Ken Tingley
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For 32 years, I wrote a column for #PostStar. Stories about people, events and issues people cared about. Highlights included in 2 volumes - #LastAmericanEditor and #LastAmericanEditorVol2 - Pick up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
December 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
For 32 years, I wrote a column for #PostStar. Stories about people, events and issues people cared about. Highlights included in 2 volumes - #LastAmericanEditor and #LastAmericanEditorVol2 - Pick up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
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December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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So many questions after #EliseStefanik announced she was stepping away from politics. Did she accomplish anything? Will she be back? And if yes, when? Oh my.
#repelisestefanik
#congress #poststar #newspapers #GOP #ultramaga
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#repelisestefanik
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As Stefanik steps away, you can be assured she will be back
Glens Falls basketball win streak finally ends at 56; Hochul is flawed candidate
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December 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So many questions after #EliseStefanik announced she was stepping away from politics. Did she accomplish anything? Will she be back? And if yes, when? Oh my.
#repelisestefanik
#congress #poststar #newspapers #GOP #ultramaga
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#repelisestefanik
#congress #poststar #newspapers #GOP #ultramaga
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You're running out of time to get the reader in your life the story behind the stories told by #Post-Star; a love letter to newspapers everywhere.
Pick up a copy at Ace Hardware (Queenbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) while also seeing the holiday decorations and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
Pick up a copy at Ace Hardware (Queenbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) while also seeing the holiday decorations and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
December 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
You're running out of time to get the reader in your life the story behind the stories told by #Post-Star; a love letter to newspapers everywhere.
Pick up a copy at Ace Hardware (Queenbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) while also seeing the holiday decorations and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
Pick up a copy at Ace Hardware (Queenbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) while also seeing the holiday decorations and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
#TheFrontPage continues to fight the good fight and tell you the facts about everything from the #Queensbury failure to adhere to it ethics policy to #EliseStefanik's sordid association iwth #YoungRepublicans.
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December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
#TheFrontPage continues to fight the good fight and tell you the facts about everything from the #Queensbury failure to adhere to it ethics policy to #EliseStefanik's sordid association iwth #YoungRepublicans.
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For the first time in #EliseStefanik's political career more people have an unfavorable opinion of her - according to a #Sienapoll - than have a favorable one. If you were wondering why, check my column below.
#repelisestefanik #NY21 #warrencountyGOP #danstec
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#repelisestefanik #NY21 #warrencountyGOP #danstec
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Stefanik protests link with Young Republican far right ties
Gov. Hochul says she will sign the Death with Dignity bill into law
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December 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
For the first time in #EliseStefanik's political career more people have an unfavorable opinion of her - according to a #Sienapoll - than have a favorable one. If you were wondering why, check my column below.
#repelisestefanik #NY21 #warrencountyGOP #danstec
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#repelisestefanik #NY21 #warrencountyGOP #danstec
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What stands out for me in 2025 was people got to hear and see the drama of a newsroom with the reading of #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
The book may be even better. You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
#ATF #journalism
The book may be even better. You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
#ATF #journalism
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
What stands out for me in 2025 was people got to hear and see the drama of a newsroom with the reading of #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
The book may be even better. You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
#ATF #journalism
The book may be even better. You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Chapman Museum (Glens Falls) and Battenkill Books (Cambridge).
#ATF #journalism
#TheFrontPage continues to fill in the gaps in local news coverage that other outlets are missing, especially in local politics. Subscribe today, share our link with friends and neighbors. We all need to be more informed.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#TheFrontPage continues to fill in the gaps in local news coverage that other outlets are missing, especially in local politics. Subscribe today, share our link with friends and neighbors. We all need to be more informed.
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The #Queensbury #EthicsBoard continues to fight the good fight. They will meet today to discuss what to do next. Please Support them. Send them an email or attend the 4 p.m. meeting in the supervisor's conference room and support them.
#townboard #mcnulty
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#townboard #mcnulty
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It is time for Queensbury to stand up and support Ethics Board
There were so many terrible lies this year that Politifact called 2025 `Year of the Lies'
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December 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The #Queensbury #EthicsBoard continues to fight the good fight. They will meet today to discuss what to do next. Please Support them. Send them an email or attend the 4 p.m. meeting in the supervisor's conference room and support them.
