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Editorial» The downward spiral of our nation
Clinton County, New York
Officials discuss underwater power cable
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By Shawn Ryan shawn@denpubs.com PLATTSBURGH Ñ Representatives from Transmission Developers Inc. held a public meeting in Plattsburgh Oct. 1 to discuss plans for a proposed underwater power transmission cable which will traverse the length of Lake Champlain. The project, dubbed the Champlain Hudson Power Express (CHPE) Project, will bring hydro and wind generated electricity from Quebec to New York City. About two dozen people were on hand for the forum, many representing green groups who were interested in learning what impact the $2.2 billion privately funded project would have on the lake. The 333-mile transmission line will carry 1,000 megawatts of direct current electricity. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
50 years of harmony to be on display. PAGE 2 STYLE & SUBSTANCE
Stacey LaFave, a social worker at the Fitzpatrick Cancer Center in Plattsburgh, displays makeup included with the Look Good, Feel Better program. For a complete story turn to page 3. Photo by Shawn Ryan
Honor Flight going ahead as planned By Shawn Ryan
Michele and Sally tackle the subject of spirituality. PAGE 4 EYE ON BUSINESS
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Gregg Lee (R) receives his flight wings from North Country Honor Flight Director Daniel Kaifetz at a recent Honor Flight meeting. Lee, a member of the Disabled American Veterans chapter 179, was a flight leader on the September 14 flight to Washington, D.C. Photo by Shawn Ryan
KEESEVILLE Ñ SaturdayÕ s scheduled Honor Flight will be going on as scheduled, despite the ongoing government shut down. Honor Flights fly veterans from all around the country to Washington D.C., in order for them to experience the recently unveiled World War II monument. When the government instituted a partial shut-down last week, the open-air monument was ringed with barricades and closed to the public. That was until an Honor Flight from the Gulf Coast/Mississippi Chapter pushed aside the barricades, and staked a claim to their own monument. Their actions were captured on video, which immediately went viral.
The monument has thus-far stayed open to the Honor Flights, but representatives of North Country Honor Flight are still wary. Ò The Park Service had the common sense to leave them alone, but maybe when the media loses interest, the barricades will go back up,Ó said Daniel Kaifetz, Director of North Country Honor Flight. He explained that the government is letting Honor Flights in one bus at a time, under what they are calling a freedom of speech exemption. They could cancel that exemption however, by enforcing a requirement that gatherings over a certain size re-
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Begor’s Supply: 24 years and going strong. PAGE 6
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