LETTER from BUZZ HESSE Early History Here Involved ‘Savagery’ Editor’s Note: Proceed with caution here. Some of the descriptions are pretty rough. To the Editor: I would like to address the controversy surrounding the “Sullivan Expedition of 1779” plaque erected in 1912 in Neahwa Park by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oneonta Chapter. Common Council member Luke Murphy, who is seeking a review of the plaque, has referred to some of the language and ideas on the marker as…
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LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID In COVID Era, Makin’ Whoopee Even in the throes of a major worldwide pandemic that has killed over a million people, will probably kill millions more, has damaged the health of at least as many, and caused an economic recession, there is still a need for scientific research to progress. COVID-2 has spurred thousands of studies and research papers in all fields but I think I found the one that probably tops them all.…
THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta Nov. 5-6, 2020 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Oberacker, Salka Lead Republican Romp Rockefeller Center Again Taps Local Fir COVID Dips; Hartwick Uptick Flattens New GM Rosenthal On Helm At Otesaga This Weekend, Watch 27 Movies For $50 Retiring Village Administrator Honored EDITORIALS Let’s Understand History, Not Censor It Lacking Options, Celebrate Vets In Our Hearts LETTERS HESSE: Early History Here Involved ‘Savagery’ LONDNER: Let’s Be Civilized Land, Edit Plaque…
LETTER from STEVE LONDNER Let’s Be Civilized Land, Edit Plaque To the Editor: It’s been nearly 50 years since Oneonta’s Neahwa Park actually fronted the Susquehanna River, as still claimed in the plaque there that commemorates Sullivan’s 1779 Expedition. And it was 60 years earlier, in 1912, that the plaque was written and commissioned. Time passes. Things change. Language matters. And history does seem to want to repeat itself. As detailed in his article, “Massacre & Retribution: The 1779-80 Sullivan…
Editorial Lacking Options, Celebrate Vets In Our Hearts It was shocking to hear the powers-that-be in veterans organizations – not locally, but regionally and statewide – have directed local posts not to commemorate the sacrifice of soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines this Veterans Day. Sure, this is the COVID-19 era, and we have to be cautious. But such commemorations are mostly held outdoors – in Oneonta, at the Veterans’ Monument in Neahwa Park; in Cooperstown at the World War I…
A House Full Of Heroes Survived By TERRY BERKSON • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com RICHFIELD SPRINGS – At a Vets’ Club dinner several years ago, Jim Andrecheck, who lives in South Columbia just outside of Richfield Springs, began to tell stories about his combat experiences during World War II. What was amazing to hear was that he had four more brothers who had comparable harrowing experiences – and they all lived to tell about them. • ► THOMAS, AIRPLANE MECHANIC IN…
BE AFRAID, BUT DO IT ANYWAY A Scary World Awaits: I’m There! I grew up outside a tiny Upstate village. With ideals. Maybe an even bigger share of naïveté. Barely 21, I set off to the other side of the earth. Emigrating to New Zealand. Where to start? I went to the local travel agent. She had never booked a trip out of country that was not part of a package … and never 13,000 miles. I wanted to see…
EDITORIAL Let’s Understand History, Not Censor It Are we seeing a trend here? In June, one of Cooperstown Trustee MacGuire Benton’s constituents was walking his or her dog and noticed the word “Indian” on the historical marker at Council Rock. Expressing his or her concern with the trustee, he raised the alarum at the June Village Board meeting, and a resolution was offered to remove the offending word from all public plaques in “America’s Most Perfect Village.” It turned out,…
This Weekend, Watch 27 Movies For $50 By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www. AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – Whenever Gretchen Sorin does an interview for film “Driving While Black,” she likes to consult her own copy of The Negro Motorist Guide aka The Green Book. “I like to see if there are any places listed where I’m doing the interview,” she said. “But so few of them are extant.” In Albany, she found, an entire neighborhood had been hidden, buried underneath…
LETTER from MOLLY SWAIN It’s Time To Let Columbus Regard Go To the Editor: Claudia Tenney – you need to relearn your history of the Americas! (Re column, Oct. 15-16.) Italian-Americans have more to offer North America than Columbus! Said man gleaned money from the Spanish king and queen who gave him enough money to buy the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria. He told them he would sail east and find a new place for them and more gold. Columbus…
