‘New York’ Archives
University President calls for hiring freeze and salary cuts, then accepts $9,000 raise. Way to set an example.
NewsWatch5 - SUNY Potsdam President Dr. John Schwaller has won an $8,600 salary hike, three months after warning that salaries need to be trimmed, according to the Daily Courier Observer. Read More..cause I know you do.
Notable Comment of the day:
In response to Mayor Bloomberg of NYC about the rich feeling the pinch in this economy. "I had coffee with an old friend," Bloomberg said. "Her two sons live in Europe, and she's worried about losing her house. "One son is in the movie business, and every project he's been working on is canceled. The other works for a bank and is worried about [...]
U.S. Airways ‘Miracle’ Flight 1549 passengers feeling a little tad unappreciated for their death defying water landing stunt.
New York Post - We crash-landed in the Hudson River - but all we got were these lousy upgrades! US Airways sent a raft of "frigid" letters to the 150 passengers of miracle Flight 1549 (above) saying their death-defying ordeal has earned them top customer status - but for just one year, The Post has learned. Some who were on the plane - [...]
You know your presidency is a cultural phenomenon when the drug dealers name their latest variety of heroin after you.
Recordonline.com - Sheriff's deputies and investigators have broken a heroin distribution ring that dished out narcotics across more than half of Sullivan County in New York. The alleged dealers were pushing a variety of heroin that they called "Obama." Chaboty said dealers are known to stamp the glassine wax paper that carries the heroin [...]
