EDITORIAL Chamber Looks Past COVID And So Should The Rest Of Us With herd immunity headed our way – by mid-summer or earlier – it IS time to look toward what’s next. So interim Otsego Chamber President Al Rubin’s letter to members, which arrived Monday in e-mail boxes, is ideally timed. The letter was an appeal to members to volunteer for chamber committees: Marketing/Education, Membership Services/Events and Finance/Audit. “We want your input, we want your voice,” wrote Rubin, “and we…
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LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Impeachment Burnished At Least One Politician To the Editor: We saw something this week in the Impeachment trial that is a rarity – a politician who followed the law, not his party line. The idea of being faithful to the law is the essence of the inscription at Thermopylae, where 300 Spartans held the line against the Persian army. Herotodus mentioned the plaque commemorating the battle: “Go tell the Spartans that we 300, ever faithful to…
EDITORIAL With Seward, Bassett Reclaims Some Of County’s Ebbing Clout Someone was remarking the other day that, over almost four decades, Otsego County had two key players that could be called upon in any crisis. One, Bill Streck, Bassett Healthcare Network president/CEO since 1984, who spent years developing contacts in Albany. A Democrat, he was a go-to guy around here, someone who could call the Governor’s Office and expect an answer. Two, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, who served in…
BOUND VOLUMES February 18, 2021 200 YEARS AGO Perjury – A fellow by the name of Herrrington was indicted and tried at the Court of General Sessions held in this Village (Cooperstown) on February 8, 1821, on the charge of Perjury, for having sworn in a vote for Governor at the last election, without possessing any freehold estate. He was convicted and sentenced to seven years hard labor in the State Prison. Thus, one man at least, has paid dear…
LETTER from GERRY WELCH Is ‘Stop The Steal’ Just A Beginning To the Editor: “Stop The Steal.” Buccaneers didn’t win the Super Bowl! Stage a coup at the NFL headquarters. Take it to the Supreme Court. Day of infamy! If none of these contemptuous acts work, wallow in disdain. GERRY WELCH Cooperstown…
HOMETOWN HISTORY February 18, 2021 150 Years Ago Learn All You Can – Never omit an opportunity to learn all you can. Sir Walter Scott said that even in a stagecoach he always found somebody that could tell him something that he did not know. Conversation is frequently more useful than books for purposes of knowledge. It is therefore a mistake to be morose and silent among persons whom you think to be ignorant, for a little sociability on your…
Editorial America IS Great Over Three Generations, Oneonta’s Naders Prove It With the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, the summer-long riots following George Floyd’s death and debates over race relations, we can forget: We live in a great country, where ambition and hard work are almost assuredly rewarded. A case in point – a life in point – is Sam Nader, the respected and beloved former mayor of Oneonta, who passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, at age 101. When…
LETTER from R. RICHARD DUNCAN Trenches Along Roadways Still Dangerous To Drivers To the Editor: “Slip sliding away…” Her car slid toward the side of the road. It caught in the trench and flipped. She was hurt and her car totaled. She is scared to drive again. But she knows she must go out and find a new car and force herself to try again. It wasn’t her fault. If the sides of the roads were done properly she would…
LETTER from STEPHEN HANSE Underunding Led To Nursing-Home Crisis When it comes to the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is consistent – politicians are placing blame for the effects of the virus at the feet of other politicians, policymakers and providers, but nobody is focusing blame for the consequences of the virus where it truly belongs, with: • The virus itself • The state’s “hospital-centric” approach to combatting the virus and • Historic underfunding of long-term care. At the onset of…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Vaccine? Terrific. But What About Treatment I was asked to give a talk at the Center for Continuing Adult Learning recently in Oneonta. It was supposed to be on vaccine development and distribution, but two days before I was to give it, I was asked by a participant to address treatment of active COVID-19. Up to this point I have avoided discussing this because each physician chooses treatment for each patient based on many factors, including…
