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Postcards From the Past

January 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Adirondack Life

Ephemera is fun.  Check out the Penny Postcards over at the USGenWeb Archives.  I suppose the fancy photo-sharing sites make our life better, but I miss the old days.  (Gads, am I that old?)

These postcards cost 1¢ to mail. Postage was temporarily raised to 2¢ from 1917 to 1919 to cover the cost of World War I & from 1925 to 1928 (not sure the reason for the latter).

Here are some of my Adirondack and Lake Champlain favorites:

Here are links to our Adirondack Counties:

Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Herkimer, Lewis, St Lawrence, Warren.

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Free Energy Accounting

April 4th, 2008 · 1 Comment · News

Electrical WarningThe news about Titus Mountain is pretty incredible.

As soon as I heard this, my thoughts were, “There has got to me more than one person involved.”

Plus, this crime takes place in a context that bears examining.

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Population Envy – Mine is Denser than Yours

March 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments · News

Statistics + Experts = News

That’s right, it really is that easy. Collect a bunch of numbers, let a bunch of people with “expertise” comment, and call it news.

One of the indicators frequently cited when analyzing the state of New York is population growth. Or loss, as the case may be. Up here in the Adirondacks, it is really more of a qualitative thing. We are more concerned about brain drain. Other parts of the state are experiencing population declines which seem to be a cause for alarm. Hmmm. I kind of like the idea of people moving around, sort of a free-market of migration. Is it a cause for alarm? Frankly, I have very little clue.

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