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CLIFTON PARK (March 31) -- The recent "health" care "reform" has left many people confused. What exactly has been reformed? How will it affect me? When will it take effect? What can I expect? Below is a cheat sheet from Physicians News Digest listing the important changes: Your kids are cove
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CLIFTON PARK (March 29) -- There are 3 towns in the 109th assembly district -- Clifton Park, Halfmoon and Colonie -- and now each of them has a Republican vying for the chance to oppose Democratic incumbent Bob Reilly in this fall's general election. James Whalen, a member of the Clifton Park's
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HALFMOON (March 29) -- For many people in Halfmoon and Clifton Park, today is the day that spring really begins. That's because today is the day the Country Drive-In opens. For Lena Riberdy, it starts her 22nd season at the establishment. "I've never had another real job," she said, adding
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CLIFTON PARK (March 28) -- Last week I talked about the process of disease and the fact that your body creates a variety of symptoms once it can no longer handle what is going on inside you -- your very own personal alarm service. I also mentioned that the medical-pharmaceutical cartel profits fr
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CLIFTON PARK (March 28) -- When William Van Evera leads workshops for parents of special-needs children, it isn't his credentials as a chartered financial consultant or a chartered life underwriter that impress them. It's that he has been through what they are dealing with. As the father of a
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CLIFTON PARK (March 27) -- If you look hard enough, you will find diversity in the Shenendehowa school system. Sure, it's not as diverse as city schools such as Albany and Schenectady, but there are students from around the world in the district. "If you look at it statistically, it wouldn't be t
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CLIFTON PARK (March 26) -- You might have heard a lot of news about vitamin D lately. New research is coming out everyday about the benefits of this vitamin that we naturally get from the sun. But why is vitamin D so important? Vitamin D's main job is to regulate calcium absorption and phosphorus
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CLIFTON PARK (March 25) -- If you're looking for more unique items than colored eggs and chocolate bunnies in your basket this year, you might suggest the Easter Bunny hop on over to ta-da! in Clifton Park Center on the way to your house. The toys, gifts and novelties store has all sorts of baske
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CLIFTON PARK (March 24) -- Easter is going to the dogs. And for Sloppy Kisses, that's a good thing. Melanie Dallas, who owns the stores in Clifton Park Center and downtown Saratoga Springs, said the holiday is the second only to Christmas in its popularity to dog owners. To celebrate, Slopp
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CLIFTON PARK (March 24) -- This year was the first year in some years that we haven't had an accountant do our taxes. Fortunately in the intervening years the comprehensive on-line tax services have made the process relatively easy -– even for those of us who have to factor in all of the clergy co
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HALFMOON (Jan. 20) -- With the economy as bad as it is, you would think local governments would do what they could to he...
CLIFTON PARK -- Imagine a classroom full of preschoolers minding their manners -- and having fun doing it. Welcome to...
WATERFORD -- The Friends of the Waterford Library might be a small group, but it has big plans for the upcoming year. ...
