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NEED, The Panic Box, Shower Mold, Colleen Climbing the Eiffel Tower like King Kong, Mr. Brightside january 31, 2018 the paper page 3 College Republicans host Non-controversial Speaker by Christian Decker Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro spoke at Walsh Library News Co-Editor audience in preparation for a coming put them in jail. Mr. Molinaro argued percent of professors here donate to On Tuesday night, I and my co-editor, campaign. that this was not only unconstitutional, Democratic candidates.” The answer Andrew went to check out the College Mr. Molinaro was adamant in saying but that such things should be left up was basically that you have to deal Republicans’ guest speaker, Marcus that New York is pretty much the worst to local governments entirely. with it. Another person asked would it Molinaro, over in the Walsh Library be better to combat corruption if more auditorium. It wasn’t a huge crowd, Republicans got elected. What do you but the first two rows of the middle think he’s going to say? What a guy were for the most part filled with what One good question that was asked I could only assume were the College was what the assemblyman thought of Republicans. Andrew and I sat near Governor Cuomo’s new college tuition the back of the auditorium on the left bill that would essentially make it free side, so we would get a better view of for lower income students to attend everything going on. college. Mr. Molinaro’s response was The evening started of with a that it was a terrible idea that would brief introduction by one of the “implode on itself”. His reason for this College Republicans, with the usual was that the free tuition would raise the pleasantries. After being introduced, cost of college for people who didn’t Mr. Molinaro introduced himself, fit into the income bracket to qualify made a couple jokes and told us his for the free tuition. He also reverted story. As a young man he was raised back to his earlier point that this was in Dutchess County, New York, in a done without so much as a town hall to town of around 1,300 residents. He discuss the bill, and with a Republican told us that as a young man, he was minority in the State Assembly, there displeased with the amount of refusals was nothing that could be done to he got when suggesting new ideas to in just about anything. He pointed Mr. Molinaro was also very critical of block it. the town board. As a result, he decided to the amount of people leaving the the Democratic majority in the State At the beginning of the evening it was that he should get involved in local state. The reason for this, he said, Assembly currently. His concern is said Mr. Molinaro was a strong voice for government. As luck would have it, he was the incredibly high tax rate in the that there is very little opportunity for bi-partisanship, so I asked him where was elected to the town board and then state. His biggest complaint, however, constituents to voice their opinions on he saw bi-partisanship in the higher ran unopposed to be the town’s mayor, was the lack of oversight by the state bills that are being voted on in events forms of government in this country becoming the youngest mayor in the government to handle the situation. such as public forums. As an example going forward. His answer was actually country at the time. He later served in In other words, the state government of the issue he has, he told us that per somewhat comforting. He told me that the State Assembly and was elected would just push off any and all session, the assembly votes on around now that people are starting to see the chief executive of Dutchess County problems onto the local governments. 10,000 pieces of legislation. He then the nonsense of representatives not in 2011. In his words, Governor Cuomo would proceeded to tell us that all but one of getting anything done, representatives Now as you can imagine, Mr. Molinaro just take credit for the stuff that those bills passed the assembly floor. would eventually start to actually work is a Republican, and most of his gripes went right and blame it on the local In his view, this is very undemocratic. together, so he’s optimistic. are against New York Governor Andrew governments if things went wrong. After his prepared remarks, Mr. It is worth noting that Mr. Molinaro Cuomo, a Democrat. In fact, most of his One example he gave was the issue Molinaro opened the floor to questions advocates for voters to flip sides at speaking time was devoted to attacks of the Code Blue in New York during from the audience. I have never the ballot and vote for the candidate on Governor Cuomo. This comes as harsh cold and snowy conditions. heard questions so self-righteous and that they think is the best rather than no surprise when you consider that Governor Cuomo’s method involves absolutely useless in my life. One guy just straight-ticket voting. He thinks he announced that he’s considering calling all the local governments and asked Mr. Molinaro on something this is the best way to reach effective running for governor in the future. It telling them to get the police to round to the effect of how you deal with a government representation. almost seemed like we were a test up all the homeless people outside and professor who is a liberal, because “96 page 4 the paper january 31, 2018 OutSummit Celebrates Global LGBTI+ Activism by Robin Happel CUNY Law School hosted summit on LGBTI+ Rights Copy Editor Religious Freedom within just the is very active in East Africa thus excludes two-spirit people, for OutSummit is the annual past two weeks.

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