Today, politeness is practically anathema. No one, in this country or abroad, seems to feel the necessity to act toward others with any form of courtesy, tactfulness, respectful and deferential behavior, or consideration in order to get the job done.…
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The Ides of March, from the Latin Idus Martiae, which translates roughly to the midpoint (Idus) of the month of March, falls on the 15th—as well as on the 15th of May, July and October. (The Ides come on the 13th of the rest of the months in our calendar.)…
Our motto here at “The Freeman’s Journal” and “Hometown Oneonta” is “putting the community back into the newspaper.” Whether you read our hard-copy newspapers or subscribe to our website, AllOtsego.com, we believe it is important to not only cover the news of Otsego County, but also to provide a forum by which its residents can contribute their own views and expertise.…
We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: Hats off to the Town of Hartwick for being one of only four Otsego County municipal entities—along with Otsego County, the City of Oneonta, and the Village of Cooperstown—that currently livestream and record meetings and make them available to the public for viewing online.…
This year, we have ice cover. And last weekend there were scores of fishermen out all over the lake, braving the cold, snow, wind and dark skies in hope of a catch, preferably a lake trout, walleye or perch, the most sought-after fish out there (due to the depth of Otsego Lake, there is a wealth of cold-water fish lurking therein).…
“The Star-Ledger” is one of more than 3,200 print papers—weeklies, for the most part—that have vanished from the American scene since 2005, and one of 129 papers in New Jersey, more than in any other state save Maryland.…
The word doldrums emerged from the very difficult sailing area around the equator known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone, where winds are light or nonexistent and a sailboat, no matter how big or small, can be stuck there for a long time, its crew running out of food and water, and forced to endure inactivity, boredom, and the resulting depression.…
At the start of 2024, Medicare slashed payments for a major segment of home medical equipment providers by 20 percent. These rates—already too low before this year’s cuts—now fall catastrophically short of market realities. A perfect storm of supply chain disruptions, rising fuel costs for equipment delivery and service calls...…
Many people feel down after these holidays, most probably due to exhaustion and over-indulgence, among other things, so it’s a good time for some increased optimism, a feat apparently better promised than done. The word derives from the Latin optimum, meaning “best,” and it’s been around for a long time.…
There’s no one roadmap for success after high school. Educators provide a disservice to students by implying that college bestows the only path toward financial independence and employment. An improved system would balance college preparation with career and technical education.…