In Stamp-Collecting Month, Consider Pastime Edition of Friday, Sept. 26 To the Editor: A single stamp, the British Guiana one-cent magenta, sold in June 2014 at Sotheby’s for a record-setting $9.48 million. By weight, a mere .04 grams, it is considered the most valuable item in the world. The stamp was issued in 1856 in British Guiana (now Guyana), and is the only copy known to exist. Interestingly, it was found in 1873 by a Scottish schoolboy who sold it…
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Falsehoods Helped Sink Town Board Campaign Edition of Friday, Sept. 26 To The Editor: I lost the Democratic Primary in the Town of Oneonta, but I am proud to say that I did so with my integrity intact. Not one negative article was written, no personal attacks were launched and petitions were not challenged. As I visited homes throughout the town, I tried to focus on my positions and to explain my experiences in municipal governance. However, this became very…
Oneonta Town, City Should Join In Regional Water Authority The Oneonta Town Board is energetically seeking to make a historic mistake that will have increasingly negative impacts on Greater Oneonta for decades to come. Southside neighbors are being asked to approve a water district that would allow construction of a water plant in Emmons’ Fortin Park. Let’s hope, for their good and that of the whole, that they say no. Right now, downtown Oneonta, step by step, is coming back.…
Elks Maintain Principles At 100 To the Editor: Saturday, Sept. 6, the Oneonta Elks Lodge #1312 had an evening celebrating a Century of Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love, and Fidelity. Our centennial – one of the most exciting times in the history of our lodge – provides a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to tell the Elks’ story, share what we have done over 100 years and reveal our plans for the future. A special “thank you” to the community, Oneonta Mayor Richard Miller,…
Facts, Level-Headed Tactics Way To Lessen Student Rowdiness During the debate over Hillside Commons last year, one landlord was talking about how, as the academic credentials of SUNY Oneonta students rose – they are still rising – the damage to his apartments declined. Of course, it makes sense. The more students who are more focused on their studies, the less interest they have in Beer Pong and the like. While there is always elevated concern about mischief in college towns…