The Fighting 29th

All about New York's 29th Congressional District

The Corning Leader gives Tom Reed a groan for trying to paint Eric Massa as a "Pelosi clone".

The Star-Gazette has a good summary of the possible layoffs at the Elmira Post Office. Because mail volume is down, the Post Office wants to consolidate mail processing in Rochester. Massa wants the P.O. to prove that the changes will save money.

Eric Massa was at a a Rotary meeting in Rochester today. He's still concerned about the current healthcare bill.

He's also concerned about Afghanistan.

The Leader, Star-Gazette and Messenger-Post have the news of Massa's announcement.

Reader Elmer sends an item in today's Corning Leader [pdf] saying that Massa's expected to announce his candidacy on Saturday. I guess we can all sleep well tonight now that the suspense is over.

The Hornell Evening Trib's Bob Clark documents the day he spent with Eric Massa in Washington.

The Postal Service wants to cut some jobs in Elmira because of falling mail volume, and a couple of county legislators are telling people to take it up with Massa.

The Buffalo News has a roundup of Afghanistan positions by the New York delegation. Skepticism and caution are the order of the day.

The Star-Gazette's 2010 preview says that Massa is vulnerable in the 29th.

The Democrat and Chronicle reports on a new Mason-Dixon poll that shows 75% disapproval of the House of Representatives.

The Star-Gazette covers Massa's remarks at his press conference about Afghanistan. They're similar to his remarks last week.

Eric Massa and other area Representatives want air service from Ithaca to DC. Massa also wants to use naval anti-ballistic missiles rather than stationing them on land.

Reader Elmer sends today's Corning Leader story [pdf] (and jump [pdf]) detailing Tom Reed and Eric Massa's reaction to the defeat of the public option in the Senate Finance Committee.

There hasn't been a heck of a lot of news lately, other than this WETM report of Massa's town hall meeting in Van Etten. Massa's still not happy with the healthcare bill, unsurprisingly.