Morning, folks.\u00a0 A mixed back this weekend.<\/p>\n
The Adirondack Daily Enterprise<\/a> weighs in with an idea for revitalizing the Big Tupper ski area:\u00a0 having developers Michael Foxman and Tom Lawson sell shares in the ski-area portion of the project to local families and businesses.<\/p>\n It would be interesting if the developers sold local people shares in the ski area.<\/p>\n For locals, their investment might guarantee that the ski area would get done, regardless of how quickly lots are sold. It could also keep ticket prices lower – maybe just for shareholders, or maybe for everyone.<\/p>\n For the developers, the extra capital might be welcome to help mitigate the losses incurred in running the ski area. It also could help public relations with the local community, pre-empting complaints about speed of renovation and lift ticket prices.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Glens Falls Post Star<\/a> argues that it’s time for emergency squads in the North Country to begin consolidating, as budgets continue to be squeezed.<\/p>\n So, in Thurman, we see the emergency squad clinging to an identity as an organization that stands alone, even as it is struggling to survive. One way the squad could strengthen its position as the provider of emergency medical services in Thurman is by consolidating with its neighboring squad, Warrensburg EMS.<\/p>\n But a consolidation, so natural and sensible, has so far been sacrificed on the altar of local identity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Watertown Daily Times<\/a> wrestles with the travails of the Republican presidential contenders, noting first<\/a> that the “wannabes” have struggled to avoid big gaffes.\u00a0 The papers also highlights the importance of foreign policy chops<\/a>.<\/p>\n The worry is that a top candidate for the GOP presidential nomination does not know much about foreign policy. Perhaps others are in the same boat. But anyone running for president better know Libya from Liberia.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n