Richard Moody reports for Columbia-Greene Media that John Faso, the local Congressperson who did away with town hall meetings or notifying constituents of public appearances, called for civility in his farewell speech in Washington D.C. Dec. 12. “We all need to renew our efforts to conduct our debates on public issues in a civil and respectful fashion,” Faso said on the House floor. “There is no doubt that a fragmented media and a general decline of standards has coarsened our public debate. There is plenty of blame to go around for this situation.” Antonio Delgado, meanwhile, the Democrat from Rhinebeck who unseated the Republican from Kinderhook, was more upbeat Dec. 12. “I’m very excited to get to work and serve every constituent in our district by being accessible to them and transparent,” Delgado said. “We are committed to finding bipartisan solutions and prioritizing issues that people in upstate New York care about, like bringing broadband access to our rural communities, helping places like Hoosick Falls and Petersburgh, which have been forced to endure a crisis of contaminated water, as well as working to make sure everyone has access to quality, affordable health care.” Read the full story at HudsonValley360.com.