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As The Court Decides In California V. Texas

To The Reader’s Forum: On Tuesday, November 10th, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments, in a case entitled California v. Texas, to determine whether the repeal of the tax penalty for noncompliance with the individual mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) renders the individual mandate unconstitutional and, if so, whether that means the entire ACA is unconstitutional. In National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) v. Sebelius, 2012, the Supreme Court ruled that the individual mandate was constitutional as a legitimate exercise of congress’s Taxing Power. The ...

City Should Team With Other Municipalities

To The Reader’s Forum: I’m a retiree of the city of Jamestown. As a union officer I negotiated a lot of our insurance. The city at one time played all five unions against each other negotiating insurance. I formed a coalition in the early 1970’s of all five unions and we negotiated insurance as one unit — Police Department Kendall Club, Fire Department Morton Club, AFSCME, CSEA and Jamestown General Hospital nurses. Ombudsman Sam Nalbone was the city’s negotiator. We made great strides in our coverage. It was my idea a couple of years later that Sam Nalbone investigate going ...

Modifying A Vehicle Into A Racecar Is Part Of America’s Heritage

To The Reader’s Forum: I respectfully request that Congress pass the Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports Act, H.R. 5434/S. 2602, in 2020. The bipartisan RPM Act protects the right to convert an automobile or motorcycle into a racecar used exclusively at the track. to be used exclusively on the racetrack. Modifying a vehicle into a racecar is an integral part of America’s automotive heritage. Many types of racing, including NASCAR, were founded on the premise that street vehicles, including motorcycles, can be converted into dedicated race vehicles. Racing events are an ...

City Should Address Traffic Signals On Washington Street

To The Reader’s Forum: Whoever sets the timing on the traffic lights cannot even pretend to care about global warming or air pollution, say nothing of wasting fuel. The Washington Street traffic lights cause the driver to stop so that the coming light causes back up so drivers have a green light but cannot move forward without blocking the intersection. The only decent decision is to stay at your green light until the light ahead has turned, thus opening up an opportunity to move forward at the next red light, causing those behind to suffer the same dilemma. Sound confusing? ...

Local Government Should Be Ashamed Of Its Greed

To The Reader’s Forum: Just listen to those retired city employees whine! Talk about two classes of citizens in this country, nobody who works in the private sector can come close to the benefits that government employees enjoy during their working days, let alone after retirement. The private sector has to produce a profit or they’re laid off. The government just increases your taxes if they run short. Who in the private sector has ever heard of retirement after 20 years or a pension that you didn’t have to contribute to? Who in the private sector has ever heard of selling ...

Local Government Should Be Ashamed Of Its Greed

To The Reader’s Forum: Just listen to those retired city employees whine! Talk about two classes of citizens in this country, nobody who works in the private sector can come close to the benefits that government employees enjoy during their working days, let alone after retirement. The private sector has to produce a profit or they’re laid off. The government just increases your taxes if they run short. Who in the private sector has ever heard of retirement after 20 years or a pension that you didn’t have to contribute to? Who in the private sector has ever heard of selling ...