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Bob's avatar

Thank you Will (and Ken) for not bending the knee. We need more and more people to keep standing up.

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Julie Wash's avatar

What Mr. Frost finds "space" for is very telling.

Thanks for the flower photos and the poem.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

What also struck me was that it took six weeks and a message from Will to get Dr. Tedesco's letter published, while it took less than a week to make "space" for fake letters, such as the one from Trombley, to be published. It's also telling that Frost, and his family of so-called journalists, allowed such insulting letters to be published in the first place which throws their sense of judgment out the window. Now they're stuck between a rock and hard place: did they read the letter(s), especially Trombley's, and discuss it, then go ahead and publish it? Or didn't they bother to read it and just throw it on a page where they needed some filler? Either way, Frost again shows his professional and personal incompetence.

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Susan Andrews's avatar

The phrase “outrage overload” is referenced re: national violence…both verbal and physical…and we are also experiencing it locally. Seeing Mark Frost’s glorification of Monday’s massive City Park vigil, though peaceful, with his own half page personal photos and personal commentaries, sent chills up my spine, knowing the Turning Point, USA movement is intent on recruiting more local youth.

But turning the pages and seeing the hideous derisive slanderous slam against our beloved and highly respected Dr. Tedesco…and knowing Frost condoned it by finding space for it…clenched my gut and brought me to tears.

Trombley, the pea-brained writer who wrote those comments, is a gutless “uneducated” coward who doesn’t have a clue about the decades of high quality health care provided by Dr. Tedesco to our local communities - through his leadership in creating Irongate Family Practice as well as High Peaks Hospice patient management - and countless other collaborations with other community health agencies. But Mark Frost knows all of this…and sold out whatever fringes of moral fiber he might have had left for the sake of this week’s big “scoop.”

Shame on him.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Excellent points, Susan. Frost's pomposity, pretentiousness and arrogance, among his other poor qualities, have been on full display for many years. For example, as a new reporter at the Post Star in September 1981, I was told by my editors, especially the late Irv Dean, that I was to ignore some guy named Mark Frost, an apparently embittered former PS staffer (not even sure he was a "reporter") who had started The Chronicle. So I picked up a copy to find that Frost spent more time criticizing the PS, its management and staff than trying to put out a respectable product. He eventually mellowed to the point that his PennySaver (LOL) actually quotes from the PS, without bitterness attached. Too bad his editorial, personal and professional judgment haven't caught up.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

That was his business model. Attack The Post-Star. Helluva a way to lead your life.

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Tim Reed's avatar

The last time (third time) Mark endorsed Stefanik he said he was doing it because "she understands her constituents." What he really meant was that she knows her BASE and her funding sources. I would say that the same is true of Mark.

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Will Doolittle's avatar

For "understand," read "panders to their basest instincts."

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Frost just wants to be assured that he's not added to StefaniQ's media enemies list whose members are denied access to her glorious self. Figures he's got a "scoop" every time she sends him more of her lies and insults.

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Tim Reed's avatar

I think his REAL dream, which hopefully is fading a bit now, was to eventually see a copy of his CHRONICLE on The Resolute Desk in the Oval Office.

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Michel Equality's avatar

Is there anyone there who READS?

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Beth Ann Fitzgerald's avatar

I do not read the Chronicle - exceptions sometimes such as their reporter Ben Westcotts take on Laura Garrant of Moreau. I'm so ashamed of my town.

I will make a point of stopping into the Chronicle personally about this particular letter to the editor. It 💯 is threatening and disgusting. I hold Dr. Tedisco is the highest regard and this has crossed a line.

When Mahoney endorsed Stefanik the last time around he and I had a conversation that did not go well....will see what comes of this.

Honestly, we all need to get involved and speak up against hate.

Thank you Will. And Ken. I look forward to these columns very much.

