motivation probably money. price per barrel which was over $120 in march by late september dipped below 80. and it also seems designed to help russia which has been hurt by sanctions since its invasion of ukraine and heavily depends on its oil profits. surely, opec plus knew the move would also impact america s election which is just a month away. when joe biden took office the national gas average was $2.39 a gallon by this summer, it more than doubled, $5. even higher in california, and his popularity plummeted. and then in the wake of the supreme court overturning roe versus wade on june 24th, the democrats have been getting more hopeful signs about the midterms, maybe hoping to hold on to the senate and a slim chance to keep the house which many attributed to abortion rights and that issue. but could the real issue be something else, as nate cohen suggested in the new york times this week isn t st. the gas price, stupid? cohen pointed out ten days before the issue on ab
As a former Town Board member for the Town of Orchard Park, I understand the challenges noted in Stephen Watson s recent article on balancing town-wide service costs. Recent discussions on
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With a storm expected to coat parts of our region in heavy snow as of this writing, let’s remember the cold hard truth that comes with Northeast winters.