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Guns have no place in schools
The March for Our Lives rally at the state Capitol (Photo by Ali Hibbs)
#MarchForOurLives #ParklandFlorida #ViolencePrevention #GunControl #KelseyWells #StudentVoices #LocalStudents #SpotlightNews #TheSpot518
By KELSEY WELLS
intern@spotlightnews.com
Right now, the U.S. is ranked 17th in the world in educational performance and over the years, our schools have gone through multiple changes in attempts to put us back on top. Changes made by people who haven’t been in school for decades, yet somehow think they know what’s best for our future.
But the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida has shown us that what hasn’t changed is the ability of our government to protect students from the one thing that has no place in schools — guns.
We have seen 18 school shootings since Jan. 1. Eighteen instances where innocent children have been openly fired on. Where is their justice and more importantly where is our change?
I’ll never know who decided that the right to own guns is more important than my right to an education but as students, we’re deciding that it’s not.
As a senior in high school, it’s encouraging to see so many victims of the Florida school shooting using social media platforms to speak their minds and work towards something that’s bigger than themselves.
And to me, it’s even better to see it happening on Twitter. The same social media site that adults like to argue is corrupting the youth is the thing that’s binding us together. If there’s one thing that we can take away from this tragedy, it’s that the future starts today. And it starts with us.
The brave students of Stoneman Douglas High School have taken this horrific event and they’ve lit a spark. One that is lighting fires in every student across America, including myself.
Listen up Congress, for we are here to ensure that the 17 people lost are never forgotten, and that the number of school shootings in 2018 stays at 18.
Kelsey Wells is a senior at Shaker High School
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📣#UPDATED Schedule for Hops & Harvest Festival tonight 9/19 | 7:30p - 10:00p📣
-7:30p The Lonely Heartstring Band
-8:00p Honeysuckle
-8:30p The Infamous Stringdusters
More information at: ow.ly/6tLl30lSUsP
Visit the Empire State Plaza and New York State Capitol
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The Hops and Harvest Festival features the best of fall in Upstate New York with activities like a pie eating contest presented by Golden Harvest Farms, hops demonstration, food vendors, music, and mo...
NOTE: Empire State Plaza Events and Vendors: due to the change in times I will only be attending for music and will be supporting other food and drink establishments leading up to 7:30. You have lost the dinner crowd.
Erica Leigh levon Tim Jessica Houle... anyone want to go for some fall hops!?!?
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Vic visits the Saratoga Automobile Museum for a tour of their historic facility, and to see what's in store for the Saratoga Auto Auction on September 21 and 22 where over 300 classic cars will be auctioned off, including a 1966 Batmobile replica.
SHARE this video for a chance to win 2 tickets to the event.
Driven by Capital District Transportation Authority - CDTA
Video produced by Jack Carpenter
cc: Vic Christopher Saratoga Auto Auction 2018 Saratoga Performing Arts Center Relentless Awareness
Kinderhook Bank employees volunteered to serve lunch at the Montgomery County Office For Aging’s Annual Senior Picnic last week to over 300 seniors and they also had fun assisting with the BINGO games! (L-R: Kim Roberts, Angela Baker, Toni Zidich, AVP & Branch Managers and Gloria Pickering, VP Operations. Carl Marucci (MCOFA Board Member) and Nancy Nigro (KB retiree) also volunteered but missed the picture :) #TeamKINDerhookbank #petfriendlypeoplefriendly
Mark Your Calendars for these upcoming events! 9/19 Farmers' Market, 4-7pm - Mort's Maple & NY Connects Resource Fair. Children's Festival/Book Sale 9/22, Children's Book Sale 9/23. Flu shot clinics 9/26 (at Market), 10/3 (at Market) & 10/6 (in library). Prescription Drug Drop 9/29 (in library). Visit: events.eastgreenbushlibrary.org for complete listing of all library events.
In observance of Yom Kippur, OGS will begin the Hops and Harvest event at 7:30 p.m. on September 19.
Empire Hops & Harvest Festival YOU ARE JOKING RIGHT? In less than 24 hours you announce you are going to delay the start of an event and impact vendors and businesses who are expecting crowds at 5 pm, when work gets out? I am all for people who need to observe a religious day, and totally respect their faith, but this is illogical. Yom kippur has been on the calendar for hundreds of years. People who were planning in vending, attending, and performing, would have checked this calendar and made a decisions well in advance. however all those planning on vending the event, performing and attending the event wetr in board (and I am sure they respect those who are observing)...both the event and Yom Kippur have been on the calendar for several months if not hundreds of years. People made arrangements for this event to vend and/or attend. Many people planned to attend after work and get home at a reasonable time. The loss of money and supplies may be great and I hope vendors take legal action if you choose to pursue this. change of time. Let those who observe observe, and those who don't observe should continue on and attend as scheduled. Those observing are not likely coming to a hops and harvest fest at nightfall. Be sensible and logical. Seriously, have people given this any serious thought in terms of the financial impact of the vendors who paid permits to be there? Its not like this was planned yesterday. Why is this coming out of the blue less than 24 hours before the event? All Government offices aren't closed tomorrow, a handful of schools are closed but not all, banks are open, post office is open, colleges have classes. Those who observe, get time off. What is REALLY going on here and why would you choose to impact so many who aren't in the Jewish faith?
It's usually been a hard stop at 9:00. how are you gonna pull off 3 bands in 1.5 hours???. I have been lookIng forward to (and promoting) THIS EVENT for three - four months. Perhaps those who observe can be content to forego the opening bands and arrive for the headliners. WIN WIN!
What a great video of our friends at Two Buttons Deep trying out the CDPHP Cycle bikes! Check it out!
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Jack and the Troy Innovation Garage crew set out via bikes to see a few of the sights and sounds of the Capital Region.
cc: Capital District Transportation Authority - CDTA CDPHP Troy, New York Downtown Troy Business Improvement District Lansingburgh Historical Society Waterford Harbor Farmers Market Tom Nardacci CDPHP Cycle Cohoes News
You may feel like a broken record telling your kids to wash their hands all the time, but with school back in session and flu season nearing, washing your hands is really the best defense against cold and flu germs! bit.ly/2jAPjGz
Matt Wiseman-AVP & Branch Manager in East Greenbush, Dori McDannold-VP Marketing, and Phil Sopris-Senior Personal Banker in East Greenbush attended the Rensselaer County Chamber of Commerce VanRensselaer Awards dinner last week honoring Corporate Award winner CDTA, Small Business Award winner Mosaic Associates Architects, and Ebbie Award Winner (and local legend), Wally Altes! Congrats to all the winners!
#teamKINDerhookbankWe are holding a TELETHON this Thursday to help flood victims from Hurricane Florence.
Sometimes it's good to stop what you're doing as a news organization and just help people. So we'll be doing that.
I hope you'll watch and consider helping.
Thank,
john
Have you caught one of our pink buses out on the streets yet? The buses to help support the American Cancer Society and Real Men Wear Pink of the Capital Region campaign will be out until October 31st. Take a photo of the bus and #CDTAGoesPink for your chance to win a pink prize!!
I seen it but didn’t take picture
Can't add the picture of the bus behind my son to this post for some reason
Rode on one the other day.
