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Theodore Roosevelt wrote 38 books and an estimated 150,000 letters. Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s letters, to just his chief ministers, have been compiled into

I suspect that if most people under the age of forty or fifty gathered their letters together, to anyone and everyone (including letters to the editor, letters home from camp, etc.) they might fill one very slim volume. Of course there might be an occasional postcard home from a backpacking trip in Peru or, and this is rather iffy, a handful of handwritten thank you notes for gifts received. Generally, though, putting pen to paper is as alien as dialing a telephone or winding your watch. During the first quarter of 2014 the United States Postal Service reported a 354 million dollar net loss from the same period the year prior. One of the significant contributing factors was a shift to electronic communication. As texting and emailing become the norm, we need to reflect on the historical ramifications. Letters shape history. We do have newspapers to chronicle events (though they too are being supplanted by digital delivery), but the private take on passing events and emotional responses adds color and texture to our analysis of history. Biographers and historians have always relied heavily on combing through personal correspondence and eyewitness accounts. It gets even more frightening when we take into account the latest trend of dealing with our current mode of correspondence. In Arkansas emails in the State Treasurer’s office are required to be deleted after thirty days. Last month Governor Cuomo expanded a policy across all state agencies that automatically deletes emails after ninety days. And let us not forget former First Lady and U.S. Secretary of State Clinton’s deletion of 31,830 emails that she and her staff deemed private and personal. I find myself, and my profession, heading towards extinction. My business thrives on preserving correspondence, both from “the man on the street” and the “famous”. I’ve owned a letter from a minister in Chicago dated October 12, 1871 with firsthand knowledge that Mrs. O’Leary and her cow were not responsible for the great Chicago fire (which began a few days earlier). I recently sold an anonymous 1949 letter (Brooklyn, NY) warning their neighbor that they will break glass in their driveway if they continue to contemplate selling their home to an African American family. And on the other end of the spectrum I just sold a letter from Orville Wright relating the history of him and his brother’s moves from bicycle shop to bicycle shop and where exactly they began construction of their first airplane. For centuries personal and official correspondence has helped to define our history. How will we analyze the past in the future? How will we get the human perspective on passing events if the chroniclers of daily life, i.e., our

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Why all This hubbub about shopping small and local....

Every local business owner has dreams about establishing a thriving, growing business that does its best to create raving fans from their customer base. Unfortunately it doesn’t aways end as planned and many end up closing their doors...... Here are some statistics compiled from various government agencies: • The SBA defines a small business as an enterprise having fewer than 500 employees • There are almost 28 million small businesses in the US and over 22 million are self- employed with no additional payroll or employees (these are called nonemployers) • Over 50% of the working population (120 million individuals) works in a small business • Small businesses have generated over 78% of the net new jobs since 2010

facts, how many tax breaks and incentives do you recall hearing about in support of small business employment growth? Probably very few. It’s always about what can we do to entice the BIG employers to come here to generate jobs. I say we can all be a part of a movement to support small business growth by purchasing local. It’s up to us, the consumer, to create the jobs through the use of our spending power. And what a force that is! Why share all of this information with you? It’s simple. If you want to help small business, and in turn help our country, shop local when you can. Make it a personal quest. Can all of us do it all the time? No. Can we shop local and support small businesses more than we are now? You betcha. What’s that metaphor for completing a large task...”How do you eat a elephant? One bite at a time” I suppose you could eat the elephant a lot faster if you had some friends to help you right? So how do you help to keep small businesses viable in our community? By you and your friends making it personal, one small purchase at a time. Kevin Hotaling Owner and Publisher, Our Towne Colonie

When You shop small

Source Chuck Vollmer, Jobenomics Founder & Author

I know the federal government considers a small business one with less than 500 employees but I would argue we should be using less than 50 employees as the cut off. As seen from the above chart, over the last 5 years small businesses of less that 50 people created 39.4% of the jobs in the country while the companies with 500 employees plus only created 22%.

