OTHER VOICES As Of July 23, No State Has Time To Ensure Smooth Voting’ More than a month after New York’s June 23 primary elections, state election officials are still counting votes. In some legislative districts, they haven’t even started counting absentee votes. In the best-case scenario, election officials hoped to declare winners by the first Tuesday in August – six weeks after Election Day. It might take a lot longer than that. Election officials in New York City have…
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LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 ‘Herd Immunity’ Will Happen – But When? By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com We have heard the phrase herd immunity frequently and it has been used as if it has some sort of magical powers to free us from the scourge of COVID-19. But what exactly is it and how does it work? Herd immunity is the concept that when a high enough percentage of a population has immunity to a disease, either…
VIEW FROM ALBANY In Suffragettes’ Shadow, We Must Continue Fight For Real Justice In State Editor’s Note: Governor Cuomo issued this paean to New York State suffragettes on Tuesday, Aug. 18, the 100th anniversary of ratification of the 19th Amendment, which guarantees voting rights to women. By Gov. ANDREW CUOMO • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com New York has been the birthplace to many of the progressive movements that have left an indelible mark on our society while pushing the nation forward,…
GUEST COLUMN Will COVID Lead Us To Justice, Peace? By RANDY VELEZ • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com One of the most perplexing elements in our relationship with God has to do with why bad things happen to us. One theory is that God is punishing us for our sinfulness. Another is that God is testing us to determine our worthiness for eternal life with him. Finally, some believe that this is the beginning of the end as described in the Book…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF CORONAVIRUS Mandatory Masks Downtown Only? Why Not Everywhere? By RICHARD STERNBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The below is a letter I received (along with the rest of the Cooperstown Village Board) from a constituent and my response. • To the Members of the Village Board: As you deliberate on proposed Local Law 7, we respectfully request you discuss the following points so your intent and purpose is clearly understood by all concerned. If the purpose…
WE’RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER Compared To Elsewhere, No Exceptionalism Here By LARRY BENNETT • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The world population is 7.8 billion people. The U.S. is 330 million people, making us home to 4 percent of humanity. The world’s total COVID-19 cases is 20 million and climbing. The U.S. is 5 million and climbing faster than most of the world. With only 4 percent of the world’s population, we have 25 percent of the world’s COVID-19 cases. The…
FROM WOODSIDE HALL Ailing, Married, But Separated By COVID By JIM ATWELL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com All right, friends, I’m back on the metaphorical horse, feet in the stirrups, reins in hand, hands on the saddle pommel. Which is to say, I ready to write to you again. And so, I’ll clop on. Ours has been an interrupted correspondence lately. I never finished recounting my adventure at 15, when I traveled in luxury by overnight steam packet from Baltimore, Md.,…
ISSUE & DEBATE: AYE Mandatory Mask Law Essential For Safety Editor’s Note: Judith Greenburg, Bassett physician, submitted this letter in support of requiring mask-wearing in downtown Cooperstown. Local Law 7 was approved by the Village Board after a Monday, Aug. 10, public hearing. By JUDITH GREENBERG • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com As I cannot safely attend the Cooperstown Village Board meeting on Aug. 10, I request that my concerns, listed below, be included in the record of the meeting. I strongly…
ISSUE & DEBATE: NAY Mask Law, $1,000K Fine Unecessary, Overreach Editor’s Note: Marc Kingsley, Inn at Cooperstown proprietor, gave this testimony against at law requiring mask-wearing in downtown Cooperstown. Local Law 7 was approved by the Village Board after a Monday, Aug. 10, public hearing. By MARC KINGSLEY • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com The proposed mask law. I don’t understand why the village is pursuing this. As I understand it New York State already passed a law requiring almost everyone to…
LETTER FROM THE CHIEF Officers’ Dedication, Professionalism Have Earned City’s Support Editor’s Note: In this July 19 letter, Oneonta Police Chief Douglas W. Brenner expressed his concern about the“Say Their Names” photo display at the Westcott Lot. Nonetheless, Common Council unanimously approved the display Tuesday, July 21, and it was installed this past Sunday. The Oneonta Police Department has always placed the needs and concerns of the residents and visitors to the City of Oneonta as its first priority. While…
