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To the editor: The Excelsior Pass touted in a coronavirus update from Gov. Cuomo (March 31) and mentioned in the New York Times on April 4 (“Here’s what you need to know about your vaccine card”) is all fluff. We both went through the online form multiple times, but it did not allow us to select the correct date of our second vaccination, and the pass was denied. The help line (844-699-7277) is not helpful. The person answering told us to fill out the form again using an app, which, predictably, gave the same negative result. We also responded to a “feedback and support” section o...

To the editor: Gov. Cuomo has submitted his proposed budget for fiscal year 2022 to the legislature. His plan to address the $15 billion budget gap is to reduce spending by $10.1 billion, which, if adopted, means painful cuts that will affect all of us in the North Country. Our counties are struggling to come up with solutions to make up for the loss of revenue due to the expected reduction in financial support from the state. The cuts will impact our schools, many of whom receive 40-50% of their budgets from state funding. Across-the-board reductions to libraries, local human service prov...