January 3, 2006-- Gallatin, NY-- James Sheldon, whose newspaper column, “Views From Gallatin,” has won acclaim as a leading voice on land use issues in the Hudson Valley, announced today the launch of a new website designed to expand the reach of the column and provide readers with broader coverage of the financial costs of rapid development.

The website, LittleTownViews.com, is “a community catalyst and information resource dedicated to the proposition that we all have the right to live and raise our children in a small-town setting,” said Mr. Sheldon, a journalist, financial analyst and consultant.