LETTER from CHIP NORTHRUP Robbins Like GOP Of Yesteryear To the Editor: The last time I wrote a letter supporting a Republican was for Gov. Jeb Bush, which was published as a guest editorial in the Manchester Union Leader during the primaries. What a better world it would be if a capable guy like Jeb had won. Lordy. I am not a resident of New York State so I can’t vote here, but I do live here much of the…
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RUTH BADER GINSBURG AT GLIMMERGLASS ‘These Dark Archangels, Will They Be Conquered?’ As many people may know, the Young Artist Program at the Glimmerglass Festival is an integral part of our work. One of our recent alumni, Alexandria Shiner (last seen as Bertha in the Barber of Seville 2018), went on to become part of the Cafritz Young Artist Program at the Washington National Opera and to win the first prize of the Met auditions. • A few weeks before…
LETTER from ROGER MACMILLIAN Robbins Offers Fresh Outlook To the Editor: I wish to clearly support the candidacy of Mary- Margaret Robbins for trustee of the Village of Cooperstown. She is forthright, inventive, courageous and smart, having no hidden agendas. Her allegiance is to Cooperstown, not any political party, though she does have bipartisan support! Further, she has the maturity and circumspection to not support flying the rainbow flag from the village flagpole. She represents the opportunity to add another…
LETTER from CAROL BATEMAN WALLER Former Mayor Backs Robbins’ Bid To the Editor: On Tuesday, Sept. 29, we again have the opportunity to choose who represents us on the Cooperstown Village Board. With the marvelous turnout this past week, I hope everyone will return to the polls or to their absentee ballots and cast their votes. This is how our local govern-ment works. I urge you to vote, and vote for a person who will represent us, the village residents…
LETTER from RICHARD STERNBERG Without MacGuire, Trustees Average 65 To the Editor: I strongly urge citizens of Cooperstown to vote for MacGuire Benton in the run-off election Tuesday, Sept. 29, for the Village Board. I have worked with MacGuire on the board for 1½ years and before that in other endeavors for the past three years. Mac is exceedingly hard working and thorough in his preparation. He has recognized issues and potential solutions, on occasion before the rest of us.…
LETTER from JEANNE DEWEY Reelect Democratic Slate In Village To the Editor, Our world has changed significantly since March 18, 2020, when the Cooperstown village elections were originally scheduled. Until last month the Village Board was unable to meet in person, due to the pandemic, so monthly meetings took place via Zoom and were streamed live on the village website. They are also archived on the village’s You-Tube channel. MacGuire Benton probably didn’t know a pandemic was heading our way,…
LETTER from DR. ROGER MACMILLAN Elect Newcomer Robbins As Trustee To the Editor: I wish to strongly endorse and support the candidacy of Mary Margaret Robbins for village trustee in the coming election. A certified and licensed pharmacist, many will recall her from the years she spent working at the CVS pharmacy when it was located on Main Street. Having been a resident of Cooperstown for many years, she has the vision and dedication to conserve our heritage. Despite her…
GUEST COLUMN from TERRY BERKSON Whistling Woodchucks! Back Again Not that they ever left. They just take a long winter nap while their heartbeat slows from 80 to an incredible five beats per minute and their body temperature drops from 99 to 37 degrees. Punxsutawney Phil projects a good productive image with his weather predictions but Digger Dan, the name I give to the critter whose been tunneling into my barn every year, is another story. One morning last spring,…
LETTER from P. JAY FLEISHER Vote In Election ’20 To the Editor: America is on the brink of an election that will have serious implications for the future of our Country, and indeed our democracy. I write this out concern for our immediate future, and also because I am equally concerned about the America my 6-year-old grandson will inherit. He deserves the same freedoms we all experienced growing up in a country that valued human dignity, clean air and water,…
LIFE IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 We’re Getting Closer To A COVID-19 Vaccine. Then What? It appears that we are getting closer to the development of vaccines for COVID-19. There have been some missteps in the process, including the development of an unexplained illness in one participant in the U.K. study of the AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine. This required a halt to the study for about a week while the data was being reviewed. The study is progressing again at this time.…
