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Death, Money, and the History of the Electric Chair
On June 4, 1888, the New York State Legislature passed a law establishing electrocution as the state's new official method of execution, however, since two potential designs (AC and DC) of the electric chair existed, it was left to a......(Continue Reading)
Central Park
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, the New York State legislature set aside the land that would become Central Park. Frederick Law Olmsted designed what would become the world's premier urban park.......(Continue Reading)New York: 92.3 K-Rock's "Solid State" Electronic Music Show Marks 8-Year Milestone
"Solid State", the groundbreaking electronic music specialty show on New York's 92.3 K-Rock (WXRK-FM) will celebrate eight years on the air on April 16, 2005. Full Story....(Continue Reading)Campground Review - Gilbert Lake State Park, Laurens, New York
Campground Review - Gilbert Lake State Park, Laurens, New York...(Continue Reading)Greg Palast Tells the Truth about Power Outages and Deregulation
I can tell you all about the ne're-do-wells that put out our lights tonight. I came up against these characters -- the Niagara Mohawk Power Company -- some years back. You see, before I was a journalist, I worked for......(Continue Reading)
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