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Will Doolittle's avatar

I think Frost uses letters to make points, playing certain ones on the front page (sometimes ones that are critical of the Chronicle, to show that he can take it), holding others. Instead of editing letters according to good journalism standards -- no lies, no verbal abuse, no threats, for example -- he will allow those things, as he did with this letter, especially if they say something he would like to say himself. That way, he appears above the fray while still getting the message he want in his paper.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Not that Mark Mahoney needs anyone to defend him, but the Schenectady Gazette editorial board endorsed Stefanik and not Mark Mahoney. Every member of the editorial board has a vote, but the publisher has a thousand votes.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Agree with almost everything written. But there's no need to be ashamed of the town of Moreau over the Garrant issue. She made a decision to make her comment and will have to live with it, as well as decide how she'll proceed with her candidacy for town board. The town and its current elected/appointed government is not part of Laura's personal comments. The time for being ashamed about Moreau was in letting its former supervisor and his minions run the town into the ground for so many years before residents woke up and kicked them out.

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Beth Ann Fitzgerald's avatar

I do have reason and am ashamed of my local government in Moreau. No one had the decency to defend Laura in her right to free speech. She has been shunned by this entire community. And the fact the flag flew at half mast for Kirk sent me reeling.

The hateful comments on social media from THIS community are disgusting and I am going to address this at the next town meeting. It makes me nauseous. I'm proud of coming together and voting Kuznierz out, but there is NOTHING UNITED about our town political environment.

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Cyndy Floor's avatar

I believe in supporting local journalism. I won’t be a Chronicle reader again. I don’t need Frost’s trumpian partisanship in my life.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Well, I've never considered what they do "journalism" so I think you are fine.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

I do appreciate the extensive calendar listings and the property sales lists. The rest of it is just full of ads from advertisers who became disaffected with the Post Star over the years. One of Frost's most "hard-hitting" hot news was the eight-part series on the best bagel shops in the area. Hilarious. No wonder he doesn't have space for letters to the editor. LOL.

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Betsy's avatar

I was amazed and appalled to see the Chronicle publish that brief “letter to the editor”. I, too, read it as threatening.

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Chriss's avatar

Somehow I missed this letter in the Chronicle. Anyone who has lived in this community knows Dr. Tedesco, his compassion and empathy and his accomplishments that make our community a better place to live. I agree, calling a nonagenarian "boy" speaks more about the character of the letter writer than the person he writes about.

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Richard's avatar

...excellent article, though, of course- its subject is sad and tragic. And, indeed- What might the Chronicle have been: still be? / -But, the trumpistas will not submit!!- (to empathy, humanity, compassion, reason: Democracy!). / A caveat: No one is "bending the knee"- who is in (passionate) lockstep with the program: they're marching [merrily] in formation: no?...

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Will Doolittle's avatar

Yes you’re right. It’s not submission if you’re signing up gladly

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mike parwana's avatar

I’m confused.

It appears Bill Trombley Jr is asserting that Charlie Kirk’s hideously uneducated hateful rhetoric incited the violence that resulted in his assassination.

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Will Doolittle's avatar

Yes I thought the same thing but decided it was too much to try to untangle his thought process

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Will Doolittle's avatar

I also took out a mention of Ice Cube’s “Check Yo Self,” which Trombley may have been referencing, much as I wanted to leave it in, because it was a distraction

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mike parwana's avatar

Well, I have a lot of social media interaction with angry people and their convoluted thought process. I’m something of an expert .

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Will Doolittle's avatar

I’m sorry

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Suzanne Merrill's avatar

Where was the chronicle’s coverage of Blake Gendebien and Jamie Raskins (Maryland representative)town hall at the Wood? The line was all the way down Glen and around the corner!

Sue Merrill

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Will Doolittle's avatar

There was no coverage of that? None at all?

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Nope. Not a word or photo in current issue. Maybe it will magically appear six weeks from now if Dr. Tedsco sends something to the PennsySaver. LOL.

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Barbara Wilson Parks's avatar

I, too, wondered where Mark's coverage of Jamie Raskin and Blake Gendebien was. He certainly took plenty of pictures of the long lines from across Glen Street. I assumed he would certainly find space this week to write about the brilliance of Rep. Raskin, given that he didn't seem to have room the previous week. The community was given a marvelous opportunity to hear the truth about the state of our country . Apparently Mark disagrees.

