By Krystal Cole
OSWEGO, N.Y.– Oswego County’s 2018 Budget proposal is expected to have no increase in property tax.
The overall budget is currently around $202 million. If no changes are made before the final version, taxpayers will actually see a decrease in their property tax.
These numbers are not set in stone however, as the county is still waiting on figures from the state.
A final vote on the budget will be taken on December 14 at 7 p.m.
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SUNY Oswego’s College Republicans Club uses beach ball to promote free speech
by Briana Watson
OSWEGO, NY – On Wednesday October 25th, the College Republicans Club at SUNY Oswego put up a 8-foot beach ball in front of Penfield Library to promote free speech. The beach ball was used as a medium to encourage students to write anything they wanted whether they were political views or their Instagrams.
President of the College Republicans Club Tyler Toomey said that using the beach ball as a medium for free speech is an event that is being held on other campuses along the east coast.
“It’s a pretty big event through some nonprofit organizations nationwide so we got in contact with them and they actually drove the ball from D.C down to us last night,” Toomey said.
Student Shelby Stewart took the opportunity to express her political views.
“I wrote that I support Trump…because a lot of people wrote a lot of liberal things and I feel like there’s not very many Republicans on campus,” Stewart said.
Stewart said she hopes that by having the beach ball present that it will inspire unity on campus.
“I think if anything it’s going to unite everybody because they see that the College Republicans aren’t just saying, ‘You can’t write anything on it if it’s not Republican’. So I think hopefully, it just going to unite campus and show that people can get along,” Stewart said.
For more information on the College Republicans Club visit the Oswego College Republicans facebook page or their Laker Life page.
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A Preview of Monday Night Football’s Matchup
By Brittany Carins, WTOP-10 TV
The New York Giants are going to be in the spotlight for tomorrow’s Monday Night Football matchup. After coming off a strong divisional win against the Philadelphia Eagles, the Giants will try to continue their three game win streak against the Cincinnati Bengals. For the Bengals, this is a must win game as they look to keep pace in a competitive AFC north. Expect this game to be a high scoring one as these teams have two of the best passing offenses in all of the league.
