Lissa Harris
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Lissa Harris is the founder and publisher of the Watershed Post.
Articles
Jan. 23, 2010
Sometimes it pays off to sit at home on your computer on a Saturday night like a big dork. Because awesome things happen. Like dairy farmers posting live pics on Twitter of their cows giving birth. @NYFarmer tweets:
http://twitpic.com/zh719 - Calf is... Read more
Jan. 23, 2010
Adama Brown, a regular contributor to the Albany Project, announces that he's now the new editor and lead writer of another New York lefty politics blog, the recently launched RochesterPolitics.
Most of the coverage of RochesterPolitics will eventually... Read more
Jan. 22, 2010
I'm ridiculously excited about today's big news in the (admittedly geeky) world of open government and sunshine law: Federal agencies had to release at least three large data sets online today, in compliance with the Obama administration's recently... Read more
Jan. 22, 2010
Albany's CBS6 has the story.
LIVINGSTON -- State Police are investigating the suicide death of a dairy farmer who killed 51 head of his cattle before he shot himself.
Police responded to a 911 call Thursday afternoon and arrived at the Copake farm to... Read more
Jan. 22, 2010
Gov. David Paterson's recent budget proposal includes a moratorium on land acquisition, but several major deals already in the works are progressing as planned. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reports:
The state also will close on the Big Indian... Read more
Jan. 22, 2010
The Catskill Chronicle reports. County manager David Fanslau:
I strongly urge any resident who lives near a stream, creek or river to be prepared and alert as this storm progresses, and to take preventative measures to protect their property through... Read more
Jan. 22, 2010
Paul Rakov tweets:
Done is done! We got the financing we needed from Ulster Saving. Kingston Natural Foods Market on the Rondout is coming!!
Cool We'll stay tuned to the Kingston Natural Foods Buying Club's website in hopes of more details.
Jan. 22, 2010
Over at the Kingston Progressive blog, Ulster County legislator Mike Madsen is full of ire about the Supreme Court's stunning 5-4 decision yesterday striking down limits on corporate political campaigning.
Do you realize what WalMart is about to do to... Read more