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Still waiting for the coverage of the four sold out shows of The Last American Newspaper as part of the Adirondack Theater Festival.

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John Pietrangelo's avatar

It may interest your gentle readers to learn that I actually saw Mark across Glen Street from the Wood Theater as we stood in line. He was taking pictures of the line. Though I have no way to confirm this, I just got the impression from his presentation that he had no idea what was going on - and had shown up late to the party. It appeared to this observer that the line around the corner on Ridge Street caught someone's attention at the Chronicle and he went out to investigate. Yes, I may be totally off the mark, but that's the impression I had at the time.

So, yes, he has photos, and, no, he is not a journalist.

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Kevin Robbins's avatar

I always say that Mark Frost is no Doremus Jessup willing to stand against fascism. He’s a Vidkun Quisling ready to go along to get along.

Wanted to say that my first thought when I hear the putdown “boy” is that of referring to Black men to “put them in their place.”

I’ll share a palette cleanser the YouTube algorithm granted me this morning. HCR who is Doremus Jessup and more.

https://youtu.be/3JZ-F1ejzAM?si=IHi65AicAsYH0iUx

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Ken Tingley's avatar

Doremus Jessup should be a hero to all of us and an example for the future.

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Maggie's avatar

I never read the book so had to google the name! Yet another editor standing up.

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Maggie's avatar

Thanks for the link, Kevin - I missed that one. It's quite consoling - shall we say? But then she usually "has the receipts", doesnt she?

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Shock was my reaction when reading Trombley's "letter" with its insult and threat but then I got unbelievably disgusted with that last word -- boy. Will, you took all the words out of my mouth/typing fingers, except just that one word -- boy -- tells me how Trombley feels about minorities, too, especially Black people. It's sadly indicative of so many North Country racists and bigots who, one minute, are so caring about the needy in their communities and, the next minute, spew hate and teach their children to carry on the family tradition. As someone who spent the majority of his professional career in journalism and related fields at REPUTABLE outlets, I can guarantee Trombley's disgusting vomit -- it actually wasn't a letter -- would have been flushed down the toilet, where it belonged when it started out as a "thought" in Trombley's thick skull.

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John Dolan's avatar

Sounds like Dr Trombley understood our current “idea epidemic”.

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Walter Combs's avatar

It has been obvious for several years that the Chronicle has become a vanity publication, geared mostly to the advertising base, which

In small town America is inherently conservative. And unfortunately will become more so as the torch is passed to the next generation.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Remember when the Frost News Network used their PennySaver to constantly rail against F.W. Webb locating their business off Quaker Road because it would allegedly interfere with their neighborhood's peace and quiet? Didn't matter they live in Glens Falls city and the project would be in town of Queensbury. Their published fear mongering and paranoia picked up steam from their snooty neighbors and other allies. Why Webb still decided to locate in another section of Queensbury is beyond me. The FNN decided they have the power -- not the Qbury town, planning and zoning boards -- to tell the Queensbury property owner what they can and cannot do with their land.

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Judith Tully's avatar

Thank you Ken, what is transpiring and trampling on our first amendment rights is appalling. With each passing day it seems that more people, institutions and businesses are relinquishing their Constitutional rights. The more sheepish they become the more emboldened this administration becomes. They haven’t realized that negotiating with a bully never works.

Thank you once again. More Americans need to lead by your example.

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Will Doolittle's avatar

It's Will this time. Usually my column runs on Sundays, but we switched the schedule up this week.

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Agata Stanford's avatar

Knowing Frost from the early 90s, my personal experience with the man has not been pleasant. His prejudices are evident, as is his politics. He doesn't apologize or correct misleading articles. He's a big fish in a small pond. I pick up Chronicles when I need to was my windows. Bill Tedesco has more character in his little finger than Mark could ever possess.

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Dominic Tom's avatar

Wash windows with the PennySaver! Funny. I usually peruse the thing while sitting on the throne to take my mind off business.

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Marie Yole's avatar

We use it to start fires in the wood stove, all it's good for!

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