December 12, 2017 – Next Sixteen Weeks

We are now about two weeks out from 2018, with Easter about 16 weeks away. We still have some cooling to happen before we reach the coldest time of year, but slowly we will start digging ourselves out winter and warmer weather that is norm in spring time will once again return.

Week Date Dawn Sun-
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Dusk Day Avg High Avg Low Record Hi Record Low
0 Dec 12 6:45 am 7:16 am 4:22 pm 4:54 pm 9:05 37 23 62 (1979) -12 (1988)
1 Dec 19 6:49 am 7:21 am 4:24 pm 4:56 pm 9:02 35 20 54 (1895) -13 (1973)
2 Dec 26 6:52 am 7:24 am 4:28 pm 5:00 pm 9:04 33 18 59 (1895) -17 (1914)
3 Jan 2 6:53 am 7:25 am 4:34 pm 5:06 pm 9:08 31 16 61 (1890) -20 (1970)
4 Jan 9 6:53 am 7:24 am 4:41 pm 5:12 pm 9:16 30 15 62 (2008) -20 (1968)
5 Jan 16 6:50 am 7:21 am 4:49 pm 5:20 pm 9:27 30 14 62 (1995) -16 (1971)
6 Jan 23 6:46 am 7:16 am 4:58 pm 5:28 pm 9:41 31 14 64 (1906) -20 (1970)
7 Jan 30 6:40 am 7:10 am 5:07 pm 5:36 pm 9:56 31 15 56 (2013) -12 (1965)
8 Feb 6 6:33 am 7:02 am 5:16 pm 5:45 pm 10:13 33 16 55 (1991) -20 (1948)
9 Feb 13 6:24 am 6:53 am 5:25 pm 5:54 pm 10:31 34 17 58 (1900) -18 (1875)
10 Feb 20 6:15 am 6:43 am 5:34 pm 6:03 pm 10:50 36 18 66 (1930) -16 (1966)
11 Feb 27 6:04 am 6:32 am 5:43 pm 6:11 pm 11:10 38 20 61 (1997) -13 (1940)
12 Mar 6 5:53 am 6:21 am 5:51 pm 6:19 pm 11:30 40 22 63 (1974) -21 (1948)
13 Mar 13 6:41 am 7:09 am 7:00 pm 7:28 pm 11:50 43 24 70 (2012) -6 (1885)
14 Mar 20 6:28 am 6:56 am 7:08 pm 7:36 pm 12:11 46 27 78 (2012) 2 (1967)
15 Mar 27 6:16 am 6:44 am 7:16 pm 7:44 pm 12:31 49 30 78 (1998) 11 (1975)
16 Apr 3 6:04 am 6:32 am 7:24 pm 7:52 pm 12:51 53 33 79 (1981) 16 (1954)

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Should We Pay The Staggering Economic And Human Costs Of Nuclear Weapons?

Should We Pay The Staggering Economic And Human Costs Of Nuclear Weapons?

"This October, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported that its estimate of the cost for the planned โ€œmodernizationโ€ the U.S. nuclear weapons complex over the next three decades has risen to $1,200,000,000,000.00. For those of you not familiar with such lofty figures, thatโ€™s $1.2 trillion. Furthermore, when adjusted for inflation, the cost of the programโ€•designed to provide new weapons for nuclear warfare on land, in the sea, and in the air, plus upgraded or new facilities to produce themโ€•grows to $1.7 trillion."

"That $1.7 trillion could provide an awful lot of healthcare, education, housing, parks, public transportation, roads, public radio, clean water, child nutrition, disability benefits, Social Security, and other public services to improve the lives of Americans. But, of course, it wonโ€™t. Instead, this enormous economic burden of paying for nuclear weapons will fall heavily upon (or perhaps destroy) whatever is left of such programs after the current Republican administration and Congress finish gutting them through budget cuts."

"Much the same incredibly costly nuclear โ€œmodernizationโ€ is happening today in the eight other nuclear-armed nations, where the welfare of their citizens is being sacrificed on the altar of national military โ€œstrength.โ€

Why Melania, Ivanka & Jared’s mayoral election votes didn’t count

Why Melania, Ivanka & Jared’s mayoral election votes didn’t count

Trump family tried to vote absentee in the NYC mayoral election:

- MELANIA: Didn't follow directions to sign envelope so her vote didn't count
- IVANKA: Sent it on election day, too late
- JARED: Never sent ballot
- DONALD: Got his own b-day wrong by a month

Honestly, voting by absentee is relatively easy to do. Just don't do any mistakes done by the Trump family.

2017-18 Proposed Budget Funded By Property Tax

It varies in our state on how much local schools are funded via local property taxes versus state aid. Generally, downstate and more affluent suburbs rely more on local property taxes then upstate communities. The school districts in the Adirondack Park and Catskill Park are heavily reliant on property taxes -- but they also receive significant amounts of aid in form of property taxes paid on state land in those school districts.