BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE—The selection of Bill Owens as the Democratic Party's choice to replace John McHugh in Congress came after weeks of jockeying and twelve hours of interviews and discussions among the 11 county chairs. It also came after the Republicans settled on a moderate and the Conservatives staked out her right Read More
BLUE MOUNTAIN LAKE—Democrats have narrowed the field of potential candidates to replace John McHugh in Congress down to three people: Brian McGrath, John Sullivan and Bill Owens.
Sullivan, the former mayor of Oswego who serves as the deputy Medicaid inspector general, made a push in recent weeks to be considered and said he Read More
ALBANY—Unprompted, John T. Sullivan sent me an e-mail this morning.
"I know you already have me down as a B list candidate, so I can only assume that is because you know knowthing of my background, and experience. Let me try to correct that," he wrote.
And after I reached him on his cell phone, the Read More
ALBANY—The Democratic field of prospective candidates to replace John McHugh in Congress is shrinking, with Assemblywoman Addie Russell saying she will not seek the party's nomination.
"There were many variables that I considered, including continuing my rewarding work on behalf of the people of the 118th River District as well as the upcoming Read More
When Paris Review editor George Ames Plimpton died unexpectedly in October, the literary world's shock quickly turned into twittering: The magazine has no reason to exist without George, many said-and yet George would roll over in his grave if it were ever to fade away.
Now, after two months of soul-searching and rallying-round, The Paris Review Read MoreJames Fairchild, the would-be heir to Fairchild Publications, and his wife, Whitney Fairchild, were called a modern-day Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald by a friend in their New York Times wedding announcement in September of 1994. But the couple, who both work for Ralph Lauren, are not immune to modern problems. On March 9, they Read More
