A rider may often be used as a weapon of partisan politics by some members of Congress, sometimes called a “wrecking amendment,” as is the case of the border security amendment attached to the Senate bill in question.…
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Letters To The Editor - Page 15
The president said he will stop the flow across the border immediately if the bill passes. But Senate Republicans sabotaged the bill and it failed.…
...maybe Mrs. Thompson can turn Bassett around. To quote Margaret Thatcher: “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.”…
As the fourth largest state in the country, New York can make an enormous impact by enacting the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act, legislation that would require big companies selling products in New York to cut plastic packaging by 50 percent over the next 12 years.…
The difference is that Foothills hosts a variety of performances—including the Met—year round. The Glimmerglass facility is open for 28 days this year, or less than 33 percent of the summer season.…
Mr. Harris claims the bans are ineffective, unscientific, unjust, and reactionary, but the evidence doesn’t bear that out.…
I had high hopes that this historic home would someday be restored. After all, it is located in almost the exact center of Otsego County and has been a historic landmark on State Route 28, the main artery to Cooperstown, for more than 200 years.…
A Cooperstown resident, professional visual artist and professor of art at Hartwick College, I am one of many fundraising for Memorial Sloan Kettering to help fund tomorrow’s breakthroughs.…
Yes, I agree with Bruce Beckert’s sentiment at the end of his diatribe against the national media. I also pray that God blesses our country to protect us from a second Trump presidency. Let’s all vote and say no to:…
We, the concerned citizens of greater Oneonta, are frustrated by the apparent lack of transparency in the administration of our City Hall government. Dear Mayor Drnek and city staff, your behaviors of ignoring us are clear and your unwillingness to listen and act accordingly is causing this divide in our city.…