Before 1920, distilleries were a prominent business in New York. Prohibition wiped out the industry, and the repeal of the …
Author: Tracy Jong
The Flavors of Rochester
The Democrat & Chronicle has a wonderful website called Flavors of Rochester (www.flavorsofrochester.com). The website provides valuable, useful and interesting …
Impact of Finger Lakes businesses on the New York economy
In 1976, the NYSLA passed the Farm Winery Act, which allowed NY grape growers to operate small wineries. Since then, …
The Political Primer
The Political Primer by Mark Glogowski will open your eyes to the world of personal politics. If you are like …
‘Good Counsel’ for not-for-profits
Good Counsel: Meeting the Legal Needs of Nonprofits by Leslie Rosenthal is a practical resource on the legal issues faced …
Save patent costs by filing electronically
The Leahy-Smith America Invents act (AIA) has an “Electronic Filing Incentive” using EFS-Web. Original non-provisional utility patent application not filed …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Taxpaying illegals
Many critics of illegal immigrants purport that these aliens are a huge tax burden on Americans. However, the Chamber of …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through children
“Anchor babies” is a term that refers to children born in the U.S. with at least one parent who resides …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Citizenship through marriage
Marrying a U.S. citizen is not a guarantee of permanent residency or citizenship. Marriage does not automatically transfer to permission …
Demystifying U.S. Immigration: Obstacles to the process
Critics reasonably argue that aliens need to apply for permission to enter the U.S. and wait their turn for approval. …