Headwaters of the Unadilla River

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Wetlands and ponds outside of Columbia Center in the town of Columbia in rural Herkimer County make up the headwaters of the Unadilla River, which feeds the Chenango River and ultimately the Susquehanna River and the Chesapeake Bay. Run off a feedlot or a septic system here goes into loading the Chesapeake Bay, hundreds of miles to the south. 

Christie Falls Hydro Plant

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On the Sacandaga River, below the the main Christie Falls along Old Route 8B. Access to this section of the river is near Campsite 17.

Saturday May 15, 2021 — Spectulator

Vote for Trump

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The Sticker Mule's controversial sign erected without permits over Amsterdam. It's a political sign and I dont' understand the harm, but then again, I did Vote for Trump even if I'm mixed on my feelings about it all.

Sunday April 27, 2025 — Erie Canal

Fultonville 1944/1946

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I was curious about the layout of Fultonville prior to the Thruway being rammed through it. Note the 1944 Randall Topo was revised in 1977 to add the Thruway to that section of the map.

Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds | CNN

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Common household plastics linked to thousands of global deaths from heart disease, study finds | CNN

Synthetic chemicals called phthalates, found in consumer products such as food storage containers, shampoo, makeup, perfume and children’s toys, may have contributed to more than 10% of all global mortality from heart disease in 2018 among men and women ages 55 through 64, a new study found.

“Phthalates contribute to inflammation and systemic inflammation in the coronary arteries, which can accelerate existing disease and lead to acute events including mortality,” said senior author Dr. Leonardo Trasande, a professor of pediatrics and population health at New York University’s Grossman School of Medicine. He also is director of NYU Langone’s Division of Environmental Pediatrics and Center for the Investigation of Environmental Hazards.