In the president’s mind, the IRS vanishes and we all enjoy the same privileges as Musk, Zuckerberg and Bezos (aka the New American Oligarchs) because we won’t have to pay taxes! T…
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The first thing to know is that cigarette butts are the most littered item in the world, with more than 4.5 trillion discarded annually across the globe. The second thing to know is that cigarette butts do not biodegrade and they are not recyclable.…
135 YEARS AGO: Escape from jail—The following were three of the four prisoners who were in the Otsego County Jail—Charles Junius, Pittsfield, charged with robbery; Ed Pratt, Otego, indicted for burglary; Wm. Manning, Richfield, indicted for burglary and larceny. They were seen in their quarters between nine and ten o’clock Monday night. About three o’clock the next morning, it is thought, they took “French Leave.” The Negro Junius went as far as Westville, where he “tuckered out,” and on making…
135 YEARS AGO: The Local News: The Kniskern boy, sentenced to the Rochester Industrial School for theft, escaped from the custody of officer Butts while on his way to that place. The lad jumped from a train running at the rate of forty miles an hour. No clue yet to his whereabouts.
Many of the pupils of the Normal School are boarding themselves on the club plan. Rooms are hired, usually for four, and arrangements made with the landlady to do…
Tennis is ideally orchestrated to keep your heart healthy. The high-intensity intervals of activity elevate your heart rate, enhance blood flow and strengthen cardiovascular health. Just three hours on the court each week could reduce the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 56 percent, and the risk of death from all causes by 47 percent. …
Our 2-year-old Dalmatian, named Lara, suddenly developed a crazy fear of going out the door to our two-acre fenced yard. And it's not the yard; she'll enter at either of the two other ways of getting into the yard and have a great time, but will not pass through the doorway from the game room.…
We believe in the power of community, generosity, and shared purpose—and our inaugural “Day of Giving” was a testament to that belief. I am thrilled to share that, thanks to the overwhelming support of our donors, families, staff, and friends, we not only met our fundraising goal but exceeded it, raising over $100,000.00!…
There is a connection between pea planting and the buffoonery we witness daily in the name of curtailing government spending. There should not be. When Thoreau planted his beans on the banks of Walden Pond, he could go about with a clear head.…
Japanese knotweed has bamboo-like stems, simple, alternate, heart-shaped leaves, and grows quickly. It flourishes along riverbanks, streams and ditches. While the white flower clusters are attractive, the plant’s aggressive nature can cause considerable harm to our ecosystem and infrastructure.…
Hartwick College students will be performing in “On the Verge or The Geography of Learning,” a play by Eric Overmyer and directed by Michael Tamburrino. Michael is a guest director at Hartwick, with a full-time role as the manager for the performing arts program at Fenimore Art Museum and Fenimore Farm and Country Village in Cooperstown.…