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Election Day, November 6, 2012: Please remember to vote
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Election Day, November 6, 2012: Please remember to vote.
The future of this Republic is in the hands of the American voter ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower
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![Senator O'Mara sponsored a Task Force on Heroin forum in Penn Yan earlier this year.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/heroin-penyan-jpeg_2.jpg?itok=tJHwXRNa)
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!["The future of public transportation in our rural, Upstate regions is being put at risk by Albany’s ongoing attempt at a statewide, one-size-fits-all approach to these local systems," said Senator O'Mara.](/sites/default/files/styles/760x377/public/schuylerbusbannerpark4_0.jpg?itok=2N2wzZoV)