Since I've criticized them quite a bit in the past, I'm obliged to tip my cap to the Glens Falls Post-Star for finally doing an article on the non-Republican candidates for mayor of Glens Falls. Granted, this hardly makes up for months and months of giving blanket coverage to the GOP aspirants and steadfastly ignoring the others. But let's hope against hope that this is a long overdue step in the direction of properly informing their readership.
Three of the five mayoral candidates participated in a debate sponsored not by our 'Hometown Newspaper' but by the Albany-based Informed Constitutent monthly. Shame on Democrat Roy Akins and Republican Bud Taylor for skipping the chance to give the public their views (Taylor said he was too busy campaigning for today's Conservative Party primary; Akins said he didn't want to 'interfere with' that primary). Citizens could've benefited from their participation particularly since even in their written statements published in various local papers have been especially vague.
I'm sorry I missed the debate, as I had to work. But kudos to The Informed Constituent and to the Glens Falls Labor Council for sponsoring this event. Check out the article in The Post-Star on the debate. It might be the only time the paper's readers will be able to learn about Akins and independent candidates Esmond Lyons and William Berg.
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