#townboard #mcnulty
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#townboard #mcnulty
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It's hard to believe that I'm completing my 4th year writing #TheFrontPage. #WillDoolittle joined me a year later. Thanks for going on the ride. Hope you stick around for the fifth year and continue to support our work.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's hard to believe that I'm completing my 4th year writing #TheFrontPage. #WillDoolittle joined me a year later. Thanks for going on the ride. Hope you stick around for the fifth year and continue to support our work.
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We can bellyache all day about #RepEliseStefanik and her failure to represent #21CD, but I argue #QueensburyTownBoard failure to address ethics is an issue regular citizens can make a difference. The #EthicsBoard meets Thursday at 4 p.m. Go support it!
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It is time for Queensbury to stand up and support Ethics Board
There were so many terrible lies this year that Politifact called 2025 `Year of the Lies'
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December 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We can bellyache all day about #RepEliseStefanik and her failure to represent #21CD, but I argue #QueensburyTownBoard failure to address ethics is an issue regular citizens can make a difference. The #EthicsBoard meets Thursday at 4 p.m. Go support it!
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If you are looking for some great local books or Glens Falls-themed gifts, check out the gift shop at the #ChapmanMuseum.
You can also pick up all three of my books there, including #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
#hometownusa #glensfalls
You can also pick up all three of my books there, including #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
#hometownusa #glensfalls
December 16, 2025 at 5:16 PM
If you are looking for some great local books or Glens Falls-themed gifts, check out the gift shop at the #ChapmanMuseum.
You can also pick up all three of my books there, including #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
#hometownusa #glensfalls
You can also pick up all three of my books there, including #TheLastAmericanNewspaper.
#hometownusa #glensfalls
What to get the person who has everything? A paid gift subscription to #TheFrontPage to help address a challenging world.
#substack #newspapers #journalism #glensfalls #queensbury #hometownusa #warrencountyny
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December 16, 2025 at 5:10 PM
What to get the person who has everything? A paid gift subscription to #TheFrontPage to help address a challenging world.
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This can be such a beautiful time of year with the lights and decorations, then the damn news has to intrude.
#christmas #holidays #sandyhook #schoolshootings #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
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#christmas #holidays #sandyhook #schoolshootings #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
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Perhaps it was naive to think there is still beauty in the world
Another politician is floating the idea of the Olympics returning to Lake Placid
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December 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
This can be such a beautiful time of year with the lights and decorations, then the damn news has to intrude.
#christmas #holidays #sandyhook #schoolshootings #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
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#christmas #holidays #sandyhook #schoolshootings #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
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If you are looking for a great history of Glens Falls complete with hundreds of old photos, pick up #BridgingtheYears at the #ChapmanMuseum.
All 3 of my books are available there a well.
#lastamericannewspaper #lastamericaneditor
My books are also available for online order:
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All 3 of my books are available there a well.
#lastamericannewspaper #lastamericaneditor
My books are also available for online order:
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Ken Tingley Books
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December 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
If you are looking for a great history of Glens Falls complete with hundreds of old photos, pick up #BridgingtheYears at the #ChapmanMuseum.
All 3 of my books are available there a well.
#lastamericannewspaper #lastamericaneditor
My books are also available for online order:
8a52e3.myshopify.com
All 3 of my books are available there a well.
#lastamericannewspaper #lastamericaneditor
My books are also available for online order:
8a52e3.myshopify.com
For an hour or two Friday night, I could appreciate the beauty all around me, then the real world intruded once again with carnage and mayhem.
#bellingrathgardens #chapmanmuseum #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny #greenwich #washingtoncountyny
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#bellingrathgardens #chapmanmuseum #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny #greenwich #washingtoncountyny
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Perhaps it was naive to think there is still beauty in the world
Another politician is floating the idea of the Olympics returning to Lake Placid
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December 15, 2025 at 2:54 PM
For an hour or two Friday night, I could appreciate the beauty all around me, then the real world intruded once again with carnage and mayhem.
#bellingrathgardens #chapmanmuseum #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny #greenwich #washingtoncountyny
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#bellingrathgardens #chapmanmuseum #glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny #greenwich #washingtoncountyny
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#WillDoolittle doesn't think that #EliseStefanik has a chance to become #NYgovernor (I'm not so sure) and what happened to #DanStec.