• Approximately 543,000 new businesses get started each month (but more employer businesses shut down than start up each month) • 7 out of 10 new employer firms survive at least 2 years, half at least 5 years, a third at least 10 years and a quarter stay in business 15 years or more If I had to sum up these six facts I would say small business is the backbone of our economy and the main stimulus of job creation. Given these

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Cities and suburbs are hot spots for theft, but universities and college towns rank high on the list too. Experts estimate that it takes only 7 seconds to steal a locked bicycle. More than 217,200 bicycles were reported stolen in the U.S. in 2011, the latest available figures from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A good bicycle can cost anywhere from a few hundred dollars for a basic model to several thousand dollars for a racing bike. It’s an investment you’ll want to make sure is insured appropriately. Insurance Coverage for Your Bike Bicycles are covered under the personal property section of standard homeowners and renters insurance policies. This coverage will provide reimbursement, minus the deductible, if a bike is stolen, or damaged in a fire or other peril for which coverage is provided under the policy. Homeowners and renters insurance policies also provide liability protection. If you injure someone in a bicycle accident and he or she sues you, you will be covered up to the limits of your policy. Most people have $100,000 to $300,000 worth of liability protection as part of their standard policy, but higher amounts of coverage are available. Your homeowners or renters insurance policy also includes no-fault medical coverage in the event you injure someone. Keeping Your Bike Secure Of course, the best protection of all is to keep your bike safe. To help avoid theft, safety experts recommend the following tips: Always lock up your bike, even if it is in your garage, an apartment stairwell or a college dormitory. If you’re outside, lock it up in a visible, well-lit area. Lock your bicycle to a fixed, immovable object like a parking meter or permanent bike rack. Be careful not to lock it to items that can be cut easily, broken or removed. Consider using a U-lock. For proper locking technique, position the bike frame

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Town Provides Summer Fun, Variety for Young People The Town has many activities for young people over the summer. They can swim at the pool, golf at the town golf course, or bike on the scenic Mohawk-Hudson Bike-Hike Path. They can also take part in several programs designed to help them have fun, keep fit, and learn new things. The free drop-in Playground Program provides schoolaged children with supervised recreational activities and field trips. On this year’s program are roller skating, bowling, and picnics, as well as scavenger hunts, talent shows, movies, and spelling bees. This program will be held at six locations from June 29 to August 7. No registration is required. The Town also sponsors the Summer Enrichment Program, held each summer at Shaker High School. It provides a variety of reasonably priced music, arts, and sports programs from June 29 to July 31. Students grade 3 and up can receive instruction in popular competitive sports, as well as in those that might simply be fun, such as “Ultimate Frisbee Games.” Students can also take individual music lessons, and kids K-eighth grade can take an array of arts classes. The Colonie Town Pool will be open from Noon to 7 p.m. daily beginning Saturday, June 27. There is a six-level Learn-to-Swim program for children age 6 or older, and a Guard Start and Water Safety Program for students 11 years or older. Both two-week courses are scheduled from June 29 to July 10, with no class on July 4. Since 2011, the Town has also offered low-cost tennis instruction with support from the United States Tennis Association. Evening lessons are scheduled at several locations from July 6 to August 6. Young people can also compete in golf and tennis, with a junior USTA tennis tournament (date TBA) and several PGA junior golf events. In addition, the Town Library provides a rich array of activities for children and teens, including its popular summer reading program, which last summer drew more than 1,000 participants – all for the love of reading! Registration information for Parks and Recreation programs is posted at www.colonie.org or call 7832760. For golf events, call 374-4181; for library events, visit http://colonielibrary.org or call 458-9274.

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Those who wish to sing always find a song. Swedish Proverb Insuring What Ruins Your Day Won’t Ruin Your Life You’re a safe and conscientious driver who follows the rules of the road. One average day, you are driving on the Northway, doing the speed limit, and keeping proper spacing between your car and the car in front of you. You reach for your coffee to take a sip and the top pops off, spilling hot liquid onto your lap. Your instinctive reaction is to turn your head away as you place the cup back in its holder and brush the hot coffee from your clothing. Unfortunately, just as your coffee spills, the vehicle in front of you brakes sharply. By the time your eyes are back on the road, you can’t avoid the accident and smash into the braking car. The next thing you remember is being taken to the hospital by ambulance, in shock, and not quite comprehending what had just happened. The car you hit slammed into another vehicle. The two drivers of the other vehicles are also injured and taken to the hospital. All three vehicles involved in the crash are totaled. Most likely, you will be deemed at fault for the accident and be held responsible for the injuries to the other two drivers, along with the damage to their vehicles, not to mention your own injury and damage to your vehicle. This is where your auto insurance comes into play. Are you properly covered? Your “bodily injury liability” coverage pertains to the injuries of the other two drivers. In New York State, the minimum requirement is $25,000 per person/ $50,000 per accident, not much protection if a severe injury occurred. Typical liability options are 25/50, 50/100, 100/300, and 250/500. Those that choose 250/500 ($250,000 per person, $500,000 per accident), also have the option to

