The Hilltowns Haven’t Seen That Much of a Population Boom

Conventional wisdom suggests that the Hilltowns of Albany County have seen a population growth in recent decades.

 Rainy Skies

Indeed, you sometimes see new houses going up.

Catskills

And there certainly has been some growth since the boom of suburbanization — which followed 20 years latere after the abandonment of farms in 1920s and 1930s.

But generally the area has remained fairly rural.

Craziness at the Early Vote place

Preston Hollow

Nelson Rockefeller and Civil Defense (U.S. National Park Service)

Nelson Rockefeller and Civil Defense (U.S. National Park Service)

Nelson Rockefeller was a businessman, foundation head, cabinet-level US government official, and four-term governor of New York. He was engaged throughout his life with shaping public policy in direct and indirect ways, often alongside his younger brother Laurance, with whom he worked on some of the same business, philanthropic, and governmental initiatives. One of Nelson Rockefeller’s most passionately-pursued ideas during the 1950’s and 1960’s was the necessity of fallout shelters for civil defense.

Why inflation is President Biden’s biggest political problem

Why inflation is President Biden’s biggest political problem

In a recent CBS/YouGov survey, 58% of Americans said that Biden wasn’t focusing enough on the economy and even more—65%—said this about inflation. Only 33% say that Biden and the Democrats are focusing on issues they care about the most. According to a CNN poll, 7 in 10 Americans think the government isn’t doing enough to reduce inflation and relieve disruptions in the supply-chain. Against this backdrop, it’s not surprising that just 38% approve of the president’s handling of the economy and even fewer—30%— his handling of inflation