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Watertown at a Crossroads: Scale Back at the Top — or Tax the City Into Utter Decline? Most are trash not the Watertown Post

Watertown at a Crossroads: Scale Back at the Top — or Tax the City Into Utter Decline?

Hans Wilder February 11, 2026
WATERTOWN, NY — The warning signs are no longer subtle. Property taxes are climbing. Assessments are rising....
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Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It The North Country’s Golden Age

Greenland Is the Next Alaska — and Fort Drum Is Right in the Middle of It

Hans Wilder January 11, 2026
Watertown Post — Opinion & Analysis By Hans Wilder Every few generations, America faces a choice:Sit still...
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Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price Illustration of home daycares and families in Northern New York asking for funding while a large corporate daycare receives money from Albany in a Richard Scarry–style cartoon scene.

Albany Picks Winners and Losers in Childcare — and North Country Families Pay the Price

Hans Wilder January 10, 2026
By Hans Wilder Somewhere between Albany’s spreadsheets and Governor Kathy Hochul’s press releases, the North Country’s home-based...
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Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City Cliff Olney

Watertown Residents Outraged Over December Electric Bills — Delivery Fees Higher Than Usage, Aging Powerlines Still Hanging Like Laundry in a Third World City

Hans Wilder December 30, 2025
FOR THE WATERTOWN POSTBy Hans Wilder Watertown residents opened their December electric bills expecting a seasonal bump...
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Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself

Elise Stefanik Enters the Arena: The Woman Trying to Save New York From Itself

Hans Wilder November 7, 2025
-Watertown NY By Hans Wilder New York State has been stuck in a political Groundhog Day under...
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