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Senator O'Mara's weekly column 'From the Capitol' ~ for the week of December 16, 2013 ~ 'Bringing regional high-tech to a boil'
Thomas F. O'Mara
December 17, 2013
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Senator O'Mara offers his weekly perspective on many of the key challenges and issues facing the Legislature, as well as on legislative actions, local initiatives, state programs and policies, and more. Stop back every Monday for Senator O'Mara's latest column "From the Capitol..."
This week, "Bringing regional high-tech to a boil"
[See attached copy of Senator O'Mara's column in the December 16th Corning Leader]
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