book reading

I will be reading from my book, Juba, and hope some folks can come... thank you. 

Will 

(http://willpflaum.com)

Inquiring Minds Bookstore, 65 Partition Street/ Saugerties, NY 12477 (845) 246-5775 

whitewash

Want to see how the corrupt law enforcement of New York State will whitewash over a million dollars in ongoing fraud? Read the Register Star, the PR outlet for the whitewash.

Times Union on the Register Star and all about the pledge

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Fired-for-taking-stand-on-story-about-sitting-4047110.php

That is the story of the Register Star Four and the story of the alderman who sat for his principles.

Once upon a time in the 1930s when we did the pledge like this, people were lynched for refusing to say the pledge. Not the supreme court's brightest moments:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minersville_School_District_v._Gobitis

great coverage for hudson from the BBC

Read it here.

get the times union

http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/Attorney-math-1-day-26-hours-4026396.php

To be clear: Tal G. Rappleyea was caught with a no show job, getting wages and a pension from Columbia County taxpayers for 9 years when he not one lick of work. But he is the only one caught, not the only one guilty.

pflaum v. grattan

Filings! Papers! Affidavits! Read 'em here.

election day post

Here is the endorsement. And meanwhile, here is an interesting blog from East Greenbush. And over at my other blog I review the connections between three fraud in local government scandals.