sage adj.: proceeding from or characterized by wisdom, prudence and good judgment
That’s just one definition of “sage” from the online Merriam-Webster dictionary. But it’s the one that serves as the best transition into an update on the work of the state’s new SAGE (Spending and Government Efficiency) Commission — a commission established in early 2011 to spark the first major overhaul of the state bureaucracy since the late 1920s. Wisdom, prudence and good judgment couldn’t be a more apt trio of words to characterize this overall effort.
The headline says the “new” Cuomo budget, but plenty of what we heard from Gov. Andrew Cuomo during his 2012-13 state budget presentation in Albany last week sure sounded a lot like last year — and that’s a great sheet of music to keep reading from.
Quent was a true gentleman, a humble man, and everyone’s friend. There wasn’t a person Quent didn’t like, and there wasn’t a person who didn’t like him back. Was there any reason not to like Quent Masolotte?
Time for a history lesson: More than two years ago, Dansville officials — that is the North Dansville Town Council and the Dansville Village Board of Trustees — embarked on a journey. The goal was to “explore options for cutting taxes and possibly restructuring local government.”
Interested in a snapshot of some of the important issues being talked about at the Capitol? One way to do that is by scanning the titles of reports being issued from the advocacy groups whose goal it is, day in and day out, year after year, legislative session following legislative session, to set the agenda for New York State government.
New York State public schools are in the midst of some of the most significant challenges in state history. As the Regents Reform Agenda moves forward, all schools are grappling with the ability to meet the challenges of significant change, which redefines teaching and learning.
I am often heartened to see the stories that crop up around the holidays of people helping people.
As we near the end of the calendar year and embrace the winter season, there is much that has to be accomplished in the village, particularly on the infrastructure side of business. While much of the talk has been about the waste water treatment plant, our water metering system needs updating. We also need to address storm drainage, streets and sidewalks.
The purpose of this column is to inform you of the financial and educational challenges that we currently face as a school community. Dansville Central School District is in real trouble and the elected officials listed at the end of this column have the power to help us overcome the obstacles set before us.
Cyber Monday, the day after the traditional Thanksgiving weekend start to the holiday shopping season, begins a flurry of online purchasing which, according to reports, generated more than $1.25 billion this year — the heaviest day of online spending in history.
If it can happen to Miss New York, it can happen to any child.
Bullies, it seems, have indiscriminate tastes, lashing out because, for whatever reason, it gives them the illusion of power.
News alert: the Obama administration planned last week to tax your Christmas tree, apparently part of the liberal atheists’ war on Christmas. You didn’t hear about it? Good, it never happened. But you wouldn’t know that from some media outlets’ news reports.
Whether it’s at a public hearing after village officials announce their intention to change the law that determines sewer rates or commenting about the draft proposals from the state governing hydraulic fracturing, public input is a key part of the process.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is holding its first public hearing (speak three minutes in line) here at our Dansville Middle School, 1-4 and 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16. They want comments on their online draft EIS. We were told each of these times is a separate line, so if you’re on it, be sure to get in Dansville Middle School to speak. Local artists might provide music and local speakers. Study the online draft DEC EIS, come to Dansville Middle School, speak three minutes, feel proud to speak your mind and submit your written comments.
That children can review vast amounts of information on the Internet has its advantages. They can substantially increase their knowledge of the world at a moment’s notice. But topics of a graphic nature are easier to find online. It’s anyone’s guess what young people are looking at these days.
From time to time in this column, whenever they become available, I like to share the results of the latest survey or study conducted by the various groups and organizations with a finger on the pulse of the nation’s employers — reports that can sometimes help illuminate what America’s leaders in business and industry are thinking and doing.
This week, the Express features the second piece in a series on testing in public schools in our area. While test scores are an important consideration in evaluating students’ performance and teacher competency, they are only one tool among many.
The possibility of opening New York for natural gas drilling in the Marcellus shale is certainly cropping up as a hot-button issue. With Department of Environmental Conservation officials releasing drafts of both proposed regulations and statements on the environmental impacts, proponents and opponents are awaiting eagerly a round of public hearings and the next steps that will almost certainly results in expansion of current drilling operations north into New York.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo was recently asked by a reporter at a Capitol press conference whether county governments (and, therefore, local property taxpayers) could be relieved of having to pay for Medicaid by having the state pick up the local share.