#ny21 #warrencountyny #queensbury #glensfalls
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#ny21 #warrencountyny #queensbury #glensfalls
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Stefanik's path is steeper than Zeldin's was
Perhaps Stec hopes for post in Stefanik administration
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December 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#WillDoolittle doesn't think that #EliseStefanik has a chance to become #NYgovernor (I'm not so sure) and what happened to #DanStec.
#ny21 #warrencountyny #queensbury #glensfalls
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#ny21 #warrencountyny #queensbury #glensfalls
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If you read #LastAmericanEditor (a collection of nearly 100 #PostStar columns by Ken Tingley), then you need to read the second volume - #LastAmericanEditor, Vol. 2.
You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware, Chapman Museum, Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and Warren County Historical Society.
You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware, Chapman Museum, Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and Warren County Historical Society.
December 13, 2025 at 8:21 PM
If you read #LastAmericanEditor (a collection of nearly 100 #PostStar columns by Ken Tingley), then you need to read the second volume - #LastAmericanEditor, Vol. 2.
You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware, Chapman Museum, Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and Warren County Historical Society.
You can still pick it up at Ace Hardware, Chapman Museum, Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and Warren County Historical Society.
Send a paid gift subscription to #TheFrontPage to your favorite news hound. It's only $50 for the year.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:09 PM
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The statistics show that we humans are bad drivers. Maybe the robots could do a better job.
#driverlesscars
#waymo
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#driverlesscars
#waymo
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We need to face the fact driverless cars are our future
N.Y. may be more expensive, but that doesn't make it a worse place to live.
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December 13, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The statistics show that we humans are bad drivers. Maybe the robots could do a better job.
#driverlesscars
#waymo
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#driverlesscars
#waymo
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As we end another year of retirement, #WillDoolittle and I are happy to report we've found retirement to be busy and fulfilling. Hope you are enjoying our work as well with another challenging year ahead in 2026.
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December 12, 2025 at 6:11 PM
As we end another year of retirement, #WillDoolittle and I are happy to report we've found retirement to be busy and fulfilling. Hope you are enjoying our work as well with another challenging year ahead in 2026.
Support our work with paid subscription.
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Ten years ago while experiencing another layoff at the newspaper, the title #TheLastAmericanNewspaper" came to me. It is now a book and play. #journalism #newspapers #glensfalls
Still available at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and the Chapman Museum (Glens Falls).
Still available at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and the Chapman Museum (Glens Falls).
December 12, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Ten years ago while experiencing another layoff at the newspaper, the title #TheLastAmericanNewspaper" came to me. It is now a book and play. #journalism #newspapers #glensfalls
Still available at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and the Chapman Museum (Glens Falls).
Still available at Ace Hardware (Queensbury), Battenkill Books (Cambridge) and the Chapman Museum (Glens Falls).
Not you, or me for that matter, but most of us are pretty bad drivers. Between speeding and using our cell phones, it is not safe out there. #Driverlesscars might be the best thing to ever happen to us.
#safety #carfatalities
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#safety #carfatalities
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We need to face the fact driverless cars are our future
N.Y. may be more expensive, but that doesn't make it a worse place to live.
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December 12, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Not you, or me for that matter, but most of us are pretty bad drivers. Between speeding and using our cell phones, it is not safe out there. #Driverlesscars might be the best thing to ever happen to us.
#safety #carfatalities
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#safety #carfatalities
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We thank all our recent readers for supporting #TheFrontPage. We will continue our commitment to provide local news, analysis and insights in 2026.
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December 11, 2025 at 1:39 PM
We thank all our recent readers for supporting #TheFrontPage. We will continue our commitment to provide local news, analysis and insights in 2026.
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Exhibit A of "Justice Moves Slowly" is the #CatholicChurch's handling of #pedophilepriests. It only now is agreeing to compensate victims.
#glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
#journalism
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#glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
#journalism
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Twenty-five years later, victims of pedophile priests still fighting
Stefanik not happy about Blakeman entering gubernatorial race
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December 11, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Exhibit A of "Justice Moves Slowly" is the #CatholicChurch's handling of #pedophilepriests. It only now is agreeing to compensate victims.
#glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
#journalism
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#glensfalls #queensbury #warrencountyny
#journalism
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