T IMES
SOUTHERN
Hein, Faso:
Trump
climate
decision
‘ill-advised’
In spite of President Trump’s recent
decision to pull out of the Paris Climate
Accord, Ulster County Executive Mike
Hein has pledge to continue working
within the framework on that agreement.
“On the heels of the President’s ill-
advised and reckless decision to remove
the United States from the landmark Paris
climate change accord, an agreement that
includes every other country on earth
except Nicaragua and Syria, we must now
further enhance our local environmental
efforts that are already at the forefront
of our state,” said Hein, a Democrat. “In
many ways Ulster County is viewed as
the environmental conscience of New
York State: whether it is our early and
strong opposition to fracking; extensive
commitment to alternative fuel vehicles;
becoming the first ‘net carbon neutral’
county in the state; or securing 100 percent
of our government’s electric needs from
renewable sources, we are deeply focused
on sustainability.”
Hein said fostering a sustainable
environment should not be a partisan
issue, but instead a question of science
and sanity.
“This is a collective global issue to be
embraced by everyone and threatened
by no one. Recent years have seen the
transformation of economic planning a the
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A soldier’s homecoming
Milton resident finds a career in the Army
Charles Alonge presented Maj. Fanitzi with a gift of a traditional ‘Challenge Coin’ as her father Tony looks on.
By MARK REYNOLDS
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When Christina Fanitzi was 12 years
old her parents took her to see the
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington
National Cemetery as part of a vacation
in Washington D. C. In a recent
interview, she recalled that she was so
moved by the ceremony that her mother
“could not pull me away.” Little did she
realize then how that singular moment
would impact her life and eventually
take her around the world, serving in
a various capacities for the U. S. Army.
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She is now in her 15th year and holds
the rank of Major in the 504th Military
Intelligence Brigade as a S3 Operations
Officer, presently stationed at Ft. Hood,
Texas.
Initially Fanitzi was drawn to the
Navy “because I really like the uniforms,
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