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Our Monday Morning Memo Wins Award
September 21, 2023
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Monday Morning Memo – August 14
Good morning from Albany, New York where the O’Donnell & Associates office will close at the end of the day on Friday, August 18 to allow our entire team to recharge, spend time with their families, and gear up for the battles to come. We will remain...
Monday Morning Memo – August 7
Good morning from Melbourne, Australia with Team USA where a couple millimeters and VAR conspired to break our hearts early yesterday morning and sent USWNT to their earliest World Cup exit ever. In New York, the State’s top Democrats are against violence and they...
Monday Morning Memo – July 31
Good morning from Wellington, New Zealand where Team USA and the Netherlands played to a 1-1 draw last week in the 2023 Women’s World Cup. The Americans currently sit at 1-0-1 and have their final match of the Group Stage at 3 a.m. on Tuesday morning against...
Monday Morning Memo – July 24
Good morning from Australia, home to the 2023 Women’s World Cup where the American Team notched a 3-0 victory over Vietnam to begin their quest for a third title. July campaign finance reports were due last week and Governor Kathy Hochul, not up for reelection until...
Monday Morning Memo – July 17
Good morning from Castleton-on-Hudson, New York, home of the Third Department, Appellate Division, New York State Supreme Court where Democrats are celebrating as the Court ordered the Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) to draw new Congressional lines. The...
Monday Morning Memo – July 10
Good Morning from Albany, New York where things are . . . slow. So slow that arguably the biggest news was an announcement by the Hochul Administration of the shark monitoring drones (📸:AP) for New York’s beaches. There was some action in New York City where Mayor...