Adam

i asked if this was in place of, or in addition to chataqua center, he stated its in addition to, so good news for the area

barring reading every line of the law, my biggest issue is the protections based upon "gender identity" and "gender expression". All too many times when topic of gender is discussed, the "experts" and proponents say that gender is fluid. The Law is supposed to be black and white as well as blind, so what would stop anyone from using said fluidity to express whatever gender suits their cause at any given moment? as to repro issues....lets face it, its just a nicer way to introduce abortion; i truly think that if the person is paying cash, or private insurance covers it, it is no ones business, especially the State what they do. If on the other hand, it is to be covered through any form of public monies, then the whole "my body, my choice" will need to be tempered by rules of the State in which taxpayers are providing the funding

same day i believe, different location, but they also killed a number of children in a bombing of a school being used as a shelter

bit shorter though thanks in part to Georgia Judge shooting down hand counting( NOT tabulating) votes to make sure the machine counts match what humans count....may not be as polarizing/bombastic as trump, but just as critical in further building distrust in the system

that wasnt in support of TIK TOK btw, just noting that at least we can feel comfortable our politicians will only let our kids get addicted to AMERICAN social media...

news flash, just about any social media uses those very algorithms

not sure if i mentioned it before, but there is a big potential draw flowing right through the city and much of CHemung COunty as well. the river has long been blamed( unjustly in many cases) for many of the area's woes; why not finally benefit from it? work with DEC and other sportsmens clubs in the area to develop sections of it for trophy fishing which could not only draw folks in for that but also potentially for small businesses related to the industry. expanding on that kayak/canoe seems to be pretty popular in other areas, why not encourage that as well?

visit in, shop in, travel through....

good point, but that would require the news providing the info on the story to actually do more than copy and paste what they find online unfortunately. keep in mind, many employers require ANY injury while on the clock be reported as soon as possible for insurance, comp, and other reasons, there are more details documented but someone has to actually inquire after them

i dont see any of us fighting about the issue here, this has been one of the more engaging and on-topic discussions in quite some time. and it is more infuriating to us than larger government waste because 1. children are put in the middle of it. 2. it affects us more closely. do you realize that medicaid/Welfare consumes 100% or our property tax revenues as well as a portion of the county sales-tax revenue? that means infrastructure suffers, and our taxes go up every year honestly is kind of hard following some of your statements so ill address the hunger one: as i typed earlier, schools provide breakfast, lunch and dinner, and often send items home with each student at end of day. and again, there are TONS of foodbanks especially those put on by churches and other religious institutions and those are more plentiful in any community than ANY store or gas station.... so the masses of starving children is pretty doubtful, and if there are indeed kids going hungry despite all those resources, then giving shitty parents money to bring MORE hungry mouths into the world is just plain stupid and more cruel than controlling what can be purchased with EBT/SNAP

generally speaking type statement. fresh fruits and veggies are often more expensive than pre-packaged items, and for those parents who are working, sometimes multiple shifts, those items are not only cheaper, but easier/quicker to prepare or have kids prepare.

you never tripped over something in the dark, twisted an ankle, stubbed a toe or anything? now imagine doing so while running through various unfamiliar properties...the chances of injury arent as slim as youd like to believe, though they likely would not ever be career ending or life threatening, they are injuries none the less

im more interested in what is fair and better for the Nation than which party might lose a spot at the feed-trough.

could not agree more about your junkfood statement....its downright criminal that i can go to fastfood joint or get soda, chips and a slimjim for cheaper than some fresh fruit and veggies. as to the 1k, or any other similar handouts...remember that money has to come from somewhere and often times it comes not out of the "rich" pockets, but those of us who have struggled to improve our situations only to be taxed and demonized for the trouble. its a cold but factual position; if one cannot hardly care for themselves emotionally or financially, there's no way on green earth they should be incentivized to bring children into that situation. regarding "feeding the children" kids get all three meals provided by schools as it is, and often are sent home with food in their backpacks... which i do not see as an issue ( though if their families receive assistance, that should be taken out of the cash allowance portion)so if those meals are taken care of, the abundance of foodbanks and other such programs there is absolutely ZERO excuse for any child to be hungry, other than piss-poor parenting, so again, why pay such people to have more kids?

nope...you cannot spit without hitting an aldis, DG or some other type of store that sells more than junkfood. here in Elmira, dandy on chuch street is les than 2 miles from a wegmans and weis. snacks are not nutritious, contribute to obesity, heart disease, hypertension etc. subway or pizza are foods that are a treat, same as ice cream, candy and soda. foodstamps and snap are for feeding your family in times of need, not to support poor, sometimes calculated, life choices. youd be surprised how many folks here and throughout the area grew up poor, ate the surplus foods and maybe if lucky got to have an actual pizza once or twice a month as a special splurge( instead of the bread with spaghetti sauce, shredded cheese and if lucky pepperoni) that indeed see the current abuse and fraud occurring and whole-heartedly agree it needs to stop. as to the 1,00 baby bonus what happens AFTER the grand is spent? how is that child to be provided for?