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Saturday, October 18, 2014
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Woolf says Stefanik will raise retirement age to 70
IN PLATTSBURGH
By Shawn Ryan
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shawn@denpubs.com MORRISONVILLE Ñ Congressional Candidate Aaron Woolf took to the stump in Morrisonville this week, calling for his GOP challenger to task for her stance on Social Security reform. At a podium set up near the ongoing bridge construction project on Route 22 in Morrisonville, Woolf (D) said that Elise Stefanik (R) has been trying to run from her record on Social Security reform since she entered the race. Flanked by a former construction worker and a former pharmacist Woolf, sporting a new looking blue Carhartt jacket, said that StefanikÕ s plan CONTINUED ON PAGE 7
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Left: Elise Stefanik discusses agricultural issues with Bob Rulfs, owner of Rulfs’ Orchard in Peru. Right: Congressional Candidate Aaron Woolf, flanked by Rylan Conroy and Cynthya Spencer at a campaign stop in Morrisonville. Photos by Shawn Ryan
“On Home Ground” with three local veterans By Shawn Ryan PLATTSBURGH Ñ For many soldiers, war doesnÕ t end just because your plane has touched down on home ground. A new documentary by Mountain Lake PBS explores the lives of three North Country soldiers who have returned from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, and takes watchers on a sometimes intimate look into their lives, their struggles and their healing. ItÕ s part of an initiative by Mountain LakeÕ s parent organization, National Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) to shed more light on our veterans coming back into their communities. For the local PBS affiliate in Plattsburgh, the idea gained immediate traction, and the station was eager to find veterans, learn and tell their stories. “We had to develop a sense of trust because this film is fairly intimate,Ó said producer and director Tomeka Weatherspoon. Ò I learned that there can be a disconnect between a veteran and their community. We tried to examine that a little bit, just step into their shoes and examine what theyÕ re feeling.Ó Weatherspoon and her small crew crisscrossed the Champlain Photo by Shawn Ryan
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Producer and Director Tomeka Weatherspoon at the Mountain Lake PBS studio in Plattsburgh.
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Index STEFANIK TOUR
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HEALTH CENTER
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BIKE DONATIONS
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RACE FOR THE 21ST
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PUBLISHER’S COLUMN
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SYTLE AND SUBSTANCE
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ZOMBIE WALK
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