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57. It was very exciting. He had served in a number of Democratic administrations starting with Roosevelt/Truman,

Tue Oct 15, 2024, 03:31 PM

Oct 15

and looked forward to serving himself. He would have been a wonderful representative to the House for the North Country He was a lover and promoter of the Adirondacks, having worked to get the Northway approved.

I often wonder how he would react to today's politics. Stephanik would appall him. When I saw her campaign office in Saranac Lake when the family gathered in August, I felt a not-normal-for-me extreme hatred towards her.

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I grew up in Saranac Lake. In 1969, my father ran for Congress in the very Republican Adirondack region, Bumbles Oct 15 #49

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