double M Western Store. Later they opened a tack and feed store on the property, offering the “complete package.” Their son Wayne grew up with the rodeo and produced them for 17 years, while also raising his own kids. “My biggest joy as I have gotten older is to have watched my daughter carry the American flag each night and my son perform a whip act that he taught himself,” he said. But the children have grown up, Martin said. “The family structure changes and people get older. And that’s that,” Martin said. “The Double M rodeo will be remembered as it was, a great rodeo with great fans, friends and family.”

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