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NY COUNTY FAIR FINALS CONTESTED AT BATAVIA

By Howard B. Owens

Press Release:

Batavia, NY --- The start of Labor Day weekend at Batavia Downs Casino featured four NY County Fair finals for 2 and 3 year-old pacers and trotters, worth $8,000 each.

The 3-year-old pacers kicked off the fair finals in race two. This one saw Emmas Lily (Artiscape-Sweet Rosa

Sen. Gillibrand held first 'listening session' with NY farmers Wednesday

By Billie Owens

Here's a news release from Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's office.

As Congress begins debate over the 2012 Farm Bill, Gillibrand -- the first New Yorker to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in nearly 40 years -- began her statewide listening sessions on Wednesday to discuss new efforts to help New

New New York Senate Web site is quite impressive

By Howard B. Owens

When I heard earlier this week that the New York State Senate had launched a new Web site, I was skeptical that it would really matter much.

Given the dysfunction and high level of partisanship in Albany, my expectations where that new site would serve as nothing more than a promotional brochure

Trustees hold line on tuition at GCC

By Howard B. Owens

Students of Genesee County College should be relieved to know there will be no tuition increase for the 2009-2010 school year.

The board of trustees announced the proposed budget Monday. The county legislature will now be asked to approve the spending plan.

The $32.6 million budget holds full-time tuition at

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