John W Rodat

The Presidential Election – Women and Men and the Distribution of Power

October 18, 2012 Election

As I’ll be on the West Coast election week, I voted yesterday. I voted to re-elect President Obama. Those who know me or who don’t, but who read what I write here or on Twitter, certainly won’t be surprised. But if all you know is my fiscal conservatism and my inclinations towards economics, you might […]

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Throwing Good Money After Bad … Over and Over and Over

October 16, 2012 Bond Rating

Harrisburg, PA is flat broke and the problem is related to its being legally, financially tied to a public authority, the Harrisburg Authority Resource Recovery Facility, which financed and built a waste incinerator. But this is awful. Bond Girl (@munilass on Twitter) lays out the detail at “Self-Evident”. This is a longish piece, but at […]

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Finally Selling the Albany County Nursing Home?

October 9, 2012 County Government

Referring to the Albany County Nursing Home, back in February, we said, “Sell it Now!” So if New York does the right thing and tells Albany County that no, they cannot build a new money-losing nursing home, what happens next? And before the State acts, if the odds are say 50/50 or higher that the […]

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What Would You Do? What Should We Do? What Could We Do with Different Care & Support Systems? A Case to Think About

October 1, 2012 Home Care

Paula Hemmings is a nurse, now retired from the Veteran’s Administration (VA). She was the Care Line Director for Geriatrics and Long Term care for Upstate New York VA Healthcare systems. Here’s her take We had five nursing homes and very little community care. You can imagine the veteran outcry when I started to close […]

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A Life Worth Living

October 1, 2012 Home Care

Our friend and colleague, Constance Laymon, died this past week. She was 46. Here’s Paul Grondahl’s remembrance of Constance. At age 17, doing typical teenager stuff, Constance fell. Her injuries left her paralyzed from the waist down. After her injury, she suffered from the depression that one might expect, but she found a path that […]

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Social Media Enhances Another Government Function – Catching Bad Guys

September 28, 2012 Administration

Hey Sheriff. Excuse me officer. Heads up Ms. Publisher/Journalist. Take a look at this Steve Buttry story. We all want our journalism to have impact. Well, here’s impact for you: the Wanted by Police Pinboard launched by the Pottstown Mercury’s Brandie Kessler is resulting in arrests. In a recent Mercury story, Pottstown Police Capt. F. […]

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Nassau and Suffolk County 2013 Tentative Budgets

September 26, 2012 Budget

Report that budgets for Nassau and Suffolk Counties in NY have been released. Nassau has no property tax increase. Suffolk’s is reported to be under the property tax cap. More later.

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Before Heading Off on Another Fool’s Errand, Perhaps Looking at the Last One’s Results Would be Worthwhile

September 26, 2012 County Government

As Albany County Legislators and others get themselves into another tizzy about the Albany County Nursing Home, it’s worth a quick review of the discussion at the PHHPC Committee meeting last week before their unanimous vote to disapprove the County’s certificate of need application. Some may be ready to accept the cover that the State […]

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League of Women Voters Event on Home & Community Based Long Term Care in Albany County, NY

September 25, 2012 Long Term Care

The League’s Notice: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF ALBANY COUNTY Choosing to Stay at Home Participate in a discussion about long term care (e.g., home care and other support services) designed to help Albany county residents remain in their homes. Ask questions of long term care professionals and voice your thoughts about improving long term […]

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Conners Knew His Staff Abused IT System Privileges Long Before Social Security Number Release

September 24, 2012 County Government

In addition to a looming tax increase and other financial challenges, its inability to set a sensible direction on long-term care, Albany County, New York has been suffering from County Comptroller Mike Conners’s release of Social Security numbers (SSNs) of staff of the District Attorney. There’s been some confusion about the sequence of events, but […]

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