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Bob Belleard, the current owner of Lanthier’s Grove in Latham, has been a part of the business for over 48 years. Lanthier’s is the oldest grove in New York State. Located 1¼ Miles above the Latham traffic circle on the corner of Rt9 and Dunsbach Ferry Road, it is a convenient location from anywhere in the Capital Region, The original working farm was already a popular picnic location when Omer “Babe” Lanthier opened the Grove in 1942.

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Bob Belleard, the current owner, worked for “Babe”and Jack Lanthier before buying the grove 27 years ago. Bob’s 48 years attending to the Grove are similarly matched by many of his long time staff members, many of who have been there for 30 years or more themselves. Bob considers the grove the best bargain for your Clam bake, Lobster bake and picnic outings in the region. “Where else can you go for only $25 a person while saving money on gas, not to mention your valuable time. Lanthier’s Grove serves picnics from 12:00pm to 8:30pm with the main dinner usually served about 4 : 3 0 p m . Included on the all you can eat picnic menu are Hot dogs, Meat Sauce, Sauerkraut, Salt Potatoes, Baked Beans, Clam Chowder, Corn on the Cob, Pulled Pork, Potato and Pasta Salads, Italian

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American Cinema and World War II Film Series Concludes Our year-long America Cinema and WW II film series concludes with four films hosted by Lenny Zapala – film expert and Director of the Menands Public Library. Our first eight films have been very well-received – as were Lenny’s introductions, comments, and newsreels and shorts from the 1940s! For the final four, we will be switching to Tuesday nights (starting time for all four will be 6:30 PM): May 5th: Hangman Also Die – directed by German ex-patriot Fritz Lang with a screenplay by another ex-patriot (and Communist) Bertolt Brecht. Lenny will be talking about resistance in the Nazi occupied countries and those who fled Hitler and came to the USA. June 9th: Miracle of Morgan’s Creek – satire written and directed by Preston Sturges with Lenny commenting on “the war at home.” July 7th: The Story of G.I. Joe – directed by William Wellman and based on the writings of Ernie Pyle and the Italian campaign. August 11th: The Best Years of Our Lives – the William Wyler classic on “the boys come home.” As with all the films in the series, Lenny will be showing a newsreel and a short film from that era. Chinese Film/Discussion Series I-Hsin Wu, Adjunct Professor of Sociology at UAlbany and a member of the NYS Office for the Aging’s Targeting Workgoup working with the Chinese- American community, is currently hosting a film/discussion series titled “Introducing Chinese Culture Through Chinese Films.” The series began last November and will be continuing through June! This month’s movie is The Blue Kite on Monday, May 11, at 6:00 PM. The Blue Kite “is a 1993 drama film…banned by the Chinese government upon its completion (along with a ten-year ban on filmmaking imposed on [the director])….The Blue Kite serves as one of the quintessential examples of China’s Fifth Generation filmmaking, and in particular reveals the impact the various political movements, including the Anti-Rightist Movement and the Cultural Revolution, had upon directors who grew up in the 1950s and 1960s. The film won the Grand Prix at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Best Film at the Hawaii International Film Festival, both in 1993.” Up next: Monday, June 15: Yi Yi: A One and a Two. Everyone Can Be A Dynamic Speaker: Yes, I Mean You! On Monday, May 18, starting at 6:30 PM, Mark Grimm will present an entertaining, thought-provoking program that will leave attendees with a new approach to public speaking. This revelation will allow them to feel more at ease, make their presentations much clearer and more relevant to audiences, and provide an easy-to-follow path to becoming dynamic. Learn why most speakers prepare the wrong way for presentations. Hear why Mark once hid in the men’s room when it was his turn to speak. He shares his personal path from nervous presenter to paid speaker, a path anyone can follow. Don’t miss an inspirational event that could change

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