A hefty chunk of federal funds for expanding water service to western Oneida County, but nary a dime to stop the flow of sewage into the Mohawk River. Strikeslip saw this coming a while ago.
Update: And more.
"That is the noir character. Alone, a loner in a world he knows he can’t fix. Alone in a world that has turned bad, full of betrayal, deceit, dishonesty, crime, and vice. Maybe it always was bad. Yet, he keeps his own personal code of honor. It is the only useless thing left for him to hold onto."